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Sacramento City Council & Housing Authority Joint Meeting: Housing, Homelessness, and Digital Equity

City Council — Tuesday, September 17, 2024
BodySacramento, California
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, September 17, 2024
StatusFILED
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Good afternoon everyone.

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The Sacramento City Council and the Sacramento Housing Authority will come to order with

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the clerk call the roll please to establish a quorum.

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Thank you Mayor, Councilmember Kaplan, Councilmember Tao, Mayor Prutem Telemontes,

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Councilmember Valenzuela, Vice Mayor Maifull, Councilmember Gatta, Councilmember Dennings,

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Councilmember Vang, and Mayor Stainberg.

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I am here, Councilmember Kaplan, would you please lead us in the land acknowledgement and the

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pledge of allegiance?

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Please rise to the acknowledgement in honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal

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lands.

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To the original people of this land, the Nisanan people, the southern Maidu, Vali and

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Plains me walk, put win-win-tune peoples, and the people of the Wilton Rancharia, Sacramento's

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only federally recognized tribe.

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May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walked beside

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us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather today in the active practice of acknowledgement

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and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples history, contributions and lives.

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Thank you.

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Please remain standing.

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Pledge.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for

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the first time in the history of the United States.

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Thank you very much, Councilmember.

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Good afternoon to everyone.

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We have the afternoon meeting of the Housing Authority where the City Council sits concurrently

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and as the Housing Authority.

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And then at five o'clock, of course, we have the afternoon evening Council meeting and

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a closed session in between.

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So let us begin with some very important items.

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Begin with a consent calendar.

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Are there questions or comments?

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Are there conjectures?

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What's that?

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I don't know.

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I don't know how to consent.

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What am I looking at?

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Okay.

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Well, on my agenda it's a consent calendar.

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Items one and two.

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Okay.

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There might have been a mix up here.

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No problem.

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We get right to the discussion calendar having dispensed with the consent calendar.

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Let's take item three.

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Go ahead.

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I don't want.

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This is the tax equity here.

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Go ahead.

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This is what I discussed.

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I'm reading what's on my agenda, but please go right ahead.

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Good afternoon, Mayor and City Council members.

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Whitney Hinton Program Manager with SHRA.

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Staff is requesting approval to hold a tax equity and fiscal responsibility act or

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tougher hearing for the issuance of taxes and bonds by California Municipal Finance Authority,

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CMFA for the 69th Street Apartments.

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SHRA acting as the Housing Authority is the primary issuer of Mortgage Revenue Bonds,

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affordable housing developments within the city of Sacramento.

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In limited situations, SHRA's most family lending policies and mortgage revenue bond policies

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permit alternative unit issuance, excuse me.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Homelessness████████████████████████████████████████40%
Affordable Housing██████████████████████████████30%
Community Engagement████████████████████20%
Technology and Innovation██████████10%
Summary of Proceedings

Sacramento City Council and Housing Authority Joint Meeting

Introduction

The Sacramento City Council and Housing Authority convened a joint meeting to discuss critical urban issues including affordable housing development, public housing Wi-Fi infrastructure, and collaborative efforts to address homelessness and behavioral health challenges.

Public Hearings

69th Street Apartments Project

  • Conducted a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act hearing
  • Proposed 130-unit affordable housing development
  • Will provide housing for residents earning 30-60% of area median income
  • Located near Sacramento State University

Del Paso Nuevo Development

  • Authorized sale of remnant parcels in the development
  • 8 small parcels to be sold to adjacent property owners
  • Proceeds will be reinvested in housing programs

Digital Equity Initiative

Marina Vista and Alder Grove Public Housing Wi-Fi Project

  • Provided free high-speed internet to 313 households
  • Addressed digital divide in public housing communities
  • Pilot project supported by $1.4 million in local funds
  • Aims to improve educational and economic opportunities

Homelessness and Behavioral Health Partnership

Key Outcomes

  • 41% reduction in homelessness
  • 2,235 outreach attempts by HEART team
  • 219 referrals to behavioral health services
  • Plans to implement Care Court in December
  • Expanding Full Service Partnership slots

Recommendations

  • Continue collaborative efforts between city and county
  • Focus on assertive, persistent outreach
  • Improve service enrollment rates
  • Explore innovative approaches to behavioral health intervention

Meeting Transcript

Good afternoon everyone. The Sacramento City Council and the Sacramento Housing Authority will come to order with the clerk call the roll please to establish a quorum. Thank you Mayor, Councilmember Kaplan, Councilmember Tao, Mayor Prutem Telemontes, Councilmember Valenzuela, Vice Mayor Maifull, Councilmember Gatta, Councilmember Dennings, Councilmember Vang, and Mayor Stainberg. I am here, Councilmember Kaplan, would you please lead us in the land acknowledgement and the pledge of allegiance? Thank you. Thank you. Please rise to the acknowledgement in honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands. To the original people of this land, the Nisanan people, the southern Maidu, Vali and Plains me walk, put win-win-tune peoples, and the people of the Wilton Rancharia, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walked beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's indigenous peoples history, contributions and lives. Thank you. Please remain standing. Pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for the first time in the history of the United States. Thank you very much, Councilmember. Good afternoon to everyone. We have the afternoon meeting of the Housing Authority where the City Council sits concurrently and as the Housing Authority. And then at five o'clock, of course, we have the afternoon evening Council meeting and a closed session in between. So let us begin with some very important items. Begin with a consent calendar. Are there questions or comments? Are there conjectures? What's that? I don't know. I don't know how to consent. What am I looking at? Okay. Well, on my agenda it's a consent calendar. Items one and two. Okay. There might have been a mix up here. No problem. We get right to the discussion calendar having dispensed with the consent calendar. Let's take item three. Go ahead. I don't want. This is the tax equity here. Go ahead. This is what I discussed.

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