HomeMy WebLinkAbout025310 RES - 05/20/2003A RESOLUTION
ADOPTING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI'S FIVE-YEAR FY2003-
2007 CONSOLIDATED PLAN; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
OR THE CITY MANAGER'S DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT THE FIVE-YEAR
FY2003-2007 CONSOLIDATED PLAN TO THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER OR THE CITY MANAGER'S DESIGNEE TO MAKE CHANGES
IN THE FIVE YEAR FY2003-2007 CONSOLIDATED PLAN IF REQUIRED
BY THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The five-year FY2003-2007 Consolidated Plan is hereby adopted.
SECTION 2. The City Manager or the City Manager's designee is authorized to submit
the five-year FY2003-2007 Consolidated Plan to the U. S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
SECTION 3. The City Manager or the City Manager's designee is authorized to make
changes to the five-year FY2003-2007 Consolidated Plan if required by the U. S. De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development.
ATTEST:
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
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Corpus Christi, Texas
The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Bill Kelly
Rex A. Kinnison
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
Executive Summary
The Consolidated Plan provides an overview of housing and homeless needs in
Corpus Christi, an analysis of the housing market, and a strategic plan for
meeting needs identified through the development of the document. The
analyses included utilize 2000 U.S. Census data, along with information gathered
locally, including a homeless survey conducted in Corpus Christi, a survey of
citizens to assist in prioritizing needs, real estate data provided by the
Association of Realtors and the Apartment Association, and building permit data
compiled by the City of Corpus Christi.
The major sections of the Consolidated Plan include Consultation and Citizen
Participation, Housing Market Analysis, Housing and Homeless Needs
Assessment, Strategic Plan, and Annual Action Plan.
Consultation and Citizen Participation
The Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) was rewritten for development of the 2003-
2007 Consolidated Plan. The CPP provides details for the conduct of public
review of draft documents, public hearings before the Planning Commission and
City Council, accommodations for persons with disabilities, and public notice for
all meetings and the various stages of Consolidated Plan development.
In addition to public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council,
City Staff held community meetings to provide citizens with information
concerning the availability of Community Development Block Grant, HOME, and
Emergency Shelter Grant funds. These included three meetings held in the
evening at community centers and three meetings held at City Hall for housing,
homeless, and disability service providers. A survey to establish a community
basis for prioritizing needs was distributed among attendees and other interested
individuals. Additional interviews were conducted with representatives of the
housing and banking industry, non-profit organizations, and the community to
further explore community needs and concerns.
Housing Market Analysis
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the population of Corpus Christi is 277,569,
housed in 107,842 housing units. Almost 60 percent of households own their
own home. Over 32 percent of the existing housing stock in Corpus Christi was
build prior to 1960. Almost 8.5 percent of the housing stock was vacant. Over
71 percent of all housing units in Corpus Christi were either single-family or
duplexes. The median value of owner-occupied housing in 2000 was $72,100,
compared to $55,600 in 1990, with a 2002 median sales price of $92,500.
The average rent for apartments in 2002 was $627 with a 94.5 percent
occupancy rate. The median gross rent, according to the 2000 Census, was
$555, up from $373 in 1990.
The median income reported in the 2000 Census was $34,414. Unemployment
was reported at 7.2 percent, with higher rates for Hispanics (9%) and African-
Americans (12.7%). The poverty rate was 17.55 percent, with 22.9 percent of
Hispanics and 31.3 percent of African-Americans living below the poverty level.
This population is served by the Corpus Christi Housing Authority, which
operated 1,946 public housing units and administers 1,056 Section 8 Vouchers.
Housing and Homeless Needs Assessment
The Housing and Homeless Needs Assessment summarizes the available data
on the current need for housing assistance for Iow, moderate and middle-income
households. According to the CHAS data, 38.15 percent of African-American
households, 39.76 percent of Hispanic households, and 35.48 percent of White
households pay more than 30 percent of their income on housing expenses.
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Also, 18.35 percent of African-American households, 18.01 percent of Hispanic
households, and 15.47 percent of White households pay more than 50 percent of
their income on housing expenses. CHAS data tables indicate that 15,650
households, of the 21,893 Iow-income households in Corpus Christi, have some
kind of housing problem.
The Corpus Christi Housing Authority (CCHA) administers the public housing in
Corpus Christi. There were a total of 571 households on waiting lists for assisted
housing. Of the 1,056 Section 8 Vouchers administered by CCHA, 922 are
currently being used, with 134 households who are holding the rights to vouchers
in search of eligible housing.
