DEPARTMENT:
Neighborhood & Housing Services Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD:
Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED:
Citywide
SUBJECT:
Briefing on the updated Displacement Prevention Strategy.
SUMMARY:
Briefing on the updated Displacement Prevention Strategy.
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.
In March 2019, City Council approved a Risk Mitigation plan as a first step to a larger displacement strategy. However, after feedback from the public and local stakeholder groups there was clear support for an expedited and expanded Displacement Prevention Strategy. This strategy was crafted, with input from COPS Metro, by expediting displacement prevention projects in the current three-year business plan.
ISSUE:
The Displacement Prevention Strategy focuses on a holistic, community driven approach to preventing displacement across the city. Staff met with COPS metro in early April to discuss displacement concerns and gain guidance for the following Displacement Prevention Strategy.
To date, a part-time staff person has been hired to conduct a displacement prevention work plan and an application has been submitted for the ForEveryoneHome Initiative, a match-funded policy consultancy and technical assistance program with Grounded Solutions Network. The ForEveryoneHome Initiative will focus on measures to prevent displacement in low-income communities of color.
Before the end of April, staff will begin analyzing displacement near the UTSA downtown campus and the near Westside along with deve...
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