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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2876
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, RECOGNIZING THE RESULTS OF COMMUNITY NEEDS
ASSESSMENT, ADOPTING NEEDS ASSESSMENT AS
OFFICIAL
PLANNING DOCUMENT AND ADOPTING POLICIES TO ADDRESS
IDENTIFIED NEEDS.
WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman, with the assistance of the Human Resources
Development Council and the Montana State University Marketing Association, has
conducted an assessment of the community's perceptions of the City's highest needs; and
WHEREAS, the review of surveys and meetings has produced a list of needs
perceived as more severe then normal by the citizens of Bozeman; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes its responsibility and ability to perform
certain activities to address the needs of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana:
Section 1. That the 1991 Needs Assessment of the City of Bozeman is recognized
as an official ducment to aid in the setting of priorities to address the highest needs of the
community.
Section 2. That the City of Bozeman will support the District IX Human Resources
Development Council, the City-County Planning Office and other agencies in identifying and
conducting activites that address the identified needs.
Section 3. That the City of Bozeman will support the development of a housing
plan that will assess, quantify and set goals for resolving the housing needs of the
community.
Section 4. That the City of Bozeman will authorize and support an on-going needs
assessment process to help assure that the changing needs of the community are recognized
and met.
Section 5. That the City of Bozeman does hereby adopt the attached statement
of policies for addressing the needs identified in the 1991 assessment.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana,
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at a regular session thereof held on the 9th day of September 1992.
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/TIMOTHY S SON, Mayor
ATTEST:
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R BIN L. SULLIVAN
Clerk of the Commission
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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POLICY STATEMENT
The City of Bozeman does hereby adopt the following policies for addressing the
needs identified in the 1991 Needs Assessment, an official planning document for the City
of Bozeman per Commission Resolution No. 2876.
1. The City will support the
District IX Human Resources
Development Council in the project to construct affordable
housing for low- and moderate-income households on the ten-
acre Westside HRDC tract.
2. The City will continue monitoring the need for affordable housing
by supporting an on-going needs assessment process in the City
of Bozeman.
3. The City will place development projects that will help solve the
severe housing shortage in the Bozeman Master Plan area in high
priority, especially those that will produce affordable housing for
low- and moderate-income households.
4. The City will continue to support efforts by various agencies and
service groups to obtain low-cost financing for homebuyers and
developers of low- and moderate-income housing.
5. The City will address other needs identified in the Assessment,
by effective budgeting of available funds, and carefully setting
priorities according to highest need and availability of appropriate
solutions.
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