DEPARTMENT: Planning & Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Briefing and Subcommittee discussion on items from the FY 2017 Housing Commission Work Plan to include the Vulnerable Communities Assessment
SUMMARY:
This item includes a staff briefing and Subcommittee discussion on items included in the approved FY 2017 Housing Commission Work Plan to include an update on the RFQ for assistance with data analysis related to the Vulnerable Communities Assessment.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On October 27, 2015, the Housing Commission to Protect and Preserve Dynamic and Diverse Neighborhoods established the Policy and Infrastructure Subcommittee in order to discuss relevant items on the Commission’s current Work Plan and to develop recommendations to bring back to the Commission for possible action. The Subcommittee currently includes six members from the Housing Commission: Jennifer Gonzalez, Richard Milk, Carol Rodriguez, Noah Garcia, Natalie Griffith, and Rod Radle.
Two tasks have been assigned to the Policy and Infrastructure Subcommittee for FY 2017: a Policy & Program Assessment, and a Vulnerable Communities Assessment & Toolkit. The purpose of the Policy & Program Assessment is to review existing City policies and programs to determine their impacts on displacement, loss of affordable housing, and neighborhood change. The goal is that this Policy & Program Assessment will lead to recommendations that strengthen and stabilize neighborhoods, fostering more diverse and mixed-income communities throughout San Antonio. The Vulnerable Communities Assessment & Toolkit is designed to help the City identify those neighborhoods and residents most at-risk of displacement due to either disinvestment or rapid redevelopment pressures, and to develop a “toolkit” of policy responses to help mitigate those risks.
ISSUE:
The Policy & Infrastructure Subcommittee has discussed development of a Vulnerable Communities Assessment & Toolkit, which will be a geographic analysis of demographic and economic data related to housing stability and neighborhood change. Staff are developing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to procure the data analysis component from a consultant or university partner. Staff will brief the Subcommittee on the status of the RFQ development and gather input related to the Scope of Work.
ALTERNATIVES:
This item is for briefing purposes only.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This item is for briefing purposes only.
RECOMMENDATION:
This item includes a staff briefing and Subcommittee discussion on items included in the approved FY 2017 Housing Commission Work Plan to include an update on the RFQ for assistance with data analysis related to the Vulnerable Communities Assessment.