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>> MUNGIA: GOOD MORNING. THE TIME IS NOW 10:01 A.M. ON JUNE 23RD, 2026.
THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IS CALLED TO ORDER.
>> CLERK: CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
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>> CLERK: CHAIR, WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> MUNGIA: EXCELLENT.
FIRST ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? CAN I GET A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE? MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAYAYE? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. PUBLIC COMMENT, ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK?
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>> CLERK: THERE ARE NONE. >> MUNGIA: EXCELLENT. WHAT WE'LL DO IS HAVE THE STAFF PRESENT BOTH, ONE RIGHT AFTER ANOTHER, AND WE WILL ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS FOR BOTH SINCE THEY ARE PRETTY RELATED. BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT. I HAVE THREE INTERNS JOINING US TODAY, IF YOU WANT TO STAND UP IN THE BACK, D-4 INTERNS.
I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF INTERNS OVER HERE AT CITY HALL AND ALL THE CONFERENCE ROOMS ARE BOOKED. I'M GLAD THEY GET TO SEE THEIR FIRST PCDC MEETING ON SOME GOOD TOPICS. WITH THAT, WE'LL BEGIN ON ITEM NUMBER 2.
VERONICA WILL DO THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> GARCIA: GOOD MORNING. I'M VERONICA GARCIA, DIRECTOR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT. I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE WE ALSO HAVE A SUMMER AMBASSADOR HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. YAY!
>> GARCIA: SO LOTS OF FUTURE LEADERS IN THE ROOM. IT'S A GREAT TOPIC TO TALK ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REFRESH. FOR THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY IN CONVERSATION ABOUT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY THROUGH MANY CHANNELS. THIS SUMMER, WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND, AS WELL AS THE SHIP REFRESH AND OUR FEDERAL FUNDING GRANTS.
WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS THIS PAST WINTER WITH OUR SPECIAL HOUSING SUPPLY TASK FORCE WORK AND WE HAVE HAD OUR ONGOING PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN.
ALL OF THAT IS GUIDING TWO IMPORTANT EFFORTS WE ARE BRIEFING YOU ON TODAY.
OUR STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REFRESH AND OUR HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN. WILL TODAY, I'M JOINED BY OUR SHIP PARTNERS INCLUDING OPPORTUNITY, MICHAEL REYES FROM OPPORTUNITY HOME SAN ANTONIO AND PETE ALANESEWITH THE HOUSING TRUST CARMONAAND DAVID SCHWARTZ ARE HERE.
DAVID HAS SUPPORTED OUR WORK ON THE SHIP AND THE HOUSING POLICY FRAMEWORK SINCE 2017, WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR TEAM AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP THESE EFFORTS.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS HOW OUR TWO PLANNING EFFORTS ARE WORKING TOGETHER, AS LEADERS ON THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE YOU ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE SHIP BUT FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MAY NOT KNOW, THE SHIP IS A PLAN TO CREATE AND PRESERVE OVER 28,000 HOMES THROUGH 2031. THE CITY, THE COUNTY, OPPORTUNITY HOME AND SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST ARE ALL PARTNERS IN IMPLEMENTING THIS PLAN. COUNCIL ADOPTED THE SHIP AT THE VERY END OF 2022, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE JUST STARTED THE FIFTH YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION.
THE SHIP HELPS GUIDE OUR WORK ACROSS MANY FUNDING SOURCES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL FUND, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND, AND OF COURSE, OUR FEDERAL HUD GRANTS.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE ENSURING THAT OUR PLANNING EFFORTS ARE FULLY ALIGNED ALONG THE WAY. FROM THE BEGINNING, THE SHIP HAS BEEN A LIVING DOCUMENT, NOW AT OUR HALFWAY POINT, IMPLEMENTATION, THE SHIP PARTNERS ARE USING THIS MOMENT TO ENSURE OUR GOALS STILL ALIGN WITH COMMUNITY NEED AND OUR EXISTING RESOURCES. THIS REFRESH EFFORT IS NOT A REWRITE.
INSTEAD, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCORPORATE WHAT COMMUNITY CONVERSATION STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL AS HOMELESS STRATEGY AND SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, SHELTER AND HOUSING PLAN. IN 2020 AND 2021, WHEN WE WERE DRAFTING THE SHIP AND OUR CURRENT CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WE WERE FACING SIGNIFICANT SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AS WELL AS UNCERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDING, AND THE HOUSING BOND WAS NOT YET ESTABLISHED.
FOUR YEARS LATER, WE HAVE EXPERIENCE NAVIGATING THESE ISSUES AND HAVE LEARNED A LOT ALONG THE WAY. AS OF MARCH OF 2026, SO FOUR AND A HALF YEAR POINT OF THE PLAN, WE'RE AT 41% OF THE WAY TO OUR SHIP GOAL. HOWEVER, OUR GOAL IS REALLY SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL GOALS FOR RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS, INCLUDING ACROSS PRODUCTION
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AND PRESERVATION. SO WHILE THE OVERALL GOAL IS ON TRACK, WE REALLY GET MORE OF THE STORY WHEN WE DEEP DIVE INTO SOME OF THE INDIVIDUAL METRICS.THIS CHART SHOWS OUR PROGRESS ACROSS FOUR CATEGORIES. WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS, SOME TRENDS BECOME CLEAR. WE ARE ALMOST AT 90% OF OUR HOMEOWNER PRODUCTION GOAL AND CAN LIKELY DO MORE IN THIS CATEGORY. AND WE HAVE PRESERVED OVER 2100 OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES THROUGH OUR HOME REHAB PROGRAMS BUT WE ARE ONLY AT 20% OF THE GOAL OF NEARLY 11,000 HOMES. A LOT OF THAT IS DUE TO INCREASING CONSTRUCTION COSTS AS WELL AS LIMITED CAPACITY OF OUR TEAM, OUR CONTRACTORS AND OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS. FOR THE RENTAL PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION CATEGORIES, WE WILL BE INCORPORATING THE WORK LEARNED FROM OUR SPECIAL HOUSING SUPPLY GOALS THAT THIS COMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED ON IN MARCH. WE'LL ALSO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH HOMELESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THIS GOAL INCLUDES UPDATES FROM THE SHELTER AND HOUSING PLAN AND GOALS, RENTAL PRODUCTION IS REALLY CLOSE TO BENCHMARK AND RENTAL PRESERVATION IS ALREADY AT 73% OF THE GOAL. MUCH OF THIS PROGRESS IS LED BY OPPORTUNITY HOME AND THE PRESERVATION CATEGORY, SO AS WE CONSIDER ADJUSTING OUR GOALS, THIS IS ANOTHER AREA TO CONSIDER FOR A POTENTIAL INCREASE.
THIS IS A REMINDER OF OUR SPECIAL HOUSING SUPPLY GOALS AND FOR EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES, WE CONSIDERED BOTH THE NEED IN THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT COULD BE ACHIEVED IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. IN TOTAL, THE REPORT ESTIMATES -- HAS A GOAL OF 3250 NEW RENTAL HOMES ACROSS FOUR CATEGORIES, WHO REALLY NEED EXTRA CONSIDERATION TO DEVELOP HOUSING. FIRST WE LOOKED AT VETERANS WITH HOUSING VOUCHERS AND SET A GOAL OF 250 UNITS EITHER PRODUCED OR PRESERVED, SO REALLY LOOKING AT HOW WE WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF VETERAN-FOCUSED HOUSING WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ON-SITE. NEXT WE LOOK AT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH VISION AND HEARING IMPAIRMENTS, SET A GOAL OF 500 HOMES. MUCH OF THIS, WE ARE LOOKING AT ACHIEVING AS WE UPDATE OUR UNIVERSAL DESIGN GUIDELINES AND MAKE REQUIREMENTS THROUGH OUR GAP FUNDING WORK.
FOR OLDER ADULTS, THE SHIP ALREADY HAS A GOAL OF 1200 UNITS BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS, WE BELIEVE WE CAN ACHIEVE AT LEAST DOUBLE THAT WITH THE TIME REMAINING.
A LOT OF THAT IS USING EXISTING TOOLS SUCH AS THE TAX CREDIT PROGRAM.
THE FINAL CATEGORY OF LGBTQ PLUS YOUTH, THERE IS REALLY LIMITED RESOURCES, FEDERAL RESOURCES FOR THIS GROUP SO OUR GOAL IS 100 HOMES INCLUDING SOME HOME-SHARING HOMES, AND WE LOOKED AT HOW THE CAPACITY OF OUR NON-PROFITS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE HOMES THAT WE ARE CREATING FOR YOUTH HAVE PLENTY OF SUPPORT IN PLACE SO THAT THEY CAN STAY HOUSED IN THE LONG TERM. THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE ENGAGEMENT WE HAVE BEEN DOING TO SUPPORT THIS WORK.
WE STILL HAVE A FEW COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO GO. WE WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED MEETINGS IN EACH OF THEIR DISTRICTS.
SO THANK YOU. WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THROUGH THIS PROCESS NOW WILL REALLY HELP GUIDE OUR WORK OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WHAT WE'VE HEARD SO FAR IS THAT THERE IS AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS SO WE REALLY WANT TO STAY FOCUSED ON CREATING MORE AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOMES. WE'VE ALSO SEEN INCREASED COSTS FOR HOME REHAB. A LOT OF THAT IS DUE TO THE OLDER HOMES THAT WE'RE HELPING. THEY NEED A LOT MORE WORK, INCLUDING MORE RECONSTRUCTIONS THAN WE ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED. WE ALSO SEE CONTINUED NEED IN PRESERVING THE EXISTING AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOMES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'VE SEEN THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR MORE VARIETY IN THE HOUSING TYPES THAT WE'RE CREATING, WHETHER THAT'S A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, OR CONGREGATE LIVING HOMES AS WELL AS LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER TYPE OF OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES CAN WE LOOK AT BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. FOR THE NEXT STEPS, AS WE FINALIZE OUR SHIP REFRESH WORK, WE'LL HAVE A FEW MORE CONVERSATIONS THIS SUMMER. WE'LL BE BRIEFING BOTH THE HOUSING COMMISSION AND THIS COMMITTEE ON POTENTIAL SHIP GOAL UPDATES AND GETTING YOUR FEEDBACK ON THOSE. WE WILL BE GOING TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WHICH IS OUR FIVE-YEAR PLANNING EFFORT, AND OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER, WE EXPECT TO BRING THE FINAL SHIP REFRESH FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. SO NEXT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO VERONICA GONZALEZ TO GO OVER THE INFORMATION ON OUR HUD CONSOLIDATED PLANNING EFFORTS.
