Mayor Jackie Biskupski said she would asked the City Council to expand fee waivers for developers seeking to build mixed-income residential projects — if they set aside at least 20 percent of dwellings for low- to moderate-income tenants.
Biskupski also wants to strengthen city policy aimed at preserving existing affordable housing by requiring that dwellings be replaced when they are demolished, removed or converted to other uses.
"Our goal as a city," the mayor said, "is to become invested in the development of housing so that we can ensure that affordability is included in as many projects as possible.