A Choice Planning Effort
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Briefing of
Fresno City
Council
March 24, 2022
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GOAL
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Develop a Community Supported Transformation
Plan that reflects the vision and priorities of CAN
residents and stakeholders, is financially viable,
implementable, and sustainable.
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Emerging Themes Priorities
● Streetscape Improvements along
priority corridors
● Intersection/Gateway Improvements
● Pedestrian Enhancements
● Develop a network of open spaces
● New Parks and Improvement of
existing parks
● Hyde Park
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Emerging Themes Priorities
● New mixed income & mixed-use and
resident development
● Homeownership
● West Library property
● Existing residential and commercial
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What is the Housing Plan Trying to Achieve?
‒ Preservation of affordable housing and Anti-
Displacement of Families
‒ Mixed Income and Mixed-Use Community
‒ Minimum Housing Program (to quality for Choice
funding) – 457 Units
Replacement = 228 + 229 Net New Market rate &
Workforce
‒ Add Neighborhood-serving amenities
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What is the Housing Plan Trying to Achieve?
− Respond to community priorities
− Financial Feasibility
− Where is housing possible?
Within CAN Boundary
FH exploring potential locations elsewhere (such as North Fresno)
− Assumes the NEW amendment is Approved for the
Airport Overlay Master Plan
Importance of City – Fresno
Housing Partnership
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− Fresno Housing to pursue up
to $50m in Choice
Implementation Funding
− Requires the City of Fresno
be a co-applicant and
invested partner
Additional Requests of the City of Fresno
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− Adoption of the Final Transformation Plan
− Commitment to Choice Neighborhood Application
− Funding for infrastructure, residential construction, neighborhood improvements
− CDBG Commitment
Additional Requests of the City of Fresno
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− Support for requested zoning changes, if
necessary
− Support for Airport Overlay Master Plan
approval
− Brownsfields funding for Hyde Park Cleanup
− Funding for existing homeowners and expand
homeownership opportunities
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THANK YOU.
Additional reports and
action summaries are available at:
WestFresnoCAN.org
Presented By:
Tyrone Roderick Williams, CEO, Fresno Housing
Tiffany B. Mangum, Project Manager