>> GONZALEZ: GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M VERONICA GONZALEZ,
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES.JOINING ME IS MARK CARMONAFROM THE STRATEGY DEPARTMENT AND HSD AND HOMELESS SERVICES AND STRATEGY DEPARTMENT ARE JOINTLY DEVELOPING THE FISCAL YEAR 2027-2031 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN -- SORRY.
LET'S GET THAT. WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
IT'S STILL IN DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN INFORMED THROUGH AN ONGOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. TOGETHER, BOTH THESE DRAFT PLANS WILL OUTLINE HOW THE CITY PLANS TO INVEST FEDERAL RESO RESOURCES TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. EACH YEAR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO RECEIVES FOUR FEDERAL ENTITLEMENT GRANTS FROM HUD. THESE GRANTS SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS, AND HELP INCOME-RESTRICTED RESIDENTS TO STAY ELIGIBLE FOR THESE FUNDS, THE CITY MUST SUBMIT THESE TWO KEY DOCUMENTS. THE FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET. OUR LARGEST GRANT HERE IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT OR CDBG. IT IS OUR MOST FLEXIBLE COMPARED TO THE OTHER SMALLER GRANTS, SUPPORTING NOT JUST AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT ALSO OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT HELP FAMILIES IN NEED OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SUPPORTS.
THE HOME GRANT IS FOCUSED SOLELY ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOUSING SERVICES.
THE HOPWA SPECIFICALLY SERVES RESIDENTS LIVING WITH HIV OR AIDS AND FINALLY, THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT HELPS PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. HOPWA IS MANAGED BY THE CITY'S HOMELESS STRATEGY -- HOMELESS SERVICES AND STRATEGY DEPARTMENT.
HERE IS HOW THE TWO PLANS FIT TOGETHER AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
THE FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN IS OUR LONG-TERM ROAD MAP.
IT SETS OUR PRIORITIES, IDENTIFIES COMMUNITY NEEDS AND GUIDES HOW WE INVEST THESE FUNDS OVER FIVE YEARS. THIS PLAN APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN 2021 IS NOW IN ITS FINAL YEAR, AND THE COMMUNITY WORK FOR THE NEXT PLAN COVERING 2027-2031 IS ALREADY UNDERWAY. THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET IS THE YEAR-TO-YEAR PIECE. IT TAKES THAT LONG-TERM ROAD MAP, THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, AND PUTS THAT STRATEGY INTO ACTION EACH YEAR. FISCAL YEAR 2027 BEGINS THE NEW FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND ITS ACTIVITIES ARE BEING SHAPED BY THE COMMUNITY PRIORITIES WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON NOW. WE WILL COVER THOSE IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES. A DRAFT OF BOTH PLANS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON JULY 6 ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, GIVING OUR COMMUNITY CLEAR ACCESS AND FURTHER OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN. AND THAT BRINGS US TO HOW THE NEW FIVE-YEAR PLAN IS BEING ACTIVELY SHAPED BY WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY. TO ENSURE WE CAPTURE ESSENTIAL FEEDBACK, THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITY NEEDS SURVEY WITH OVER 829 RESPONSES RECEIVED, ONGOING ENGAGEMENT THROUGH AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONVERSATIONS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, ACTIVE STAKEHOLDER DISCUSSIONS AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THAT'S OPEN NOW THROUGH AUGUST 5TH. IT IS ALSO INFORMED BY THE MAJOR PLANS AND REPORTS THAT GUIDE OUR HOUSING WORK IN SAN ANTONIO, LIKE THE SHIP, THE SPECIAL HOUSING SUPPLY TASK FORCE REPORT, THE HOUSING AND SHELTER FRAMEWORK AND CURRENT COMMUNITY NEEDS AND MARKET CONDITIONS. BUILDING ON THAT FOUNDATION, A FEW CLEAR THEMES ARE EMERGING AROUND PRESERVING AND BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, INVESTING IN HOMELESS SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS STREETS AND SIDEWALKS FOR SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
TOGETHER, THESE INPUTS HAVE SHAPED THE DRAFT PRIORITY NEEDS FOR 2027 THROUGH 2031, CONSOLIDATED PLAN, AND REMAIN FOCUSED HERE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH CONTINUES TO BE THE TOP NEED. MOST OF OUR FEDERAL DOLLARS DO GO TOWARDS CREATING AND PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN SAN ANTONIO.
THE SECOND PRIORITY IS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. SPECIAL POPULATIONS MAY INCLUDE YOUTH, OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. LASTLY, SIDEWALKS AND STRONGER COMMUNITY SPACES. THIS WORK BUILDS ON EFFORTS IN BOTH HOUSING AND SERVICES. TOGETHER, THESE PRIORITIES FOCUS ON STABLE HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS FACING THE HIGHEST BARRIERS AND WILL COLLECTIVELY GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF FISCAL YEAR ' '27-2027 ACTION PLAN.
WITH THOSE PRIORITIES IN MIND, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE FEDERAL ALLOCATIONS THAT MAKE THESE EFFORTS POSSIBLE THROUGH OUR FISCAL YEAR 2027 ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, HUD RELEASED OUR FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR 2027.
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THIS INCLUDES CDBG, HOME, HOPWA IN APRIL. THE CITY DOESN'T APPLY FOR THESE SPECIFIC AMOUNTS. CONGRESS AUTHORIZES THEM EACH YEAR AND HUD DISTRIBUTES THEM TO THE CITY THROUGH A FORMULA. THE CENTER COLUMN YOU SEE HERE IS FOR THE ANTICIPATED PROGRAM INCOME. THAT REPRESENTS FUNDING THAT COMES BACK TO THE CITY FROM PAST LOANS, PARTICULARLY FROM MULTI-FAMILY PROJECTS THAT ARE I CAN MAKING P I-- MAKING PAYMENTS BACK TO THE CITY. THEY MUST BE INVESTED IN ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES THAT ADVANCE OUR PRIORITIES. WHEN WE INCLUDE THIS PROGRAM INCOME, OUR TOTAL BUDGET FOR '27 COMES TO $23.8 MILLION. OVERALL THE TOTAL ALLOCATION FOR THIS YEAR SLIGHTLY INCREASED ABOUT .6% OVER LAST YEAR.NOW WE WILL GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE THREE PRIORITIES. THE FIRST PRIORITY FOCUSING AS I MENTIONED ON THE CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE TOTAL PROPOSED INVESTMENT ACROSS CDBG AND HOME IS $11 HADN'T 1 MILLION.
STARTING WITH MAJOR HOME REHAB, THE PROPOSED FEDERAL INVESTMENT HERE FOR JUST THE FEDERAL PORTION IS $3.8 MILLION. THESE ARE THE DOLLARS YOU ARE AWARE ARE USED FOR MAJOR REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION FOR LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS.
A PORTION OF CDBG IS ALSO USED TO HELP STAFF THESE PROGRAMS. BASED ON THIS, THE TOTAL PROPOSED FUNDING LEVEL FOR MAJOR REHAB IS SUSTAINED AT $6.9 MILLION SUPPORTED BY NOT JUST FEDERAL DOLLARS BUT ALSO OUR GENERAL FUND.
THE NEXT MAJOR AREA IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITH A PROPOSED INVESTMENT OF $6.2 MILLION. THESE ARE THE GAP FUNDS USED TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF NEW RENTAL AND FOR-SALE HOMES. OPERATING SUPPORT FOR LOCAL NON-PROFIT HOUSING PARTNER IS ALSO FUNDED TO DELIVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH THE HOME GRANT. WE CAN ONLY USE UP TO 5% OF THE HOME GRANT TO PROVIDE THIS TO OUR COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS. DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANT IS FUNDED AS WELL WITH HOME DOLLARS AND CAN PROVIDE FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNERS WITH UP TO $30,000 FOR DOWNPAYMENT AND CLOSING COSTS. THE KEY TAKE-AWAY HERE IS THAT THE LARGEST SHARE OF FEDERAL FUNDING AS YOU SEE, $11.1 MILLION IN TOTAL, IS PROPOSED TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND PRESERVATION.
THE SECOND PRIORITY IS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WITH THE TOTAL PROPOSED INVESTMENT OF $6 MILLION ACROSS CDBG, ESG AND HOPWA.
IN ADDITION TO CREATING AND PRESERVING HOUSING, THESE FEDERAL FUNDS ALSO SUPPORT SEVERAL HOUSING-RELATED AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. THE ESG GRANT CONTRIBUTES $1.2 MILLION IN SERVICES THAT MAY HELP STREET OUTREACH, EMERGENCY SHELTER, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND RAPID REHOUSING ASSISTANCE. THE HHSD DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH DELEGATE AGENCIES TO DELIVER THESE SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
THESE ACTIVITIES OFTEN MEET AT ONE OF THE -- MEET PEOPLE AT ONE OF THE HARDEST POINTS IN THEIR LIVES, PROVIDING BOTH ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT.
THE HOPWA GRANT TOTALLING $3.5 MILLION SOLELY SUPPORTS SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV OR AIDS AND IS ONE OF THE FEW SOURCES TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO THEIR STABLE HOUSING AND SERVICE NEEDS. WE ALSO USE FEDERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR CITY'S RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. INCLUDING FUNDING FOR TWO FAMILY SUPPORT WORKERS WHO FOCUS ON EVICTION PREVENTION SUPPORT TO HELP KEEP FAMILIES HOUSED.
AS WE ARE AWARE, EARLY INTERVENTION HELPS PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND PROMOTES LONG-TERM HOUSING STABILITY IN THE COMMUNITY. FEDERAL FUNDS ALSO SUPPORT FOR HOUSING SERVICES HERE. WILL THIS INCLUDES TWO FULL-TIME HUD CERTIFIED HOUSING COUNSELORS WHO HELP PROTECT FAIR ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION SUMMER YOUTH AND EXTENDED HOURS PROGRAM.
THESE PROGRAMS OPERATE IN COMMUNITY CENTERS ACROSS THE CITY AND GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE A SAFE PLACE TO GO DURING THE SUMMER AND IN THE EVENING WITH STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMING. PRIORITY THREE FOCUSES ON NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION WITH A PROPOSED INVESTMENT OF $3.4 MILLION IN CDBG FUNDS. THE LARGEST SHARE OF THIS $3.4 MILLION SUPPORTS IMPROVEMENTS TO STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
THESE PROJECTS ARE FOCUSED ON SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITY AND OVERALL NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY.
