DEPARTMENT:
Neighborhood and Housing Services Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD:
Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED:
Citywide
SUMMARY:
Director to report updates on Neighborhood and Housing Services Department Programs.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Each month the director prepares a report on program updates directly affecting the Commission and its charge.
ISSUE:
Topics to be discussed are (a) Follow-up Responses to Questions from June 26 Meeting (b) Business Plan Update; (c) Risk Mitigation Implementation Plan Update; (d) San Antonio Housing Trust Assessment Update; (e) Annual Report; (f) Upcoming Meetings;
(a) Follow-up Responses to Questions from June 26 Meeting.
During the June 26 meeting, the Commission asked 11 questions not answered during meeting. NHSD sent responses to all 11 questions and were answered on July 12. Staff has attached the follow up questions and responses from NHSD.
(b) Business Plan Update
Staff provides monthly updates to Mayor, Council, and Housing Commission on the progress of the Affordable Housing Business Plan. Staff has attached the recent update from June.
(c) Risk Mitigation Implementation Plan Update
Staff is coordinating with stakeholders to assess the implementation of the Risk Mitigation Fund Policy. The stakeholder group, which includes Commissioner Jessica Guerrero, has met twice already to discuss the assessment, guiding principles, the outreach plan/efforts, demographics of clients served, and root causes of the need for assistance. The group will continue to meet and plans to present the preliminary draft assessment and high level recommendations to the Housing Commission to receive initial feedback in August.
(d) San Antonio Housing Trust Assessment Update
Staff, in coordination with our consultant National Association of Latino and Community Asset Builders (NALCAB), has presented the high level recommendations from the assessment to the Housing ...
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