Data indicate that housing is needed for 56 individuals and 32 families with
children who are mentally ill. It is estimated that there are 8,747 households with
at least one person with a work disability. Out of the total number of persons that
met the disability criteria for the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, about 110, or
7 percent of the elements, had an alcohol or substance abuse problem. This
compares to information gathered from the smaller shelters in the city where it
was indicated that about 50 percent of the homeless experienced the same
problem.
There is an unmet housing need for 341 individuals and 51 families with children
affected by HIV. The HIV/AIDS Housing Center operates a seven-bed state
licensed facility, which provides for individuals in the final stages of the disease.
Out of a total of 72,362 units built prior to 1979, 59,869, or 59.7 percent of all
housing units in the city, are estimated to contain lead-based paint. Of the total
number of housing units containing lead-based paint, it was estimated that Iow-
income households occupy 27,077, or over 45 percent, of these units.
Strategic Plan
The Strategic Plan provides a framework for addressing the needs identified in
the Housing Market Analysis and the Housing and Homeless Needs
Assessment. The plan details the priorities assigned to the various types of
services eligible for Community Development Block Grant funding and estimates
the cost of meeting those needs. Within each major area of concern (Housing,
Homelessness, Other Special Needs, Non-Housing Community Development,
Barriers to Affordable Housing, Anti-Poverty Strategy, Lead-Based Paint,
Institutional Structure, and Coordination), goals, objectives, and strategies were
established to move the City of Corpus Christi toward meeting the needs
identified. These goals, objectives, and strategies are listed below, by area of
concern.
Housing
Goal: Improve the condition and availability of affordable housing in Corpus
Christi.
Objective 1: Improve the condition of housing for Iow-income
homeowners.
Strategy1.1: Provide emergency repairs to homeowners
with urgent repair needs.
Strategy 1.2: Provide funding for major rehabilitation or
reconstruction projects for Iow-income homeowners.
Strategy1.3: Provide downpayment assistance to Iow-
income homebuyers for existing housing units.
Strategy 1.4: Provide funding for minor home repairs.
Objective2: Increase the number of new homes available on the
affordable housing market in Corpus Christi.
Strategy 2.1: Provide downpayment assistance to Iow-
income homebuyers on new construction projects.
Strategy2.2: Provide replacement housing where code
enforcement demolition has removed a housing unit.
Strategy 2.3: Investigate the possibility of using a non-profit
development agency to prepare buildable lots for sale to any
interested homebuilder working in Corpus Christi.
Strategy 2.4: Evaluate the New Construction Home Buyer
Program requirements to identify ways to reduce the cost of new
homes offered to buyers.
Strategy 2.5: Investigate alternative
development in Corpus Christi, including
modular housing.
housing types for
cottage housing and
Objective 3: Improve the condition of housing for Iow-income renters.
Strategy 3,1: Develop guidelines to offer to City Council for a
rental housing repair program.
Objective 4: Support the increase in the supply of housing available to
Iow-income renters.
Strategy 4.1: Work with apartment development companies
to identify opportunities to utilize Low-income Housing Tax Credits
(LIHTC) to build new apartments for Iow-income households.
Strategy 4.2: Develop program guidelines to present to City
Council to establish a fund for the rehabilitation of apartment
complexes with set-aside requirements for Iow-income and Section
8 residents.
Objective 5: Expand funding available for affordable housing programs.
Strategy5.1: Investigate new funding opportunities and
potential financial partnerships that could be utilized to provide
more affordable housing.
Objective6: Increase the productive capacity of non-profit housing
providers.
Strategy6.1: Work with non-profit housing providers to
identify the technical assistance needs of the agencies and identify
HUD funded technical assistance providers with the capacity to
address the issues identified.
Strategy 6.2: Provide funding for an acquisition and
rehabilitation program for rental or homeownership from which
CHDOs can make affordable houses available to Iow-income
residents.
Homelessness
Goal: Expand housing and services offered to homeless families and individuals
in Corpus Christi,
Objective 1: Expand emergency shelter facilities serving homeless
families and individuals.
Strategy 1.1: Utilize Emergency Shelter Grant funding to
support increasing the number of beds available at shelters.
Strategy1.2: Support non-profit efforts to expand their
private funding sources.
Objective2: Expand transitional housing opportunities for homeless
families and individuals.
Strategy 2.1: Continue to submit Supportive Housing
Program (SHP) grant applications, placing priority on proposals that
include transitional housing units.
Strategy 2.2: Work with non-profit organizations to develop
transitional housing projects, to be funded through SHP and/or
private fundraising efforts.
Objective 3: Expand permanent supportive housing units available to
special needs populations.
Strategy 3.1: Work with Nueces County Mental Health &
Mental Retardation and other providers to develop additional
permanent supportive housing units.
