DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUMMARY: Special session on the draft recommendations for recalibration of the City's affordable housing goals to be included in the Strategic Housing Implementation Plan
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
San Antonio's Housing Policy Framework is the city's affordable housing policy document that was accepted by the City Council in 2018. The document is intended to be reviewed and refined continuously to ensure that the City's housing stakeholders are responding to the needs of the community strategically and collaboratively; thus, ensuring the most efficient provision of housing development and related services.
The next step in the process of implementing the framework plan is the development of a more specific and strategic implementation plan, the Strategic Housing Implementation Plan (SHIP). The foundation for the SHIP would continue to be the Housing Policy Framework and would serve to guide any future framework plan refinements. The SHIP will be developed in collaboration with the Strategic Housing Partners Committee, which would consist of community housing stakeholders, including but not limited to: San Antonio Housing Trust (SAHT), San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA), South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH), Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Bexar County and applicable COSA departments. In addition, the SHIP will include an outreach and input process to receive community input.
The Housing Commission has been identified as the most appropriate entity to provide oversight of the SHIP's development and would be responsible for facilitating the public input process.
ISSUE:
The SHIP will be completed in two Phases, 1) Synthesis and Strategy and; 2) Management and Operations and is projected to be presented to City Council in June 2020. The current stage launc...
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