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I~- <br />PARTICIPANTS' INDEX CARDS, "Needs to be fulfilled within... <br />Red Index Cards :............ 2 years <br />- Allocate 1 cent tax to affordable housing, <br />- Educate public and build consensus <br />- Renovate local codes <br />- Change OWASA rate schedule <br />- Task force with University to deal with student/university/ affordable housing needs <br />- Revolving loan fund with county money <br />- Subsidies for affordable housing units <br />- Streamline approval city and county process <br />- Extend OWASA <br />- Preserve existing neighborhoods <br />- Reduce property taxes on affordable housing <br />- Require large developments to have high % of affordable housing <br />- affordable housing for single parents and families below poverty line <br />- Public hearing for citizens <br />- Small group meetings to address community affordable housing needs (churches, <br />govt, businesses, housing profit/nonprofits) <br />- Chancellor, Commissioners, Councils, Business General Assembly decide to make <br />affordable housing a top priority . <br />- Fund existing affordable housing projects <br />- affordable housing definition including maximum square footage and price <br />- Overall problems of economy advancing interests and financial stakes at others <br />expense (increase fair wages, workplace democracy, home rule) <br />- Housing trust fund; land trust <br />- Fix up and resell existing affordable housing with funds from banks, churches, <br />individuals <br />- University commitment to build housing for students/faculty/staff (Horace <br />Williams) <br />- Cheapest accountability of affordable housing nonprofits, developers, public. money <br />- affordable housing for 70-100% median income range <br />- Define needs; differentiate between "human need" and "housing need" <br />- Political will and timing <br />- Quantify need in order to allocate resources <br />- Consensus on type of affordable housing to be built <br />- Affordable rentals <br />- Inclusive housing <br />- Public affordable housing education campaign (scope of need; benefits of diverse <br />community; how tax dollars are being spent; Arcadia) <br />12 <br />