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Objective 4: Make the case in the SHP grant application that Corpus
Christi's homeless problem is compounded by migration of the homeless
into the city during the winter, justifying a larger award from HUD.
Strategy 4.1: Supplement the yearly homeless survey with a
warm weather survey that establishes a baseline homeless
population count.
Objective 5: Expand services aimed at the prevention of homelessness.
Strategy 5.1: Fund tenant-based mortgage/rental assistance
programs that provide temporary assistance to prevent evictions
and ensuing homelessness.
Objective6: Expand services provided to homeless families and
individuals.
Strategy6.1: Encourage non-profit agencies who submit
proposals to the SHP grant application to provide additional
supportive services to the homeless through partnerships and non-
federal funding sources.
Other Special Needs
Goal: Evaluate upcoming needs related to the non-homeless special needs
populations.
Strategies:
1. Work with local providers to identify the needs of the non-homeless
special needs population.
Non-Housing Community Development
Goal: Improve living conditions in Corpus Christi by addressing non-housing
community development needs.
Objective 1: Address infrastructure needs in the CDBG eligible areas of
Corpus Christi.
Strategy 1.1: Provide funding to
improvements.
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Strategy 1.2:
Provide funding to improve drainage.
Objective 2: Improve neighborhood conditions.
Strategy 2.1: Provide CDBG funding to strengthen the Code
Enforcement effort in Iow-income neighborhoods.
Strategy 2.2: Fund a housing demolition program to remove
unsafe, dilapidated houses within CDBG eligible area.
Strategy 2.3:
Provide improvements to neighborhood parks.
Strategy 2.4: Fight drug use and gang violence through
continuation of the Weed and Seed Program.
Objective 3: Support Planning Department in neighborhood planning and
update of development code.
Strategy 3.1: Provide funding to the Planning Department to
update the Comprehensive Plan.
Strategy 3.2: Support the Planning Department's efforts to
update the Unified Development Code.
Objective 4: Remove barriers in accessing public facilities.
Strategy 4.1: Provide funding to remove barriers from public
facilities.
Objective 5: Expand job development efforts by supporting economic
development projects.
Strategy 5.1: Support the Business Resource Center's
technical assistance efforts with small businesses.
Strategy 5.2: Support the Renewal Community (RC).
Barriers to Affordable Housing
Goal: Address barriers to affordable housing development and availability in
order to reduce the cost burden on Iow and moderate-income residents.
Strategies:
1. Review the New Construction Home Buyer Program guidelines to
determine whether the requirement for a garage should be maintained.
2. Work with insurance companies to identify a list of providers who can offer
reasonably priced coverage to homebuyer program participants.
3. Initiate a building site development program where a City sponsored non-
profit organization or an existing private non-profit corporation is provided
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CDBG funding to provide 30 lots per year for sale at subsidized prices to
any builder interested in providing homes within homebuyer program price
limits.
Lead-based Paint Hazards
Goal: Abate lead-based paint hazards where encountered in the housing
programs.
Strategies:
1. Continue to meet HUD lead-based paint abatement standards in housing
rehabilitation programs.
Anti-poverty Strategy
Goal: Reduce the number of families living in poverty.
Strategies:
1. Increase employment opportunities in the Renewal Community target
areas by attracting new business development or relocations with tax
credits and deductions and capital gains exclusions that are available
through the Renewal Community designation.
2. Provide funding in support of capital improvements for non-profit agencies
that provide childcare services to Iow-income households.
3. Work with apartment developers to identify opportunities for the use of
Low-Income Housing Tax Credits in the development of apartment units
for lower-income households.
4. The Corpus Christi Housing Authority should continue to work with
landlords to identify housing opportunities for Section 8 recipients.
5. Promote existing General Education Development (GED) programs that
work with adults who did not complete their high school degrees.
Institutional Structure
Goal: Identify and address gaps in the institutional structure for the
implementation of the housing and community development plan.
Strategies:
Work with non-profit organizations through coalition meetings to monitor
community needs and provide City support to federal and non-federal
funding initiatives.
2. Support the Corpus Christi Housing Authority in its program initiatives and
work with them to identify opportunities to expand programs and services.
3. Work with private industry to address important issues that hamper
housing and community development efforts.
4. Identify opportunities to create private/public partnerships for project
finance and development.
Coordination
Goal: Improve coordination between the City and other agencies and
organizations committed to the improvement of housing and community
development services in Corpus Christi.
Strategies:
1. Maintain active participation in the Coastal Bend Housing Coalition,
Homeless Issues Partnership, and Committee for People with Disabilities.
2. Maintain constructive relationships with the Corpus Christi Housing
Authority, the Coastal Bend Council of Governments, and Nueces County.
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