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>> GARCIA: THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. WE'LL GET STARTED WITH THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH.
QUORUM. >> GARCIA: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'LL START OFF WITH THE EASY STUFF AND IT WILL BE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM AUGUST THE 21ST FOR OUR PCDC MEETING. I HOPE YOU HAD SOME TIME TO LOOK OVER THEM AND CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> WE HAVE TWO ITEMS FOR BRIEFING AND ACTION TODAY. BUT WE'LL START OFF BY ASKING
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? >> CLERK: WE HAVE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT HAVE SIGNED
UP TO SPEAK. >> GARCIA: WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA. IT'S APPROVING SOME REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST AND THEN A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION.
AND SO IF WE CAN JUST TAKE UP THE CONSENT AGENDA RIGHT NOW, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DO WE NEED TO HEAR ANYTHING ON THOSE ITEMS?
ITEMS 4 AND 5. >> GARCIA: ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> MAYOR . >> GARCIA: AWESOME.
WE ONLY HAVE TWO MORE TO GO. THE NEXT ONE IS A BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO AFFORDABLE SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY GAP FUNDING SOLICITATIONS.
THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY VERONICA GONZALEZ. THERE YOU ARE.
THANK YOU. IT'S ALL YOURS, VERONICA. >> GOOD MORNING, MADAME CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M VERONICA GONZALEZ. I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THIS MORNING WE HAVE OUR PRE-SOLICITATION BRIEFING FOR PARTNERING WITH OTHER ENTITIES TO BUILD NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY WAS ONE OF THE TOP ITEMS BY CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY BUDGET SURVEY AND WE WORK WITH OTHER DEVELOPERS TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND REALLY INCREASE THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK IN SAN ANTONIO. THIS ITEM TODAY DOES JUST THAT. EVERY YEAR SAN ANTONIO RECEIVES ENTITLEMENT FUNDS FROM HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND WE UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS TO PROVIDE DECENT AND SAFE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY. TODAY IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 2024 ACTION PLAN THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVED LAST MONTH FOR THIS FUNDING AND WE ARE UTILIZING SPECIFICALLY HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FUNDS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS TO PROVIDE GAP FINANCING FOR ENTITIES TO PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS, AND SINGLE-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS IN SAN ANTONIO . TODAY'S ITEM IS TO ISSUE TWO REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FROM BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT DEVELOPERS. HUD ALLOWS US TO USE THIS FUNDING TO SERVE FAMILIES UP TO 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. HOWEVER, CITY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE ALIGN THESE RFPS WITH OUR STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH MEANS THAT WE WILL UTILIZE THE FUNDING TO SERVE HOUSEHOLDS UP TO 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME WITH A PRIORITY FOR PROJECTS THAT SERVE FAMILIES UP TO 30% AMI.
SO FOR THIS RENTAL HOUSING SOLICITATION WE WOULD BE REQUIRING PROJECTS TO INCLUDE AT LEAST 10% OF THEIR UNITS OF THE DEVELOPMENT FOR FAMILIES EARNING UP TO 30% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, WHICH FOR OUR CITY IS JUST BELOW $24,000 FOR A FAMILY OF THREE.
