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10-11-88 C.P. 133 o AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROPOSAL FoFn0SfmanYB . Wi 11 i ams & CIT NAGER'S VIEW
Councilman L. Za ata
The past two years the City Council has listed housing as the number one priority
among the many needs facing the City. The reasons why housing has become our number
one priority is because of the high number of families in need of affordable housing,
the limited number of affordable housing units, limited number of conventional public
housing units, limited number of rent subsidy certificates and vouchers and lately
an increasing number of apartment complexes that are being foreclosed and abandoned.
Unless the City steps forward with new programs to address the housing problem,
Fort Worth will be faced with a larger number of families in need ,of housing and
, at the same time an increasing number of vacant and abandoned housing units. Housing
programs must be structured to ensure that the limited resources the City has are
used in a manner which will maximize benefits to those in. need of housing assistance.
Therefore, it is proposed that the staff develop a new housing program which will
provide housing assistance and at the same time provide families with the opportunity
to move closer to self-sufficiency. The new program would be patterned after the
Federal Section 8 Certificate And Voucher programs, but could include local
requirements which would address Fort Worth's special needs. A social service support
system could also be a part of this type of program. The program could also targe
units which are being well maintained, but may be in finjncial danger because o
the vacancy rate.
LEGALITY E
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POLICY PROPOSAL (cont'd) PAGE-2-OF 2
The establishment of new programs without new funds becomes difficult because existing
resources have to be redirected. Such is the case at this time in Fort Worth. A
new housing program would have to be established with existing funds that are
currently funding other programs.
Because local problems can best be addressed with local solutions, a housing program
designed to meet Fort Worth's needs could be a model program for Fort Worth and
the nation.
FINANCE
Funds are not currently available since all programs dollars have been committed
to approximately 50 projects. Funding for this proposal would require reprogramming
of current approval by HUD.
APPROVED BY
CITY C'OU'NCIL
LEGAL
OCT I 1
There are no known legal impediments to this proposal .
CITY MANAGER COMMENT city Seocetery of the
City of Fort North,Texa!
A housing program as described in this proposal is an eligible activity under the
Community Development Block Grant program. The implementation of such a program
would require coordination with sev6ral other agencies who provide various social
services. A non profit organization would have to be contracted with to implement
the program. Staff will be ready to develop the detaiIs ' of such a program upon
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City Council approval . r
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Bert Williams, Councilman Louis ata, C ncilman
District 5 District
CITY OF FORT WORTH