In preparing a staff report for an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to allow affordable, multi-family housing in the downtown area, which statement would you NOT include?

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The main idea here is to keep a staff report objective, focused on analysis of the amendment’s merit, feasibility, and implementation. When preparing a staff report to allow affordable, multi-family housing downtown, you want to present data on how big the need is (affordability gaps), the potential benefits to the downtown and city (economic growth, revitalization), how the proposal fits with existing zoning and infrastructure, and practical ways to fund and measure success (financing strategies and performance metrics).

The statement about discussing how affordable housing will attract more low-income people to live in the city isn’t appropriate for this report. It frames the outcome as a demographic recruitment goal, which can drift from analytical evaluation to policy messaging. A staff report should assess need, feasibility, and implementation in neutral terms and describe how the policy will improve housing options for households facing affordability challenges, without casting it as an explicit aim to attract a particular demographic. The remaining points align with the required analysis: documenting need, showing compatibility with zoning and infrastructure, and outlining financing and metrics.