THAT WILL BE A REQUIREMENT FOR THE MULTIFAMILY SOLICITATION. FOR THE SINGLE-FAMILY SOLICITATION, WE WILL SERVE FAMILIES WITH HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSEHOLDS UP TO 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. AS AN OVERVIEW, BOTH SOLICITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND THE TERM FOR EACH CONTRACT WILL BE BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT. SO WE WILL BE PRIORITIZING PROJECTS THAT ARE AS SHOVEL-READY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE COMMENCEMENT DATES RANGING FROM IMMEDIATELY AFTER COUNCIL APPROVAL UP TO ONE YEAR AFTER AWARD. THE ESTIMATED VALUE FOR THE RENTAL RFP IS $4.2 MILLION. FOR THE HOME OWNERSHIP RFP, WE ALSO HAVE $4.2 MILLION AVAILABLE. I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT ANY NEW PROGRAM INCOME OR SAVINGS UP UNTIL THE TIME PROPOSALS ARE EVALUATED COULD BE CONSIDERED AND ADDED WHEN WE BRING RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL. TO ENSURE THAT ALL PROSPECTIVE RESPONDENTS ARE NOTIFIED OF THE RFPS, PROCUREMENT WILL HELP ELECTRONICALLY NOTIFY APPROXIMATELY 650 POTENTIAL
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VENDORS. STAFF WILL ALSO ADVERTISE VIA TV, THE "SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS," AND VIA E-MAIL TO OUR LOCAL HOUSING PARTNERS . THE EVALUATION PANEL CONSISTS OF MEMBERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND NHSD, THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND VIA TRANSIT. THE PANEL WILL BE SUPPORTED WITH ADVISORY MEMBERS FROM OUR ATTORNEYS OFFICE, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND MEMBERS OF OUR GRANTS MANAGEMENT TEAM, WHICH ARE HERE TODAY. THE SCORING PROCESS FOR BOTH RFPS WILL BE EVALUATED OUT OF 100 POINTS . AGAIN, CRITERIA WILL FOLLOW THE SAME METHODOLOGY THAT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR BY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR OUR HOUSING BOND AND FEDERAL DOLLAR RFP PROCESS. THIS TARGETS AFFORDABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY, AND WE ARE PRIORITIZING PROJECTS CRITERIA FOR POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS IS THE AFFORDABILITY OF THE PROJECT.SO HOW MANY UNITS ARE FOR THOSE WITH THE DEEPEST NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE IS WORTH 15 POINTS AND ENSURES THAT DEVELOPERS HAVE PRIOR SUCCESS IN BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. FOR PROJECT GAP, READINESS, AND UNDERWRITING IS WORTH 15 POINTS WE DO LOOK AT HOW THEY ARE LEVERAGING THE CITY FUNDING REQUESTS WITH OTHER SOURCES.
FOR EXAMPLE, SOME MAY USE LOW-INCOME TAX CREDITS AS PARTNER THEIR LAYERING OF FINANCING AND WE LOOK TO SEE IF RESPONDENTS HAVE SECURED THEIR OTHER FINANCING ALREADY SO PROJECTS CAN START CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALSO WORTH A COLLECTIVE 15 POINTS ARE THE PROJECT UNIT SPECIFICATIONS, CONSTRUCTION PRIORITIES, PROPOSED LOCATION, SITE PLAN, AND SUSTAINABILITY. WE ARE LOOKING FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES, THAT GO BEYOND OUR TYPICAL CODE WHICH CAN INCLUDE HIGHER ENERGY EFFICIENCY FEATURES, WATER REDUCTION MEASURES, AND ENHANCED WEATHERIZATION.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT LINE.
THAT'S WHY VIA IS HELPING US EVALUATE THE PROPOSALS. AND WE WILL BE PRIORITIZING PROJECTS THAT ARE IN TARGETED AREAS SUCH AS REGIONAL CENTERS.
ALL OF THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR CITY'S STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION GOALS.
NEXT PROJECTS CAN EARN UP TO 10 POINTS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO RESIDENT PROTECTIONS AS WELL AS THE AMENITIES AND RESIDENT SERVICES THEY OFFER ON SITE. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT PROJECTS DO NOT RESULT IN DISPLACEMENT AND THAT RESIDENTS OF FUTURE HOUSING PROJECTS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. PROJECTS THAT ARE OWNED BY NONPROFIT ENTITY OR PARTNERING WITH ONE OF OUR NONPROFIT ENTITIES CAN BE AWARDED UP TO 10 POINTS. THIS IS OPEN TO ANY BUSINESS THAT WANTS TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ANY BUILDERS, DEVELOPERS CAN APPLY. THEY CAN GET EXTRA POINTS IF THEY PARTNER WITH A NONPROFIT. AND, LASTLY, VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESSES CAN EARN UP TO 5 POINTS. I'LL ALSO MENTION THAT FEDERAL REGULATIONS DO NOT ALLOW US TO APPLY LOCAL PREFERENCE TO OUR SOLICITATIONS HERE. THEREFORE, SBEDA AND LOCAL PREFERENCE PROGRAMS DO NOT APPLY TO THESE RFPS. THE AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED EARLIER THIS MONTH ON THE 12TH FOLLOWED BY HOUSING COMMISSION YESTERDAY. AFTER TODAY'S PRE-SOLICITATION BRIEFING, WE PLAN TO RELEASE BOTH RFPS ON OCTOBER 6 SO THE TIMELINE HAS BEEN READJUSTED. THEY WILL BE OPEN FOR AROUND FIVE TO SIX WEEKS WITH PROPOSALS DUE LATER NOVEMBER. AND WE WILL COME BACK TO THE AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE, HOUSING COMMISSION, AND BACK TO THIS COMMITTEE IN JANUARY TO BRIEF YOU ON THE RECOMMENDED PROJECTS BEFORE WE GO FORTH TO CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ON FEBRUARY 1ST. AND THESE ARE TARGETED DATES.
