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Jan-July 2019

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National League of Cities (NLC)

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The National League of Cities (NLC) task force addressed how communities can better respond to the growing challenge of housing availability, affordability, investment and quality. The National League of Cities Task Force on Housing was created under the leadership of NLC President Karen Freeman-Wilson, mayor of Gary, Indiana, and was chaired by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Comprised of 18 elected city leaders, representing a diversity of city sizes, geography, roles in their respective regions, and market types, the task force developed a set of best and promising practices at the local level, as well as policy recommendations to federal and state governments. Jess Zimbabwe of Plot Strategies helped to staff and facilitate the task force.

Members of the National League of Cities Taskforce on Housing include:

• Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C., Chair

• Councilmember Jesse Matthews of Bessemer, Alabama

• Mayor John Giles of Mesa, Arizona

• Mayor Libby Schaaf of Oakland, California 

• Councilmember Albus Brooks of Denver, Colorado

• Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta, Georgia

• Councilmember Denise Moore of Peoria , Illinois

• Councilmember Brandon Scott of Baltimore, Maryland

• Mayor Vi Lyles of Charlotte, North Carolina

• Councilmember David Bobzien of Reno, Nevada

• Mayor Lovely Warren of Rochester, New York

• Mayor Jamael Tito Brown of Youngstown, Ohio

• Councilmember Greg Evans of Eugene, Oregon

• Councilmember Lana Wolff of Arlington, Texas

• Mayor Ron Nirenberg of San Antonio, Texas

• Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, Seattle, Washington

• Carolyn Coleman, executive director of the League of California Cities

• Daniel P. Gilmartin, executive director & CEO, Michigan Municipal League

Read the Task Force’s July 2019 report.