HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2013-01 local Fair Housing policies/practicesRESOLUTION NO. 2013- 61
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING LOCAL FAIR HOUSING POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY
OF LA PORTE'S PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FAIR HOUSING ACTION PLAN.
WHEREAS, the Fair Housing Action Plan requires that relevant local policies and practices be
adopted and reviewed regarding their effect on affirmatively further fair housing choice.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. The City adopts the Fair Housing Policies and Practices attached hereto and
incorporated by reference.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of January, 2013.
By:
A ST:
Patrice Fogarty
City Secretary
APPROVEP:
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Clark T. Askins
Assistant City Attorney
Local Fair Housing Policies and Practices
Purpose: This document describes specific steps that will be taken to affirmatively further fair housing
in accordance with the adopted Fair Housing Action Plan. The Action Plan section reference follows each
policy.
The City shall:
• Review long term infrastructure plans to determine if they promote racial concentrations or
otherwise inadvertently results in disparate treatment of protected class members in the
provision of housing (5.1).
• Ensure any fair housing implications, including those that affect persons with disabilities, are
addressed in all aspects of planning when reviewing existing plans and ordinances and when
developing new comprehensive plans, capital improvement programs, zoning and other land
use or housing related ordinances. (5.2, 7.1, 7.2, 9.1, 9.2)
• Require senior staff, including managers and attorneys, to receive available Fair Housing training
within the first 12 months of employment or engagement and long term senior staff to receive
regularly updated training. Training may include, but is not limited to, in person classroom
sessions, and remote viewing of fair housing presentations, videos or other materials (5.3).
• Before choosing locations for new undesirable infrastructure improvements such as wastewater
treatment plants and solid waste disposal areas, consider whether such facilities are
disproportionately located in or near residential concentrations of protected classes and if so
consider alternative locations or establishment of formal limits. (5.5).
• Consider other sources of funding for associated housing rehabilitation activities when seeking
non -entitlement CDBG grant funds for infrastructure projects in Low -to -Moderate Income (LMI)
areas (5.7).
• Require compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), which includes addressing legacy
discrimination issues, for Disaster Recovery Round 2 infrastructure projects, and with the Texas
Accessibility Standards located (TAC Title 16, Part 4, Chapter 68) relating to accessibility for
persons with disabilities for any new facilities constructed with public funds. (5.8, 5.15)
• Coordinate with the Housing and Health Services Coordination Council for best practices on
working with supportive services for disabled and other special needs persons (9.3).
Plans, policies, programs, ordinances, resolutions, agreements, and orders that could affect the locality's
ability to affirmatively further fair housing will be reviewed using the Policy Review Record form.
This Local Fair Housing Policies and Practices document will be reviewed and revised as necessary based
upon subsequent guidance or instruction provided by the State of Texas, as stated in the Fair Housing
Action Plan.