HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/12/1990 B A K E R S F I E L D
Patricia Smith, Chair
Conni Brunni
Kevin McDermott
Staff: John W. Stinson
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
MEETING
Thursday, April 12, 1990
12:00 Noon
City Manager's Conference Room
1. Underground Storage Tanks
2. Fair Housing
FAIR HOUSING PROGRAM
During the past couple of years various concerns have been
expressed with re~ard to the joi~t City/County program as currently
housed and administered. Without going into detail but just to
fe.f&esh memories the following issues have existed:
invalid audit" lack of volunteer or paid testers
increased costs incomplete deliver~ of services
staff qualifications bias on the par~ of program/dept.
AK the time the Fair Housing Program was instituted and since many
people hav=-krad'reason-to consider whether other'loca=ionaloptions
exist. Few, if any, within existing departments have been met with
much enthusiasm~ In some communities non-profit entities contract
with local government to provide Fair Housing Program Services.
Since about 1984 the Communit2 Housing ReSources Board has been in
existence and working with the Fair Housing Division, Housing and
Urban Development, various community organizations, housing
.industry groups and others to further the cause of equal housing
opportunities. The largest source of ~unding to date has come from
successfully applying for and administering KUD grants. The
Communi:y Housing Resources Board operates with a Board of
Directors comprised of representatives of various community groups
interested in individual's rights and responsibilities udder our
Fair Housing Laws. I~ is charged by R'UD with assisting with the
implementation of the Voltu/tar2 Affirmative Marketing Agreements
between HUD and signatory housing associations. It has been
consistently successful in providing quality services, meeting
goals as set yet keeping expenditures under budget.
In some communities Community Housing Resources Boards .have
additionally contracted with local government to provide Fair
~ousing Pro,ram Services in compliance with Block Grant Funding
requirements. "'This coul4 be the best available a~=ernative-~or
Bakersfield and Kern County currently. The Community Housing
Resources Board is an already 'approved and functioning non-profit
entity with a track record. Its Board of Directors has up to 15
community organizations represented which would'provide significant
penetration within constituencies. It's experience is in totally
related and in many cases coordinated efforts with the Fair Housing
Division activities.
If the City and County were to contract with the Community Housing
Resources Board (CHRB) for:
COMMUNITY OUTREACH - presentations to community groups and
appropriate workshops conducted/sponsored in order to educate
and inform consumers, providers and the general public of the
'rights and responsibi!i=ies under our Fair Housing Laws
HOT LINE AND M~DIATION - proVide Fair Housing informatio~ for
specific needs and situations and mediate appropriate
solutions where possible, referring those needing services
Other than Fair Housing to the relevant sources ~or assistance
COORDINATION - work wi=h entities involved in Fair Housing
including but not limited to HUD, DFE~, Community Development
Departments, Housing Authority - referring potential
discrimination cases to enforcement entities such as ~Pu'D and
the state DePartment of Fair Employment and ~ousing (DFE~)
for testing and other warranted action, if any, when mediation
has not been a successful remedy.
Th~ Memorandum of Understanding has envisioned Testing and Auditing
bein'g included in the pr.ogram, however during the past 2 years or
so they have not been. Since the new Federal legislation has so
greatly expanded the enforcement role of ~UD in addition to the
ongoing .enforcement activities of DFEH the.- need for local
jurisdictions to provide such services is certainly reduced if not
eliminated. In each individual community the various providers of
different aspects of Fair'Rousing Services are different.- Our
residents would have no significant departure from the level of
services having been recently provided, only a slight change in who
or where they can be obtained.
If the City and County were essentially to continue the Fair
~ousing Program only under contract with the CHRB rather than the
Department of Weights and Measures, transferring responsibility for
capital assets, records, and as discussed delivery of services, an
estimation of approximately $!00,000 a~nual cost would be expected.
This would be a savings compared with the 89-90 fiscal budget
projection of $123,760.
If the City and County were to extend the MOU for 60 days from its
current expiration date of April 30, .!990, it would allow time to
work out the details of the contract between CHRB and the City and
County. It would also allow time for C.HRB to prepare to a~m~nister
the prograph, and time for the Fair Housing .Division to have
adequate notice of the change. The change could be effective wi~h
the new fiscal year.
MEMORANDUM
April 11, 1990
TO: Dale Hawley, City Manager
Jake Wager, Economic Development Director
FROM: George Gonzales, Community Development Coordinator
SUBJECT: Fair Housing Proposal by the Community Housing
Resource Board
On April 10, 1990, Community Development staff received a proposal that suggested
that the Community Housing Resource Board (CHRB) provide the City's Fair Housing
community outreach, hot line and mediation services and coordination of
discrimination cases. This proposal estimated the cost of providing these
services at approximately $100,000 which would be a savings of approximately
$23,000 from the current funding level.
In reviewing the agendas from the last CHRB meetings, it appears that this item
was not included nor approved by the entire CHRB board.
