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HCD presents housing spending plan, seeks to relaunch Home Stretch and expand tenant organizing
Summary
Housing and Community Development presented a maintenance‑of‑effort FY27 budget focused on rental licensing revenue, a proposed $400,000 housing reserve contribution, a $135,000 Home Stretch down‑payment initiative, and a $250,000‑plus expansion of community grants and tenant organizing support.
Housing and Community Development Director Devin McNally briefed the council on the department's FY27 proposed budget and priorities, outlining programs to preserve affordable housing, expand tenant organizing, relaunch Home Stretch down‑payment assistance and pursue grant funding for multifamily improvements.
McNally said the HCD operating budget is roughly $2.7 million (personnel about $1.88 million) and that rental‑licensing fee revenue is expected to contribute a little over $400,000 to departmental revenue. HCD described core divisions: administrative intake and grants management (Ramon Sol and Patty Mallon were named as staff and grants manager) and a housing team that operates the tenant organizing fund and emergency…
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