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City Council Work Session

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Housing Follow-Up from 8/18/20

The Greensboro City Council held a work session to review housing strategies, including affordable housing plans, rental assistance, and homelessness prevention. Council members directed staff to continue discussions with federal housing officials regarding the city's Continuum of Care structure.

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Residents seeking affordable housing or rental assistance may see changes in city support programs and homelessness prevention services as the Council updates its housing implementation plan.

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Melvin Municipal Building

300 W. Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

City of Greensboro

Meeting Minutes - Final

City Council Work Session

3:00 PM VIRTUALTuesday, September 1, 2020

VIRTUAL

I. Call To Order

This Virtual City Council work session of the City of Greensboro was called to order at 3:00 p.m. on the above date.

Mayor Pro-Tem Yvonne Johnson explained Mayor Nancy Vaughan would join the meeting momentarily; and took a

roll call to confirm Councilmembers in attendance. The following members were present:

Mayor Pro-Tem Yvonne J. Johnson, Councilmembers Marikay Abuzuaiter, Sharon Hightower, Nancy Hoffmann,

Michelle Kennedy, Justin Outling, Tammi Thurm, Goldie Wells, and Mayor Nancy Vaughan.

Also present were City Manager David Parrish, City Attorney Chuck Watts and Assistant City Clerk, Victoria L .

Howell.

II. Presentations

1. ID 20-0608 Housing Follow-Up from 8/18/20

Mayor Pro-Tem Johnson called on City Manager David Parrish to begin the work session.

City Manager Parrish spoke to staff providing a follow up on housing; and recognized the Director of Neighborhood

Development, Stan Wilson.

Mr. Wilson stated consultant Phillip Kash, from HR&A Advisors Inc. (HR&A) would provide an update.

Mr. Kash made a PowerPoint Presentation PPP; spoke to a previous work session; to the affordable Housing Plan;

to rental homes; to local and federal money; to rent reductions; to tenant support; outlined a collaboration between

the City of Greensboro and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); spoke to

public land disposition policy; to subsidized developments; and to an implementation timeline.

Mayor Vaughan requested staff to convene the Housing Our Community Committee for a stakeholder roundtable

discussion.

Discussion took place regarding the need for policy revisions and implementation to the housing plan; neighborhood

development; homeowner assistance; quality affordable homes; conserving homeowners in Greensboro; and down

payment programs.

Councilmember Hoffmann requested staff to provide internal costs for design and implementation of an

apprenticeship program.

Discussion ensued regarding housing support and funding; Continuum of Care (CoC) participation; short term rental

assistance; COVID-19 impacts on homelessness; successful implementation of the Housing GSO program;

philanthropic and public private partnership working groups; intergovernmental administrative teams; economic

development; work force development and training; infrastructure; tax incentives; and staff requirements.

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