Preparing for An Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) National Community Development Association (NCDA) Winter Conference – Washington DC February 15th, 2017

Five reasons

Grantees Should Conduct their Assessment of Fair Housing Fair Housing Act of 1968 and related Civil Rights acts still apply In uncertain times, the more alliances the better. How long has it been since you updated your AI? Great tool for justifying or changing priorities in your community that policy makers and elected officials can stand behind. What better way to show HUD your level of need? Regardless of the tool used by the Federal Government to monitor this work, we are still responsible for complying with the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and related Civil Rights acts. Even if you have all your federal funding taken away still responsible for compliance In uncertain times, the more alliances the better. We fall or stand together in ensuring a future for CDBG/HOME/HOPWA/ESG/McKinney all federal grants How long has it been since you updated your AI? Great tool for justifying or changing priorities in your community that policy makers and elected can stand behind. This is not likely to be “news” to your community. Positions you to be a promoter instead of a defender of past and future government and private actions

The BASICS Get to the HUD AFH website asap: https://www.hudexchange.info/pr ograms/affh/resources/#tools-for- fair-housing-planning-under-the- affh-rule Mapping and data tool User Interface (e-template for submitting your report) READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF THE AFH FIRST! READ ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU HAVE TO ANSWER (scope and scale) TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR COLLEAGUES WORK (lots of variation) Clackamas County, Philadelphia, Seattle, etc. GET YOUR CITY, COUNTY, CONSORTIUM ON BOARD Understand the task? Willing to provide support? Get their sense of opportunities and concerns up front START EARLY!!!!

Breadth and Scope of AFH Major Topics Sample questions Describe and compare segregation across the jurisdiction and region. Does public transit provide a reliable bridge between low- asset/poverty areas and proficient schools, parks, healthcare facilities and jobs? Are families with children or disabilities concentrated in R/ECAP tracts? Segregation and Integration Disparities in neighborhood assets, and exposure to environmental hazards Disability and Access Explain R/ECAP Here we want you see actual topics and sample questions just to give you an idea of what is included in the plan requirements. Major changes in this AFH compared to prior reports to HUD: HUD will push the data to us; then we have to send it out to public asap Much more attention to needs of people with all types of disabilities Emphasis on participation with limited English or other primary languages

SPECIFICS: CONSIDER COLLABORATION PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY NEIGHBORING COUNTY, GRANTEES, CONSORTIUMS REGIONAL APPROACH

COLLABORATION PROS & CONS CHALLENGES Reports require data sharing about public housing residents and regional trends and about the general population Consultation regardless of joint submission to answer many of the questions in the AFH template More resources to put toward strategies to address FH issues identified in your AFH Clear roles and responsibilities' up front (Memorandum of Agreement) Concerns about responsibility for outcomes (able to designate in AFH) Increase the workload for production time, coordination, multiple governing bodies to review and approve Why did SHA and Seattle joint submissions? Shared geographic boundary and timelines for strat plans Reliance on each other for data required Coordinated Community Engagement -opportunity to reach protected classes, where they live and work Leveraging strategies and investment priorities PHA housing anchors 3 of 4 City of Seattle R/ECAPS (for now) Inextricable relationship of City and SHA policies Why regional planning? Shifting concentrations of poverty – displacement Growth and investment throughout the region Coordination of regional transportation and access to employment opportunity, training, education facilities Decisions on zoning, land use, and policies impact surrounding jurisdictions Leverage provision of adequate housing choice (mix of housing types, accessible units, affordability)

SPECIFICS: CONSIDER CAPACITY Who has data analysis expertise, access to key local data bases? Who has already established relationships with protected class members in your community? Who already does trend analysis, public surveys, media reach? How will you fund the effort? Who will be on your “brain trust” technical work group? Do you have a School of public policy with lots of interns needing experience? University resources for data analysis? Do you have a Gates Foundation, United Way, Philanthropic groups, managers associations, Puget Sound Regional Council had completed 2011 FH assessment for neighborhood sustainability program (NSP) THINK OUTSIDE YOUR CUBEY

Protected Classes Race Color National origin, Religion Sex (gender) Seattle Political ideology Race Age ** Religion Ancestry Sex Breastfeeding in a public place Sexual orientation Color Use of a Section 8 certificate * Creed Use of a service animal Disability Military status or Veteran Gender identity * - Not applicable to Employment or Fair Contracting cases ** - Not applicable to Public Accommodations cases Marital status National Origin Parental status * Federal Race Color National origin, Religion Sex (gender) Familial status Disability Note recent guidance about are looking at expansion to LGBTQ and Gender identity equity in programs using fed dollars Disability access investigations up 60% between 2013-2014 for DOJ FH complaints