FUNDING IS ALSO PROPOSED FOR FAMILY SUPPORT WORKERS WHO CONNECT RESIDENTS FACING CODE ISSUES WITH RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE. THIS HELPS RESIDENTS RESOLVE CONCERNS PROACTIVELY AND SUPPORTS THEM IN STAYING SAFE AND COMPLIANT RATHER THAN RELYING ON PUNITIVE MEASURES. FINALLY, THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR FREE FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND BENEFITS NAVIGATION THROUGH THE FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTERS. THIS PROGRAM MANAGED BY DHS PROVIDES FREE FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND BENEFITS NAVIGATION FOR RESIDENTS TO HELP THEM BUILD FINANCIAL STABILITY. TOGETHER, THESE INVESTMENTS STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS BY ENHANCING SAFE, ACCESSIBLE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS AND SUPPORT VULNERABLE FAMILIES
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WHO NEED EXTRA HELP. HERE'S A TIMELINE ITSELF. WE LAUNCHED OUR ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IN APRIL AND IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD CLOSING AUGUST 5TH. THIS INCLUDES OUR UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO ENSURE THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO A DRAFT OF BOTH PLANS THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY DEVELOPING NOW. THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE BY JULY 6 ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. STAFF BRIEFED THE HOUSING COMMISSION LAST WEEK AND WE ARE HERE TODAY AT PCDC. THE FINAL CONSOLIDATED PLAN ANNUL ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION ON AUGUST 8TH. AND THE CITY MUST SUBMIT BOTH PLANS TO HUD BY AUGUST 16TH. THIS IS A NON-NEGOTIATABLE FEDERAL DEADLINE.THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> MUNGIA: THANK YOU FOR THOSE PRESENTATIONS. JUST REALLY QUICK ON THE FIRST ONE, I WILL CONTINUE TO SAY I THINK SHIP IS ONE OF THE BEST POLICY THINGS THE CITY HAS DONE AND I THINK IT'S CERTAINLY WHAT I WOULD CALL A CROWN JEWEL OF THE CITY. I THINK THE CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT ON THIS IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. WE DON'T SEE THAT WITH A LOT OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND A LOT OF OTHER BIG PROGRAMS THAT WE DO, SO THIS ONE JUST NEVER SAT ON THE SHELF.
IT'S CONTINUOUSLY LOOKED AT, TURNED PAGES OVER AND OVER. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE OUTREACH EVENT IN DISTRICT 4 AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION. THERE WAS DIFFERENT IDEAS, SOME GOOD QUESTIONS, A LOT OF PARTICIPATION. THE STAFF EVEN HAD ME PARTICIPATE WITH MY OWN POST-IT NOTES GOING AROUND ALL THE TABLES. I THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD WAY OF ENGAGING FOLKS AND TELLING THEM ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE DO AND THEN GETTING THEIR IDEAS THAT MIGHT BE OUT OF THE BOX SOMETIMES, BUT IMPO IMPORTANT. THEN WITH THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, I THINK $23 MILLION IN THIS DAY AND AGE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TRULY A BLESSING TO CONTINUE TO GET THAT, EVEN WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IS REALLY I THINK A BIG DEAL, CONSIDERING THE CUTS THAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, MAJOR INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO MAKE HERE.
SO BEFORE I GO ON, I WILL ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ABOUT EITHER PRESENTATION? COUNCIL MEMBER GALVAN? >> GALVAN: THERE YOU GO.
SORRY. IT WAS FLASHING AT ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. A COUPLE QUICK -- WELL, FIRST, THANK YOU TO THE TEAM AT HSD FOR THE PREVIEW OF THINGS YOU HAD WITH ME AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY MEETING WE HAD TWO WEEKS AGO, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND AS WELL WITH SOME OF MY TEAM. I HAD A REALLY GREAT TIME AND ENJOYED SEEING THE DIFFERENT POST-IT NOTES, SEEING WHERE EVERYBODY WAS COMING FROM. IT WAS REALLY INTERESTED TO COME TO THAT EVENT. THANK YOU FOR HOSTING THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO ASK, KIND OF THE LARGE-SCALE, I NOTICE WITH THE PRESENTATION, OF COURSE, THEY WERE DONE VERY WELL ON MANY OF THESE GOALS. DO WE HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THESE GOALS, WHERE THEY FIT IN WITH PRODUCTION PRESERVATION FOR HOMEOWNER
AND RENTAL? >> GARCIA: YES, ALL OF THEM HAVE SPECIFIC BREAKDOWNS, ANYWHERE FOR HOMES FROM 30% AND BELOW UP TO 120% FOR HOME OWNERSHIP.
THE SHIP HAS THOSE INDIVIDUAL DETAILED GOALS AND OUR WEBSITE, WE DO TRACK HOW
WE'RE DOING FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE AMI LEVELS. >> GALVAN: WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, SEND THAT OVER TO ME SO I CAN REVIEW. THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT. SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS I WAS THINKING ABOUT, OVERWALL THE HOUSING LANDSCAPE, I SEE THE HOUSING LANDSCAPE SHIFTING WITH SHIP.
I KNOW WE'RE EXPANDING A LOT OF OUR UNITS HERE WHICH IS VERY NEEDED BUT DO YOU SEE ANYTHING SHIFTING THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT, HAS THE HOUSING DEBT CONTINUED TO GROW? I KNOW WE ARE LOOKING AT THE DEEPEST AFFORDABILITY STILL.
>> GARCIA: YES. WE DO SEE CONTINUED NEED FOR ALL TYPES OF HOUSING.
WE MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION THE NEED FOR DIFFERENT KINDS, EVEN SOME THAT MAYBE WE ARE NOT TRACKING RIGHT NOW WHICH IS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING THAT WE KNOW IS REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IN THE SHIP REFRESH, WE WANT TO ADD THAT.
WE DID THAT WITH THE START OF THE SHIP WHERE WE ADDED A SEPARATE METRIC FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, SO WE WANT TO SEE HOW WE CAN INCORPORATE TRANSITIONAL CONGREGATE HOME TYPE HOUSING INTO THESE GOALS. THAT'S ONE OF OUR EFFORTS.
AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE BROADER LANDSCAPE, WE DO CONTINUE TO SEE CHALLENGES WITH BUILDING ALL TYPES OF HOUSING BUT ESPECIALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO WHEN WE ARE LOOKING FOR RENTS THAT ARE LOWER, ESPECIALLY TO MEET THE INCOME NEEDS IN SAN ANTONIO, THE COST TO BUILD AN AFFORDABLE HOME IN MANY CASES IS THE SAME COST TO BUILD A MARKET RATE HOME.
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FOR RECEIVING CITY INCENTIVES, WE ARE ASKING DEVELOPMENT TEAMS TO GO BEYOND THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOUSING, THEY DON'T JUST NEED A CHEAP PLACE TO STAY. WHEN WE FOCUS ON JUST THAT ONE ELEMENT, WE FIND PEOPLE FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SO WHEN WE'RE PUTTING CITY INCENTIVES TO PROJECT, WE ARE ACTUALLY RAISING THE BAR FOR BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ASKING FOR ON-SITE SERVICES, ASKING FOR SAFETY NETS IN SOME CASES FOR RENTAL, PEOPLE WHO FALL BEHIND ON THEIR RENT. SO SOME DEVELOPERS ARE ABLE TO DO THAT. WE'RE ASKING FOR MORE COMMUNITY SPACES LIKE A SPACE FOR KIDS AFTER SCHOOL AND FOR THAT TO BE STAFFED. MANY CASES THAT ACTUALLY RAISES THE COST OF BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOMES EVEN MORE. SO WE'RE COGNIZANT OF THAT AND WE ARE PROVIDING THAT AND SEEING THAT IN THE GAP FUNDING AWARDS THAT WE'RE NEEDING TO MAKE TO MAKE THAT HOUSING POSSIBLE. SO WHILE WE ARE COGNIZANT OF THE NUMBER OF UNITS, WE'RE REALLY HIGHLY FOCUSED ON WHAT IS THE QUALITY OF THE HOUSING THAT THE CITY IS INCENTING TO BUILD. WE DON'T SEE THAT TREND CHANGING MUCH. IN FACT, WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE A STRONGER FOCUS ON WHATTHOSE SUPPORTS ARE. >> GALVAN: THAT'S GREAT. YOU HIGHLIGHTED THAT IN THE CDBG PORTION AS WELL SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, TOO, PUBLIC SCHOOL COLLABORATIONS, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT THERE.
BUT TO YOUR POINT, THIS DOES REQUIRE MORE SUPPORT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
YEAH. UNDERSTOOD THERE. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED FOCUS ON CONSTRUCTION FINANCING OR JUST OVERALL COST OF CONSTRUCTION.
DO YOU ALSO SEE ANYTHING WITHIN LAND USE THAT IS HELPFUL OR IMPACTFUL AS WELL
TO THE LANDSCAPE RIGHT NOW IN SAN ANTONIO? >> GARCIA: YES.
WE HAVE SEEN SOME QUESTIONS ON EXISTING ZONING. I THINK THE RECENT HOUSE BILL THAT PASSED THAT HELPED US CHANGE, WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO CHANGE THE ZONING DEPENDING ON IF IT IS A COMMERCIAL SPACE, WE CAN KIND OF HAVE THAT AS OF RIGHT NOW TO BUILD MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING SO THAT'S BEEN POSITIVE. WE'VE HAD SOME RENTAL PRODUCTION THAT MAYBE WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, PERHAPS WOULD NOT HAVE GOT THE ZONING SUPPORTED TO BE CHANGED BUT WE WERE STILL ABLE TO PROCEED WITH THOSE PROJECTS AND SOME OF THOSE DID HAVE CITY INCENTIVES IN THEM SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY POSITIVE AND
HELPFUL. >> GALVAN: DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANY CHANGES TO THESE OR
RECOMMENDATIONS TO IT WITHIN THE SHIP REFRESH AT ALL? >> GARCIA: NO, WE DON'T.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT CHANGING MANY OF THE STRATEGIES WITHIN THE SHIP BECAUSE WE NEED MORE TIME TO FINISH INMPLEMENTING SOME OF THEM. WE WANT TO FOCUS ON SOME OF THE GOALS, SOME AREAS WERE WAY FAR AND ABOVE THE 40% MARK.
THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN WE'RE DONE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN HOME OWNERSHIP.
SO ADJUSTING THOSE GOALS, ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT MORE, WHAT IS A READJUSTED GOAL FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS IS IMPORTANT, AND THEN IN SOME AREAS, IT'S UNLIKELY WE WILL MEET THE ORIGINAL GOAL THAT WAS SET, SUCH AS HOME REHAB. MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE INCREASING COSTS AND LIMITED CAPACITY. SO LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN READJUST THOSE SO THEY'RE REALISTIC WITH THE TIME AND RESOURCES WE HAVE REMAINING, AND WHAT AREAS SHOULD WE LOOK AT MAKING UPWARD INCREASES. WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO ADJUST THE 28,000 UNIT DOWN BUT LOOK AT WHERE SHOULD RESOURCES CONTINUE TO BE
FOCUSED. >> GALVAN: GOT IT. WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE THAT
CONVERSATION TAKING PLACE? >> GARCIA: THAT WILL BE WHEN WE COME BACK TO YOU IN AUGUST
FOR THAT BRIEFING. >> GALVAN: GOT IT. OKAY.
THANK YOU. LAST QUICK THING. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS NUMEROUS TIMES AND I AM GOING TO KEEP ADVOCATING FOR IT BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL WHEN WE LOOK AT COST OF CONSTRUCTION, IN PARTICULAR, FINDING WAYS TO REVIEW A EVOLVING HOUSING PRODUCTION FUND, SOME OF THE HOUSING TRUST FUND, EXPAND THAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN. SIMILAR TO THE WAYS ATLANTA HAS, MARYLAND, CHICAGO AS WELL WITH THE RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT FUND TO TRY TO ADJUST SOME OF THOSE GAPS, AND THE EVALUATION BETWEEN OUR BOND AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND HOW THEY'RE STRUCTURED, OF COURSE, IN DIFFERENT STATES. I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL PARTICULARLY THAT WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF THAT WORK BEING DONE BY SIMILAR AUTHORITIES OR BY SIMILAR ENTITIES AS HOUSING TRUSTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PRIMARILY FOCUSING IN ON AFFORDABILITY LEVELS. INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE HERE IN OUR CITY AND WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> GARCIA: THANK YOU. >> MUNGIA: I THINK PETE WILL ALWAYS ACCEPT MONEY THAT'S GIVEN TO HIM. YOU HAVE A SUPPORTER RIGHT THERE. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ? >> GONZALEZ: THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON TO GET US TO THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION.
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON SLIDE NINE. I THINK COUNCILMAN GALVAN MENTIONED THIS. THE INCREASED COSTS FOR HOME REHAB.
YEAH. IS THAT STRICTLY LIKE MATERIALS AND LABOR INCREASE COST, OR IS SOME OF THAT -- DOES ANY OF THAT HAVE TO DO WITH OUR CODE REQUIREMENTS?
>> GARCIA: IN SOME CASES IT IS CODE. NOW, FOR REBUILDING A WHOLE HOUSE AND THE UPDATED VERSION OF THE DECONSTRUCTION, THERE'S MORE HOMES THAT WILL
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FALL UNDER THAT DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE, AND HAVING TO REBUILD THEM SO THAT IS A NEW CODE ISSUE. THE CODE THAT WAS UPDATED I GUESS NOW FOUR YEARS AGO ALSO HAD SOME INCREASED REQUIREMENTS ON MAYBE HVAC AND WE ARE SEEING INCREASED COSTS THERE. IN MANY CASES, IT'S NOT REALLY SOLELY TIED TO CODE.WE ARE SEEING, WE HAVE CHANGED OUR PROCESS FROM A LOTTERY TO HELP HOMEOWNERS TO REALLY FOCUSING ON WHAT ARE THE NEEDS, WHICH ONES ARE THE MOST IN DISREPAIR, AND BECAUSE WE ARE SELECTING LOWER INCOME HOMEOWNERS, HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE MORE VULNERABLE, WE ARE SEEING HOMES THAT NEED MORE SCOPE, WHERE WE COULD HAVE MAYBE JUST DONE MINORS IN THE PAST OR YOU KNOW, $80,000 REHAB, OUR REHABS ARE CONSTANTLY GOING UP AGAINST OUR MAX BUDGETS BECAUSE REALLY THE NEED AND THE SCALE OF WORK THAT'S NEEDED. IN MANY CASES, WE ARE ALSO, START WITH ONE SCOPE, GET INTO THE OLDER HOME, THEN THERE'S UNFORESEEN COSTS OF TERMITE DAMAGE, SUBFLOORING THAT'S ROTTED THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO WE'VE SEEN COSTS INCREASE, AGAIN, JUST BASED ON THE CONDITION OF THE HOMES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO. SO WHAT WE'VE DONE TO TRY AND MANAGE THAT IS REALLY TRY AND FOCUS ON ENSURING WE'RE DOING THE MOST NEEDED REPAIRS, SAFETY, BRINGING HOMES UP TO CODE, ACCESSIBILITY WHERE POSSIBLE, WEATHERIZATION, BECAUSE THAT HELPS WITH THE LONG-TERM COST OF HOME OWNERSHIP, AND THEN REALLY LOOKING TO TURN TO OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS WHO ARE MANY TIMES IN SOME CASES USING DONATED MATERIALS OR VOLUNTEERS AND ABLE TO ALSO HELP HOMEOWNERS KIND OF BEYOND WHAT MAYBE WE CAN DO
JUST IN-HOUSE. >> GONZALEZ: OKAY, THANK YOU. THE ALTERNATIVE LIVING, THOSE THREE, YOU KNOW, DO WE HAVE SET TARGETS FOR EACH OF THOSE HOUSING TYPES? RIGHT HERE, THE MENEED FOR MORE HOUSING TYPES, DO WE HAVE A SET TARGET FOR EACH OF THOSE?
>> GARCIA: WE DO NOT. AS PART OF THE SHIP REFRESH WE ARE LOOKING INTO HOW THEY
FIT INTO OUR INDIVIDUAL GOALS. >> GONZALEZ: DO YOU THINK THERE WOULD BE A NEED FOR SETTING INDIVIDUAL TARGETS FOR THOSE?
>> GARCIA: WE CAN LOOK AT THAT. WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY DISCUSS HAVING SUBGOALS, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE HOME OWNERSHIP CATEGORY.
THEY ARE REALLY LOOKING AT ALL OWNERSHIP AND SEEING WHAT'S POSSIBLE.
SARAH HAS SOMETHING TO ADD. >> SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE CREDIT TO MARK AND PATRICK'S TEAM. WE WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM ON THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BECAUSE THROUGH THE SHELTER AND HOUSING PLAN, THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED GAPS
THEY BRIEFED YOU ON AS WELL. >> GONZALEZ: OKAY. THANK YOU.
THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. I THINK CLEARLY WE HAVE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS WHEN WE DO THESE BUDGET SURVEYS, HOMELESSNESS NNESS IS A PRIORIT HOUSING IS A PRIORITY FOR FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY. APPRECIATE THE WORK WE'RE DOING TO GET THERE.
AND REALLY UNIQUE IN THAT WAY. SAN ANTONIO IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE ONLY CITIES DOING THIS TYPE OF WORK, SO WE SHOULD APPLAUD OURSELVES WHEN WE CAN AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS WELL. WE CAN DO THAT AT THE SAME TIME.
I THINK IN THE SPECIAL HOUSING SUPPLY TASK FORCE, THEY TALKED ABOUT LEVERAGING RESOURCES. OBVIOUSLY WITH A TIGHT BUDGET ON OUR PRIVATE SECTOR OR NON-PROFITS AND MCOS, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THIS POINT OF MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BRINGING THOSE FOLKS IN SOONER THAN LATER SO THAT THE BUY-IN IS THERE, YOU KNOW, AND NOT AT THE END WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO COMPEL FOLKS TO HELP US BUT REALLY JUST BEING PART OF THAT PROCESS AND PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AND THAT WAY, WE CAN HELP ADVOCATE AS WELL. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO?
>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AS WELL AS THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PARTNERS FOR YOUR WORK AND COORDINATION, OVER 28,000 UNITS PRESERVED AND/OR CONSTRUCTED IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD REALLY APPLAUD OURSELVES AS A CITY DEPARTMENT AND AS A CITY, ENSURING THAT WE'RE NOT ONLY, ONE, RESPOND TOIING TO THE NEED OF THE MARKET BUT ALSO WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE CALLING FOR BUDGET SURVEY AFTER BUDGET SURVEY. THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DONE I BELIEVE HAS REALLY SHIFTED THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION AROUND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, HOMELESSNESS, AND THE NEED TO INVEST IN ACCESSIBLE HOUSING. JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR FACILITATING THE DISTRICT 5 COMMUNITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAUSE THE CONVERSATIONS ARE REALLY SHIFTING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF THE EFFORTS OF NHSD. I'M REMINDED OF A RECENT GRADUATION AT HAVEN FOR HOPE. IT WAS VERY MOVING AND SPEAKING TO SOME OF THE GRADUATES THERE, SHARING WHAT THEIR NEXT STEPS WERE, NAVIGATING THE HOUSING LANDSCAPE I MET THIS GENTLEMAN FROM PHILADELPHIA WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WANTS TO STAY AND WANTS TO STAY NEAR HAVEN FOR HOPE.
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HE WAS SHARING THAT WITH HIS SECTION 8 VOUCHER, IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE. HE SAYS I WOULD LOVE TO STAY NEARBY, I HAVE LEARNED THIS COMMUNITY AND I WANT TO STAY WHERE I KNOW HOW TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B.I ALSO MET THIS YOUNG WOMAN FROM THE VALLEY THAT EXPRESSED SIMILAR SENTIMENTS THAT SHE WOULD BE LIKELY MOVING TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY WITH HER SECTION 8 VOUCHER BUT SAME STORY. SHE HAS FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE AND WOULD LOVE TO STAY NEARBY.
THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR HER SECTION 8 VOUCHER AND SHE SHARED SHE WANTS TO LIVE AROUND HAVEN FOR HOPE. HOPEFULLY THERE'S A UNIT AVAILABLE ON SITE WHERE I CAN POTENTIALLY TRANSITION TO. ALL THAT TO SAY THE TREND OF US NEEDING TO SUPPORT SECTION 8 VOUCHER HOLDERS AND I UNDERSTAND DURING THE BUDGET CONVERSATION THERE WILL BE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PILOT TO INCENTIVIZE LANDLORDS TO ACCEPT SECTION 8 VOUCHERS.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT WILL HAVE THE SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUES BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS A TREND I'M HEARING FROM FOLKS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROGRAMMING AT HAVEN AND WANT TO STAY IN COMMUNITY AND ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING SOMETHING WITHIN NOT ONLY THE INNER WEST SIDE BUT WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. I HOPE WE WILL SEE SUPPORT TO ENSURE WE CAN KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED AND IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
REGARDING THE REFRESH, THESE ARE REALLY GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS AND AS I HAVE SHARED IN A COUPLE OF WHETHER IT'S WITH THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST OR HERE AT PCDC, ENSURING THAT WE'RE KEEPING IN MIND JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS AND MANY OF THE BARRIERS THEY EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE OF FEDERAL REGULATION MANY OF THEM CAN'T ACCESS UNITS OVER AT OPPORTUNITY HOME AND/OR FACE DISCRIMINATION WHEN IT COMES TO BACKGROUND CHECKS. SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT MARK HAS MET WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY REENTRY CENTER TO SEE WHERE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR COORDINATION, COLLABORATION AND OF COURSE, DATA SHARING TO SEE WHAT IS THE NEED. MARK, IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN YOU SHARE A BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE HEARING FROM THE BEXAR COUNTY REENTRY CENTER?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY, SO THAT CONVERSATION, THANK YOU, AGAIN, TO THE REENTRY CENTER, LED TO A LARGER MEETING WITH THE DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER. AS WE THINK ABOUT AT LEAST THE SHELTER AND HOUSING FRAMEWORK MOVING FORWARD, THE COUNTY SEES THEIR LANE REALLY AS JAIL, BOTH ENTRY AND EXIT, AS WELL AS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WHICH IS BOTH NEEDS KIND OF IN THE OVERALL SYSTEM.
I THINK WITH THE REENTRY CENTER IN PARTICULAR, WHAT WE WANT TO WORK ON IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE EXIT JAIL. SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE 2:00 OR OUT OF JAIL INTO DOWNTOWN OR STAYING IN THE WEST SIDE DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY ARE.
SO HOW ARE WE MEETING THOSE FOLKS, WHAT -- HOW DOES THAT PROCESS INTERSECT WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON. SO THEY HAVE ALSO CONNECTED ME WITH SOME FOLKS WITHIN THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT AROUND DATA SHARING AND THEN THE COUNTY ALSO HAD AN INTEREST IN THE CASE MANAGEMENT FUNCTION PART OF IT. HOW KICAN IT BE MORE SEAMLESS WHEN SOMEBODY EXITS JAIL OR ANY OTHER KIND OF EXIT POINT. CAN IT BE SEAMLESS IN TERMS OF THE PEOPLE THEY'RE WORKING WITH AS THEY MOVE FORWARD. THAT SOMETIMES CAN BE THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT ENTITIES AND AS OPPOSED TO THE PEOPLE HAVING TO TELL THEIR STORY SIX OR SEVEN TIMES, CAN THAT INFORMATION BE SHARED ACROSS THE SYSTEM.
I THINK IT'S SIMILAR TO THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH THE AD HOC COMMITTEE.
I THINK IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE ARE ELEVATING THEIR THINKING IN SOME OF THESE STRUCTURAL PIECES WHICH I THINK ARE ESSENTIAL. IT'S THOSE PATHS FORWARD AND HOW WE CREATE THEM IN MEANINGFUL WAYS THAT CONNECTS WITH OTHER SYSTEMS.
>> CASTILLO: I WANT TO ELEVATE THAT BECAUSE THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFTEN HAVE STATE GRANTS TO HELP WITH REENTRY TO SUPPORT HALFWAY HOUSES TO HELP WITH SECURITY DEPOSITS AND/OR PLANNING FOR FOLKS LEAVING THE STATE SYSTEM.
I THINK IT'S GREAT TO UNDERSTAND IS THE COUNTY APPLYING FORTHESE, IS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO GOING AFTER THESE DOLLARS TO HELP US MEET THE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THAT INSIGHT, MARK.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, AGAIN, I KNOW JANE FROM THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR COUNCIL TO ADOPT UNIVERSAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS SIMILAR TO THE HOUSING TRUST. I'M HOPEFUL THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO PRIOR TO THE LARGER UDC CONVERSATION BECAUSE AS WE'RE INVESTING AND DISCUSSING A HOUSING BOND, ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE POLICY IN PLACE SO WHEN WE DISBURSE THOSE DOLLARS, THE UDC STANDARDS ARE ADOPTED WITHIN THOSE NEW PROJECTS.
SO CHAIR, I APPRECIATE IF IT'S AN ITEM THAT WE CAN CONSIDER TALKING ABOUT AN ORDINANCE FOR US TO ADOPT THOSE STANDARDS. BUT AGAIN, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF GREAT STUFF WITHIN THIS PRESENTATION. LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT'S GOING TO BE ALLOCATED, PARTICULARLY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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BLOCK GRANTS. THERE'S LOTS OF VALUE IN TERMS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION CASE MANAGEMENT FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING CODE ISSUES SO JUST GRATEFUL FOR THAT COORDINATION AND THAT CONTINUED MISSION OF ENSURING THAT RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE RESOURCES TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE.IN TERMS OF THE FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING OFFLINE, I WOULD LIKE TO BE REMINDED OF WHAT THAT CURRICULUM LOOKS LIKE FOR PARTIC TICIPANTS OF FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING AND OF COURSE, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
LASTLY, I AM LOOKING AT THE TOTAL PROGRESS, THIS IS HOME OWNERSHIP.
IN TERMS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING DASHBOARD FOR THE BREAKDOWN OF 0-30% AMI, FOR EXAMPLE, I BELIEVE I'M LOOKING AT THE CORRECT ONE, FOR A TOTAL PROGRESS, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. I WILL USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE.
FOR AMI ON THE SHIP DASHBOARD IT HAS 0-30% AMI. WE'RE AT 14% PROGRESS AND THE GOAL IS 785. MY QUESTION IS FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THIS FRAMEWORK, IF WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT OUR SHIP PARTNERS ARE ADOPTING WITHIN THEIR DESIGNATED BOARD, HOW ARE WE FACTORING IN THOSE ADOPTED CHANGES AND HOW IT
MAY IMPACT THE PIPELINE AND THE SHIP GOAL? >> GARCIA: SO EACH QUARTER WHEN WE UPDATE OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR PROGRESS, WE DO CHECK WITH ALL OF OUR SHIP PARTNERS AND ASK WHAT THEY ARE DOING. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE COLLABORATE WITH THE HOUSING TRUST AND OPPORTUNITY HOME AND ARE CAPTURING THE INVESTMENTS THEY'RE MAKING AND WHERE THEY REFLECT IN ALL OF OUR COLLECTIVE SHIP GOALS. WHEN OUR PARTNERS MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, WE ARE INCLUDING THEM IN THE SHIP REFRESH SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO FOCUS. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE HIGHLIGHTED THE RENTAL PRESERVATION CATEGORY, SINCE IT IS ALREADY AT ALMOST 80% DONE, YOU KNOW, NOT EVEN FIVE YEARS IN, WE KNOW OPPORTUNITY HOME HAS THE CONTINUED FOCUS ON CONTINUING TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THEIR EXISTING RENTAL PORTFOLIO. SO WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE MORE WORK AND WE WANT OUR SHIP GOALS TO REFLECT
THAT. >> CASTILLO: FOR EXAMPLE, I BELIEVE NOW I'M ON THE CORRECT ONE FOR THE RENTAL HOMES BREAKDOWN, 0-30% AMI, WE ARE AT 31% OF OUR GOAL WHICH IS GREAT BUT I'M THINKING IN TERMS OF OPPORTUNITY HOMES GOALS.
THIS ALREADY FACTORS IN THOSE PROPOSED CONVERSIONS? >> GARCIA: NOT YET BUT THE FULL REFRESH WILL. WE WILL BE BRINGING THOSE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS AND OF COURSE, WANT YOUR FEEDBACK, IN AUGUST AND WE CAN MEET WITH YOU BEFORE WE
DO A FULL PRESENTATION. >> CASTILLO: OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU, VERONICA. >> GARCIA: THANK YOU. >> CASTILLO: LET ME MAKE SURE I'M NOT FORGETTING ANYTHING. AGAIN, WE'RE NAVIGATING BUDGET CONVERSATIONS AND THERE ARE SOME PROPOSED REDUCTIONS FOR HOME REHAB, FOR EXAMPLE.
I UNDERSTAND WITH THE CURRENT I BELIEVE WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THAT INCREASED FUNDING BECAUSE THE GOAL IS WE CONTINUE TO TACKLE MORE HOME AND MINOR REHABS SO I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF OR OPPOSED, RATHER, TO THE REDUCTION TO MINOR REHAB. THERE IS ALSO A PROPOSED CONVERSATION ABOUT REDUCTIONS TO THE FEE WAIVER PROGRAMS AND INNER CITY INCENTIVES.
CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IF WE SEE THOSE REDUCTIONS, WHERE WOULD WE
SEE POTENTIALLY A LAG WITH OUR SHIP GOALS? >> GARCIA: SURE.
A LOT OF THE FEE WAIVERS ARE USED BY NEW RENTAL. WE SEE A LOT OF THE NEW RENTAL DEVELOPERS REALLY RELYING ON THOSE SAWS AND THE CITY FEE WAIVERS SO THERE'S NO PROPOSED REDUCTION TO SAWS FEE WAIVERS BECAUSE THAT IS ALREADY EARMARKED IN THE SAWS BUDGET BUT THEY DO UTILIZE OUR CITY FEE WAIVERS AND IN THE PAST, WE USUALLY HAVE SOME FUNDING LEFT OVER THAT CARRIES FORWARD AND HELPS COVER ANY INCREASED DEMAND BUT AS WE HAVE REALLY BEEN ABLE TO AWARD MORE FUNDING FOR HIGHER LEVELS OF FUNDING FOR GAP FUNDING, AND SEEING PROJECTS THAT MAY BE DELAYED CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE MADE OUR HOUSING BOND AWARDS AND OUR FEDERAL GRANT AWARDS, THEY ARE ABLE TO PULL OFF CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS WHAT WE WANT, SEEING THESE PROJECTS HAPPEN AND WE'RE EATING INTO THAT CARRY-FORWARD BALANCE AND LOOKING AT HOW MUCH IS REALLY AVAILABLE AND REALLY, AS OF THIS SUMMER, WE ARE PUTTING OUR DEVELOPMENT TEAMS, JUST NOTIFYING THEM THAT WHILE YOU MAY HAVE AN EXISTING FEE WAIVER, IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE AS LONG AS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE. THAT'S HOW WE AWARD THE FEE WAIVER AND IF OUR MONEY RUNS OUT EVEN MID-YEAR, YOU KNOW, THAT FEE WAIVER WOULD NO LONGER BE HONORED IF NUNDZ A -- FUNDS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
>> CASTILLO: WE ARE SEEING RETURNS IN TERMS OF MEETING OUR SHIP GOALS AND IT WOULD
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POTENTIALLY MEAN A DELAY OR NOT MEETING OUR SHIP GOALS WITH THE SAME RIGOR THAT WEHAVE WITH PAST BUDGETS? >> GARCIA: IT CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT AND IF WE AREN'T ABLE TO OFFER THE SAME AMOUNT IN FEE WAIVERS, SOMETIMES DEVELOPERS WILL
COME BACK AND ASK FOR A HIGHER GAP FUNDING AWARD. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KAUR?
