Fiscal Note
There is no expenditure required to accept the study.
Title
Accepting the September 2013 'Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice' (AI) study.
Body
The Community Development Division contracted with MSA Professional Services to conduct an Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice in April 2011. The purpose of the study is to ensure that the City of Madison is meeting or taking steps to meet its obligation to administer HUD funding in a manner that affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH). The AI planning process provides an opportunity to look at the "big picture" in regards to housing, discrimination, and fairness in housing choice. The AI study identifies fair housing impediments and offers planning strategies that can be incorporated into community planning and development processes and decisions in order to affirmatively further fair housing. The City of Madison hereby accepts the September 2013 'Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice' (AI) study.
ACTION:
WHEREAS, the City of Madison is designated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as an "entitlement" community and receives annual allocations of multiple sources of HUD funds including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Funds, Public Housing Capital Funds (PHA), Housing Choice Voucher Funds (HCV); and
WHEREAS, as a condition of receiving this funding, the City is required to periodically conduct an 'Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice' (AI) to identify impediments and opportunities for the City to "affirmatively further fair housing" as required by the Federal Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968); and
WHEREAS, this Analysis of Impediments study has been conducted and the results and suggested actions have been reviewed and recommended for acceptance by CDD staff and the CDBG Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Division has or will share the results of the Analysis of Impediments study with key staff from interrelated City departments in order to collaboratively address identified impediments and opportunities for the City to affirmatively further fair housing; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Division has shared the results of the Analysis of Impediments study with key City Committees and Commissions in order to collaboratively address identified impediments and opportunities for the City to act on; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Division will work with internal and external stakeholders in order to collaboratively prioritize and implement recommended actions to address identified impediments and opportunities for the City to affirmatively further fair housing.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council accept the September 2013 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice study.