DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, FAICP, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Briefing on the City's Strategic Housing Implementation Plan (SHIP) and ForEveryoneHome (FEH) anti-displacement initiative's progress and next steps.
SUMMARY:
Briefing on the City's Strategic Housing Implementation Plan (SHIP) progress including the definition of affordability, funding plan, and recommended strategies as well as the City's ForEveryoneHome (FEH) anti-displacement initiative's progress and next steps.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
San Antonio's Housing Policy Framework (HPF), the final document produced by the Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force (MHPTF), has been the City's affordable housing policy document since it was accepted by the City Council in 2018. The HPF contains overarching policy areas with a list of potential strategies to address those areas, and 10-year affordable housing target goals. To further develop strategies in the HPF related to protecting neighborhoods, staff applied for and was selected to participate in ForEveryoneHome, an effort by Grounded Solutions Network to develop anti-displacement strategies for cities. In 2020, staff began work on a Strategic Housing Implementation Plan (SHIP) to actualize other strategies presented in the HPF by determining timelines, partners, specific action steps, and funding approaches. Additionally, the 10-year target goals are being adjusted upward to account for a broader range of community needs through a recalibration effort that ensures solutions be data-driven.
The HPF is the foundation for ForEveryoneHome and the SHIP and will serve to guide any future framework plan implementation. The SHIP is being developed in collaboration with community and housing stakeholders including but not limited to the San Antonio Housing Trust (SAHT), San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA), South Alamo Regional Allian...
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