Legislation Details

File #: [20-0805]    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Information Items Status: Filed
File created: 7/31/2020 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 11/18/2020 Final action: 11/18/2020
Title: Receive the First Quarter Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Affordable Housing Report.
Attachments: 1. Affordable Housing Quarterly Report - Fiscal Year 2021 Quarter 1, 2. Council Questions with Staff Response
Related files: [21-0770], [21-0445], [21-0183]

 

 

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Receive the First Quarter Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Affordable Housing Report.

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Staff:

Department:

Loryn B. Clark, Executive Director

Housing and Community

Sarah Osmer Viñas, Assistant Director

 

Nate Broman-Fulks, Affordable Housing Manager

 

 

Overview: This quarterly report on affordable housing activities for Fiscal Year 2021 tracks:

•                     Community indicators related to the housing market and affordable housing,

•                     Our progress toward affordable housing targets,

•                     The status of projects funded with Town resources, and

•                     General housing conditions in Chapel Hill.

 

Highlights of the report for the first quarter of FY 21 (July 1 - September 30, 2020) include:

•                     The Town continues to focus on COVID-19 response efforts and supported 297 Emergency Housing Assistance payments for Town residents.

•                     Staff released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to solicit interest from developers to redevelop the Trinity Court and/or Craig Gomains public housing communities.

•                     Some of the key community indicators this year include:

o                     The median household income in Chapel Hill has continued to increase to $90,400, an increase of $6,000 (or 7%) from last year,

o                     The median home value is $410,105, an increase of $26,000 (or 6%) from last year,

o                     The percentage of cost-burdened renters has continued to rise with 58% of renters currently spending more than 30% of their income on housing expenses.

 

 

Recommendation(s):

That the Council receive this Fiscal Year 2021 first quarter report.

 

 

Attachments:

 

• Affordable Housing Quarterly Report - Fiscal Year 2021 Quarter 1

 

 

 

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The Agenda will reflect the text below and/or the motion text will be used during the meeting.

 

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By accepting this report, the Council receives the first quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Affordable Housing Report (July - September).