AGAIN, WE WILL BRING OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS IN FRONT OF THIS COMMITTEE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> GARCIA: THANK YOU, VERONICA.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. SO THIS -- HAS THIS SOLICITATION BEEN OCCURRING FOR A FEW YEARS OR IS THIS SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF A
RECENT HUD PROJECT? >> IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR QUITE SOMETIME.
>> GARCIA: AND DO WE PLAN ON ADDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING? LIKE, OTHER THAN CDBG OR HOME
FUNDING? >> THIS SOLICITATION IS BASED ON HOME AND CDBG.
LAST YEAR WE COMBINED IT WITH BOND DOLLARS. >> GARCIA: OKAY.
BUT NOT FOR THIS ONE? HOW MANY UNITS, REMIND ME, DO YOU THINK WE CAN GET OUT OF
THIS? >> I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER RIGHT NOW.
>> GARCIA: OKAY. SO IT'S, I GUESS, BASED ON THE PROPOSALS, RIGHT?
>> YES. WE ESTIMATE APPROXIMATELY 700 UNITS.
THAT'S WHAT WE DID TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE HAD A SIMILAR SOLICITATION.
>> GARCIA: OKAY. BUT MAYBE LESS BECAUSE OF THE COSTS ARE MORE BECAUSE RIGHT
NOW? >> IT COULD BE. THEY TEND TO LEVERAGE OUR FUNDING WITH THE 4% TAX CREDITS, THE 9% TAX CREDITS. IT MIGHT REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
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UNITS. WE DO HAVE A PRETTY HIGH REQUIREMENT FOR DEEPLY AFFORDABLE UNITS SO THAT MAY REQUIRE THEM TO RESTRUCTURE AS WELL BUT WE'RE ESTIMATING 700.>> GARCIA: I'LL CROSS MY FINGERS IT'S 700. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL BRIEFING ME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO REVIEWING IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. I KNOW COUNCILMAN COURAGE HAS SOME QUESTIONS AND THEN
COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. COUNCILMAN COURAGE. >> COURAGE: THANK YOU, CHAIR. I KNOW THIS CAME BEFORE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD TO MOVE FORWARD. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT MORE AND I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MEETING OUR SHIP GOALS, CAN SOMEONE REMIND ME, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO PROVIDE 30% AMI HOUSING , WAS THERE A TARGET FOR HOUSING THAT WE WERE GOING TO PRODUCE THAT WAS IN THAT 30% RANGE? IT SEEMS TO ME I HEARD A LOT OF TALK ABOUT HALF OF WHAT WE BUILD NEEDS TO BE IN THE 30% RANGE BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THAT KIND OF AN ECONOMIC SITUATION. SO ACCORDING TO THE SHIP, WERE
THERE SOME TARGETS FOR 30% IN THE SHIP? >> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
THE SHIP -- THIS IS OUR TEN-YEAR GOAL THAT WE WOULD PRODUCE ALMOST 6900 UNITS OF
NEW RENTAL HOUSING AT 30% AMI OR BELOW. >> COURAGE: AND HOW ARE WE SO
FAR? >> WE ARE ABOUT 20% OF THE WAY THERE.
