DEPARTMENT: Planning Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Briefing and possible action on recommended changes to the Inner City Reinvestment Infill Policy (ICRIP) program
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 recommended changes to the ICRIP program.
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.
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 future recommendations for changes to the City's Inner City Reinvestment and Infill Policy (ICRIP) program as part of its continued discussions on the Policy & Program Assessment. The Center City Development and Operations department presented its proposed administrative changes to the ICRIP pr...
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