AS AMENDED a bill for an ordinance amending Chapter 27 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code concerning housing, establishing permanent funds to support city affordable housing programs, adopting an affordable housing linkage fee applicable to new construction to be effective October 1, 2017, and dedicating a portion of the city’s existing property tax revenue capacity to the funding of affordable housing programs beginning with 2017 property taxes to be collected in 2018. Approves creating a permanent fund for affordable housing programs, adopting an affordable housing linkage fee, and dedicating a portion of the city’s existing property tax revenue capacity to funding affordable housing programs. This bill was approved for filing by Councilmember Herndon. Amended 9-12-16 to change the composition of the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. The change would remove one of the mayor’s appointments to the advisory committee from an “at large” appointment to a requirement that the appointment be a non-profit affordable housing developer; thus, resulting in two slots on the committee
Nine eyes, four nays. Counsel 25 as amended passes now councilmembers we are putting Councilman Espinosa, please put Council Bill 626, as amended, to be placed upon finer consideration and do pass. Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. President. I move the Council Bill 6 to 6, be as amended, be placed on final consideration and do passed. It has been moved in second to it. Members of council. I'm going to let Councilman Herndon go in, but please don't feel the need to you know, I think you spoke on both wheels. But Councilman Herndon. This president to weigh this conversation even further would seem disrespectful to those waiting for the next courtesy one hour public hearing. So I forego. Councilman Herndon, thank you. Um, it's been first and second. Any other comments? Madam Secretary, roll call. Herndon, I. Cashman they can each name. Lopez. They knew Ortega. Sussman Merry Black. I. Clark. Clark stepped out. I stepped out. ESPINOSA Hi, Flynn. Gilmore. No, Mr. President. No. Please close vote in the results. Sorry. One moment. Four Eyes, eight nails. Four eyes, eight knees. Council Bill 626, as amended, has failed. Councilman Espinosa, please put Council Bill 760 on the floor.