>> KAUR: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
SHOUT-OUT TO SARAH ON YOUR TEAM. I THINK SHE'S FABULOUS AND HAS A REALLY, REALLY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THIS WORK AND SHE TOLD ME YESTERDAY THAT SHE HAD BEEN ON THE TEAM SINCE BEFORE SHIP WAS ADOPTED.
SO BEEN ABLE TO SEE ALL THE PROGRESS. I THINK THAT'S PRETTY SPECIAL TO SEE A PROJECT THAT YOU HAVE LED CHANGE SO MANY LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M ALWAYS JUST REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HOW WELL SHE'S ABLE TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS, BECAUSE SOMETIMES I HAVE VERY DETAILED QUESTIONS. I WANT TO START OFF BY TALKING ABOUT SLIDE SIX HERE A LITTLE BIT. THE CONVERSATION THAT I WAS HAVING WITH SARAH YESTERDAY WAS REALLY, IT'S SO INTERESTING TO SEE, WE HAVE THIS REALLY BIG GOAL THAT WE SET FIVE YEARS AGO AND WE'RE KIND OF USING CENSUS DATA FROM THEN AND TARGETING THINGS THAT WE FELT LIKE WOULD REALLY HELP OUR COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT SINCE THEN. WE'VE HAD FIVE YEARS OF DEEP INVESTMENT IN THIS AND IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THE WAY THIS HAS PLAYED OUT IN TERMS OF WHAT'S SOARING AND WHAT'S REALLY NOT WHERE WE WANT IT TO BE.
SO THE THING THAT I THINK ABOUT IS ON THIS SLIDE, I THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT HOME OWNERSHIP PRESERVATION BECAUSE COUNSELMAN BROUGHT UP THE MINOR HOME REHAB.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS DOING HOME OWNERSHIP PRESERVATION ASIDE FROM OUR FUNDING. WE HAVE THE HOUSING TRUST THAT DOES A LOT OF PRODUCTION, SOME PRESERVATION. SAME THING WITH OPPORTUNITY HOME, BUT IN TERMS OF HOME OWNERSHIP PRESERVATION, THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN THE LEAD ON WITH MAJOR MINOR HOME REHAB. SO THE IDEA THAT I PRESENTED YESTERDAY WAS WHAT IF, AS WE LOOK AT OUR FIVE-YEAR SHIP PROGRESS, WHAT IF WE THOUGHT ABOUT I UNDERSTAND IT WOULD TAKE X AMOUNT MORE DOLLARS TO DO PRESERVATION BECAUSE OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION, HOW MUCH MAJOR HOME REHAB COSTS. SHE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IF SOMEONE COMES IN ASKING FOR A ROOF REPAIR, WHEN THEY DO THE ANALYSIS, THEY REALIZE OH, THEY ACTUALLY NEED A FOUNDATION, TOO, THEY NEED NEW WINDOWS, THEY NEED A LOT OF OTHER STRUCTURAL WORK, AND SO -- AND THE ONE PROJECT ENDS UP COSTING INSTEAD OF $50,000, $200,000. AND THAT CHANGES THE LEVEL OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
BUT MY REQUEST WAS AND THEY HAVE ENGAGED A CONSULTANT AS THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THIS PROGRESS IS TO BRING US BACK OPTIONS. SO WE HAVE, SAY FOR EXAMPLE, AND YOU KNOW, THE CHAIR MENTIONED THAT IT'S EXCITING THAT WE'RE STILL GETTING THE SAME AMOUNT FROM FEDERAL GRANT WHICH COULD CHANGE AT ANY TIME BUT SAY FOR EXAMPLE WE GET THAT SAME AMOUNT, $20 MILLION SOMETHING OVER FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE $100 MILLION THERE AND ARE ABLE TO GET BUY-IN FOR ANOTHER $150 MILLION OF THE HOUSING BOND WHICH I THINK BASED ON AT LEAST THE COUNCIL FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD SUPPORT, WE COULD GET AND MAYBE MORE. BUT EVEN IF WE JUST PLAY IT AT THE SAME LEVEL AS LAST TIME, IF WE HAVE $250 MILLION TO INVEST IN HOUSING, WHERE WOULD WE WANT, LIKE WHAT ARE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WE COULD DO TO SEE THESE NUMBERS CHANGE? SO WHAT COULD WE, WHAT NUMBER COULD WE PRESENT ON THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, WHAT NUMBER COULD BE SPENT ON HOME OWNERSHIP PRESERVATION? HOW MUCH DO WE STILL WANT TO DO RENTAL PRESERVATION? I HAD ALSO MENTIONED I VISITED WESTMINSTER SQUARE MANAGEMENT, DOING FOOD DISTRIBUTION. WE HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME THERE, HANGING OUT IN THE MAIN AREA. BUT SOME OF THEM WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE PRESERVATION BUT ALSO A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT IT BUT I SEE SO MANY PLACES LIKE THAT IN MY DISTRICT AND I'M SURE IN Y'ALL'S, TOO, THAT COULD REALLY USE THE BENEFIT THERE. SO ALL THAT TO BE SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON LIKE OKAY, IF WE DO GIVE AN EXTRA $10 MILLION FOR PRESERVATION, MAYBE WE WOULD MIGHT BE ABLE TO HIT ANOTHER THOUSAND IN HOME OWNERSHIP PRESERVATION VERSUS IF WE DID $10 MILLION TO HOME OWNERSHIP PRESERVATION, VERSUS IF WE DID $10 MILLION TO RENTAL PRESERVATION, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET X MORE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
LIKE THE TRADE-OFFS. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE THE TRADE-OFFS AND ALSO PRESENT THAT TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, RIGHT, BECAUSE AS SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY SAID, THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE OR TWO ISSUE AND SARAH MENTIONED SHE WOULD REACH OUT TO THE YOUTH GROUP THAT PRESENTED TO US AT THE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEE SO SHE CAN ENGAGE THEM ON THIS WORK, TOO. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF EVERYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY IS SAYING IT, THEN WE WANT TO REALLY ASK THEM DO YOU WANT US TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON PRESERVATION EVEN THOUGH WE MIGHT GET A LESS BANG FOR OUR BUCK, PER SE. SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING I HAVE JUST BEEN THINKING ABOUT AND KNOWING THAT SOME OF OUR DISTRICTS AT LEAST HAVE REALLY OLD HOMES THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE GET TO STAY ON THE HOUSING STOCK VERSUS BEING TORN DOWN.
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SO THAT'S MY THOUGHT THERE. IN TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT, I'M EXCITED TO SEE DISTRICT 1, WE GOT RAINED OUT, REMEMBER THAT CRAZY SATURDAY THAT WE HAD THAT INSANE RAIN? WE HAD TO CANCEL OUR SESSION. BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO RESCHEDULE THAT HOPEFULLY IN JULY. SO WE WILL BE ENGAGED IN THAT PROCESS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT FOLKS HAVE TO SAY. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THEY'RE SAYING ON SLIDE NINE ABOUT THE I GUESS RESULTS, AND THE ONLY THING I'LL SAY ABOUT THIS IS EVEN IN TERMS OF SUPPLY COSTS, I THINK THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON ANOTHER SLIDE, WE KNOW WITH RENTAL PRODUCTION AND PETE TALKS ABOUT THIS, HE GAVE US THIS PRESENTATION ABOUT THE CYCLE OF RENTAL PRODUCTION SO WHILE WE MIGHT HIT A LITTLE LULL, IT WILL NEED TO RAMP BACK UP TOWARDS THE END OF OUR SHIP TIMELINE.SO THAT'S THE OTHER THING THAT WAS MAKING ME THINK WHAT IF WE SHIFTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS FOR A LITTLE BIT, RAMPING BACK UP KNOWING PRODUCTION IS GOING TO COME BACK ON ONCE OCCUPANCY RATES INCREASE AGAIN. OKAY.
AND THEN SO I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE SHIP WORK. OH, OF COURSE, I HAVE GOT TO MENTION, BECAUSE THE COUNCILWOMAN WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THE DASHBOARD.
EVERY TIME WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION I GO BACK ON AND LOOK AT IT AND I REALLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO FILTER. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY TELL ME ALL OF THE 30-60% AMI PROJECTS IN DISTRICT 1 THE HOUSING TRUST HAS BUILT AND I WANT TO CLICK THOSE FILTERS AND I WANT IT TO SHOW IT TO ME. I HOPE THAT'S INCLUDED.
SARAH, DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT REAL QUICK?
>> YOU SHOULD HAVE IT SOONER. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH IT. YOU SHOULD HAVE IT SOONER.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS Q2 DATA WE PRESENTED TO GET THOSE FILTERS IN PLACE WITH IT. WE WERE HOPING WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT GRAND BUT IT
WILL HAVE TO WAIT. >> KAUR: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT.
ON THE GRANT, ON THE FEDERAL GRANT PLAN, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR UPDATING THE LAST THREE SLIDES BASED ON WE HAD THE CONVERSATION YESTERDAY AND I WAS ABLE TO SEE SLIDES EIGHT, NINE AND 10 REGARDING WHAT IS GOING TO BE IN THE THREE PRIORITY AREAS.
