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The Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee met on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 10:27 AM in Committee Room 2027. Vice Chair Krystal Oriadha chaired the meeting in the absence of Chair Wala Blegay. Four members were present: Oriadha, Adams-Stafford, Dernoga, and Olson. Council Member Jolene Ivey also attended. The committee considered four resolutions and favorably recommended all of them to the County Council by votes of 4‑0. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 AM.
Every morning can do that. Hello, everyone. Good morning. We are at the planning, housing, and economic development committee. Uh, I will be sitting in the chair of this committee's place. Uh, councilmember Bougay will have an excuse. Absent. Can I have a roll call? Vice Chair Blague. I mean, Vice Chair Laureada. Here. Councilmember Adam Stafford. Councilmember Denoga. Councilmember Olson. Here. Four members present at roll call. Thank you. All right, we have a few pieces of legislation on the agenda for today. Um, we will be starting with CR 80 2026, a resolution concerning social housing task force for the purpose of establishing a social housing task force requiring the social housing task force to study alternative housing finance and ownership models. I will pass it to staff for an overview. Good morning, uh Madam Chair and members of the PHED committee. Uh this resolution, CR 80 2026 establishes a social housing task force to study alternative housing financing and ownership models. It develops an implementation strategy for the county. Uh, and after the task force concludes, they are required to report their findings to the leadership of the the county council. The resolution agenda item summary uh are located on pages four through nine. Miss Millerwise here and can provide a policy and fiscal uh overview. Also, there are no speakers signed up to speak. Madam, thank you, madam chair. Uh, would you like to turn to the um resolution sponsor, council member Adams Stafford? Yes, pass it to the sponsor. Okay, good morning, colleagues, and thank you so much for supporting this social housing resolution. Affordable housing is an issue that I am very passionate about every week. We hear from our seniors, working parents, and others who are struggling to make ends meet as the cost of living increases. Social housing programs are innovative programs that allow local governments and nonprofits to supplement the cost of rent to protect against rent increases of or property sales that leave our residents out in the cold. This task force is an important first step to bringing these types of programs to and services to the county. I'm looking forward to advancing this legislation to the council floor. Thank you again. General. Um good morning, members of the PHED committee. Adoption of CR80 will likely have a small adverse fiscal impact, requiring some administrative expenditures for staffing and technical supplies for operations, as with other council-related um task force. This additional cost is expected to be absorbed by the existing legislative branch budget. Um, in terms of favorable favorable indirect fiscal impact, it will develop an alternative housing and financing models that will address housing affordability in the current housing shortage. Thank you. Thank you. Members, any questions, comments? Do I have a motion? Um, I move to advance CR80.