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

1 Contra Costa Housing Summit 2018

Welcome on behalf of Supervisor Mitchoff 2 County Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV

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What is the Ensuring Opportunity Campaign? 4 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.

We believe that … everything is connected 5 HOUSING HEALTH EMPLOYMENT FOOD

… and ALL of us must solve the housing crisis together 6 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 7

Thank you to our Summit Sponsors 8

Contra Costa housing: What’s happened so far? 9  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

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 11 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

Town Hall findings 12 Top 3 perceived barriers: 1. NIMBY attitudes & stereotypes 2. Lack of funding 3. Lack of vision & commitment by elected officials

Town Hall findings 13 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.)

Today’s agenda 14  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

Helpful information for today 15  Introductions  Logistics  Resource table

Join the conversation! 16 #CoCoHousing @endpovertycc

Opening Reflection and Moral Call to Action 17 Mary Fenelon

Keynote speaker 18 Elizabeth Kneebone Research Director Terner Center for Housing Innovation UC Berkeley