DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Briefing and possible adoption of the revised draft FY 2018 Housing Commission Work Plan
SUMMARY:
This item will include a staff briefing with Housing Commission discussion and possible adoption of the revised draft FY 2018 Housing Commission Work Plan to address policy-related items to be considered for recommendation by the Housing Commission during the upcoming fiscal year. The Work Plan covers the period of October 2017 to September 2018.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On May 14, 2015, City Council approved a resolution accepting the Mayor's Task Force on Preserving Dynamic and Diverse Neighborhoods Report and an ordinance establishing the San Antonio Housing Commission to Protect and Preserve Dynamic and Diverse Neighborhoods. The 15-member Commission was initially tasked with developing and implementing the five short-term and eight long-term recommendations included in the Task Force Report. The broader charge of the Commission is to be a coordinating body that makes recommendations to City Council on workforce/affordable housing preservation and production as well as policies to minimize displacement and mitigate the effects of neighborhood change.
The FY 2016 Work Plan for the Commission included a timeline for implementing the five short-term and eight long-term recommendations included in the Task Force Report. The FY 2016 Work Plan was presented at the September 22, 2015 Commission meeting and, following input by Commission members, was revised and ultimately approved by the Commission on October 27, 2015.
Due to the detailed nature of many of the topics included in the initial Work Plan, several topics carried over onto the FY 2017 Work Plan, including the review of City policies and programs to determine their impact on household affordability and displacement, known formally as the Policy & Program Assessm...
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