HomeMy WebLinkAbout021282 RES - 11/12/1991A RESOLUTION
ADOPTING AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI'S COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY.
WHEREAS, the National Affordable Housing Act requires participating jurisdictions to
develop a Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed and recommends approval of the
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy;
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi's Policy Statements, an element of the
Comprehensive Pian, speaks to and identifies the need to implement objectives and policies for
the provision of appropriate housing for all citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy implements the goals
and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That there is hereby approved a Comprehensive Housing Affordability
Strategy, a substantial copy is hereby attached as Exhibit "A" for the City of Corpus Christi.
ATTEST:
City Secretary MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
APPROVED: 6 tl, DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1991
JAMES R. BRAY JR., CITY ATTORNEY
By 1.
Assistant City Attorney
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BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CHAS
In the past, the federal government has required local planning
documents as a condition to receipt of certain types of funding to
local government. A Housing Assistance Plan (HAP) was required
under the Community Development Block Grant Program. Later, a
Comprehensive Homeless Assistance Plan (CHAP) was required as a
condition of approval of funding under the Stuart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act. Now the National Affordable Housing Act
has created a new planning document for use by units of general
local governments - the CHAS. The purpose of the new planning
document is not to deal with funding sources, but to examine
housing needs in a holistic manner, establishing goals, and
developing a plan for carrying out activities.
The housing strategy serves as an action -oriented management tool
for local governments.
In the CHAS, the City of Corpus Christi will estimate the housing
assistance needs of its very low-income, low-income, and moderate
income families, including the needs of homeless individuals and
families, and assess the availability of unassisted housing,
assisted housing, and other resources for addressing these needs.
On the basis of this information, the City of Corpus Christi has
developed a strategy for meeting housing assistance needs over the
coming five (5) year period.
The Act requires that, in order to receive funding from certain HUD
programs the City of Corpus Christi must have a CHAS that has been
approved by HUD for a fiscal year.
The Act requires that an application include a certification of
consistency of the proposal (for grant funds) with an approved
housing strategy for the jurisdiction in which the proposed project
will be located.
A certification is necessary for applications for:
• Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program
(Section 811 of the Act).
• Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program (Section 202).
• Home Program (Section 215) - if funding becomes
available.
• Homeless Housing Assistance, such as Emergency Shelter
Grants (ESG), Transitional Housing, Permanent Housing for
Handicapped Homeless, Supplemental Assistance for
Facilities to Assist the Homeless, and Single Room
Occupancy for the Homeless.
• Community Development Block Grants (CDBG).
• HOPE I, II and III Home ownership programs.
• Several other smaller housing assistance programs.
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategies consists of three
(3) main components:
1. Needs Assessment
2. Strategies
3. One year Action Plan
NEEDS ASSESSMENT/MARKET INVENTORY CONDITIONS
The Needs Assessment summarizes available data on the current needs
of the homeless and of income -eligible families and local market
and inventory characteristics, including trends in population,
household formation, and housing, etc. Information is presented on
assisted housing and public housing stock.
STRATEGIES
The CHAS integrates the review of needs and conditions in a
structured format to determine priorities for investment over the
ensuing five (5) year period. Various types of resources needed
and anticipated to be available to implement the strategy are
discussed. A summary table will show the dollars anticipated from
each federal program over the coming year and indicates the
State/Local resources that may be available to meet matching
requirements for different types of uses.
CHAS PRIORITY:
Priority:
Rationale:
OWNER -OCCUPIED HOUSING
Make safe, decent, and affordable housing
units available to low and very low income
homeowners & homebuyers.
Homeownership is a difficult goal for low and
very low-income households to reach.
Downpayments, closing costs and mortgage
payments are often more than low and very low
income households can afford. Many homes
currently owned by low and very low income
persons, and those available for purchase,
require rehabilitation.
CHAS PRIORITY:
Priority:
Rationale:
CHAS PRIORITY:
Priority:
Rationale:
CHAS PRIORITY:
Priority:
RENTAL HOUSING
Provide safe, affordable rental housing units
available to low and very low income persons.
Many low-income tenants have difficulty
finding affordable, safe rental housing.
Rental units that are affordable to low and
very low income tenants are often substandard.
In some areas of the City, affordable rental
housing is not available.
HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR HOMELESS PERSONS
Provide housing and services to homeless
persons who have a primary nighttime residence
that is either a shelter or is not normally
designed for or used as a regular sleeping
place for people. Assist persons who are "at
risk" of being homeless.
Adequate housing and services are essential to
limit and prevent homelessness.
HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Persons with Special Needs should have access
to all housing assistance programs & essential
supportive services.
Rationale: Persons with Special Needs often have
difficulty accessing housing & services
available to low & very low-income persons.
CHAS PRIORITY: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HOUSING PROVIDERS
Priority: Provide information and technical assistance
to non-profit organizations, homeless
providers and other housing providers to build
capacity and success in developing affordable
housing.
Rationale: Many local governments and non -profits need to
develop the capacity to efficiently use and
compete for local, state, and federal funds
available for affordable housing development.
