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out how to work more closely with CMHA but there are a lot of regulations and <br />bureaucracy to break through. <br />At the invitation of the Chair, Councilman Litten elaborated on his docket communication, <br />which referenced a "hybrid" approach to affordable housing. He asked if the City could consider <br />forgoing some tax revenues in order to incentivize affordable housing. <br />The Committee briefly discussed the idea of the City creating its own local version of the federal <br />HOME program. <br />Planning Department communicated that they would have further updates for Council in <br />November regarding affordable housing incentives for new construction. <br />Councilmember Anderson remarked on the need to ensure a strong quality of rental housing and <br />guard against backsliding. He pointed out that margins are thin for many landlords and some will <br />choose to defer maintenance while maintaining low rents. <br />Councilman O'Malley remarked that the demand for high-end housing is strong and that he <br />strongly prefers that this demand be satisfied with new construction, rather than landlords <br />removing stable tenants in order to renovate and raise rents — as he has seen happening in ward 4 <br />Housing Committee adjourned at approximately 7:00 p.m. <br />