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Meeting Name: Housing and Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/3/2020 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
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209565 3209565OrderThat the Director of SPCD help ensure the effectiveness of the Tenant Notification Act via a citywide mailer, and by ensuring that the Director of 311 and the Director of Inspectional Services inform all city employees of the enforcement of this policy.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210213 3210213OrderThat this Council discuss the need for Rent Control in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, as illustrated by dramatic rent increases displacing residents.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208986 4208986ResolutionThat the Administration update this Council on plans to preserve onsite affordable senior housing and care for the current and future residents of the Little Sisters of the Poor facility.Work completed  Action details Not available
208576 5208576OrderThat the Director of SPCD provide a quarterly update regarding implementation of a universal waiting list for affordable housing opportunities.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
206773 6206773ResolutionThat the Administration establish a widely-advertised Fair Housing enforcement program that proactively tests for illegal housing discrimination.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204990 8204990OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Board on the Affordable Housing Universal Wait List plan and consolidating the process of applying for affordable housing into a single, universal, persistent application, lottery, and wait list.Kept in committee  Action details Not available