ONE YEAR ACTION PLAN
The Action Plan translates the five (5) year strategies and the
available resources into plans and goals for the number of families
to be assisted in the ensuing year, including the number to be
provided affordable housing.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION TO HUD
The CHAS will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) for review and approval after November 8,
1991 prior to December 16, 1991 to cover the period of October 1,
1991 through September 30, 1992.
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Cezar Galindo
Leo Guerrero
Betty Jean Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Joe McComb
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Clif Moss
Mary Pat Slavik �{
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
TO: Armando Chapa, City Secretary
FROM: Kelly Elizondo
DATE: January 20, 1992
SUBJECT: Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS)
On November 12, 1991 the City Council adopted the City's CHAS by
Resolution No. 021282. The following information has been
forwarded to the San Antonio HUD office as a result of their
request for additional information on the City's CHAS. The
additional information related to the need to submit a map showing
the concentration of Hispanics and Blacks in our community and the
need to address the issues as to whether or not barriers existed in
the creation of affordable housing.
I have forwarded the information with the understanding that this
is additional data. The strategies and the policies adopted by the
City Council remain unchanged and are not affected by the
submission of this data.
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RECEIVED
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Table of Contents
Summary of CHAS Development Process 1
Public Participation 1
Introduction 2
City of Corpus Christi Geographic Description 2
Community Profile 2
Land Use 5
Population Trends & Characteristics 14
Housing Trends & Characteristics 27
Educational Background of the City 32
Employment Trends & Characteristics 32
Needs Assessment & Market Conditions 39
Needs Identification 53
The Homeless 53
Characteristics of Population 54
Facilities and Services Available 54
Facilities and Services Needed 55
The Elderly 56
The Homeless - Mentally I11 56
CHAS Tables 1A through 2C 59
One/Five Year Housing Strategies 64
Barriers to Affordable Housing 67A
CHAS Priorities 68
CHAS Tables 3 through 5B 77
Monitoring Plan 82
Appendix A 83
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Exhibits
1 Graph of Population Gain 1970-1980 Change . . . .
2 Graph of Population Gain 1980-1990 Change . . . .
3 Population Characteristics 1980-1990 Census . .
4 Housing Characteristics 1980-1990 Census
5A Population Characteristics 1980-1990 Census
5B Population Characteristics 1980-1990 Census
5C Hispanic Population Characteristics by Age
& Sex -90 Census
5D Black Population
Census
5E White Population
Characteristics by Age & Sex -90
Characteristics by Age & Sex -90
Census
6 Population by Age Distribution
7 Residential Construction & Demolition
8 Residential Construction 1980-1990
9 Age of Housing
10 Educational Characteristics of the Population
11 Employment
12 Estimated Median Family Income - 1990
13 Map of Housing Survey Area
14 Single Family Housing Unit Sales
15 Mortgage Premiums and Interest Rates
16 Civilian Labor Force
17 Active Unemployment
18 Public Housing Waiting List
19 Land & Improvement Values & Population by
Census Tract 50
20 Map showing concentrations of Hispanics and Blacks 67C
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BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
The City of Corpus Christi has adopted Policy Statements that speak
directly at the need to promote equal opportunities for all
citizens to participate in a quality living environment and of the
need to foster an environment which is conducive to the
construction of quality homes that are affordable.
1. Zoning - In Corpus Christi the process of zoning and platting
is simplified and efficient while maintaining proper standards
and public interests. The Zoning Ordinance and subdivision
regulations have ample provisions for the development of
mobile home subdivisions, townhomes, garden homes and
increased density planned unit developments.
2. Subdivision Ordinances - The City of Corpus Christi's
Ordinance has evolved over the years as a result of
Platting
economic
situations and development standards. The ordinance applies
to the incorporated City area and Extra Territorial
Jurisdiction. The ordinance has sufficient flexibility that
provides for approval of alternate development standards.
3. Permitting and Housing Codes and Standards - The planning,
zoning and construction permit process within the City of
Corpus Christi is timely and well coordinated. The City of
Corpus Christi has adopted the 1985 Southern Building
Standards Code as amended by City Council. The Code's
objective is to provide for construction to occur in a safe
manner.
4. Rent Controls - The City of Corpus Christi does not anticipate
any rent control legislation.
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Exhibit 20 identifies the 1990 census tracts which contain over
fifty percent Hispanic and Black population. It is estimated that
about 40 percent of the total City Hispanic population is
represented by the shaded areas of the map. When the census tract
percentages are displayed graphically we see that the concentration
of minorities, predominately Hispanics, extend beyond the areas
that contain the highest concentrations of substandard housing
units, see Exhibit 13. Census tracts 4 and 5, which are
predominantly Black population areas, contain over 16 percent of
the total Black population in the City. It must be pointed out
that although the minority concentrations extend beyond the
clusters where a high incidence of substandard housing was
identified, there are other elements that come into play that
impact the affordability of housing. For one, historically the
Hispanic and Black populations tend to be less mobile and are
generally concentrated in the central part of the City. The
central part of the City is typically the same area that contains
the older housing units, that may be up to 50 years old. Secondly,
a good majority will tend to buy or rent housing in the same
general area because they cannot afford adequate housing. Thirdly,
the housing that was identified as affordable in Exhibit 19 more
than likely is the same housing that may be in a marginal state of
disrepair.
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