The San Antonio City Council on Nov. 6 approved revisions to the city’s Low‑Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) resolution policy, including an amendment to raise the minimum score required for a local resolution of support from 75 points to 80 points.

Councilmember Cora (Core) introduced the amendment during discussion of Item 24, saying the change was intended to raise the bar for projects that receive the city’s formal endorsement for competitive 9% tax credits. Staff described a months‑long stakeholder process that included the city’s Fair Housing Subcommittee, housing providers, developers and nonprofit representatives; committee members considered a range of scoring changes and ultimately recommended the rubric now before council. Staff noted that the revised rubric adds or reweights points for deeper affordability (additional points for units at or below 30% AMI), proximity to high‑quality pre‑K, transit‑oriented development and project‑based vouchers, and makes local subcontractor use a minimum requirement rather than an optional points category.

Council discussion focused on balancing the city’s priority for deep affordability and project amenities against the competitive realities of the state LIHTC scoring process. Staff said their analysis showed most projects that had received city letters under the prior rubric would remain eligible under the new thresholds; one council member said the revised criteria should be used for one to two application rounds and reviewed again. The council voted to adopt the policy as amended. The transcript does not include a roll‑call vote breakdown.

Housing stakeholders who participated in the subcommittee — including developers, housing trust representatives and advocates — were part of the discussion process and told the council they believed staff struck an appropriate balance between city priorities and state competitiveness.