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
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
Sources of Operating Budget…….
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
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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
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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.