Attached is a list of all CHRB members and their affiliations which represents
both consumers and of housing providers. If the City was to consider identifying
another fair housing provider, according to HUD requirements, a Request for
Proposal (RFP) must be issued for other agencies to ~have an opportunity to
submit proposals. This would require approximately 30 days to initiate, an
additional 30 - 45 days to provide for the submission of proposals and, finally,
30 days to draft a contract for work to be completed. In light of the fact that
the current Fair Housing Program agreement will expire, the County will also need
to agree to the issuance of the RFP for a new Fair Housing provider. From all
indications, the County is satisfied with the progress that the Fair Housing
Program has achieved in the last 6 months and will be considering extending the
agreement through the Department of Weights and Measures for an additional six
months. This item is scheduled for action at the April 17, 1990 Board of
Supervisors meeting. The County is only recommending a 6-month extension because
the current budget only allocated funds for a 12-month contract.
In reviewing the CHRB's bylaws, it is our understanding that testing and
completing audits is something that their agency is not allowed to undertake.
In contacting the HUD Los Angetes office, very few CHRB's are currently providing
fair housing educational programs. Even though the current program has not
completed the last two audits/testing, the Fair Housing Division envisions
initiating the testing proCedure very soon using volunteer testers that will
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Jake Wager
receive a stipend. In the last six months, a new fair housing administratorhas
been hired, and they have improved the management and operation.of the division.
With this effort completed, they are now ready for testing.
According to Tom Honore, HUD Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity Division, testing
or assessing whether discriminationpractices exist in a co~muunity is essential
if any jurisdiction is affirmatively furthering fair housing° In reviewing this
proposal, Tom Honore is of the opinion that not including testing or an
assessment is a step backward in fulfilling HUD requirements to provide Fair
Housing. It is staff recommendation that the amendment to the existing agreement
be approved as proposed.
Attachment
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~ CONiROE FII~flN~ MI L.a,Slt4~ STREET CII'Y ZIP DR~IZ TITLE STAllJS DATE EXPIRE TYPE AREAC~ hR~E HPHONE
1 00014 DAVID BURClAGA P.O. BOX 6332 BA~ERSFI~ ... :': 93386 AI~ERICAN FRIEN~ SERVICE COFt4ITIEE M A / / / / P 805 3666194
4 00011 PAUL J CASTRO 525 ROBERTS LANE BAI(ERSFIELD 93308 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF ~ COUNTY M A / / / / P 805 3932150 325229?
5 00035 SUSAN DATrOLI 4'/00 EAb'TON DR. IE BAI(ERSFI~ 93309 K.C APARll, I~ff ASSOCIATION M A / / / / P 805 3223288
6 00030 ~ DON CARl.C6 5405 STOCI(DALE #11~ BAI(ERSFIELD93309 BUILDING INBUSTRY ASSOCIATION T A / / / / P 805 8323577
? 00037 LINDA EVISTON 2151 COLLEGE AVE. BAI~RSFIELD 93305 ~ SENIOR CITIIEN8 [4 A / / / / P 8512251 3976818
0 00001 JULIAN V 'FILOTED 3521 HO COURRY ST. BAI(ERSFIELD 93304. )~E)~( ~ FAIR HOUSING DIVISION [4 A / / / / P 805 8612972 8312158
11 00020 EDWIN HOLIi~E[J. 1015 PER.qliING ~ BAI(ERSFIELD 93304'SOUllt SIDE SEVBflH DAY ADVENI'IST [4 A / / / / P 805 3248383
· ;~ 15 00041 GAIL WALOUF 1820 I~I~'IWIND DR BAI(ERSFIELD 93301 BA~ERSFIELI) BOARD OF REALTORSI~ A 02/28/g0 / / P 805 3212121
16 00017 CYNlHIA L [4DORE 1522-181)1ST., ~218 BAKERSFIELD 93301 WAYOR'SOFFICE [4 A / / / / P 805 3227721 39?33?2
17 00021 HELEN PATTERSON' P.O. BOX 9544 BAI(ERSFIELD 93389 (~AIER BAI(ERSFIELD ONAI~BER OF C0~4 P A / / / / P 805 ~317283
18 00028 60NZALO RA[4IREZ 1712-19TH ST ~201 ~IELD 93301 )~XICAN-AI~IUCAN POLITICAL ASSOC. [4 A / / / / P B05 39520?6
20 00008 ROBERT ~ANCHEZ 1001 TOA~U~ WAY, 250 BAI(ERSFIFID93309 DEPAR1)I)IT OF FAIR I)~. AND HOUSING S A / / / / P 805 3952?28
21 00002 RITA SCANLAN 4101 CALIF AVE MB BAI(ERSFIELD 93309 COALITION FOR LE.~BIAN & GAY RI(~tll'S [4 A / / / / P 805 3227342
23 O000g IRENE ItDIA8 2925 O'DOI~iELL WAY BAKERSFIELD 93300 LEAGUE OF ~ VOTER8 V A / / / / P 805 0728481 8722050
2? 00019 REBECCA WILSON 900-41)1 ST., ~llO1 BAI(EI~SFIELD 93304 ST. JOl( ~ [4 A / / / / P 3253551
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P, ecocd~ CONTROL FIRSINN~E [41 LAS1NAI~E STREET CITY ZIP DRGANIZ TITLE ~ATUS DAlE EXPIRE TYPE AREACODE I~HON£ HPHONE
