Lower San Antonio / Casey Initiative Planning Committee

Fred
- OSV TA
- Introduce city officials to other cities where there have been successful planning process (Washington, DC and Rochester, NY).
- Thank people for Bart and Pat tour
- Fred trying to get perspective on the collaborative from CBOs, he will also be talking to city and county officials.
- Themes:
  - Role of collaborative: this role still needs definition, more structure and accountability, good vehicle for information exchange.
  - Issues and concerns regarding: relationship between collaborative and Casey
  - Connection to broader community – How to connect to broader San Antonio constituency.
- Would like to get into more detail at the next meeting.
Housing and Economic Development
Law Firm

Focus on school district since they will be thinking properly
Eminent Domaintake private property for public use
Required to pay for private property, just compensation
Lots of opportunity to comment before they get to eminent domain
CEQA processenvironmental review
- Can call school district and get on list to receive notices
- Publish articles
- Post notices

Notice of decision and appraisal

How property is appraised to give just compensation
Will probably hire a consulting firm to do appraising
May not want to see propertywill determine value based on comparable sales
It is better for them to walk through to show them feature of property that add value
District will make an offer
Given time frame to accept or reject offer is 2-3 weeks
District is required to give just compensation
Unique process for business ownersmust be “good will”
- There are qualities of a business that make it more valuable.

Notice of intent to displace

Citizen Participation in Displacement Process

Notice of Hearing

Order of Posession

Relocation Assistance/ Separate from EO

School district has to help you find a new home/property
Required to communicate regularly so people understand process
Citizen participation is key
Relocation committee can review relocation plan
Minimum of 30 days review period for relocation
Sooner the committee is formed the better
60 days after just compensation value, required to:
- provide written materials on relocation notice
- needs to be in language that people can understand
- send someone for personal interview
  - income, size of family, age, location of work, area where you prefer to be relocated, own, rent, needs for social and public service, children require special services, amenities.
School district needs to understand individual needs
Conduct a survey of available housing and business locationshave to make info available.
Public Housing
- Units available
- Binding commitment from government entity to assist.
- Work with agency often and early

Comparable Replacement Housing

Everyone displaced must be relocated, but can move people to temporary housing. This housing must be similar (size, #of rooms, quality of construction. Housing has to be in financial means

Last Resort Housing

Can build housing, but unusual funds needs to be available, worth bringing up, but can kill a project.
City has it’s own requirements
Financial assistance
- Have to help people move
  - Transportation, packaging, etc.
  - Can provide money upfront as oppose to reimbursement
  - Special funds for licensing, etc.
Replacement Housing Payments
- If not able to find comparable housing, district can give replacement housing
- Short term subsidy, 42 month stretch.

Discussion

Next Steps

OCO: Need to develop relationship with the City. Make sure the city and school board work together. Dialogue an the City level
Establish core recommendations to OUSDWill respond to committee if they take leadership. Equal partnership between OUSD and City.
EBALDC: Take a look at General Plan/ Consolidated Plan see if the city is compliance
Urban Strategies Council: Look at cities that have been through a similar process (LA, SF)
Core Recommendations
Technical Aspects
- Land banking
- Other responses
  - Start with churches: bring people in get on Sunday agenda
  - Try to form relocation committee raised at OUSD meeting
  - Information and Referral USC/Collaborative
  - Talk to school board members-
- Individual meetings of school board impacted people, and collaborative members.

Newspaper
- 1^st Issue in production
- Next issues will be done through work shops
- Flyers announcing the work shops
- Need to distribute throughout the neighborhood.
Education
Arts and Culture
23^rd Ave. Corridor Action Team

Planning Committee