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TALLAHASSEE HOUSING AUTHORITY Presentation to the City of Tallahassee Commission October 28, 2015 Brenda Williams, Executive Director

Mission Statement … ..  To maintain and provide quality affordable housing;  Facilitate a network of supportive services to enhance the quality of life for our residents; and  We are committed to quality services and will provide a professional atmosphere to our employees, partners and the greater Tallahassee constituency.

GOVERNANCE……. Seven member Board of Commissioners Walter Kelly, Chairman Kenneth Pratt, Vice Chairman Miaisha Mitchell James Moran Candice Dawson Cassandra Brown Brenda Williams, Executive Director

Programs managed by THA……  Public Housing Program  Housing Choice Voucher Program  Housing Self Sufficiency Program  Resident Opportunities for Self Sufficiency Program  Capital Fund Program

Sources of Operating Budget……. PUBLIC HOUSING SUBSIDY $2,619,852 PUBLIC HOUSING RENTAL INCOME $1,208,303 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM $15,655,442 CAPITAL FUND PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2014 $711,881 CAPITAL FUND PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2015 $701,635 REPLACEMENT HOUSING FACTOR $585,045 RESIDENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY $240,000 FAMILY SELF SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM $51,000 ________________ TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET $21,773,158 STAFFING…... 60 EMPLOYEES

Housing Choice Voucher Program……. 2100 Housing Choice Vouchers Population Served – 6019 Waiting list has 1215 applicants  The Housing Authority provides a family with the housing assistance that enables the family to seek out suitable housing and the Housing Authority enters into a contract with the landlord to provide housing assistance payments on behalf of the family;  The role of the landlord in the voucher program is to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing to a tenant at a reasonable rent. The dwelling unit must pass the program's housing quality standards and be maintained up to those standards as long as the owner receives housing assistance payments; and  HUD provides funds to allow Housing Authority’s to make housing assistance payments on behalf of the families. HUD also pays the Housing Authority a fee for the costs of administering the program.

Public Housing Program……. Own and Manage 629 Apartments Population Served is 1648 Waiting List has 2293 applicants THA has three public housing sites:  Springfield Apartments – 1700 Joe Louis Street – 200 apartments  Orange Avenue Apartments – 2710 Country Club Drive – 200 apartments  Pinewood Apartments – 2940 Grady Road – 93 apartments  Scattered Site Single Family Homes – 43 homes Tax credit Property:  Goodbread Hills – 950 Edgehill Circle – 93 apartments s

Public Housing Program……  Public housing was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities;  Public housing is limited to low-income families and individuals;  Rent is based on the family's anticipated gross annual income less deduction

Orange Avenue Apts. Oliver Hill Community Center

Springfield Apts. Community Center

Pinewood Apartments Fregly Community Center

“ ” Bond-Housing Authority Primary Care Center Monday: 8AM - 5PM Springfield Apartments Tuesday: 8AM - 5PM 1704 Joe Louis Street Wednesday: 8AM - 5PM Tallahassee, Florida Thursday: 10AM - 7PM Friday: 8AM - 5PM

Resident Opportunities for Self Sufficiency Program………  Funding under this program is made only to Housing Authority’s to hire a program coordinator who links residents with training opportunities, job placement organizations, and local employers.  Residents enter into a contract of participation which outlines their responsibilities towards completion of training and employment objectives over a five year period or less.  The contract of participation also stipulates Housing Authority responsibilities towards helping residents achieve their goals. For each participating family that is a recipient of welfare assistance, the Housing Authority must establish an interim goal that the family become independent from welfare assistance and remain independent from welfare assistance at least one year prior to the expiration of the contract.

Family Self Sufficiency Program……..  The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program enables families assisted through the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, Public Housing (PH) residents to increase their earned income and reduce their dependency on welfare assistance and rental subsidies.  Under the FSS program, low-income families are provided opportunities for education, job training, counseling and other forms of social service assistance, while living in assisted housing, so they can obtain skills necessary to achieve self-sufficiency.  The FSS program is administered by Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) with the help of Program Coordinating Committees (PCCs). The PCC usually consists of representatives of local government, employment and job training agencies, welfare agencies, nonprofit providers, local businesses, and assisted families.

Programs Offered at the Community Centers…..  After School Program – Leon County Schools (pending)  Computer Labs  The Good Guys Mentoring Program sponsored by Goodwill Industries  Soccer League – Partnership with FAMU Recreational Center  Nutrition Classes  Second Harvest Food Distribution  Certified Nurses Assistant Classes

TALLAHASSEE HOUSING AUTHORITY HIRED THE MICHAELS ORGANIZATION TO REDEVELOP THE ORANGE AVENUE PROPERTY INTO A MIXED INCOME COMMUNITY SPEAKER: JORGE AGUIRRE VICE PRESIDENT THE MICHAELS ORGANIZATION

Orange Avenue Apartments  Built in phases between 1972 and 1973  Serves 200 families  Units functionally obsolete  Floor plans and amenities are not in line with todays market desires;  Apartments lack energy efficient saving features of most modern homes;  No renovation have been completed since apartments were built;  Significate Infrastructure issues with bursting water pipes; and  Storm water drainage is predominant.

Proposal is to Develop the Entire parcel in 4 phases  All families will receive relocations assistance;  Current residents will receive priority to lease new units;  Each phase will have on-site offices for management and maintenance; and  Each phase will have amenities tailored to the target resident population.

Advantages of Rebuilding  By demolishing the existing units and building new ones on site we are able to address site conditions such as obsolete underground utilities and create storm water detention on site;  Can better address construction on portions of the site that are in flood zones;  Can build new units with a longer life cycle;  Unit mixes, floor plans and amenities can be configured to fit the lifestyle and desires of today’s residents;  Can implement many efficiency more holistically through the use of one of many green building programs.

Challenges  Funding – best funding mechanism is the competitive and over subscribed 9% tax credit program administered by Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC)(private investors purchase federal tax credits used to finance the construction of the property);  FHFC is implementing costs limits and the leveraging of other funds into their funding formula. This results in having to exclude some costs, such as demolition, relocation, or addressing the significant site conditions; and  Competitive program means this will be a long term redevelopment effort.