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Council Considers Parking Study
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The San Diego City Council will hear a proposal
Tuesday afternoon to pay for the long-awaited affordable
housing parking study. The action being considered is to
transfer $220,000 to amend the City Planning and
Community Investment (CPCI) budget. The funds will
come from the San Diego Housing Commission and the
Redevelopment agency.
The purpose of the independent parking study is to
assess actual parking demand in affordable housing
communities and to propose parking ratios and standards
based on that. A consultant and a Project Working Group
have been identified so the two-year project can be
underway once the funds are secured. Please let the
members of the City Council know that it is important to
complete this study so that funds being wasted on
excessive parking requirements can be used to produce
much-needed affordable homes. The meeting begins at 2
p.m. in the City Council
chambers.
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Monday Deadline for Conference
Sessions |
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Monday is the final day to submit
proposals for workshops for SDHF's annual Affordable
Housing and Community Development Conference. This is
your chance to be sure topics you want on the program
October 15 are actually listed. Please submit a
brief description of the session you'd like to present
and the names of those who will be joining you.
Most workshop sessions are panel presentations.
Click here for
the typable form. The Conference Committee is meeting
next week to select workshop sessions.
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Broadband in Affordable Housing Workshop
Topic |
A half-day seminar for the affordable
housing community offers a comprehensive introduction to
the provision of Internet access as a service amenity
Thursday morning. The program will include
workshops on funding broadband provisions, public policy
issues, and different options for providing low-cost
internet. Sponsors are
One Economy Corporation, the California Emerging
Technology Fund (CETF), and the San Diego Housing
Federation (SDHF).
It will be held Thursday, July 30 at the SD
County Office of Education in Linda Vista from 9 a.m.
until 12:15 p.m. Click here to
register. The program is free and lunch will be
provided.
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Comments Due on Parks
Program |
A draft of guidelines for the State's
Housing-Related Parks Program has been released by
HCD. The program is designed to encourage cities
and counties to develop new residential housing by
rewarding those jurisdictions that are in compliance
with State housing element law and that approve housing
affordable to lower-income households.
Housing starts for new affordable housing
units determine a jurisdiction's eligibility.
Minimum grants are $75,000 and are based on the number
of units of affordable housing that are created. Grant
funds must be used to create or rehab parks or to
purchase park equipment. Comments on the draft
guidelines are due by July
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| Save the Date! |
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San Diego Housing
Federation
Annual Affordable Housing Conference
Marina Village
Quivara Basin
Mission Bay
July 27
Sponsorships Available
Click here for
information
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| Quick Links |
Providing Broadband in Affordable
Housing Workshop
Thursday, July 30
9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Internet as a Service
Amenity
Includes Breakfast,
Lunch FREE!
San Diego County Office of Education
6401 Linda
Vista Rd.
Room # 402
San Diego, CA
92111
Register at
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| Affordable Housing
Roundtable |
Thursday, Sept. 3
7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Water Issues
NTC Command Center
2640 Historic Decatur Rd.
San Diego 92106
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