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===Topic: Eligible Investments===__NOTOC__
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'''Conducted: 2022 Meetings #1 (January–February)'''


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=== Community Priorities Summary ===
=== Community Priorities Summary ===
 
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:'''Property acquisition''': Keystone of affordability and anti-displacement
'''Property acquisition''':
 
|Keystone of affordability and anti-displacement
:'''Commercial buildings''': Investment in local businesses and mixed-use spaces
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|'''Commercial buildings''':  
:'''Housing''': Most groups' top priority, covering rent, ownership, and homelessness
|Investment in local businesses and mixed-use spaces
 
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:'''Recreation facilities''': Strong youth focus and adult education
|'''Housing''':  
 
|Most groups' top priority, covering rent, ownership, and homelessness
:'''Arts & culture''': Community arts access tied to place and housing
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|'''Recreation facilities''':  
:'''Infrastructure''': Equity in implementation and job opportunities
|Strong youth focus and adult education
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|'''Arts & culture''':  
|Community arts access tied to place and housing
|-
|'''Infrastructure''':  
|Equity in implementation and job opportunities
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=== Group-Specific Themes ===
=== Group-Specific Themes ===
'''American Indian/Alaska Native Community'''


Top priority: Housing for affordability and homelessness
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|colspan="2"|'''American Indian/Alaska Native Community'''
Also valued: Business investment, arts, culture, recreation, and mental health
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|Top priority:  
'''Black Community'''
|Housing for affordability and homelessness
 
|-
Focus on property acquisition for affordable homeownership
|Also valued:  
 
|Business investment, arts, culture, recreation, and mental health
Interest in cooperatives and local wealth-building
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Programs to support Black contractors, businesses, and workers
|'''Black Community'''
 
|-
'''Houseless Community'''
|Focus on property acquisition for affordable homeownership
 
|-
Services like laundry, warming centers
|Interest in cooperatives and local wealth-building
 
|-
Low-barrier housing with autonomy
|Programs to support Black contractors, businesses, and workers
 
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Property acquisition for purpose-built housing
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|'''Houseless Community'''
'''Latinx Community'''
|-
 
|Services like laundry, warming centers
Housing accessible to non-SSN borrowers, large families
|-
 
|Low-barrier housing with autonomy
Support for food carts and community ed centers
|-
 
|Property acquisition for purpose-built housing
Property acquisition for long-term affordability
|}
 
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'''Low-Income Homeowners'''
|'''Latinx Community'''
 
|-
Focus on affordable, ADA-accessible housing
|Housing accessible to non-SSN borrowers, large families
 
|-
Support for recreation and small business development
|Support for food carts and community ed centers
 
|-
Land banking emphasized
|Property acquisition for long-term affordability
 
|-
'''Mobile Home Park Residents'''
|'''Quote:''' "''I like the idea of land banking, like buying the Oak Leaf, or like what happened at Normandy. I think we should be able to buy those so we don't lose that affordability.''"
 
|-
Support for housing, including cooperatives and repairs
|'''Quote:''' "''Food carts are a great opportunity to have your own business... they stayed open when many restaurants closed.''"
 
|-
Services access and facilities for houseless neighbors
|}
 
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Recreation and commercial development are lower priorities
|'''Low-Income Homeowners'''
 
|-
'''Small Business Community'''
|Focus on affordable, ADA-accessible housing
 
|-
Housing and business mutually reinforcing
|Support for recreation and small business development
 
|-
Support for mixed-use, gardens, and local programs
|Land banking emphasized
 
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'''Somali Community'''
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|'''Mobile Home Park Residents'''
Affordable housing and tiny homes
|-
 
|Support for housing, including cooperatives and repairs
Youth recreation and adult education
|-
 
|Services access and facilities for houseless neighbors
Small business and mixed-use support
|-
 
|Recreation and commercial development are lower priorities
=== Quotes ===
|-
"''Housing first; businesses and communities won't mean anything without the people here... What good is a community center if the community is pushed out of the neighborhood?''" – Mobile Home Park Residents focus group
|'''Quote:''' "''Housing first; businesses and communities won't mean anything without the people here... What good is a community center if the community is pushed out of the neighborhood?''"
 
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"''More people living in the area means more businesses, and more businesses means more people.''" – Small Business Community focus group
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|'''Small Business Community'''
"''I like the idea of land banking, like buying the Oak Leaf, or like what happened at Normandy. I think we should be able to buy those so we don't lose that affordability.''" – Latinx Community focus group
|-
 
|Housing and business mutually reinforcing
"''Food carts are a great opportunity to have your own business... they stayed open when many restaurants closed.''" – Latinx Community focus group
|-
|Support for mixed-use, gardens, and local programs
|-
|'''Quote:''' "''More people living in the area means more businesses, and more businesses means more people.''"
|}
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|'''Somali Community'''
|-
|Affordable housing and tiny homes
|-
|Youth recreation and adult education
|-
|Small business and mixed-use support
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Revision as of 19:29, June 9, 2025

Topic: Eligible Investments

Groups convened: 8
Total participants: 65

Community Priorities Summary

Property acquisition: Keystone of affordability and anti-displacement
Commercial buildings: Investment in local businesses and mixed-use spaces
Housing: Most groups' top priority, covering rent, ownership, and homelessness
Recreation facilities: Strong youth focus and adult education
Arts & culture: Community arts access tied to place and housing
Infrastructure: Equity in implementation and job opportunities

Group-Specific Themes

American Indian/Alaska Native Community
Top priority: Housing for affordability and homelessness
Also valued: Business investment, arts, culture, recreation, and mental health
Black Community
Focus on property acquisition for affordable homeownership
Interest in cooperatives and local wealth-building
Programs to support Black contractors, businesses, and workers
Houseless Community
Services like laundry, warming centers
Low-barrier housing with autonomy
Property acquisition for purpose-built housing
Latinx Community
Housing accessible to non-SSN borrowers, large families
Support for food carts and community ed centers
Property acquisition for long-term affordability
Quote: "I like the idea of land banking, like buying the Oak Leaf, or like what happened at Normandy. I think we should be able to buy those so we don't lose that affordability."
Quote: "Food carts are a great opportunity to have your own business... they stayed open when many restaurants closed."
Low-Income Homeowners
Focus on affordable, ADA-accessible housing
Support for recreation and small business development
Land banking emphasized
Mobile Home Park Residents
Support for housing, including cooperatives and repairs
Services access and facilities for houseless neighbors
Recreation and commercial development are lower priorities
Quote: "Housing first; businesses and communities won't mean anything without the people here... What good is a community center if the community is pushed out of the neighborhood?"
Small Business Community
Housing and business mutually reinforcing
Support for mixed-use, gardens, and local programs
Quote: "More people living in the area means more businesses, and more businesses means more people."
Somali Community
Affordable housing and tiny homes
Youth recreation and adult education
Small business and mixed-use support