City Technical Work Group Public Housing - SHA disability & Access – ADA coordinators Demographic and Trend Analysis - OPCD Segregation/Integration, Housing Mobility, Preservation and Community Infrastructure – OH, OPCD, HSD, Realtors/Fin. & Banking, SHA Transportation and Access - SDOT Disproportionate Housing Needs – OH, SHA, Disparities in Access to Opportunity Employment - OED Education – DEEL, SPS Environmental Health - OSE R/ECAPS & Neighborhoods of Opportunity – DON, OIR, Impact of Exposure to Poverty - HSD Enforcement History, Monitoring & Outreach Capacity – SOCR, CAO Map your world. Who will be interested,/allies? Who will have concerns? What levels of political authorities (local, regional) need to be involved and when? City Demographer in Office of Planning and Community Development Office of Sustainability and Environment Department of Early Learning and Education King County Public Health Department Dept. of Transportation Seattle Housing Authority Office of Housing Office of Economic Development Department of Neighborhoods City Attorneys Office Human Service Department Seattle Office of Civil Rights Office of Refugee and Immigrants Mayor’s office liaison

SPECIFICS: CONSIDER A Consultant? Not a lot of experience either way right now Talk to your colleagues—everyone is trying different approaches Regardless: Grantee must know the specifics of the data results Grantee must be able to weave this into strategies to address issues Grantee must ensure measuring progress over time and effectiveness of implementation Save your resources for community engagement if you can get data analysis done?

SPECIFICS: CONSIDER CAPACITY Who has data analysis expertise, access to key local data bases? Who has already established relationships with protected class members in your community? Who already does trend analysis, public surveys, media reach? How will you fund the effort? Who will be on your “brain trust” technical work group?

Contact Us Jennifer Yost, CDBG Administrator (206) 615-1717 Jennifer.Yost@seattle.gov Debra Rhinehart, Strategic Advisor (206) 684-0574 Debra.Rhinehart@seattle.gov Link to our DRAFT 2017 AFH http://www.seattle.gov/humanservices/ information-for-grantees/community- development-block-grant---assessment- of-fair-housing

Early, Often & Throughout Community consultation pre- draft Community participation post- draft Outreach with emphasis on reaching people in protected classes HUD directive: “always ask: who is benefitting; who may lose access” Getting to the “authentic voice” of protected class members Early, Often & Throughout

Ask Yourself: Who is at the table? Who is missing and why? How can I move the table to them? Access for people with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) who can be my facilitators? What are the primary languages I will need to use to create reading/speaking access? Remember that ASL is also a primary community language. How will people with hearing/sight impairments participate? How will people with mobility impairment get there? How would people with disabilities even know what is going on? Use your technology: can I Skype this presentation and let people who are in different locations hear each other talk? Think about each protected class and where R/ECAPS are and find a mode of communication; preferably one they already use Examples: Public housing resident councils City scoop summer project (getting the maps/data into public hands Participate in regional forum for planners about transportation access; but with the protected class lens Tagging onto community celebrations and events HUD want CE to include: Share the data and mapping tool with the community Get protected class members reactions to your data results Vet your priorities for contributing factors and your work plan to address those contributing factors with the community Stakeholders and expert analysis should be in balance as part of CE

Integrating AFH with other planning Are you updating your housing & commercial use zoning code? Is your transportation department issuing a new Pedestrian Master Plan? Do you have local planning commissions with citizen members? Do you have a regional growth management or planning council? Have you talked with your City/County American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinators? Is your school district(s) updating it’s Strategic Plan? Map out potential opportunities to integrate AFH community engagement within other efforts.

Intersection of Major City of Seattle Plans/Initiatives Comprehensive Plan Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda Assessment of Fair Housing Compliance with Fair Housing Act Strategies to address unmet housing need (public, private, and non-profit) Demographics and Job Proximity Tenant Protections Mitigating Impacts on marginalized populations Fair Housing Enforcement, Land Use and Zoning Codes Access for People with disAbilities Be sure to note that .ppt will be available through NCDA Be sure to note that all of these planning processes ALSO have major public participation efforts behind them. Integrate ahead of time; point out intersection of AFH and other plans afterwards Be sure to note that Disability access is unique to AFH as well as LEP Mention that this does not include: Multiple RSJI initiatives Equitable Development Implementation Plan (April 2016) SHA Strategic Plan Environmental Health and Equity REET, TCs Housing Levy Access and Equity for Limited English Populations Risk of Displacement and Gentrification Community Revitalization Strategies Transit Access and equity in housing, employment, and livability across city

Contact Us Jennifer Yost, CDBG Administrator (206) 615-1717 Jennifer.Yost@seattle.gov Debra Rhinehart, Strategic Advisor (206) 684-0574 Debra.Rhinehart@seattle.gov Link to our DRAFT 2017 AFH http://www.seattle.gov/humanservices/ information-for-grantees/community- development-block-grant---assessment- of-fair-housing