Under Existing Business, the Council will discuss a proposed amendment to Title 14 related to zoning code changes, affordable housing, and STEP housing, presented by the City Administrator, Community & Economic Development Director, and Deputy Director of Public Works/City Engineer. This indicates a coordinated effort to adjust land use regulations to support affordable and STEP housing options, which can reshape future development patterns and capital needs. Such policy changes often lead to new planning initiatives, infrastructure upgrades, and potential public-private partnerships around housing projects, as well as updates to permitting processes and development review tools. Housing developers, planning and engineering firms, and housing program consultants should track these changes to anticipate where the City may invest in infrastructure, pursue grants, or seek technical assistance to implement new zoning and housing strategies.

STEP housing and affordable housing code reforms may later generate discrete capital projects, infra...