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4 PRESERVING HOUSING: A BEST PRACTICES REPORT <br /> • Yes No <br /> I. Has the city assessed residents' satisfaction with the Cl ❑ <br /> residential property conditions in the community? <br /> J. Does the city have a comprehensive strategic plan with a ❑ <br /> housing component that(1)specifies the role housing <br /> preservation will play in achieving broader housing <br /> objectives and(2)identifies the impact of other community <br /> factors on housing preservation? <br /> K. Do local leaders view housing as one piece of a larger picture ❑ <br /> on community development? <br /> L. Has the city considered how changes in its demographic <br /> makeup will affect its housing needs? <br /> Determine appropriate responses (p. 37 in Chapter 2) <br /> The following performance measures gauge a city's progress in setting housing <br /> objectives,evaluating their feasibility, and selecting appropriate responses for <br /> meeting housing needs. They also apply to nurturing local leaders' support and <br /> planning for public infrastructure investments. <br /> Yes No <br /> A. Have local leaders set housing goals for the city,including <br /> • goals for preserving housing? <br /> B. Have staff identified a wide range of possible strategies to C. <br /> meet the city's housing goals and considered the <br /> appropriateness of those responses given local <br /> circumstances? <br /> C. Has the city weighed the need for direct public interventions ❑ <br /> against that for indirect incentives to encourage private sector <br /> activities? <br /> D. Has the city estimated the ongoing costs of the different ❑ -7 <br /> strategies and assessed its ability to implement them? <br /> E. Has the city set implementation plans for the housing ❑ <br /> strategies it adopts? <br /> F. Does the city make strategic and ongoing investments in <br /> community infrastructure(e.g., streets, sewers, sidewalks)? <br /> G. Has the city considered the political feasibility of its potential C <br /> responses and engaged local leaders? <br /> Administer housing-related codes (p.43 in Chapter 2) <br /> • These questions will help cities with local housing-related codes measure how <br /> well they facilitate voluntary compliance with their local code requirements and <br />