1. Assessment of Fair Housing
Fort Worth Housing Solutions Public Meetings
February 21 and 27, 2018

2. AGENDA Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) Progress
Data Analysis and Public Input
Key findings
Top priorities
Suggested Goals
Rate Draft Goals – Posters
Regroup for Final Comments
Moving Forward
Key findings are from data analysis
Top Priorities are from public engagement
Will make a short presentation on findings and share draft goals
Then we would like you to consider the goals with some very high level suggests for strategies and rate their relative importance
After everyone has had a chance to vote on goal ratings, we will gather as a large group for a final group discussion and closing comments

3. 75 Events, Meetings, Interviews
Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) - Progress
FWHS public participation (2017)
Analysis of public input and fair housing data
Surveys and discussions continue
9 Focus Groups
10 Public Meetings
1,765 Surveys (CFW/NTRHA)
75 Events, Meetings, Interviews
411+ Participants
During the summer of 2017, the Assessment of Fair Housing conducted a program of public engagement including focus groups (homeowners, renters, service providers, advocacy groups, churches, seniors, users of publicly supported housing), a public meeting, surveys, and interviews (residents, city staff, subject matter experts)

4. Data Analysis and Feedback
Key Findings
Segregation
Concentration of Poverty
Location of Publicly Supported Housing
Housing Cost Burden
Segregation – an ongoing local and regional issue (jurisdiction and region)
Concentration of Poverty (number below poverty rate)
Location of publicly supported housing concentrated in certain census tracts
Housing Cost Burden (greater than 50% of income spent on housing and utilities) – people are burdened with the costs of housing

5. Most Common Problems Identified by the Community
Lack of affordable housing
Community investment, revitalization of neighborhoods
Discrimination
Lack of affordable, community-based housing with services for persons with disabilities
Lack of affordable transportation
Resources for fair housing enforcement
Top Problems from Community Input (Contributing Factors to Fair Housing Issues) Issues are listed in rough order of frequency of mention in public engagement with the most mentioned at the top
Lack of Affordable Housing (including location, and type of affordable housing and high housing costs) affects access to opportunity, concentrates poverty,
Lack of investment in and revitalization of specific neighborhoods (both public and private) including abandoned/deteriorated properties, crime, property maintenance, accessible infrastructure
Discrimination (including community opposition, source of income discrimination)
Lack of integrated, community-based, affordable housing for persons with disabilities (including access to affordable in-home supportive services)
Lack of affordable transportation (including for persons with disabilities) 
Resources for fair housing enforcement agencies and organizations

6. Location of Housing and Employment
Overall Issue:
Location of Housing and Employment $
JOBS
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JOBS $
Ideally, affordable housing should be available adjacent to opportunities to employment
However, more often, affordable housing and employment opportunities are not co-located requiring affordable transportation to get from housing to jobs

7. Draft Goals
Increase access to affordable housing in high opportunity areas
Increase supply of affordable housing units
Increase supply of accessible, affordable housing for persons with disabilities
Increase access to information and resources on fair and affordable housing
Maintain and improve the quality, management, and community impact of publicly supported housing
We have drafted high level suggested community goals for both the City and the Housing Authority
These goals are intended to begin a conversation about what needs to be done to affirmatively further fair housing
We would like to get your assistance to rate these goals
You will find posters

8. Rate Draft Goals Visit the posters around the room
UTA students, City and FWHS staff are available to answer questions
Example strategies provided for each goal
Rate each goal by placing sticker in the appropriate box
High, Medium, Low importance or Not important
Use sticky notes to leave comments
Regroup for final group discussion

9. Severe Housing Cost Burden
Percent of households spending more than 50% of their income on housing and utilities
- AFH Data 2013
Throughout Plano, residents experience severe housing cost burden, spending 50% or more of their income on housing and utilities
In a couple of census tracts, rates of residents with severe housing cost burden are as high as 29%

10. Racial Segregation FWHS Jurisdiction Legend Data source: ACS 2015
% nonwhite = avg
% nonwhite < 20% > avg
% nonwhite < 30% > avg
% white greater than avg
% nonwhite < 40% > avg
% nonwhite > 40% > avg
% nonwhite <10% > avg
This map compares the percent of whites and nonwhites with the overall average rate found in the jurisdiction of the Plano Housing Authority. PHA jurisdiction is a radius of 20 miles from the PHA office
Areas where nonwhites have the highest rates of segregation are in couth Dallas.
Plano includes an area in southeast Plano where the percent of nonwhite residents is 20% to 29% greater than the average for the entire PHA jurisdiction, but not as highly segregated as south Dallas
Data source: ACS 2015

11. Poverty Percent of residents below the US poverty rate - AFH Data 2013
FWHS has many census tracts of high poverty – over 20% of residents with incomes below the federal poverty rate

12. Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty
Fort Worth R/ECAPs
R/ECAP: 40% or more with incomes below poverty rate, 50% or more nonwhite
Six census tracts remained R/ECAPs throughout 1990 (total 6), 2000 (9), 2010 (13), and 2015 (21)
Twelve new census tracts became R/ECAPs in 2010
21 highest poverty census tracts (2015) ranged from 40% to 80% poverty with an average 90% nonwhite residents
21 highest nonwhite census tracts (2015) ranged from 94% to 99% nonwhite with an average 39% poverty

