MINUTES
Housing and Human Services Advisory Board
Thursday, September 13, 2018
6:30-8:30pm
200 N. Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Lower Level Conference Room
Members Present: A. Carlisle, T. Jabzanka, A. Erickson, J. Daniel, N. Wright, D. Blanchard, E. Pollack
Members Absent: A. Foster, Z. Ackerman, F. Tsui, G. Pratt, R.Sarri, A. Bannister, P. Sher
Staff Present: Teresa Gillotti, David Beck
Public Present: Iffat Hussain, Jennifer Hall, Desirae Simmons, Jessica Letaw, Scott Trudeau, Linh Song
I. Convene Meeting:
T. Jabzanka, Chair, convened meeting at 6:45 pm
II. Public Comment
N/A
III. Approval of Agenda
A. Carlisle moved to approve agenda; E. Pollack seconded. Motion passed unanimously
IV. Approval of Minutes
A. Erickson moved to approve agenda; D. Blanchard seconded. Motion passed unanimously. A. Carlisle abstains for absence
V. Business
a. Review of draft Y-Lot feasibility analysis
J. Hall: Policy is a really hard thing to pass so to start, back in May, City Council adopted the resolution with goals to develop the Y-Lot. These goals were:
* The City would maintain some ownership of the Property such as a land lease, and they would try to recapture the cost of $5 million used to buy the property back.
* The Developer would offer a mix of unit types and rents, maximize the number of affordable and workforce housing units with a maximum of 110% of Fair Market Value (60% AMI), accept Housing Choice Vouchers, and dedicate 50% of the ground floor to active and/or public uses to keep sidewalks active.
* The City may explore options with interested users, possibly with other public entities, to dedicate the ground level and levels immediately above and below for public use purposes and partner with a developer to incorporate these uses.
The core group of the study team for this analysis consisted of Howard Lazarus, Jennifer Hall, Tom Crawford, Derek Delacourt, Brett Lenart, Teresa Gillotti, and Susan Pollack. Other agencies such as the ...
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