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Fragmentation & Silo-Ing--an Inventory

10/22/2021

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Note: The following lists are not exhaustive but are meant to be a discussion tool.


City of Evanston Housing-Related Committees, Commissions, Etc.

  • Dept. of Community Development--Staff
  • City Council—Council members
  • Planning & Development Committee—Council members
  • Housing Sub-Committee of the Planning & Development Committee—Council members
  • Combined Plan Commission & Zoning Board of Appeals--Volunteers
  • Housing & Community Development Committee--Volunteers
  • Reparations Committee--Volunteers
  • Social Services Committee--Volunteers
  • Equity & Empowerment Commission--Volunteers
  • 1st Ward Housing Committee(s)--Volunteers
  • Task Force on Gentrification & Displacement/Here to Stay (Human Services Committee)--??
  • Affordable Housing Plan Steering Committee--??

Who Is Doing What on Housing?

Local Entities Working on Housing
 
Government Bodies
  • City of Evanston
  • Cook County
 
Advocacy Groups & Non-Profits
  • Connections for the Homeless
  • Impact Behavioral Health
  • YWCA
  • McGaw YMCA
  • Open Communities
  • Family Promise
  • Interfaith Action of Evanston
  • CJE
  • Reba Place Development Corporation
  • Communities of Faith (UCE et al)
  • Leagues of Women Voters
  • Rotary Club—Lighthouse
  • CPAH
  • Land Trusts
  • Check Evanston Cares
 
Private Developers
  • Housing Opportunity Development Corporation
Evergreen Realtors
Grassroots Groups in Municipalities Other than Evanston
  • Arlington Heights
  • Glenview
  • Wilmette
  • Deerfield
  • Northbrook
  • Morton Grove
  • Skokie
  • Palatine
 
State-Level Entities Working on Housing
 
Government/Quasi-Government Bodies
  • Illinois Department of Human Services
  • Illinois Housing Development Authority
  • New Interagency Council on Homelessness
 
Advocacy Groups
  • Housing Action Illinois
  • Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
  • Illinois Partners for Human Services
  • Illinois Housing Council
  • Supportive Housing Providers Association
  • Corporation for Supportive Housing
  • Metropolitan Tenants Organizations
Housing-Related Actions Underway
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Buildings  under Development or Consideration
  • Emerson—34 for very low income, 17 for moderate to middle income
  • Walchirk--TBD
  • Vogue—12 units through IHO
  • 100 Chicago Ave.—5 units through IHO
  • CJE—60 affordable units
  • Impact Behavioral Health Development—in Skokie
  • 1012-1034 Chicago Ave—11 units through IHO
  • Others to be listed
 
Local Legislation under Consideration
  • 3-Unrelated Rule
  • Owner Occupancy
  • IHO
  • Equity Review of Zoning Code
 
Housing-Related Programs under Development
  • Reparations Home-Ownership Program
  • Housing Allies
  • Tenant Workshops
  • Rental Assistance—County, State, Evanston
  • 5th Ward TIF
 
Homelessness Efforts Underway
  • Funding for Shelter—County, Other
  • Collaborative Plans to Create Emergency Shelter
  • Supportive Housing Campaign
  • Evanston Coalition to End Homelessness
State-Level Legislation Being Implemented

Omnibus Bill:
  • Property tax incentive program for AH investment
  • Stronger Affordable Housing Planning & Appeals Act
  • COVID-19 AH Grants program
COVID-19 Emergency Housing Act:
  • Revisions to rental assistance programs
  • Sealing of COVID-period eviction records
  • Temporary protections for homeowners
Other legislation:
  • Rental Housing Support Program Eligibility
  • Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program Improvements
  • Feminine Hygiene Products in Homeless Shelters
  • Community Colleges and Affordable Housing
  • Housing is Recovery Pilot Program
  • Delinquent Tax Repayment Loan Fund
  • Pets in Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund Properties
  • Higher Education Liaison for Students Experiencing Homelessness
  • Affordable Utilities for All Families
  • Addressing Discrimination in Home Loan Modifications
  • Abandoned and Neglected Properties/Tax Sale Penalty Bids
Planning Processes—City of Evanston
 
Comprehensive Plan—RFP is out
Strategic Plan—RFP is out
Affordable Housing Plan--??
TIF Planning--??
Reparations Planning--??
Here to Stay Committee--??
Shelter System Planning—in process
Equitable Zoning Review
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