Contra Costa Housing Summit 2018 Welcome on behalf of Supervisor - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Contra Costa Housing Summit 2018

Welcome on behalf of Supervisor Mitchoff

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County Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV

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What is the Ensuring Opportunity Campaign?

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Our goal is to achieve equity and opportunity for all residents of Contra Costa County. We do this by changing systems and policies so that every community member has the opportunity to thrive.

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We believe that … everything is connected

HEALTH HOUSING FOOD EMPLOYMENT

… and ALL of us must solve the housing crisis together

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Residents Housing developers Funders Labor unions Advocates Employers Educators City leaders Policy makers Faith communities Elected representatives Service providers Financial institutions County leaders

Thank you to our

Summit Co-Conveners

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Thank you to our

Summit Sponsors

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Contra Costa housing: What’s happened so far?

Contra Costa Housing Summit – June 2017 Contra Costa Housing Snapshot Five regional Housing Town Halls in Fall 2017,

hosted by each County Supervisor

Contra Costa Housing Advisory Council –

co-chaired by two County Supervisors

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Housing Town Halls

10  Five Town Halls – co-hosted with County Supervisors  Co-sponsored by Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition  150+ participants (residents, elected officials,

housing developers, advocates)

Town Hall findings

Countywide shared priorities:

 More affordable housing, especially for residents who

are most struggling to make ends meet

 Long-term housing with supportive services  More tenant protections 11

Town Hall findings

Top 3 perceived barriers:

• 1. NIMBY attitudes & stereotypes
• 2. Lack of funding
• 3. Lack of vision & commitment by elected officials

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Town Hall findings

Top 3 proposed solutions:

• 1. Dedicated funding streams
• 2. Increased engagement & advocacy

by residents of all income levels

• 3. Support innovation solutions

(tiny homes, ADUs, shared housing, etc.)

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Today’s agenda

Opening remarks Keynote speaker: Elizabeth Kneebone, Terner

Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley

Panels: The heart of the housing crisis What role to housing bonds play? What’s working? Promising local strategies State and federal policy update Fireside chat: health, housing and equity Closing remarks and call to action

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Helpful information for today

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Introductions Logistics Resource table

Join the conversation!

#CoCoHousing

@endpovertycc

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Opening Reflection and Moral Call to Action

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Mary Fenelon

Keynote speaker Elizabeth Kneebone

Research Director

Terner Center for Housing Innovation

UC Berkeley

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