I CAN GET YOU THOSE EXACT NUMBERS BUT WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON ALL OF THESE GOALS. WE ARE MORE THAN WHERE WE NEED TO BE ON THE 60% UNITS.
BUT THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE MOST OF OUR PROJECTS ARE MIXED INCOME. WHILE WE CONTINUE TO INCENTIVIZE PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE THE 30%, WE DO EXPECT THAT THEY'LL ALSO HAVE HOUSING
AT 50% OR 60% AMI. >> COURAGE: YOU KNOW, I CAN LIVE WITH EVEN 50% AS OPPOSED TO 60% OR SOME OF THE PROJECTS I'VE SEEN THAT HAVE SAID WE'LL DO SOME 70 AND SOME 30 OR SOMETHING TO KIND OF BALANCE IT OUT. BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SCORING CRITERIA, IT SAYS AFFORDABILITY, 30%. SO WHAT IS THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AFFORDABILITY? ARE WE SAYING WHAT THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT IS? WHAT THE TOTAL COST PER UNIT TO BUILD? OR WHAT THE RENTS ARE GOING TO
BE? WHAT IS AFFORDABILITY? >> THE AFFORDABILITY CATEGORY IS FOR THE RENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE CHARGED, HOW MANY UNITS AT THE 30% AMI INCOME. HOW MANY UNITS AT 50% AMI. IF THERE'S ANY MARKET RATE UNITS, HOW MANY. IN THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOME OWNERSHIP RFP, WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING HOW MUCH SUSTAINABILITY -- ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT CODE IS REQUESTING. SO IF THEY HAVE HIGHER THAN REQUIRED HVAC SYSTEMS, FOR EXAMPLE, WE WOULD EXPECT THAT TO TRANSLATE INTO LOWER ENERGY BILLS, WHICH WE COULD CONSIDER AS A LONG-TERM COST OF AFFORDING THE HOME WOULD BE LOWER FOR THE FAMILY.
SO WE LOOK AT ALL OF THAT UNDER THE AFFORDABILITY CATEGORY. >> COURAGE: OKAY.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT POINTS FOR GAP REQUESTS, PROJECT REDNESS, DOES THAT MEAN IF THEY HAVE LESS OF A GAP THAT THEY WOULD GET MORE POINTS THAN SOMEBODY WHO SAYS, WELL, WE PROJECT A
BIGGER GAP RIGHT NOW? >> YEAH. WE DO ALLOW EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER TO KIND OF DECIDE HOW THEY WANT TO AWARD THOSE POINTS AND THE GUIDANCE WE GIVE IS IF A PROJECT -- HOW MUCH ARE THEY LEVERAGING IN OTHER FUNDING COMPARED TO HOW MUCH IS THE REQUEST FOR CITY FUNDS. AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT HOW MUCH ARE THEY REQUESTING FROM CITY FUNDS COMPARED TO HOW MANY DEEPLY-AFFORDABLE UNITS ARE WE GETTING FROM THAT INVESTMENT.
>> COURAGE: OKAY. WELL, I WISH THERE WAS A WAY WE COULD ACTUALLY INCENTIVIZE UNDER AFFORDABILITY THAT THEY HAVE MORE THAN THE MINIMUM OF 10%.
AND I'VE EVEN SEEN A COUPLE OF PROJECTS COME FORWARD AND SAY WE CAN ONLY DO 5%.
AND THAT DOESN'T REALLY MEET THE OVERALL LONG-TERM GOAL, I THINK.
SO, ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO GET THOSE QUESTIONS OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AGREED, COUNCILMAN. WE DO ASK THE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER AWARDING MORE POINTS TO PROPERTIES THAT HAVE MORE UNITS BEYOND THE MINIMUM. WE'RE LOOKING AT MOSTLY 30% BUT THE SHIP HAS A HIGH GOAL OF 50% AND BELOW. WE KIND OF ASK THEM TO TAKE
THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL. >> COURAGE: THANK YOU,
VERONICA. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> GARCIA: THANK YOU,
COUNCILMAN. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, VERONICA FOR THE PRESENTATION. ON A SIMILAR NOTE, I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE AS WELL THAT 10% IS VERY LOW, GIVEN OUR SHIP GOALS AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE HAVE OVERPRODUCED AT 80% AND ABOVE. SO WE'RE HITTING THOSE METRICS AND WE'RE FAR AND BEYOND WHERE OUR GOAL IS. AND IT'S THE LOWER AMI IS WHERE WE SHOULD BE FURTHER INCENTIVIZING. AND I THINK 10% IS GOING TO TAKE US A WHILE TO CHIP AWAY AT THAT GOAL IF WE KEEP IT AT 10%. SO I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF INCREASING THAT FOR US TO MEET THOSE GOALS IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER.
