Staff preview anti‑displacement resolution to identify vulnerable neighborhoods and design protections

Staff previewed a resolution that would direct the city manager to develop a framework for identifying neighborhoods most sensitive to displacement and to design operational strategies and programmatic and regulatory changes intended to minimize displacement in those areas. Ben Woody said the resolution "directs the city manager to develop a framework for identifying those neighborhoods that are most sensitive to displacement and then designing operational strategies and other ways to balance the need for creating new housing, but also, protecting our communities that are most vulnerable and at risk to displacement."

Woody and Manager DK Westlake said the resolution grew from conversations with the Legacy Neighborhoods Coalition in 2025 and ties to the city's ongoing anti‑displacement affordable housing work. Some councilmembers asked whether partners had been proactively provided drafts; staff said the draft was posted on the agenda materials but acknowledged they had not proactively sent a draft to outside groups and offered to follow up with partners before the meeting.