Saundra called the meeting to order at 1:40 p.m. and initiated a round table introduction.
Meeting minutes from the March 17, 2008 CMT meeting at the Lifelong Learning Center were approved with one change.
Mayor John Engen showed a movie about housing issues in Missoula called “Housing in Missoula: A Community Conversation.” His call to action involves the community coming together to answer the following questions:
Who needs affordable housing in Missoula?
Where is the housing appropriate?
What should the housing look like?
How do we help pay for affordable housing?
Mayor Engen said that all City Council members acknowledge that this is an issue. He provided a copy of this packet about housing affordability in Missoula. The video can be viewed on MCAT. Mayor Engen also offered show the video at any of our organizations and answer questions. Contact his office for more information.
Charlie Wright from the Department of Commerce discussed “Workforce Housing.” If you would like a copy of Charlie's presentation, please email Saundra at SLong@mt.gov to request a copy.
The next CMT meeting will be on Monday, June 23, at 1:30 pm, location to be arranged.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 pm.
Monday, April 28, 2008
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