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SIMILARLY ON THE SOLICITATION OVERVIEW AND THE EVALUATION PANEL, THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT FOLKS ON THIS PANEL BUT I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION. I RECOGNIZE THAT VIA IS ON THERE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT'S THEIR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING. BUT EACH OF THE PANELISTS, ALL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF VIA, ARE CITY STAFF, RIGHT? AND WE HAVE AN AMAZING PLANNING DEPARTMENT HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WHO'S VERY GROUNDED INTO THE DAY-TO-DAY PROCESS AND THEY KNOW WHAT COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ENVISIONING FOR THEIR SPACE AND HAVE A GREAT UNDERSTANDING OF TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS. SO WHY NOT HAVE SOMEONE FROM OUR CITY'S PLANNING DEPARTMENTAND WHY VIA? >> SURE. SO WE INCLUDED VIA BECAUSE WE HAVE A STRONG FOCUS ON ENSURING THAT OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS HAVE A CONNECTION TO PUBLIC TRANSIT, HOW MUCH A FAMILY SPENDS ON TRANSPORTATION CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTES TO HOW AFFORDABLE THE HOUSING MAY BE FOR THEM. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING ALSO THE HOUSING COMMISSION HAS ASKED US TO EMPHASIZE. SO VIA IS INCLUDED TO WE CAN EVALUATE THE PROPOSALS AND ARE THEY ON A TRANSIT LINE? IF NOT, IS THAT A PLANNED FUTURE TRANSIT LINE? ALL THAT GOES INTO CONSIDERATION.
WE CAN CERTAINLY INCLUDE SOMEBODY FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IN A VOTING OR ADVISORY CAPACITY. THEY HAVE BEEN REALLY HELPFUL. ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE LOOKING
FOR PROJECTS IN REGIONAL CENTERS OR OTHER FOCUS AREAS. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. GIVEN CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS AND GOALS OF VIA, I WOULD ARGUE THAT THEY'RE DISCONNECTED FROM THE RIDERSHIP AND THE EVERYDAY RESIDENT AT 30% AND BELOW. WHEREAS, AGAIN, I KNOW OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS VERY PRESENT, FACILITATING VERY WIDE-RANGE CONVERSATIONS AND IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS TALKING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I AM HESITANT WITH THAT BECAUSE WE DO SEE A PROJECT THAT'S MAJORITY MARKET RATE AND THERE'S A CONFLICT OF WHAT TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT IS AND EQUITABLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
AND CAN YOU REMIND ME WITH THE DISPLACEMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT, DOES THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETED
PRIOR TO SEEKING THE ASSISTANCE OR AFTER? >> BEFORE.
THEY FILL OUT THE DISPLACEMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT WHEN THEY'RE APPLYING FOR THE INCENTIVES.
THEY GIVE US ALL THE INFORMATION. OUR TEAM ACTUALLY WILL LOOK AT THE PROPOSED PROJECT. WE'LL PULL FROM PUBLICLY-AVAILABLE DATA SOURCES TO FINISH THE ASSESSMENTS. AND THEN SEE IF THEY NEED TO COMPLETE -- ALL THAT IS DONE BEFORE THEY APPLY AND THE RESULTS OF THAT ASSESSMENT ARE SHARED WITH THE SCORING
COMMITTEE BEFORE ANY AWARDS ARE MADE. >> CASTILLO: GREAT.
THANK YOU. SORRY. NOT TO PUT MORE WORK ON THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT BUT I'VE SEEN THE WORK Y'ALL HAVE DONE IN OUR COMMUNITIES OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS AND I THINK IT'S A VERY IMPACTFUL PERSPECTIVE AND WORK.
