That the Director of Housing report to this Council how many new housing units have been approved for development, year-by-year, since adoption of SomerVision 2040, and of those numbers, how many are permanently affordable, and how the department defines affordability.

Committee

City Council

Requested by

City Council

Introduced

January 5, 2026

On agenda

January 8, 2026

Passed

April 23, 2026

Enacted

January 8, 2026

Enactment no.

219983

Where it was heard

City Council Apr 23, 2026 Work completed Housing, Community Development and Equity Committee Apr 15, 2026 Recommended to be marked work completed Housing, Community Development and Equity Committee Jan 28, 2026 Kept in committee City Council Jan 8, 2026 Approved and sent for discussion Pass

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