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NEW n IN BRIGHTON building tomorrow today Council Worksession March 12, 2024 5:00 pm Present: Mayor Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas Councilmember Abdullahi Abdulle Councilmember Graeme Allen Councilmember Pam Axberg Councilmember Emily Dunsworth Absent: Staff in Attendance: Devin Massopust, Ben Gozola Guests in Attendance: Jeffrey Matzke (Bolton& Menk) ADU Engagement Process and Survey Massopust stated Jeffrey Matzke from Bolton & Menk would be presenting the draft ADU survey for Council's review and edits, and will review the overall engagement strategy proposed to unfold over the coming months. Jeffrey Matzke, Bolton & Menk, introduced himself to the Council. He stated he was looking forward to working with the City and engaging with the public in order to draft an ADU Ordinance. He reviewed the Ordinance goals with the Council which included creating zoning standards for accessory dwelling units (ADUs). He described the engagement that would happen with the community. He noted he spoke with the Equity Commission last month and they recommended local homeowners and renters be protected, versus making ADUs available to investment brokers. The Equity Commission supported the City completing a survey in order to gain neighborhood input and how neighborhoods viewed ADUs. It was noted this survey would be distributed online and would be translated into four different languages (English, Hmong, Somali and Spanish). He reviewed the draft ADU survey in further detail and requested feedback from the Council. Councilmember Allen suggested a preliminary definition of how the City defines ADUs be considered within the survey. In addition, he recommended a minimum lot size be proposed for ADUs. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas supported the City clarifying it was interested in permanent ADUs versus temporary ADUs. Mr. Matzke indicated he could put clarifying language into the survey regarding this matter. Councilmember Abdulle did not support the City leading people's opinions within the survey. He stated the purpose of the survey was to gather community input on ADUs. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas explained the City would be engaging with the public on this topic in order to gather ri information on how the Ordinance should proceed. She stated it may be valuable to understand the level of support the community has for ADUs.