Anti-Displacement Task Force - Nov. 9, 2018

Anti-Displacement Task Force Regular Meeting of the Anti-Displacement Task Force

ADTF_AGENDA_20181109 original pdf

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ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TASK FORCE Regular Meeting November 9, 2018, 9:00 a.m. Street-Jones Building 1000 E. 11th Street, Room 400A Austin, Texas 78702 CURRENT MEMBERS: Raul Alvarez, Co-Chair Mayor Appointee Juliana Gonzales CM Kitchen Appointee Vacant CM Houston Appointee Ann Teich CM Pool Appointee Nefertitti Jackmon, Co-Chair Mayor Appointee John Henneberger Mayor Appointee Solveij Rosa Praxis CM Flannigan Appointee Vacant Mayor Appointee Yvette Crawford-Lee Mayor Appointee Shoshana Krieger CM Casar Appointee J.D. Rimann CM Troxclair Appointee Ed Wendler, Jr. CM Alter Appointee Alberto Garcia CM Garza Appointee Vincent Limon-Viteritt CM Renteria Appointee Ruby Roa MPT Tovo Appointee Bree Williams Mayor Appointee Diana Zuniga Mayor Appointee AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 9:00 a.m. 1. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 9:00 – 9:30 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the August 3, 2018 meeting minutes 9:30 – 9:35 3. OLD BUSINESS A. Discussion and possible action on the PolicyLink Anti-Displacement Network B. Discussion and possible action on final recommendations and report 9:35 – 11:55 ADJOURNMENT 12:00 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days before the meeting date. For more information on the Anti-Displacement Task Force, please contact Staff Liaison, Matthew Ramirez @ 512-974-3196, or at matthew.ramirez@austintexas.gov.

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20181109-3B: Recommendation on ADTF Final Report original pdf

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1 of 1 ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION 20181109-3B Date: November 9, 2018 Subject: Task Force Recommendations Motioned By: Task Force Member Zuniga Seconded By: Co-Chair Jackmon Recommendation The Anti-Displacement Task Force recommends approval of their final recommendations and report to City Council (attached). Date of Approval: November 9, 2018 Vote: A motion to approve the recommendation passed on Task Force Member Zuniga’s motion, Co-Chair Jackmon’s second, on a 11-0-0 vote. For: Co-Chairs Jackmon and Alvarez, Task Force Members Henneberger, Limon-Viteritt, Roa, Teich, Krieger, Wendler, Gonzales, Williams, and Zuniga. Against: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Task Force Member Rimann, Garcia, Praxis, and Crawford-Lee. Attest: Co-Chair Jackmon and Co-Chair Alvarez RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTIONNovember 2018 CITY OF AUSTIN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TASK FORCE 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter of Transmittal Members of the Anti-Displacement Task Force Overview of the Report Our Charge Our Strategy Findings and Recommendations 1.Preserving and Expanding the Affordable Housing for Homeowners2.Preserving and Expanding Affordable Housing for Renters3.Preserving and Growing Small Businesses and Cultural Assets4.Identifying Financing StrategiesA Note on the Task Force Charge of Addressing “Income and Asset Creation” Conclusion Minority Report Relating to the Potential Impact of Increasing the City’s Homestead Exemption 2 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL November 16, 2018 Mayor and City Council: The members of the Austin Anti-Displacement Task Force present this report in response to your charge. Our report sets forth our recommendations for solutions to the epidemic of displacement of Austin’s low- and moderate-income residents and residents of color from our neighborhoods and their growing exclusion from our city. Displacement is creating greater racial, ethnic and economic segregation which in turn increases economic, social and educational inequality in our city. At the first public hearing of the task force Mayor Adler stated that there will not be only one, but instead many solutions found that are needed to fix the problem of displacement. We have discovered that the mayor is correct. The task force has adopted 107 recommendations for action. All these recommendations merit implementation. While they cannot all be immediately implemented. The city council needs to begin and should eventually address them all. Displacement presents the most serious threat that we as a city face today. Displacement hurts the most vulnerable: the elderly, people with disabilities and lower-income Austinites. Because of our city’s long history of segregation and institutionalized racism, displacement’s effect on people of color is most severe and unjust. No city is great without economic and …

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2018.11.09_ADTF_Draft_Minutes original pdf

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ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TASK FORCE Regular Meeting November 9, 2018, 9:00 a.m. Street-Jones Building 1000 E. 11th Street, Room 400A Austin, Texas 78702 CURRENT MEMBERS: Raul Alvarez, Co-Chair Mayor Appointee Juliana Gonzales CM Kitchen Appointee Vacant CM Houston Appointee Ann Teich CM Pool Appointee Nefertitti Jackmon, Co-Chair Mayor Appointee John Henneberger Mayor Appointee Solveij Rosa Praxis CM Flannigan Appointee Vacant Mayor Appointee Yvette Crawford-Lee Mayor Appointee Shoshana Krieger CM Casar Appointee J.D. Rimann CM Troxclair Appointee Ed Wendler, Jr. CM Alter Appointee Alberto Garcia CM Garza Appointee Vincent Limon-Viteritt CM Renteria Appointee Ruby Roa MPT Tovo Appointee Bree Williams Mayor Appointee Diana Zuniga Mayor Appointee AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 9:00 a.m. 1. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 9:00 – 9:30 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Discussion and possible action on the August 3, 2018 meeting minutes 9:30 – 9:35 3. OLD BUSINESS A. Discussion and possible action on the PolicyLink Anti-Displacement Network B. Discussion and possible action on final recommendations and report 9:35 – 11:55 ADJOURNMENT 12:00 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days before the meeting date. For more information on the Anti-Displacement Task Force, please contact Staff Liaison, Matthew Ramirez @ 512-974-3196, or at matthew.ramirez@austintexas.gov.

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