Redevelopment & Housing Department
The Redevelopment & Housing Department works to facilitate positive change in the Vista community. The department is comprised of four main business units:
- Redevelopment
- Housing
- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
- Community Improvement
Learn more about Redevelopment & Housing Department activities by reading our Velocity newsletter.
Check out the May 2009 issue by clicking here.
Contact Us: (760) 639-6191 or visit us at City Hall, Building J - click here for a map.
Redevelopment & Housing: What We Do
REDEVELOPMENT
The department is responsible for redevelopment related to the revitalization of commercial and residential neighborhoods in the City's Redevelopment Project Area.
Click here for more information about the Redevelopment Plan Amendment of 2008, including more detailed maps of the Redevelopment Project Area.
Click here for Project Area Committee (PAC) information.
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HOUSING
Housing programs include first-time home buyer down payment assistance, rehabilitation, mobile home space rental assistance, and homeless prevention programs. The department also lends a hand with fair housing disputes through the assistance of North County Lifeline.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
Main priorities of the CDBG program are to ensure decent affordable housing for all, provide services to the most vulnerable, create jobs and expand business opportunities. The 2004-2009 Consolidated Plan identifies housing, community, and economic development needs. It has a strategy with an action plan to meet those needs. Most of the programs in the Consolidated Plan are funded by Community Development Block Grant funds, HOME funds, and Redevelopment Housing Set-Aside funds.
CDBG Links:
- 2009/2010 CDBG Annual Action Plan
- 2009-2014 Consolidated Plan
- 2008/2009 CDBG Annual Action Plan
- 2008/2009 Substantial Amendment - CDBG-R
- Community Development Block Grant Citizens Advisory Committee
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
The Community Improvement unit focuses on community building and outreach, neighborhood revitalization, public safety, and also serves as a community liaison to law enforcement.
This year's Vistans R.O.C.event was held on October 4 and was a great success - with over 800 volunteers taking part in the event.
Vistans ROC: Thank you 2008 volunteers!
The 10th Annual Vistans ROC! (Revitalizing Our Community!) event was held on
October 4, 2008. This is the City of Vista's neighborhood revitalization program which teams up volunteers and homeowners to paint, landscape, and clean-up homes in specific focus neighborhoods. Click here for more Vistans ROC! information.
Commissions
The Redevelopment & Housing Department provides staff support for the following City of Vista Commissions/Committees/Boards:
- Community Development Block Grant Citizens Advisory Committee
- Mobile Home Park Advisory Board
- Project Area Committee for the Vista Redevelopment Project Area
- Crime and Substance Abuse Prevention Commission