THIS IS WHAT I WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING I WAS THINKING ABOUT, RIGHT? AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE $6.2 MILLION IN HERE. I HAVE ALSO HEARD, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE, FROM SOME DEVELOPERS THAT BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH CDBG, LIKE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION, SOME PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY NOT, LIKE WOULD MUCH RATHER HAVE OUR HOUSING BOND DOLLARS THAN THESE DOLLARS FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT. I JUST THOUGHT GIVEN OUR GENERAL FUND CHALLENGES, AND KNOWING WHAT'S COMING UP, WOULD THERE BE A WAY TO MOVE SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT TO MAJOR HOME REHAB, UNDERSTANDING THE ARGUMENT THAT WAS MADE THAT MAJOR HOME REHAB IS ALSO CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND IT TAKES A LITTLE MORE TIME. BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, I FEEL IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET MORE IN THAT BUCKET, I JUST THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE ONE THAT COULD BE -- WE COULD FIND A
DIFFERENT WAY TO SHIFT. >> GARCIA: SURE. WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR MAJOR HOME REHAB IS NOT AN OVERALL REDUCTION. IT IS A REDUCTION FROM FEDERAL BECAUSE OF THE CHALLENGES, JUST LIKE DEVELOPERS HAVE CONCERNS.
FOR HOMEOWNERS, WE HAVE SEEN SHIFTS IN HUD REQUIREMENTS THAT FALL ON THE HOMEOWNERS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THIS YEAR, THERE WAS A NEW PROVISION ADDED TO OUR FEDERAL GRANTS REQUIRING HOMEOWNERS, EVERYONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD TO BE RUN THROUGH A FEDERAL SYSTEM THAT CHECKS IMMIGRATION STATUS. HUD MIDWAY THROUGH THE YEAR TURNED THAT REQUIREMENT TO VOLUNTARY, WHICH WAS POSITIVE. SO WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PULL PEOPLE THROUGH OUR NORMAL, I MEAN, WE CHECK ID, WE CHECK SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ONLY VOLUNTARY ON A TEMPORARY BASIS AND COULD BE MADE A PERMANENT REQUIREMENT, WHICH COULD MAKE IT CHALLENGING FOR ALL HOMEOWNERS TO COMPLY WITH. SO THIS IS ONE REASON AND AGAIN, THE INCREASED TIME TO HAVE A HOME REHAB THROUGH THE FEDERAL PROGRAM. THERE ARE JUST ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH. THAT IS ONE REASON WE ARE PROPOSING NOT AN OVERALL REDUCTION IN HOME REHAB FUNDS BUT A SHIFT IN THE FUNDS.
>> KAUR: MY POINT WAS, THOUGH, LIKE I KNOW IT'S NOT BEING REDUCED BUT THAT'S THE ONE GOAL WHERE WE'RE NOT HITTING OUR METRIC. SO INSTEAD OF THINKING ABOUT JUST KEEPING THE MONEY THE SAME, I'M THINKING ABOUT WHAT WOULD IT TAKE, WHAT IF WE, AND I UNDERSTAND WE WANT TO KEEP SOME OF IT IN OUR GENERAL FUND FOR THE FLEXIBILITY TIME WHEN WE NEED IT, BUT WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE TO CHANGE THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO $4 MILLION AND PUT ANOTHER $2.2 MILLION INTO MAJOR HOME REHAB, THUS INCREASING THAT BUDGET? WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET VERY MUCH ROOM IN OUR GENERAL FUND TO INCREASE ANY OF THAT WORK. THERE'S JUST NOT FUNDING.
WERE YOU GOING TO SAY SOMETHING? OKAY.
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I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE IS APPETITE TO THINK ABOUT WHERE WE'RE NOT HITTING OUR TARGETS AND HOW DO WE INCREASE THE FUNDING IN THOSE BUCKETS.THE ONLY OTHER ONE THAT I DON'T -- I JUST THINK ON SLIDE 10 FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, LIKE AGAIN, CDBG FUNDING CAN BE USED FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, AND SO EVEN IF WE DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THE PRODUCTION, I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD AT LEAST TAKE THIS $3 MILLION AND MOVE IT OUT OF STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
$3 MILLION IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET WHEN IT COMES TO STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE REQUIRED TO SPEND A SPECIFIC AMOUNT IN EACH ONE OF THESE, BUT I TRANSPARENTLY, I MEAN, BASSEY ROAD COULD BE $3 MILLION.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE GET A HUGE BANG FOR OUR BUCK BUT $3 MILLION IN MAJOR HOME REHAB OR MINOR HOME REHAB COULD BE A HUGE BENEFIT. LIKE EVEN IF WE JUST TOOK, IF WE'RE INCREASING MAJOR HOME HERE BY ONE, TAKING THE MINOR REHAB THAT WAS CUT IN THE TRIAL AND ADDING THAT ONE THERE, WE CAN MAKE IT WHOLE. I DON'T REALLY, I DON'T SUPPORT DOING $3 MILLION OUT OF CDBG FUNDING FOR SIDEWALKS.
WE CAN TAKE THAT OUT OF OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM AND I'M THE PERSON THAT TALKS ABOUT SIDEWALKS ALL DAY, ALL DAY. BUT I JUST DON'T, SEE, THIS IS THE BIGGEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK WITH THESE DOLLARS THAT COULD BE PROVIDING HOUSING. I WILL REST MY CASE.
>> MUNGIA: THE OTHER THING I WAS THINKING ABOUT ON THAT SPECIFIC ISSUE, BECAUSE I HAD THE SAME THOUGHT ABOUT THE $3 MILLION, BUT I WONDERED IF IT COULD ALSO BE LEVERAGED WITH CERTAIN PROJECTS. SO LIKE YOU KNOW HOW THE HOUSING TRUST IS DOING THAT CONCEPT WHERE THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING AT THIS FACILITY, THEN THEY WANT TO DO SOME THINGS AROUND THE FACILITY, IT'S HOW YOU CAN TAKE THAT MONEY AND ADD TO COMPLEMENT A PROJECT THAT'S BEING DONE FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY OR CONNECTIVITY, MAYBE, AROUND THERE. OR IF WE'RE DOING A PROJECT AT THE PARK, MAYBE WE DO THAT CONNECTIVITY. SO I JUST WANT TO KEEP -- I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL
HAVE PREVIOUSLY DONE. >> GARCIA: IT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE MAYBE PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, THESE FUNDS, BECAUSE THEY ARE ONE OF THE FEW FUNDS THAT CAN BE USED ON SOMETHING THAT'S NOT DIRECTLY HOUSING BUT IT COULD BE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE FIND A LOT OF OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AS WELL AS JUST OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS THAT RUN INTO ISSUES WITH A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO IMPROVE THE SIDEWALK AROUND THEIR BUILDING, BUILD NEW INT SIDEWALKS, MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STREETS, FLOOD MITIGATION THAT MAY BE NEEDED. CDBG IS VERY FLEXIBLE AND CAN BE USED FOR THAT.
SO WHETHER WE LAYER IT WITH A PROJECT THAT RECEIVED A HOUSING AWARD OR WE USE IT TO HELP SUPPLEMENT OUR NORMAL STREET AND SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM, IT WAS SOMETHING, FEEDBACK WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY WAS ALSO SUPPORT FOR IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE SO HOW WE USE THE FUNDS IS UP FOR DISCUSSION, BUT OUR THOUGHT WAS TO HAVE SOME SET-ASIDE WHICH WAS DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS BUT MAYBE HASN'T BEEN DONE RECENTLY, SO THAT WE CAN UTILIZE SOME FOR FINDING MONEY IN THE GENERAL FUND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTEAD USING CDBG AND AS THE COUNCILWOMAN WAS SAYING, THE GENERAL FUND IS VERY FLEXIBLE AND THAT COULD BE USED FOR GAP FUNDING, MAYBE REHAB. IT'S KIND OF SWAPPING FUNDS THAT GO WITH A FUNDING SOURCE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO INCOME-QUALIFY STREETS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN THEM THROUGH A SPECIAL SYSTEM. BUT YOU CAN STILL GET THE WORK DONE AND USING SOME GENERAL FUND SAVINGS, IF YOU WERE TO MAYBE USE SOME OF
THOSE OTHER MORE LIMITED USES. >> MUNGIA: YEAH.
NOT TO REHASH AN ISSUE FROM LAST WEEK, BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU DO UTILITY WORK, YOU HAVE TO PAY TO REDO THE STREET OR SIDEWALKS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. SECOND ROUND? COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO?
>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. YOU TOUCHED ON WHAT I WAS GOING TO EMPHASIZE IN TERMS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND HOW THEY COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED TO SUPPORT PROJECTS WITHIN OUR SHIP PARTNERS' GOALS.
FOR EXAMPLE, PROJECT DC, WE ARE PRESENTED DATA AT THE HOUSING TRUST IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF PEDESTRIANS THAT ARE HIT BY TRAFFIC AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE STAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD BUT IT WAS PRETTY ALARMING AND IT OCCURS FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
BUT ALWE HAVE HAVEN FOR HOPE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT AND UTSA AND HOW CAN WE CREATE A FRAMEWORK IN WHICH WE ARE SUPPORTING THESE CORRIDORS WHERE THERE'S PROJECTED DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO, WE ALREADY KNOW THERE'S CURRENT HOUSING BUT THERE'S ALSO A NEED FOR THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT I DO HEAR THE COUNCILWOMAN'S POINT IN TERMS OF HOW CAN WE MAKE UP FOR THE REDUCTION WITHIN THE HOME REHAB.
I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT BUT ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF MAINTAINING STREETS AND SIDEWALKS FUNDING TO HELP MEET THOSE GOALS FOR WHAT YOU LAID OUT.
THE PLANS THAT EXIST THAT MAY NEED INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.
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I'M CURIOUS WHAT THAT FRAMEWORK LOOKS LIKE, IN TERMS OF HOW YOU IDENTIFY WHERE THOSE DOLLARS WILL GO. CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE ABOUT THAT FRAMEWORK?>> GARCIA: SURE. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE PLANNED FOR NEXT YEAR. AGAIN, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT EXACT LIST. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING COGNIZANT OF WHAT THE NEEDS ARE BUT SINCE THEY WOULD BE THE PARTNERS IN MAKING THE STREET AND SIDEWALK REPAIRS OR IMPROVEMENTS, MAYBE NEW SIDEWALKS ALL TOGETHER, I WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM. BUT SINCE WE ARE PROPOSING TO USE CDBG FUNDS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE IN CDBG-ELIGIBLE AREAS AND SPECIFICALLY NEAR NEIGHBORHOODS, BECAUSE WE ME NEED TO SHOW THE IMPROVEMENTS WE ARE MAKING ARE REALLY
PRIMARILY BENEFITING LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS. >> CASTILLO: I THINK -- THE FUNDING COULD POTENTIALLY SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN MEZA GONZALEZ? COUNCILMAN GALVAN?
