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To request that the Chief Administrative Officer execute a Joint Gilpin Transformation Working Group Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Richmond and the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority to establish the intended roles of the parties as partners in the redevelopment of the Gilpin Court housing community, and to request that the Chief Administrative Officer enter similar memoranda of understanding with the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority for future redevelopment of other Richmond public housing communities.
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WHEREAS, the Council is committed to supporting and elevating the quality of life of all residents, especially its economically disadvantaged residents; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that access to safe, secure, code-compliant and affordable housing is a critical element of well-being and a core building block of thriving lives and thriving communities; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that the thousands of Richmonders residing in the approximately 3,200 traditional public housing units in the city of Richmond are first and foremost residents of the City, entitled to equal concern and consideration, fair treatment, and having a meaningful voice in matters concerning their fundamental well-being; and
WHEREAS, for over a decade the City has engaged in a concerted effort to expand economic, educational, and housing opportunities for all its residents, with particular attention on residents living below or near the federal poverty line; and
WHEREAS, upon information and belief of the Council, the large majority of traditional public housing units in the city of Richmond are over half a century old, and many of these units are in substandard condition and have been described as "functionally obsolete" by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that funding provided by the federal government, including the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, does n...
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