HomeMy WebLinkAboutA009 - memo from Mayor recommendation for another public hearing City of Ames
M E M O R A N D U M
TO : Council Members
FROM: Mayor Goodland
DATE : November 18, 1980
SUBJECT: Statement on Rental Housing Ordinance
One of the great difficulties in developing ordinances is to elicit the general
participation of people who are affected.
I fully realize the great problems of adequate communication. In the present
instance the Housing Committee was approved on July 21. It held open public
meetings on August 19, 28 and September 4, 11, 18, 24 and 29.
In my opinion the committee was well-balanced and represented the various segments
of our community, with two strong members with rental property owners ' interest.
I would have hoped for more consistent input during committee meetings from those
ii-lriediately involv`d in the rental of property.
We are under a particular urgency with this ordinance because time is of the
essence. If it is not completed by January 1, The Uniform Housing Code of the
International Conference of Building Officials will be imposed upon us.
The committee did a good job. I realize there are always additional matters that
can be of concern to some, which is provided for in a Public Hearing and the sub-
sequent readings of an ordinance.
It would be hoped in the future that major substantive changes could be incor-
porated through general participation in the committee work before the Public
Hearing or the first reading of an ordinance.
After the presentation tonight, I would suggest that we allow for another Public
Hearing on November 25 to insure adequate participation before finally passing
this ordinance. There is time to do this.
The other possibility is to pass the ordinance as it is , with amendments being
made after the Housing Committee and legal staff have again reviewed the possible
changes.