STATUS REPORT ON THE
BETTER HOUSING INITIATIVE
Neighborhood Services & Education Committee
March 10, 2022
Bianca Madrid
Community Programs Administrator
Rachel VanderVeen
Deputy Director
Captain Todd Trayer
San José Police Captain
Hilda Morales
Community Services Supervisor
Roger Beaudoin
Code Enforcement Supervisor
BUILDING GREAT PLACES INVESTING IN PEOPLE PROVIDING HOUSING FOR ALL Engage
Stakeholders
Better Housing Initiative
2 Collaborative
Communication
Strategize
Solutions
Vision: Engage property owners, key stakeholders, and tenants in collaborative communication and strengthened partnership.
BUILDING GREAT PLACES INVESTING IN PEOPLE PROVIDING HOUSING FOR ALL Foxdale Village
Apartments
Target Properties
3/8/2022 3
Valley Palms
Apartments
Year Built: 1966
Total Units: 354
Apartments & Townhomes
100% Low-Income Units
Tier 3 Property
Year Built: 1979
Total Units: 287
1-Bed: 28 | 2-Bed: 29
3-Bed: 170 | 4-Bed: 60
100% Low-Income Units
Tier 3 Property
1-Bed: 24 | 2-Bed: 330
Apartments & Townhomes
Multi-Disciplinary Partnership
4 Public Safety
Community
Policing
Crime
Prevention
Education
Code
Enforcement
Health &
Safety Hazards
Sub-Standard
Housing
Conditions
Better Housing
Initiative
Affordable
Housing
Regulations
Asset/Property
Management
Expertise
Community
Engagement
Neighborhood
Empowerment
Leadership
Training &
Development
Public Safety
3/8/2022
San José Police Department
Provide police services, build trust by participating in community events, co-police issues to make the
environment safer. Liaison with on-site security and
provide crime prevention training and strategies.
5 Code Enforcement
3/8/2022
Multiple Housing Inspection Program
A tiered, proactive inspection program which inspects
multifamily buildings of three units or more for code violations on a 3-, 5-, or 6-year cycle. Buildings are categorized and prioritized into tiers based on the severity and number of code violations and number of complaints over time.
6 Community Empowerment
3/8/2022
Project Hope
A community engagement and empowerment program
that helps residents learn how to work in partnership
with the City and external partners to coordinate and
mobilize resources to address ongoing neighborhood
issues to improve the quality of life.
7 Working Better Together
3/8/2022
8 Public Safety
Housing
Quality
Standards
Community
Engagement
Neighborhood
Empowerment
Leadership
Training &
Development
Monitoring the Valley
Palms bond regulatory
agreement
Building relationships
with tenants and key
stakeholder partners
Supporting real-time
circumstances and
on-site emergencies
Responding to Community Needs
9 Emergency Rental Assistance
3/8/2022
124
On-Site Pop-Up
Application
Clinics
Ongoing targeted
outreach to tenants
with past-due rent
at risk of eviction
5 10
Households
Applied
Future Funding
11 Better Housing Initiative Responsible Landlord
Engagement Initiative
General Fund budget
proposal for FY 22-23
Earmark grant proposal
Or
General Fund budget
proposal for FY 22-23
Housing Department Nonprofit Partner
Service Models
3/8/2022
✓ 50 units or more
✓ Deed-restricted
affordable housing
multifamily properties
✓ Non-City funded
✓ Less than 50 units
✓ Market rate
and affordable units
✓ Multifamily and singlefamily properties
12 Better
Housing
Initiative
Responsible
Landlord
Engagement
Initiative
STATUS REPORT ON THE
BETTER HOUSING INITIATIVE
Neighborhood Services & Education Committee
March 10, 2022
Bianca Madrid
Community Programs Administrator
Rachel VanderVeen
Deputy Director
Captain Todd Trayer
San José Police Captain
Hilda Morales
Community Services Supervisor
Roger Beaudoin
Code Enforcement Supervisor