>> WE CAN CERTAINLY ADD THEM. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, VERONICA.
THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> GARCIA: I HAVE A QUESTION.
I KNOW THIS WENT TO AUDIT. WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL POINTS
FOR WHAT WAS MENTIONED HERE TODAY? >> THERE WEREN'T VERY MANY QUESTIONS AT AUDIT COMMITTEE ON THE ITEMS. THERE WAS SUPPORT TO MOVE IT FORWARD AS PROPOSED. AND, LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE 10% AT 30% AMI AS THE MINIMUM.
IT'S THE SAME SCORING CRITERIA USED TO EVALUATE THE BONDS AND FEDERAL FUNDING SOLICITATIONS JUST A YEAR AGO. AND EVEN FROM THAT WE HAD PROJECTS THAT WENT WELL BEYOND THE 10% MINIMUM AND WE'RE TRYING TO BE COGNIZANT OF HOW MANY FUNDING WE HAVE OVERALL TO AWARD. AND GOING TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO SEEK OTHER LEVERAGED SOURCES.
THEY CAN APPLY FOR CITY FEE WAIVERS AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR INNER CITY INCENTIVE FUND, IF THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL GAP THAT HELPS BRING THAT AFFORDABILITY MIX DOWN.
>> GARCIA: WONDERFUL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THEN THIS DOES REQUIRE AN ACTION.
SO I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> COURAGE:
>> GARCIA: ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >>
>> GARCIA: ANY OPPOSED? NO ABSTENTIONS, MOTION CARRIES.
ALL RIGHT. ITEM NO. 3 IS A BRIEFING ON COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE BILL 1526 PARKLAND DEDICATION AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY RUDY NINO.
RUDY, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> GOOD MORNING, MADAME CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
THIS ITEM IS A BRIEFING ON HOW THE CITY INTENDS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE BILL 1526. AS JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, WE DO HAVE FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS WELL AS FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING COLLABORATIVELY ON THIS PROJECT.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS REQUIRED US TO MOVE FORWARD IN A PRETTY QUICK TIMELINE, GIVEN
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THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE STATE GAVE US THROUGH THE BILL IN ORDER TO BEGIN THE COMPLIANCE PROCESS. IN SUMMATION, HOUSE BILL 1526 IS A BILL THAT AFFECTS PARKLAND DEDICATION AND THE FEES IN LIEU OF, SHOULD SOMEBODY CHOOSE TO PAY THE FEE INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY DEDICATING PARKLAND. AND IT'S SPECIFIC FOR THREE USES.FOR MULTIFAMILY, WHICH IS THREE DWELLING UNITS OR MORE. FOR HOTELS AND FOR MOTEL USES.
AND THOSE THREE USES ONLY. SO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S CURRENT PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE DOES NOT HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOTELS AND MOTELS SO FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DISCUSSION IT'S VERY SPECIFIC ONLY TO MULTIFAMILY USES.
LATER IN THE PRESENTATION, I'LL BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT IT DOESN'T AFFECT ANY OF THE OTHER CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ORDINANCES SPECIFIC TO PARKLAND DEDICATION.
SO INITIALLY, WHAT THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES OR I'M SORRY, WHAT THE BILL REQUIRES, IS THAT WE CATEGORIZE PROPERTY -- EVERY PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S TERRITORY BY EITHER THE SUBURBAN AREA CATEGORY, URBAN AREA, OR CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. THE HOUSE BILL DID NOT GIVE US ANY CRITERIA OR ANY GUIDANCE ON HOW SPECIFICALLY TO APPLY THESE CATEGORIES OR DEFINITIONS THEY'RE IN.
SO IT LEFT IT REALLY UP TO THE CITY TO DETERMINE HOW WE WERE GOING TO CATEGORIZE AREAS WITHIN THE CITY. AND ALSO TO SET WHAT'S CALLED A DWELLING UNIT FACTOR AND DENSITY FACTOR, BOTH OF WHICH ARE LAID OUT IN THE BILL AND THE PARAMETERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS.
SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE USED THE CITY'S ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS THE BASIS FOR DESIGNATING AREA AND TERRITORY WITHIN THE CITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS.
WE DID THIS BECAUSE IT IS AN ADOPTED CITY POLICY. IT LAYS OUT WHERE WE INTEND TO SEE FUTURE INTENSITIES AND DENSITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND PROVIDES A RATIONAL BASIS THAT IS NOT ARBITRARY IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHERE WE SEE FUTURE DENSITY/INTENSITY OCCURRING. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS THE RED AREA OR IN SOME CASES ORANGE, WHICH ARE THE SUBURBAN AREAS. THOSE ARE AREAS THAT ARE PREDOMINANTLY COMMUNITY PLANNING AREAS, PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WITHIN THESE AREAS. WHEREAS THE BLUE AREAS ARE PROPOSED FOR URBAN.
THOSE URBAN AREAS ARE PRIMARILY THE REGIONAL CENTERS, 12 REGIONAL CENTERS, SPECIFICALLY, THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT EITHER CURRENTLY OR PROJECTED TO HAVE 15,000 OR MORE JOBS BY 2040.
LASTLY, THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT IS THE IDENTIFIABLE AREA IN THE GREEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXHIBIT, WHICH IS THE DOWNTOWN AREA REGIONAL CENTER. I THINK BY MOST FOLKS THEY RECOGNIZE THAT AS THE CITY'S CORE, THE CITY'S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
WE DID CATEGORIZE THAT AT CBD. WHAT LAYER WE DID PLACE ON THE EXHIBIT WAS SPECIFIC TO THE COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION ACTION GROUP OR THE CRAG AREA, WHICH IS THE 36 SQUARE MILES THAT EXISTED IN 1938 FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. THIS IS AN AREA WHERE MANY OF THE INNER CITY INCENTIVE PROGRAMS WERE RECOMMENDED AND ADOPTED BY THIS COUNCIL IN THE '80S. AND SO A LOT OF THE LOTS WITHIN THIS AREA ARE IN FACT MORE URBAN IN CHARACTER. THEY TEND TO BE SMALLER AND THEY DO HAVE MORE INTENSE DEVELOPMENT. SO WE DID THINK IT WAS REASONABLE, THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THAT WE HAD, THAT WE ACCEPT THAT RECOMMENDATION.
WE DID ADD THE CRAG AREA, WHICH IS THE SQUARE AREA AROUND THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, AS AN URBAN CATEGORY. RELATED TO THE DWELLING UNIT AND DENSITY FACTORS, THOSE AREAS ARE PRESCRIBED WITHIN -- THE LIMITATIONS ARE PRESCRIBED WITHIN STATE LAW SO THESE ARE THE AREAS WE WILL BE PROVIDING IN THE ORDINANCE THAT WE ARE IN FACT COMPLYING WITH.
THE PROPOSAL FACTOR LIMITS ARE PROVIDED IN THE STATE LAW. SO WE ARE, AGAIN, COMPLYING FULLY WITH THAT REQUIREMENT. THIS IS A SAMPLE CALCULATION AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY BASED ON A SPECIFIC PROJECT, MORE JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE IMPACT OF HOUSE BILL 1526.
SO THE EXAMPLE IS IF THERE WERE A 60-UNIT MULTIFAMILY PROJECT WITH AN AVERAGE LAND VALUE OF $50,000, THEN THE FEE IN LIEU TODAY WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $15,000.
AND SO TODAY UNDER THE NEW BILL IF IT WERE AN URBAN -- SORRY, A SUBURBAN PROPERTY, THEN IT WOULD REQUIRE A $15,000 FEE SHOULD THEY CHOOSE THE FEE IN LIEU OF ASPECT.
HOWEVER, IF THEY WERE URBAN, THEN IT WOULD BE 3750. AND IF THEY WERE WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, IT WILL APPROXIMATELY $375. THIS IS REFLECTIVE OF THE STATE
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LAW REQUIREMENT THAT AS AN AREA GETS MORE INTENSE THAT THE EXPECTATION ON THE CITY'S SIDE IS THAT WE WOULD BE REQUIRING LESSER FEES AND LESSER PARKLAND IN MORE INTENSE AREAS.AGAIN, THIS SLIDE SHOWS THAT OUR CURRENT PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENT, WHICH IS 35503, THE MAJORITY OF THE CURRENT ORDINANCE DOES NOT CHANGE. IT STAYS THE SAME.
