Q&A
Challenges in senior housing development and SARA program wait times
1:16:40
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76 sec
Council Member Susan Zhuang expresses concerns about the long wait times for senior housing development through the SARA program and asks if there are ways to expedite the process.
- Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez explains that the long wait times are due to market forces, with a 1% vacancy rate creating a supply and demand issue.
- The discussion touches on the need for the city to build more affordable housing for older adults.
- Alternative solutions such as ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) and co-living are mentioned as potential shorter-term solutions to address the massive housing issue for older adults.
Susan Zhuang
1:16:40
And, also, right now, I'm proposing a place in my district building senior housing But the the SARA program is takes so long.
1:16:52
5 years, is there any way
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:16:53
times it takes 8 years for someone to be on the list before they get an apartment?
1:16:57
Yeah.
Susan Zhuang
1:16:57
Yeah.
1:16:58
Is is there any way we can do something to push that?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:17:03
You know, the market the market determines when you have a 1% vacancy rate.
1:17:08
Supply and demand.
1:17:09
Supply supply and demand.
1:17:11
You know, it's pure good old economics.
1:17:13
It's, you know, it's it's it's unfortunate, but that's the reality that we live in.
1:17:19
Yeah.
Crystal Hudson
1:17:19
I mean, we do need the city to build more affordable, you know, housing for older adults.
1:17:24
But Right.
1:17:26
Short of a Anyway, that's a
Tara Klein
1:17:29
And I think I think I think
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:17:30
the direction with the city of yes.
1:17:32
I think some of the directions that we're going with as a city thinking about a ADUs, you know, alternative units.
1:17:40
Right.
1:17:40
You know, I mean, co living.
1:17:43
You know, all of those are shorter term solutions for this massive issue that we have.
Crystal Hudson
1:17:50
Absolutely.
1:17:52
Any any other questions, council member?
Susan Zhuang
1:17:54
That's it.
1:17:54
Okay.
1:17:55
She already read my mind.
