While not ideal (because I don’t think that government is best positioned to most effectively address this growing challenge), we can all recognize that we have a challenge when it comes to affordable housing in Austin. I value the community input that went into this process, but I would also encourage our city leadership to consider how community leaders, developers, and other private partners can work together to achieve this goal without spending precious taxpayer dollars to oversee the implementation of such a blueprint. Perhaps a public-private partnership is the best way forward to better address this obvious housing need.