2 00039 VIRGINIA BURGE5 1301 CAPRICOI~I CTBAI(ERSFIELD 93306 LEAGUE OF ~ VOIER~ [4 A / / / / A
3 00026 EDgIE L CARTER 227 SO. [4ILHA[4 DR BAI(ERSFI~ 9330? ST. JOri ~ [4 A / / / / A 805 3243454
g 00012 ADRII)~iE HERD 525 ROBERTS LANE BAI(ERSFIFID 93308 HOUSING AUlt~ORITY OF KEI~I ~ [4 A / / / / A 805 '"" 3932150
10 00100 WARY HO~GATT 331 181H ST. BAKERSFIELD 93301 BAI(ERSFIELD BOAR9 OF RFd~LTORS [4 P 03/05/90 / / A
13 00036 ~ HOPPER 1116 E. CALIFOR~IIA BAI(ERSFIELD 9330? ~ ~ ~IEI~I'S AND I~.ASURES [4 A / / / / A 805 8612418
14 00101 LOUISE JURACE)( 1020 t~l~'lWIND DR. BAIE. R~FIELD 93301 BAJ(ERSFIELD BOARO OF REALTORS[4 P 03/05/90 / / A 805 3272121
19 00040 HENRY RODRI~UEZ P.O. BOX 127 TUPI~/~I 93279 HEXICAlt-/~4ERICAN POLITICAL ASSOC. [4 A / / / / A 805 ?636359
22 00007 CHERYL ~ 4700 EASTON DR.SlE 2 BAI(ERSt~IELD . 93309 X.C APARll~ENT ASSOCIATION 14 A / / / / A I)05 322321)8
24 00103 CLAJ~(E WATSON 5405 STOCI(DALE Itll~ BAKERSFIELD 93309 BUILDING INI~USTRY ASSOCIATION[4 P 03/05/90 / / A 805 8323511
25 00003 TRACY ~DELL 1225 TELEGt~APH AVE. BAI(E)~SFIELD 93305 COALITION FOR LESBIAN & GAY RI(~ITS I( A / / / / A B05 8111105
26 00021 JOl~t WILLINGHAN P 0 BOX 2151 BAI(ERSFIELD 93303 BAKERSFIELD BOARD OF REALTDRS It A / / / / A 805 323443?
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~ CONTROL FIRSTNAt~E HI Lk~ STREET CITY ZIP ORGANIZ TITLE STAlUS DATE EXPIRE TYPE AREACODE t~floNE HPHONE
12 00099 T~ HONORE 16i5 W. OLYt~IC DR. L~ ANC~I___~gggl5 U.S DEPARll~ENT OF HUD 03/05/90 / / I 213 2517114
City of Bakersfield Agreement #
County of Kern Agreement #
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
City of Bakersfield
Agreement #88-26?
County of Kern Agreement #555-88
(Fair Housing Program)
THIS AMENDMENT, made this day of , 1990 by
and between the COUNTY OF KERN, a political subdivision of the State of
California ("County") and the CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, a municipal
corporation ("City"),
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, on October 18, 1988, County and City executed a
Memorandum of Understanding ("Memorandum") which set forth their
respective obligations with respect to the administration, operation, and
funding of a fair housing program being operated within the jurisdictions
of both the County and City and to be administered by the Kern County
Department of Weights and Measures; and
WHEREAS, on October 31, 1989, County and City executed an amendment
which extended the term of the Memorandum by six months and increased
the program budget established by the Memorandum; and
WHEREAS, County and City now desire to modify said Memorandum in
order to extend its term by an additional six months and to again
increase the program budget established by the Memorandum.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED between County and City as
follows:
1. Paragraph 3 of the Memorandum shall be modified as follows:
"3. Term. This Memorandum shall terminate as of October 31,
1990, unless extended by the written agreement of the
legislative bodies of the parties hereto."
2. Paragraph 4a. of the Memorandum sha/1 be modified as follows:
"a. The budget for operating the program through October 31,
1989, shall be $115,000 and for the period of November 1, 1989
to October 31, 1990 the budget shall be $123,760. In no event
shall the costs of the program exceed the budgets for their
respective time periods without the written consent of both
County and City."
3. Except as modified by th/s Amendment, the rights and duties of
the County and the City shall' remain as set forth in the Memorandum.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County and the City have caused this
Amendment to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers on
the day and year first written above.
APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED: COUNTY OF KERN
Commun/ty Development
Program Department
By: By:
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
"County"
APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED:
Department of Weights
and Measures
By:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Office of County Counsel
By:
APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED: CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
Community Development Division
By:. By:
"City"
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Office of City Attorney
By: By:
Finance Director