Page 1 of 40 form - Durham Housing Authority

1 Page 1 of 40form HUD-50075 (4/2008) PHA Information PHA Name: Housing Authority of the City of Durham PHA Code: NC013 PHA Type: Small High Performing Standard HCV (Section 8) PHA Fiscal Year Beginning: (MM/YYYY): 01/2013 Inventory (based on ACC units at time of FY beginning in above) Number of PH units: 1,873 Number of HCV units: 2,734 Submission Type 5-Year and Annual Plan Annual Plan Only 5-Year Plan Only PHA Consortia PHA Consortia: (Check box if submitting a joint Plan and complete table below.)

2 Participating PHAs PHA Code Program(s) Included in the Consortia Programs Not in the Consortia No. of Units in Each Program PH HCV PHA 1: PHA 2: PHA 3.

3 5-Year Plan. Complete items and only at 5-Year Plan update Mission. State the PHA s Mission for serving the needs of low-income, very low-income, and extremely low income families in the PHA s jurisdiction for the next five years: To be a leader in affordable Housing in Durham County by: serving as a Housing safety net, promoting individual self-sufficiency, leveraging core Housing competency to support DHA s mission, managing real estate, and facilitating and participating in mixed income Housing development.

4 Goals and Objectives. Identify the PHA s quantifiable goals and objectives that will enable the PHA to serve the needs of low-income and very low-income, and extremely low-income families for the next five years. Include a report on the progress the PHA has made in meeting the goals and objectives described in the previous 5-Year Plan. Durham Housing Authority s (DHA) Goals and Objectives are: Goal One: To become a financially viable real estate company (Today s Resources Tomorrow s Investments) Objectives: Increase Housing opportunities. Improve communication.

5 Increase marketing. Improve operational efficiency. Increase revenue. Improve customer service. Goal Two: To become a high performing organization, fulfilling our mission, guided by core beliefs (Operational Excellence). Objectives: Improve Housing assets, infrastructure, and fleet. Improve recruitment, selection, and retention. Improve knowledge, skills, and abilities. Enhance technology tools. Decrease expenses. Increase customer satisfaction. PHA 5-Year and Annual Plan Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Public and Indian HousingOMB No. 2577-0226 Expires 4/30/2011 Page 2 of 40form HUD-50075 (4/2008)Goal Three: To establish strong community partnerships State, County, City, and Community Organizations (Strategic Partnering).

6 Objectives: Improve cost controls. Goal Four: To provide quality affordable Housing (NEW Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere). Objectives: Increase resident self-sufficiency. Improve partnership relationships. Statement of Progress on Meeting Goals and Objectives Described in the Previous 5-Year Plan Durham Housing Authority has made significant progress and improvements over the past several years. From being declared a troubled Housing Authority in 2003, DHA is pursuing becoming a high performer under both the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) and the Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP).

7 DHA has reviewed the new PHAS interim rule, has repositioned its management operations to comply with the new requirements and expects to meet or exceed the new standards. DHA has successfully implemented its transition to Asset Management by implementing property-based management, budgeting, and accounting. The Authority continues to adjust its business model for Asset Management to maintain full compliance as required by HUD. The Authority continues to review its Information Technology operation to ensure that the agency is adequately equipped to achieve one of its major goals of becoming a high performing organization.

8 The Resident Services Department continues to be successful in securing and maintaining the following grants: Dropout Intervention Program Grant a continuation grant, to expand services to middle and high school aged youth; the 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant a continuation grant, to provide summer and after school programs for students in the public Housing communities; the HCV FSS Program Coordinator Grant a continuation grant, to coordinate the utilization of Housing assistance with public/private resources to enable participating families to make progress toward economic independence and self-sufficiency; the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) FSS Service Coordinator Grant a continuation grant, to expand coordination of services by assisting families to become economically self-sufficient.

9 And the Raising Voices Grant to support the DHA youth choir which is composed of participants from various public Housing communities. DHA started several major initiatives during 2011 and continued their pursuit throughout 2012. Major rehabilitation work continued at Edgemont Elms to update and modernize the property, to include the conversion of 16 existing units to public Housing units. Work continues to develop Goley-Pointe, a new 20-unit development that will include public Housing , project-based voucher, and market-rate units, targeted at homeless families.

10 As DHA moves forward in the 2013 plan year, it expects to accomplish a number of initiatives to include: revitalization of the Preiss-Steele Place affordable Housing community; and further implementation of a repositioning strategy to address the long-term operating, capital investment, rehabilitation, modernization, disposition and other needs of DHA s Housing inventory. DHA currently has a Resident Safety Program to address crime and safety concerns raised by residents, to include the provision of supplemental policing services in targeted communities.