 To watch the July 7 meeting recording, click the image above or visit tucsonaz.gov/hcd/cehd.
The Commission on Equitable Housing and Development held their monthly meeting on Thursday, July 7, 2022. The agenda item's for this month's meeting included:
- Call to Order, Statement, and Roll Call
- Review and Adoption of June Meeting Minutes
- Call to the Audience
- Update on CEHD Sunset and non-voting members
- Subcommittee Updates
- Discussion on Action Items
- HCD Updates
- Next Steps
- Adjournment
All Commission on Equitable Housing and Development meetings are open to the public. Those who have an interest in housing equity in our community are encouraged to attend! In addition to the main committee meeting, there are also three subcommittees that cover different issues surrounding housing.
Upcoming Subcommittee Meetings
Affordable Housing Subcommittee
Subcommittee goals:
- Provide a set of recommendations to Mayor and Council on activities/levers/tools the city can leverage to increase momentum around affordable housing (short-term goal)
- Identify new funding opportunities for affordable housing (both short-term and long-term goals)
- Deliver a sufficient number (TBD) of new affordable housing units within the City of Tucson (long-term goal)
Next meeting: Wednesday, July 20, from 4-6:45 PM
Housing Segregation Subcommittee
Subcommittee goals:
- Address housing segregation by race, ethnicity, disability, and access to opportunities in Tucson (housing patterns show the legacy of racism) (long-term goal)
Next meeting: Thursday, July 28, from 1-2:30 PM
Housing First Subcommittee
Subcommittee goals:
- Review and evaluate shelter to housing to "home" experiences of program participants through shared lived experiences and quantitative metrics
- Participate and leverage relationships with City of Tucson HCD programs be receiving recommendations and reviewing emergent data/studies
- Provide recommendations on equitable policies to increase/accelerate available rental housing
Next meeting: Wednesday, July 27, 4-5:30 PM
Additional Meeting Information
For more information on the CEHD, including meeting links, materials, agendas and more click the link below.
If you want to attend the meeting and require Spanish language translation or sign language interpretation, please contact Ernesto Portillo at (520) 403-5709 or ernesto.portillo@tucsonaz.gov. Please allow ample time to make these arrangements.
City of Tucson Hires New Community Services Administrator
The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is pleased to announce the hiring of Donald Paredez as its new Community Services Administrator. Paredez brings more than 20 years of experience in public housing management.
"I am very excited to have Donald on the Housing Team. He has demonstrated experience and leadership in turning troubled housing authorities into high performing agencies," said HCD Director Liz Morales. "We have made good changes in the past three years, but having Donald on board, I am confident that we will become even more effective and responsive for our community."
In his most recent position, Paredez served as the Housing Administrator for the city of Glendale. In his capacity he directed the day-to-day operations of that city's Housing Authority, coordinated with affordable housing developers the addition of 1,200 new units to the city, worked with the community development staff to develop new programs, and sought new funding to support Glendale's low-income residents.
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"I like the feeling that I helped people with their basic needs," he said. "It brings me joy to help people."
He previously worked in seven states, including North Carolina and Florida, in various public and private housing related positions.
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