13. Low Income Housing Gap (LIHTCs)
NTRHA Cities
# of LIHTC Units TDHCA 2017
# of Housing Units NTCOG 2017
LIHTC Units as % of Total Housing Units (2017)
% Total Households < $25k annual income (2016 ACS)
Median Household Income (ACS 2016)
$25k as % of Median Household Income (2016 ACS)
Cleburne
703
11,302
6.2%
25%
$ ,573
50%
Fort Worth
13,698
314,761
4.4%
22%
$ ,876
46%
Denton
2,156
52,044
4.1%
26%
$ ,487
Dallas
20,116
542,928
3.7%
27%
$ ,215
55%
McKinney
2,262
61,220
11%
$ ,257
30%
Garland
1,287
82,787
1.6%
19%
$ ,220
47%
Irving
1,322
96,160
1.4%
$ ,868
Plano
1,174
109,813
1.1%
$ ,085
29%
Frisco
404
58,150
0.7% 6%
$ 117,642
21%
The LIHTC is the largest program currently available to produce new affordable housing
Fort Worth has 13,698 LIHTC units or 4.4% of all housing units
But 22% of Fort Worth households earn less than $25k per year making it difficult to afford market rate housing
The availability of affordable housing is insufficient to meet the need
LIHTC = Low Income Housing Tax Credit projects

14. Location of FWHS Housing Choice Vouchers
5,442 FWHS vouchers (Households) spread over 195 Census Tracts
2,719 FWHS vouchers (50%) in 22 Census Tracts (11%)
Plano Housing Authority Housing Choice Vouchers are used throughout the PHA jurisdiction (20 mile radius)
However, renters tend to concentrate their use of the vouchers in a smaller number of census tracts
The highest number of units in one census tract is 67
The size of the dots is proportional to the number of voucher holders resident in each census tract.
The majority of PHA vouchers are used outside the boundaries of the city of Plano

15. Description of the Goal
Rate Goal
Goal A: Increase access to affordable housing in high opportunity areas
Description of the Goal
Any comments? Please use notes provided and stick on the accompanying comment board.
HIGH Importance
MEDIUM Importance
LOW Importance
Not Important
Strategy Examples
Provide mobility counseling and support for improved access/use of vouchers
Support regional fair market rent analysis to help to make vouchers competitive
Locate new affordable housing in high opportunity areas
Implement Small Area Fair Market Rent program to offer higher rents in higher cost areas
Recruit and attract landlords in high opportunity areas with incentives
Recruit landlords for “second chance” housing for persons with background problems
Example strategies:
Provide mobility counseling and support to help people use their vouchers in areas of higher opportunity, as well as ongoing support to help them succeed in their new community
Support regional fair market rent analysis to make vouchers competitive – current FMRs trail the current fast moving, rapidly rising rents
Recruit and attract landlords in high opportunity areas with incentives – incentives may include risk pools to pay for damages, paid/double deposits, single point of contact for tenant problems
Analyze impact of criminal backgrounds and evictions on housing choice – what problems are people having? How could policies be adjusted to increase opportunity for rental/voucher use

16. Goal B: Increase supply of affordable housing units
Rate Goals
Goal B: Increase supply of affordable housing units
Any comments? Please use notes provided and stick on the accompanying comment board.
HIGH Importance
MEDIUM Importance
LOW Importance
Not Important
Strategy Examples
How important is this goal to improving fair housing access?
Example strategies
City of Plano currently engaged in comprehensive housing needs assessment
Implement voluntary inclusionary affordable housing incentives
Develop additional affordable housing units
Engage lenders in affordable housing finance (CRA)
Address rising property values and taxes – e.g. revise appraisal rules when valuing older dwellings in gentrifying areas
Expand home repair programs to include multi-family, rental
Plano is developing an accessory dwelling policy to expand housing in single family areas, also working to redevelop aging neighborhood retail centers
Collaborate with area partners to develop Tarrant County strategic plan for affordable housing
Continue to develop mixed income housing throughout the community
Seek funding to expand Family Self-Sufficiency program increasing access to home ownership
Partner with City to expand home repair programs to include multi-family, rental property, attract and retain landlords
Partner with City to implement strategies to address community opposition and barriers to site selection for affordable housing

17. Rate Goals Strategy Examples
Goal C: Increase supply of accessible, affordable housing for persons with disabilities
Any comments? Please use paper provided and stick on the accompanying comment board.
HIGH Importance
MEDIUM Importance
LOW Importance
Not Important
Strategy Examples
Project Based Vouchers – where the developer holds the vouchers
Universal design in construction and rehab for homeowners and rental housing, including multifamily
Use special subsidy programs to increase accessible, affordable housing for persons with disabilities

18. Rate Goals Strategy Examples
Goal D: Increase access to information and resources on fair and affordable housing
Any comments? Please use paper provided and stick on the accompanying comment board.
HIGH Importance
MEDIUM Importance
LOW Importance
Not Important
Strategy Examples
Partner with fair housing agencies to expand fair housing information access to persons seeking publicly assisted housing
Reach out to seniors and persons with disabilities to communicate opportunities for assistance with guardianship, supportive services, and housing modifications

19. Rate Goals Strategy Examples HIGH Importance MEDIUM Importance
Goal E: Maintain/improve quality, management, community impact of publicly supported housing
Any comments? Please use notes provided and stick on the accompanying comment board.
HIGH Importance
MEDIUM Importance
LOW Importance
Not Important
Strategy Examples
Expand processes for monitoring property management, maintenance, and community impact of publicly supported housing
Expand processes for working with partners to prevent and solve problems at properties
Continue to contribute to community revitalization through property redevelopment
Advocate for and address transportation needs of persons in publicly supported housing

20. Moving forward
Complete public meetings for input on goals
Continue gathering survey data
Summarize findings and feedback
Report to public comments and analysis

21. Your voice matters! Please contact us at: northtexasrha.com
Dr. Stephen Mattingly, Principal Investigator
Dr. Ivonne Audirac, Co-Principal Investigator
Myriam Igoufe, Co-Principal Investigator, Project Manager
Dr. Nick Fang, Co-Principal Investigator
Dr. Rod Hissong, Co-Principal Investigator