Community Development Department
Reference: Adoption of an Addendum to the Housing Needs Assessment
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Shawn Weiman, Affordable Housing Coordinator
Date Prepared: October 26, 2026
PURPOSE
To adopt an addendum related to the City of Brighton (the “City”) Housing Needs and Incentive Strategies Assessment (“HNA”).
BACKGROUND
The HNA was presented to the City Council on October 24, 2023. The HNA forecasted a ten-year housing need of 3,100 units and recommended twenty-two strategies by which the City’s housing needs may be met.
After the HNA was accepted as the City’s housing strategies guide, Colorado Senate Bill 24-174 (the “Bill”) established methodologies and requirements by which housing needs are assessed. The Bill includes a provision for updating pre-existing assessments that do not meet the Bill’s minimum requirements. Subsequently, an HNA addendum is required to comply with the Bill.
The HNA addendum was presented to the City Council and Planning Commission during a joint study session on June 9, 2026.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The current HNA largely satisfies the Bill’s requirements, with assessments of these three metrics needing inclusion:
1. Accessible and visitable housing needs;
2. Supportive housing needs; and
3. Housing displacement risk.
Accessible and visitable housing needs were estimated to fall within the range of 1,300 to 2,200 housing units, or roughly an average of 10% of the City’s housing units. While difficult to quantify, given known data, it is estimated that the need is met and likely exceeded. An update to the Community Benefits section of the Land Use and Development Code is being studied and is intended to work in addition to building code and state statute requirements to help keep pace with the need.
Supportive housing combines financial assistance with supportive services such as behavioral health support and childcare services to help stabilize individuals experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. Permanent supportive housing pairs long-term housing with ongoing support services. An estimated need for 108 supportive housing units was identified in the assessment. The City currently does not offer supportive housing or services, however, Almost Home and Adams County provide services that are available to City residents.
The risk of residents being displaced from their homes was also assessed. It was found that less-than-80%-area-median-income households and minority households are at the greatest risk of displacement. This may be attributed to rental rate fluctuations or language barriers. Like supportive housing, while the City does not directly mitigate displacement risk at the individual resident level, Almost Home and Adams County programs do. High-level displacement prevention housing strategies that are either implemented, under consideration, or identified for future study by the City include affordable housing creation and preservation, mobile home preservation or resident relocation, and providing support for preventing eviction or foreclosure.
The addendum adds the three assessments while changing nothing in the HNA, including the City’s housing goals. The three additional assessments do not obligate the City, but rather demonstrate compliance with state statute and an intent to consider all housing needs. Strategies addressing these particular needs may be considered how and when the City deems suitable. However, jurisdictions that do not comply with the Bill risk grant funding eligibility.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
City staff recommends approval of the resolution adopting the HNA addendum that will bring the HNA into compliance with state statutes.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of the public hearing was published on the City of Brighton website on October 26, 2026.
OPTIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
The City Council has three options when reviewing the resolution and may:
1. Adopt the resolution;
2. Deny the resolution;
3. Continue the item to be heard at a later, specified date if the City Council would like to make changes to the resolution or feels it needs additional information to consider the resolution.
ATTACHMENTS
● Resolution Adopting an Addendum to the Housing Needs and Incentive Strategies Assessment
● HNA Addendum
● Public Notice
● Proof of Public Notice Publication
● Draft PowerPoint Presentation