Community Development

Community Development Presentation to Housing Task Force The San Antonio Strategic Plan for Community Development Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

THIS PRESENTATION • BACKGROUND • History • Vision For Community Development • Critical Success Factors • Initial Focus • KEY HOUSING OBJECTIVES • STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENTS • Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) • Reinvestment Planning • Coordinating City Resources • Leveraging Private Sector Investment • Community Development Indicators • City-wide Real Estate Market Value Analysis (MVA) • MVA Assistance • Next Steps • Next Steps Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

BACKGROUNDHistory • 2007 San Antonio Housing Studies Consolidated Report • Recommended new process, re-establish community development goals • Prioritize housing funding based on problem analysis (e.g. severity of need by income group) • Increase rate of rehabilitation and new housing production • De-concentrate patterns of affordable housing production • Create robust Action Plan and make performance information available • Feb 2007: City Council direction to develop a three-year Strategic Plan • June-July 2007: Strategic Planning Summit • September 2007: Draft Strategic Plan presented at Housing Summit Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

BACKGROUNDVision For Community Development • We seek to create and sustain a connected community comprising: • sustainableneighborhoods that are safe, walkable, mixed-use, diverse, compact, green and well designed; • an ample supply of and diverse range of affordable, quality and green housing that is well-integrated into mixed-use neighborhoods; • multi-modal, integrated, accessible, efficient and comprehensively planned transportation options; • physical infrastructure that supports community development; • economic opportunity accessible to residences in the form of jobs and workforce education resulting in living wages and increasing per capital income; • equitable services; • well-preserved historic and cultural resources; and • a clean and healthy environment with safe places and ready access to medical and health services. Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

BACKGROUNDInitial Focus • Establish incentives/fees to support community development • Secure sources of capital • Support multimodal public transportation • Complete and make use of real estate market analysis • Promote model and pilot projects • Ensure affordable housing in mixed use areas • Cultivate educational opportunities (including job/workforce training) • Support local business development Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

KEY HOUSING OBJECTIVESHousing Element in Strategic Plan • CDAC serves as coordinating body responsible for implementation of Strategic Plan • Leverage resources for housing in Reinvestment Areas • MVA provides city wide analysis of housing market conditions • MVA based policies identify strategic housing investment opportunities • Creation of a city owned developable property inventory • Website to market housing development opportunities Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENTSCommunity Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) Coordinating body for community development initiatives • Coordinates, oversees and evaluates implementation of Strategic Plan • Reviews proposed policy changes • Presents new Reinvestment Plan areas annually at Community Development Summit • Ensures consistency of proposed Reinvestment Plans and Projects with Strategic Plan Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENTS Reinvestment Planning Leveraging Private Sector Investment Coordinating City Resources Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENTSReinvestment Planning A Reinvestment Plan • Identifies the strengths and needs of a Reinvestment Area; • Is made up of two or more adjacent neighborhoods, connected by a transportation corridor and/or a natural feature • Contains a mix of residential areas and commercial activities • Elaborates and articulates a vision for the future of the area; and • Establishes strategies for implementation, including funding and financing A Reinvestment Project • Establishes strategies for implementation, including fundingand financing for asingular reinvestment project Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENTS Reinvestment Planning Reinvestment Plan Area Development Objectives • Ample supply of and diverse range of affordable, quality, and green housing • Provide workforce housing in mixed use areas • Neighborhood based approach Strategies responsive to market conditions • Issue bonds to help qualified families purchase homes • Home Ownership Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone • Homestead Land Trust • Focus rehabilitation/reconstruction • “Traffic Reduced Housing” Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENTSCoordinating City Resources • Commitments of new and existing funding sources and financing mechanisms • Incentive / Fee project-scoring system (Development of Neighborhood Reinvestment Scorecard) • CDBG / HOME funds (prioritization of designated Reinvestment Plan areas) • Programmatic Support • Set-asides with existing program resources • Coordinated schedules and prioritized program services • Tax Increment Financing • Capital Improvement Projects • Foreclosure prevention • Small business assistance • Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization • Housing Rehab/Recon Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENTSCoordinating City Resources Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Incentives • Identify and remove regulatory barriers, apply additional incentives for rehabilitation • Use real estate transactional fees for rehabilitation and redevelopment projects • Adopt an ordinance that declares abandoned, dilapidated properties a nuisance, provides for abatement, and establishes penalties Explore potential for new programs • “Gentrification” assistance to help residents stay in neighborhoods • Vacancy Prevention Infill Incentives • Pre-designed and pre-permitted building plans to encourage infill • Pattern books showing appropriate infill development Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENTSLeveraging Private Sector Investments Research on Pilot Projects • Partnership with researchers and practitioners • Workforce housing • Sustainability Education and Training • Partnerships with school districts and institutions of higher learning to increase education opportunities for residents, employers, and employees in Reinvestment Plan areas • Down payment assistance for teachers • Financial literacy • Homebuyer education Funding strategies • Community Development Fund (Foundation, 501(c)(3)) • New Market Tax Credits • San Antonio Housing Trust Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INDICATORSCity-wide Real Estate Market Value Analysis (MVA) • Data-driven framework to guide • Policy formulation • Private and public investment • Execution of programs and projects (CDBG) • In-depth look at key real estate variables • Sales price • Foreclosure • Vacancy • New construction / renovation permits • Demolition • Code compliance • Identifies eight distinct housing markets • Presented at 2007 Housing Summit Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INDICATORSReal Estate Market Value Analysis: Categories Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INDICATORSMVA Assistance • Citywide analysis based on residential sales activity • Residential sales prices • Vacant parcel percentage • Foreclosure activity • Dangerous building housing units • MVA Based Policies • Focuses specific housing improvement efforts per market type • Assists in policy making to help housing efforts • Determines areas of affordable housing needs for development • Determines areas of market rate housing development needs Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

NEXT STEPS • Community Development Indicators • Affordability • Foreclosure Predictors • Economic Growth • Health • Transportation + Housing Costs • Infrastructure • Online Developable City Owned Properties • Faster, easier, value-added real estate research service • Identify land/resources available • Catalog of COSA/SADA owned developable properties • Expand to include other land/resources • City Council June 19, 2008 Planning and Community Development Department Strategic Plan for Community Development

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