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Discussion of North Mesa Housing
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The project consultant team, Dekker, Perich, Sabatini, will give a presentation on the finding and recommendations of the North Mesa Housing project. The purpose of the study was to develop potential scenarios for workforce housing on the 29 acre site located to the east of the LAPS Middle School. The presentation of the study will not require any action.
In addition to the study recommendations, the discussion will also include:
• Potential options for addressing the need for recurring income for Los Alamos Public Schools. While this will require more study, potential options may include:
o Land swap between LAPS and the County;
o Development of a housing product that LAPS could house District employees and obtain on-going rental income.
• A review of the proposed Memorandum of Agreement and feedback from the County Council and the School Board;
• Identify areas where additional information and engagement may be needed;
• Potential establishment of a Joint LAPS and LAC Working Group, with direction provided by the School Board and County Council regarding next steps and when updates to the School Board and County Council will be expected.
Next steps may include:
1. Identifying scenario(s) for LAPS recurring income;
2. Establishment of a project Working Group;
3. Obtaining next level of detail regarding specific housing types and financial feasibility analysis based on proposed housing options,
4. Pre-development engineering work to provide more robust estimates of infrastructure needed for potential development.
Costs associated with these Items are eligible to be funded out of the existing $475,000 state funding earmarked for this project.
Attachments
A - Presentation on the North Mesa Housing Study
B - North Mesa Housing Study
C - Memorandum of Agreement
D - LAPS Announcement Mailer for Joint Session
E - Community Feedback from LAPS Community Meeting