Hood River City Councilors will be asked to answer two fundamental questions when the topic of housing comes back up again at a meeting in two weeks.  City Manager Steve Wheeler says the Council will be asked how they want to measure the progress being made toward generating more affordable housing in the City, and also define the vocabulary for short-term rentals.  Mayor Paul Blackburn says the City needs to measure progress on the affordable housing issue, but it will be a learning process to determine exactly how to do that.  Wheeler noted metrics for measurement will probably include land availability and the cost of rental housing in the City.  The topic will be discussed at the Council’s November 9 meeting.