08-08-11 (8-9 & 8-10) City Council Meeting including a Budget Workshop of La Porte City Council

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Appendix1 - FHAST Form Guide This guide is intended to help subrecipients/grantees fill out the State's Fair Housing Activity Statement —Texas Form ("FHAST Form"). In short, the FHAST Form is intended to be a process conducted by a locally -appointed FHAST Work Group (the "Work Group") resulting in a locally - defined Fair Housing Action Plan. The directions contained in this FHAST Form Guide are intended to stimulate discussion among the Work Group so that these issues can be clarified based on local circumstances; leading to a Fair Housing Action Plan that will be a "good fit" for the jurisdiction as well as ensure the jurisdiction can meet its obligation to abide by Fair Housing laws and regulations and to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing ("AFFH"). The FHAST form will accompany the methods of distribution under Round 2 of the State's CDBG Disaster Recovery program. All applicants for Round 2.2 funding must have a FHAST form to accompany their application. The State of Texas will provide training, technical assistance, and support. Subrecipients and grantees may reach the GLO's Technical Assistance phone line at 866-206-1084. Step One - The FHAST Work GroupMember Selection The first step for any jurisdiction is to select the Work Group. The Work Group will be the entity responsible for completing the FHAST Form and identifying a particular community's fair housing impediments and proposed steps for addressing those impediments. The Work Group should be a diverse but knowledgeable group appointed by the chief elected official (Mayor or County Judge) or Council of Governments governing board member or designee for that jurisdiction. Once the members have been selected, the jurisdiction must post notice on their website of the selections. The notice must include the names and titles of the members, as well as the groups that they fall under (as described below). The Work Group must include at least a total of five members taken from the two groupings below. Group 1: Two members from the following: • Chief elected official (or designee), • City Manager (or designee), and/or • Planning Officer/Staff (or designee). Group 2: The Work Group should also include at least three members who reside or work in that jurisdiction, and should be selected from the following groups: