DISCUSSION ITEM
FROM: Sherri Myers, CRA Board Member
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DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACTIVITIES ON GENTRIFICATION OF MINORITY AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES AND SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING
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REQUEST:
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That the Community Redevelopment Agency discuss the impact of CRA activities on gentrification of minority and low income communities and supply of affordable rental housing.
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SUMMARY:
Board Member Myers has requested a discussion on the impact of CRA activities on gentrification of minority and low income communities and the supply of affordable rental housing. She has provided the attached thesis, “A Model for Gentrification: Monitoring Community Change in Selected Neighborhoods of St. Petersburg, Florida Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process” by Ashton J. Nexbitt, for consideration.
CRA staff has attached the following documentation in reference to the discussion topic: a map of CRA areas and City Council districts, demographic data for each CRA area for the years 2000 through 2016, and CRA Projected Revenues by Source, 2016 -2019.
PRIOR ACTION:
N/A
STAFF CONTACT:
M. Helen Gibson, AICP, CRA Administrator
Victoria D’Angelo, Assistant CRA Administrator
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Thesis - A Model for Gentrification: Monitoring Community Change
2) Map of CRA Areas and City Council Districts
3) CRA Projected Revenues by Source - FY 2017 to 2019
4) Inner City CRA Demographic Summary - 2000 to 2016
5) Urban Core CRA Demographic Summary - 2000 to 2016
6) Westside CRA Demographic Summary - 2000 to 2016
7) Eastside CRA Demographic Summary - 2000 to 2016
PRESENTATION: No