DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUMMARY:
Briefing on the proposed name change, composition, and charge of the Housing Commission to Protect and Preserve Dynamic and Diverse Neighborhoods as recommended by City staff and as included within the recommendations of the Housing Policy Framework Report.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In August of 2017, Mayor Ron Nirenberg established the Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force (MHPTF) to develop a comprehensive and compassionate housing policy roadmap and lead a policy-making process grounded in community, data, and best practices to address the full spectrum of housing. In September of 2018, City Council accepted the Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force Final Report and approved key recommendations to ensure an adequate supply of affordable housing.
One of the recommendations in the report was to reconstitute the Commission as a public oversight board to guide the implementation of the Task Force recommendations and engage the public.
ISSUE:
The purpose of this item is to provide a briefing on the proposed name change, composition, and charge of the Housing Commission to Protect and Preserve Dynamic and Diverse Neighborhoods.
The current composition of the Housing Commission to Protect and Preserve Dynamic and Diverse Neighborhoods is a 15 member committee comprised of members with a variety of backgrounds to include one non-profit developer, one non-profit housing provider, one housing law and/or policy expert, one academic/historian, one architect or urban designer, one construction professional, one San Antonio Housing Authority representative, two financial institution representatives, two for-profit private real estate/development representatives and four neighborhood community group representatives . The Mayor appoints five members of the Commission and each...
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