VERY LITTLE ISS ACTUALLY BEING IMPACTED OTHERWISE BY THE STATE LAW WHEN IT COMES TO THE AMOUNT OF PARKLAND DEDICATED PER SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT, WHICH IS WHERE WE GET THE MAJORITY OF OUR PARKLAND DEDICATION. THE FORMULAS THAT WE USE AND ALSO ANY CREDITS FOR PARKLAND AMENITIES, NONE OF THIS IS CHANGING.
SO THIS IS THE BULK OF THE PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNEW THAT NONE OF THIS RIGHT HERE THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS CHANGING.
IN TERMS OF THE ADOPTION TIMELINE, WE BRIEFED THE PLANNING COMMISSION YESTERDAY AT THEIR WORK SESSION. WE ARE TODAY HERE AT THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REQUESTING THAT THIS BE FORWARDED TO THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. WE WILL BE REQUESTING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT THEY ARE HEARING ON OCTOBER 11, AND ULTIMATELY REQUESTING THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER THIS BY OCTOBER 9 SO THAT WE CAN COMPLYS REQUIREMENT THAT EVERYTHING IS SUBMITTED TO THE BEXAR APPRAISAL DISTRICT BY DECEMBER 1.
MADAME CHAIR, WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AS
WELL AS PARKS DIRECTOR, HOMER GARCIA. >> GARCIA: THANK YOU, RUDY.
SO I'M GLAD THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPACT OUR LOCAL POLICIES A WHOLE LOT.
>> YEAH, IT REALLY DOES HAVE -- IN TERMS OF POLICY, VERY MINIMAL IMPACT.
THE ONLY SECTION WHERE IT REALLY WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT IS JUST AS IT RELATES TO
MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THOSE CATEGORIES. >> GARCIA: AND AS FAR AS
PROCESS, IT DOESN'T AFFECT TOO MUCH EITHER, RIGHT? >> NO, MA'AM.
FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE SUBMITTING PROJECTS THE SAME WAY THEY DO TODAY.
>> GARCIA: CAN YOU REMIND ME WHERE THE IN LIEU OF FEES GO AGAIN?
>> HOMER, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT ONE? >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR.
HOMER GARCIA, PARKS DIRECTOR. THE IN LIEU FEES THAT ARE COLLECTED , THEY GO INTO A FUND THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY MANAGES. I KNOW BEST EXAMPLE I CAN GIVE, I KNOW TREE MITIGATION FUND, VERY POPULAR. SAME CONCEPT.
FEES THAT COME IN, THOSE ARE COLLECTED ON THE FRONT END BY DSD.
PARKS THEN SPENDS THOSE ON THE BACK END. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT PREVIOUSLY THE UDC PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES COLLECTED WERE RESTRICTED TO USE WITHIN A FOUR-MILE RADIUS OF THE DEVELOPMENT. THAT CHANGED AS OF JANUARY 1 OF THIS YEAR WHEN UDC AMENDMENTS WENT INTO EFFECT. AND SO NOW WE NO LONGER HAVE THAT GEOGRAPHIC LIMIT. IT IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT THAT COMES IN AND SO THOSE ARE USED TO REALLY JUST AUGMENT ANY IMMEDIATE NEEDS THAT MAY COME UP OR POTENTIAL FUNDED PROJECTS, WHETHER IT'S THE BOND OR CIP PROJECTS OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
WE DO PROGRAM THOSE DIRECTLY AND SO NOW WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE LATITUDE TO DO THAT.
>> GARCIA: WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS SO I'LL TAKE MY COLLEAGUES. WELL, ALL RIGHT.
SO THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
COUNCILMAN PELAEZ AND COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> GARCIA: MOTION CARRIES. PERFECT.
THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING FOR TODAY. THANK YOU, ALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.