>> GALVAN: THANKS, CHAIR. WITH REFERENCE TO THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE HUD PLAN, I GUESS WHAT I WANTED TO SEE A LITTLE MORE, TOO, IS A BREAKDOWN WHETHER IT'S WITHIN SOME OF THESE IN THE BUCKETS ARE DIFFERENT THAN WE PROPOSED NOW, BREAKING IT DOWN MAYBE WITHIN THE PLAN WE ARE THINKING ABOUT, HOW WE CAN FILTER THOSE THINGS AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE FUNDS WENT INTO.
I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SEE HOW OFTEN ARE SOME OF THE DEVELOPER COMMUNITY USING THE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES OR THE DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, JUST LOOKING TO SEE WHERE THOSE NEEDS ARE, WHO IS USING THEM. AT THE SAME TIME IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW BUT THE BARRIERS IN THE LOCAL USE OF IT.
DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THE POINT ABOUT THE MAJOR REHAB COMPONENT OF IT.
WITH ALL THE RESIDENTS WE HAVE LOOKING FOR RAMP REPAIRS ON THEIR HOMES OR ANY KIND OF AGING IN PLACE REHAB IN THEIR HOMES AS WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE GET THAT FUNDING BEYOND THE MAJOR/MINOR HOME PROGRAM. INTERESTED TO SEE IF WE CAN LOOK AT THAT IN SOME WAY. I'M NOT GOING TO KNOCK TOO MUCH INTO THE STREET AND SIDEWALKS, THAT'S REALLY CRUCIAL HERE, UNDERSTANDING A LOT ABOUT SOME OF THE AREAS WE ARE SEEING A LOT THIS FROM DISTRICT 5 AND OTHER PLACES WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE NEED, BUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD V REVITALIZATION, I ALSO THINK ABOUT THE NEED TO ADDRESS VACANT BUILDINGS AND POTENTIALLY USING THEM FOR HOUSING IN SOME FORM. WE KNOW HOW COSTLY IT CAN BE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN CDBG FUNDS HAVE BEEN USED NOT JUST IN THIS CITY BUT GENERALLY FOR THIS KIND OF WORK. I DON'T KNOW HOW IMPACTFUL THAT WOULD BE.
SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT, WHAT BETTER WAY OF ADDRESSING THIS PARTICULAR SITE THAT'S BEEN VACANT FOR A LONG TIME THAT HAS A LOT OF ISSUES, NOT ONLY BEING BOARDED UP BUT KEEPING IT, I DON'T KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT'S AVAILABLE TO USE LATER ON. SOME OF THE COSTS FOR DEVELOPERS LATER ON.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LOOK WOULD BE FOR THAT BUT SOMETHING I'M INTERESTED IN
PURSUING AT SOME POINT IN SOME WAY. >> GARCIA: YES.
GREAT. THANK YOU. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT HOW WE HAVE USED CDBG FOR VACANT BUILDINGS, WE REC RECENTLY, I THINK IT WAS JUST JUNE 2025, SO JUST A YEAR AGO, COUNCIL APPROVED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOUSING TRUST WHERE WE ACQUIRED THREE VACANT BUILDINGS IN THE CATTLEMAN SQUARE AREA SO THEY ARE PART OF THE CATTLEMAN SQUARE PLANNING EFFORTS OR PROJECT DC.
THAT WAS ALL ACQUIRED THROUGH CDBG FUNDS THROUGH THE TRUST. >> GALVAN: GOT IT.
THANK YOU. >> GARCIA: IT'S POSSIBLE. >> GALVAN: APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MUNGIA: COUNCILWOMAN MEZA GON
GONZALEZ? >> GONZALEZ: JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON THE FIRST PRESENTATION. COULD YOU PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN ON GEOGRAPHY OR DISTRICT? JUST SO COUNCIL CAN SEE THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAVE IN THEIR DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY? THAT MAY HELP US BETTER FRAME THE NEED EVERYWHERE, IT EXISTS EVERYWHERE AND THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES DIFFERENT IN DISTRICT 8 VERSUS DISTRICT 1 OR 5. IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS CAN PROVIDE.
>> GARCIA: YES. YOU ARE ASKING TO SHOW WHERE WE MADE INVESTMENTS?
>> GONZALEZ: COMMITMENTS. YES. I MEANT THAT.
YES. THANK YOU. THEN AS FAR AS STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, I APPRECIATE THE POINT THAT THE CHAIR MADE, JUST BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO ALL OF THIS AT THE SAME TIME. I THINK THAT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AS WE'RE SETTING GOALS AND MOVING THINGS FORWARD. THANK YOU.
>> GARCIA: THANK YOU. >> MUNGIA: IT'S BEEN A GOOD DISCUSSION.
I THINK I WOULD ALSO STATE THAT WHEN IT COMES TO, WHICH I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL
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HAVE A HOUSING BOND FOR THE NEXT UPCOMING BOND CYCLE, IS TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A RUNDOWN OF THE PROJECTS WE'VE DONE BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE JUST ABOUT COMPLETE ON THAT, AND THEN ALSO HELP DETERMINE BASED ON THE FUNDING WE HAVE IN THE GENERAL FUND AND THE FUNDING WE HAVE THROUGH CDBG, PRIORITIES FOR LIKE FIRST OUT THE GATE, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THINGS IN THIS LAST BOND, I DON'T THINK WE REALLY GOT A SIGNIFICANT PROJECT, MAYBE ONE OR TWO SPECIFICALLY FOR HOMELESSNESS.SO WE KNOW THAT'S A HUGE CHALLENGE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS DOWNTOWN FACILITY CEASES TO OPERATE. THAT'S GOING TO BE 300 BEDS OR SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE GONE. THAT'S THE MOST CHALLENGING THING TO FINANCE BECAUSE OF THE INCOME. I THINK THAT WOULD HELP DETERMINE WHAT ARE GOING TO BE PRIORITIES FOR US MOVING FORWARD AND LIKE OBVIOUSLY WE WANT THE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE BUCKETS AND SIZES BUT I THINK THAT INFORMATION WILL BE HELPFUL FOR THEM TO SEE LIKE YOU KNOW, WE'VE GONE REALLY FAR IN PRODUCTION WHICH IS GREAT ON MULTI-FAMILY, BUT WE HAVE NOT REALLY HIT THE MARK ON HOMELESSNESS SO MAYBE THAT'S GOING TO BE FIRST OUT OF THE GATES FOR PRIORITY.
THE OTHER THING TO COUNCILWOMAN'S MEZA GONZALEZ'S POINT, IS LOOKING AT PRODUCTION. I KNOW WE STILL NEED TO DO THAT CITY-WIDE.
WE ALSO NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF WHERE THE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN AND THEN WHERE POCKETS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT STILL NEED THAT ARE. I HAVE TALKED TO PETE ABOUT THIS AND WE JUST -- I'M CONCERNED ABOUT OVERSATURATION IN SOME AREAS OF THESE UNITS BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO BE COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER AND SO TO COUNCILWOMAN KAUR'S POINT ABOUT OCCUPANCY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE REACH THE OCCUPANCY LEVELS WE NEED TO SUSTAIN THESE PROJECTS. IT MIGHT GET TO A POINT WHERE WE SAY HEY, DISTRICTS 8 AND 9, WE DON'T HAVE HARDLY ANY OF THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS OR VERY FEW, SO BEFORE WE PUT ANOTHER ONE IN DISTRICT 4 OR 5, WE NEED TO MAKE EFFORTS OVER HERE. BECAUSE ONE OF THE ISSUES I HAVE IS I REALLY DON'T, FOR MOST OF MY DISTRICT, I DON'T HAVE MARKET RATE MULTI-FAMILY.
AND SO THAT PRESENTS ITS OWN CHALLENGES WHEN YOU HAVE MOSTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WHEN I WAS A STAFFER, I COULDN'T DO AN APARTMENT IN D-4 BECAUSE IT'S INCOME-RESTRICTED. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CONSIDERING ALL THESE THINGS BECAUSE THESE ARE GREAT PROJECTS AND WE HAVE BEEN PUTTING THEM DOWN EVERYWHERE BUT WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT G GEOGRAPHICALLY WHERE THESE ARE GOING AND THEN THE OCCUPANCY WITHIN THESE COMMUNITIES.
IF I HAVE GOT THREE PROJECTS WITHIN TWO MILES OF EACH OTHER IN D-4 WHICH I DO HAVE, AND THE OCCUPANCIES ARE LOW, I REALLY CANNOT SUSTAIN ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT EVEN TWO OR THREE MILES OUT. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT ALSO.
>> GARCIA: I WILL TAKE ALL THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. >> MUNGIA: IT'S A LOT.
AS THEY SAY, YOU ARE NUMBER ONE IN THE PRIORITY SO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS IS A CLOSE SECOND. THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW INFLATION, YOU KNOW, THE COST OF LIVING GOING UP, I THINK AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS EVERYTHING. IT'S THE BILLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOUSE, IT'S THE HOUSE ITSELF. MY HOUSE IS ACTUALLY PUSHING 60 YEARS OLD AND YOU CAN START TO SEE SOME OF THAT. MOST OF MY COMMUNITY IS OF THAT AGE.
YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE 1980 IN THIS CITY IS VAST.
WE'RE DEFINITELY SEEING THAT HAPPEN. IT'S REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION.
APPRECIATE IT. ANY FINAL COMMENTS? >> IF I MAY SUMMARIZE NEXT STEPS FOR BOTH THESE ITEMS. FOR SHIP WE WILL TAKE THIS FEEDBACK, FINALIZE THE GOALS OR RECOMMENDATION AND BRING THOSE BACK TO PCDC IN AUGUST AND GET YOUR ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK, THEN FINALIZE FOR SEPTEMBER. WITH THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WE WILL WORK TO FINALIZE THAT PLAN. IT WILL BE PUBLISHED ON JULY, IN EARLY JULY, BUT THAT WILL BE GOING TO COUNCIL NEXT ON AUGUST 6TH.
WE WILL DO INDIVIDUAL BRIEFINGS AS WELL. TO UPDATE YOU ON NY CHANGES
THAT WERE MADE. >> MUNGIA: GOOD LUCK WITH THE OTHER SIX.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE TIME IS 11:10 AND THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
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