DATE:
June 24, 2025
01
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TO PARTICIPATE IN VIENNA SOCIAL HOUSING FIELD STUDY (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
In accordance with Board of Supervisors Policy D-7, Out-of-County Business and Related Guidelines and Processes and Administrative Code section 470, Supervisor Joel Anderson and Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe are requesting approval to attend the Fall 2025 Global Policy Leadership Academy (GPLA) Social Housing Field Study: "International Best Practices in Mixed-Income Housing" in Vienna, Austria. This six-day program is coordinated by GPLA and LeSar Development Consultants and will immerse delegates in a series of lectures, panels, and site visits to multiple social housing developments.
Supervisor Anderson and Supervisor Montgomery Steppe were both invited to participate in this field study as panelists, sharing insights from San Diego's housing efforts while learning from Vienna's internationally recognized housing model. Their participation in this field study will offer valuable insights and best practices that can inform San Diego County's efforts to increase affordable housing supply, reduce homelessness, and pursue sustainable development.
Today's request is for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to approve both Supervisors' travel to Austria to attend the study scheduled for September 21 through September 27, 2025.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
SUPERVISOR JOEL ANDERSON AND SUPERVISOR MONICA MONTGOMERY STEPPE
Per Administrative Code 470, approve Supervisor Joel Anderson and Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe's travel to Austria for participation in the Fall 2025 Global Policy Leadership Academy's Vienna Social Housing Field Study: "International Best Practices in Mixed-Income Housing" scheduled for September 21 through September 27, 2025.
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
Participating in the Vienna Social Housing Field Study aligns with the San Diego County Boar...
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