Leadership Committee

Reports, materials, and updates from our Leadership Committee meetings

May 2022

The May 2022 Leadership Committee meeting featured presentations from:

Dunni Cosey-Gay, Director of The Preservation Compact, who presented updates on The Compact’s activities since the last meeting.

  • Slides for the presentation of The Preservation Compact Progress Report

Daniel Hertz, Director of Policy, Research and Legislative Affairs for the City of Chicago’s Department of Housing, who provided an update on the City’s Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance.

  • Slides from the presentation on the ADU program.

David Morrison, Deputy Assessor and Chief Policy Officer at the Cook County Assessor’s Office who presented an update on the Affordable Housing Special Assessment Program.

November 2021

The November 2021 Leadership Committee meeting featured presentations from:

Erika Poethig, Special Assistant to the President for Housing and Urban Policy at the White House, who presented on the Build Back Better bill.

Stacie Young

Stacie Young, President and CEO of Community Investment Corporation, who presented updates on The Compact’s activities since the last meeting.

  • Slides for the presentation of The Preservation Compact Progress Report

Allison Milld Clements, Executive Director at the Illinois Housing Council, who presented on new NOAH programs in Boston.

  • Slides on Boston affordable housing preservation programs
  • April 2021

    The April 2021 Leadership Committee meeting featured presentations from:

    Stacie Young

    Stacie Young, Director of the Preservation Compact, who presented updates on The Compact’s activities since the last meeting.

    • Slides for the presentation of The Preservation Compact Progress Report

    Kim Johnson, Housing Policy Analyst at the National Low Income Housing Coalition, who presented on the new federal stimulus bill and NLIHC’s new HoUSed Campaign.

    • One-pager on NLIHC’s proposal for ensuring universal rental assistance

    Emergency Rental Assistance Updates

    • Preservation Compact has been meeting with IHDA, City of Chicago and Cook County weekly to facilitate information sharing and coordination. As part of that effort, the Compact developed a unified webpage, chicookilrenthelp.org, with information about all three programs.
    • Kristin Faust, Executive Director at the Illinois Housing Development Authority; Marisa Novara, Commissioner of the City of Chicago’s Department of Housing; and Susan Campbell, Planning and Development at the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development provided updates on the upcoming round of Emergency Rental Assistance programs.

    Links, Articles, Resources, and Additional Materials

    Updates from Members of the Leadership Committee

    Marisa NovaraCity of Chicago Department of HousingThe new ARO will be heard in committee next Tuesday. The new QAP is also out for public comment.
    Jim CunninghamU.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHUD withdrew the mixed status proposed rule, currently eligible mixed status households can still access HUD assistance.
    Allison ClarkMacArthur Foundation100 & Change Competition awarded $100 million to Community Solutions for their effort to reduce homelessness.
    Did we miss (or misunderstand) your update? Email Emily at emily.bloom-carlin@cicchicago.org to add or edit your update!

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