Housing GSO: HRA Greensboro Affordable Housing Plan

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY

NOTES | Community Engagement Meetings

October 15, 2019 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan Working Session with Consultants

• How does NDD want to incorporate Transportation into the Con Plan? o Will get us a draft of the Comp Plan — they are really looking at ensuring that roads are better designed for safety/Vision Zero o Comp Plan is also working with transit to talk about higher-frequency routes (not quite BRT) on Randleman, Elm/Eugene, Gate City Blvd, E Market, and mobility hubs to handle the last mile o They don’t have the density to drive higher transit use, but they are hoping to encourage this — previously designated transit corridors and reinvestment corridors ▪ They’ve called out the goal of doing some Small Area Plan, but they haven’t really focused any more than this o GOAL: focus on infill development that could encourage more walkability, particularly around existing mixed-use neighborhoods o Will take a look at the corridors called out in the draft comp plan • How helpful were the recent route changes? o Trying to figure out circulators so that you’re not all going to the depot to get anywhere: this is the goal o More of a gradual revision than a bus system overhaul that occurs all at once • Transportation in the narrative of the Con Plan, but not a huge part of the recommendations • Feedback on “incentives for landlords to provide units at market- rate” recommendation o NDD’s focus is on leveraging the LIHTC credits, b/c you can get more bang for your buck o She hesitates to say they’d help landlords to provide units at market-rate o They don’t have a system for these landlords to receive assistance o Cindy feels that market-rate landlords aren’t giving them what they need to subsidize them with the bond money — best idea instead is leveraging LIHTC dollars • Feedback on code enforcement o Make sure there is front end and back end support o Pushing owners to make repairs where they can, and then using the City resources do make investments behind just tearing them down (receivership, etc.) • What’s the progress with the receivership program? o New in NC state law … Greensboro would be the pilot city for this o They’re trying to get to properties with orders and nothing’s happening: goal is to get them through the court system so they can get receivership o This process will include better database and figuring out the potential value for the receiver in various properties o Intent is to pilot this with non-profits as receivers: move properties in higher-impact areas ▪ Identified partners, will sit down with the pool of them to lay out the process • Timeline: how do we frame the receivership process? o Some councilmembers would really like to see progress get made o And so right now it should be branded as a “pilot” or “demonstration project” o Receivership programs meets both goals (affordable homeownership/rental housing and neighborhood revitalization)

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