CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:	Community Development (PDS)		Commission Meeting Date:  12/20/2016
Staff Contact:	Danelle Dresslar, Community Development Manager
Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:
Authorize the Mayor to sign the Assessment of Fair Housing Collaboration Agreement between the City of Lawrence and the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority.
Executive Summary:		In March of 2016, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development released a final rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH), and launched a new tool, the Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) for communities who receive Federal funding to address Fair Housing issues in their community.  The AFH document is due to HUD 270 days prior to the onset of the community’s next five-year Consolidated Plan.  For the City of Lawrence, the next Consolidated Plan start date is August 1, 2018, which means the City’s AFH is due to HUD no later than November 1, 2017.  Staffs from the Community Development Division, the Human Relations Division, and the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority wish to partner on this initiative, and all three have begun preliminary work on the assessment and the timeline.  In October, the City Commission approved an amended Citizen Participation Plan to include additional public participation requirements related to the AFH.  This Collaboration Agreement is a HUD requirement for partnership on the AFH and is the next step in the process.
Strategic Goal Area:		Other – Fair Housing
Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):		The fiscal impact to the City is $0.
Attachments:		Collaboration Agreement

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