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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes January 7, 2021 <br />Council held discussion and provided consensus on what they would like to see <br />for each strategic priority, these include the following: <br />1ri717:7:t��77�1 D7 [�llfy 1►[!1 <br />• Determine if we can provide an incentive or assistance (i.e. financing) to get <br />vacant lots utilized — same qualifications as First Time Homebuyer Program <br />• Approach County and school district about working together on lots <br />delinquent on taxes <br />• Explore feasibility of the City backing loans related to the development of <br />workforce housing <br />• Set up a more accessible resource for housing discrimination complaints and <br />provide additional outreach in the community <br />• Seek partnerships with private or non-profit entities to overcome systemic <br />barriers for renters and homeownership, including credit scores/application <br />fees — not just educational, provide some incentive <br />• Explore home -sharing and provide a report <br />• Assess having a local resource to interact with the Austin Tenants Council <br />• Research intentional community outreach engagement related to housing - <br />this includes improving the City's website and map showing Lower Income <br />Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects and embedding links <br />• Commit General Funds to land banking, investigate other revenue streams <br />MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION - consensus is to remove this as a <br />strategic priority, but continue work <br />• Consider tenets of Slow Streets, including monitoring potential State <br />legislation and working with TxDOT <br />• Investigate ways to make sidewalk closures known to the public <br />• Assist local businesses with their search engine optimization, focusing on <br />historically under-utilized businesses — possibly connecting businesses with <br />University students <br />• Research the use of opportunity zones <br />• Investigate the possibility of a community college district with other regional <br />communities <br />• Assess placing Austin Community College (ACC) on a future ballot <br />• Include Community Action as a resource and promote their certification <br />programs <br />DOWNTOWN VITALITY <br />City of San Marcos Page 2 <br />