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JOINT CITY-COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETING DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Virtual Zoom Meeting 9:00 a.m. Agenda Presiding – Mayor Steve Schewel 1. Approval of draft Joint City-County Meeting Minutes of August 11, 2020. Attachment: Minutes (6 pages) 2. Approval of the Joint City-County 2021 Meeting Schedule. Attachment: 2021 Calendar (1 page) (5 minutes) 3. Data+ Presentation on Race and Housing in Durham. Presenters: Dr. William Darity, Duke Undergraduate Interns Nicholas Datto, Omer Ali and Pei Yi Zhuo. Attachment: Race and Housing in Durham over the 20th Century. (24 Slides) (20 minutes) 4. Report on Eviction Diversion Efforts, Rental Assistance, and other Critical forms of Assistance for Vulnerable Residents. Presenter: Peter Gilbert, Attorney with Legal Aid of NC, Attachment: Update on Evictions During COVID (10 slides). Presenters: Director of DSS Ben Rose and Janeen Gordon, Assistant Director of DSS, Attachment: Durham County DSS’ Response to the COVID-19 Eviction Crisis (10 slides) (40 minutes) 5. Report from Economic Recovery Committee of the Recovery & Renewal Task Force, Local Key Performance Indicators & Spurring Economic Recovery Plans. Presenters: Susan Amey, Discover Durham Executive Director; Geoff Durham, CEO of Discover Chamber and Anthony Nelson, Dean of NCCU School of Business, Attachment: Durham Recovery & Renewal Taskforce, Economic Recovery Committee Recommendations (5 slides) (30 minutes) 6. Report on Progress of COVID Relief Work jointly funded by the City and County, and Upcoming Funding Requests. Presenter: Ryan Smith, Staff Director of Recovery and Renewal Task Force. (30 minutes) 7. Safety and Wellness Task Force: Next Steps Discussion. Attachment: Durham County Approved Amendments (1 page) (10 minutes) 8. Adjournment Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 – County Commissioners Chamber – 9 a.m. Draft - 2021 Joint City-County Meeting Schedule Second Tuesday of every other month 9 a.m. Locations specified below; if virtual, the City or County will host Zoom Meetings, as designated. February 9, 2021 - City Committee Room, 2nd Floor, City Hall April 13, 2021 - Durham County Commissioners’ Chamber June 8, 2021 - City Committee Room, 2nd Floor, City Hall August 10, 2021 – Durham County Commissioners’ Chamber October 12, 2021 - City Committee Room, 2nd Floor, City Hall December 14, 2021 - Durham County Commissioners’ Chamber Race & Housing in Durham over the 20th century Presentation to the joint work session of the Durham City Council and Durham County Board of Commissioners Omer Ali Nick Datto Pei Yi Zhuo William Darity Jr. Duke University October 13th, 2020 1/24 Introduction I Work started as a summer 2020 Data+ project I Project investigates racial disparities in the trajectory of home values across different neighborhoods in Durham, NC I This presentation links our work to the Final Report of the Task Force on Racial Equity commissioned by Mayor Pro Tempore Jillian Johnson and chaired by Elaine O’Neal and Kaaren Haldeman I Some acknowledgements: I Paul Bendich (Associate Director, Information Initiative at Duke (iiD)) I William Darity Jr. (Director, Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, Duke University) 2/24 Presentation outline I Overview of findings I Our project and the Report of the RETF I Part 1: Home values by HOLC neighborhood I Part 2: Home values by census tract I Part 3: Contemporary changes in demographics and home values 3/24 Overview of findings I We examined the relationship between race and home values across several units of analysis (address, HOLC rating area, census tract) in Durham, NC I Across all geographies, we find that home values are strongly associated with racial composition: I Historic disparities created by redlining persist today I Black homes would have been worth $100,000 more had they appreciated at the same rate as white homes I Over the past 30 years, home values rose in black neighborhoods, as they lost black residents. 4/24 Our project and the Report of the RETF I "If a family is priced out of its home due to gentrification in a neighborhood, their main source of wealth will likely vanish." (pp. 2, Report of the Durham RETF: Introduction) I Over the past 30 years, home values rose in black neighborhoods, as they lost black residents. I Request for racial wealth gap data (pp. 7, Report of the Durham RETF: Let the Record Show) I Across all geographies, we observe disparities in home values between Black and White homeowners I Black homes would have been worth $100,000 more had they appreciated at the same rate as white homes I Historically trace the effect on housing prices and rents. (pp. 8, Report of the Durham RETF: Let the Record Show) I Historic disparities created by redlining persist today 5/24 Part 1: Home values by HOLC neighborhood 6/24 Home values by HOLC neighborhood I How did the trajectory of home values differ by race of home-owner and neighborhood in 1940? I We collect data from the 1940 decennial census on addresses in Durham that: I were owner-occupied in 1940 I within the boundary of the HOLC map I unambiguously within one of the HOLC rated neighborhoods I still exist today I structures have not been rebuilt I have been sold between 1997 and 2020 I We find significant differences in the amount of accumulated value over time by neighborhood rating 7/24 Home values by HOLC neighborhood Figure: Map of Durham + areas rated by the HOLC + sample addresses 8/24 Home values by HOLC neighborhood Figure: Home values in 1940 and the present by HOLC area rating 9/24 Part 2: Home values by census tract 10/24 Home values by census tract I How did the trajectory of home values differ by neighborhood composition? I We divide census tracts into three categories: I White: remained >50 % white, 1970-2016 I Black: remained >50 % black, 1970-2016 I Mixed: all other tracts I We collect data from the 1940 decennial census on addresses in Durham that: I were owner-occupied I within the boundary of the HOLC map I matched exactly to a census tract I still exist today I structures have not been rebuilt I We find significant differences in the amount of accumulated value over time across tract categories 11/24 Home values by census tract Figure: Map of Durham + census tracts + sample addresses 12/24 Home values by census tract Figure: Home values by by census tract type (1940-2020) 13/24 Home values by census tract Figure: Percent change in home values relative to 1940 by census tract type 14/24 Home values by census tract Figure: Home values in 1940 and the present by census tract type 15/24 Home values by census tract Figure: Disparities in home values between black and white tracts since 1970 16/24 Home values by census tract What if homes in black tracts appreciated at the same rate as homes in white tracks? Figure: With identical appreciation rates as white tracts, home values in black tracks would have been $98,074.40 higher in 2016. 17/24 Part 3: Contemporary demographic and home value changes 18/24 Contemporary demographic and home value changes I How do home values change as neighborhood composition changes? I We divide census tracts into three categories: I White: remained >50 % white, 1970-2016 I Black: remained >50 % black, 1970-2016 I Mixed: all other tracts I We collect data from the 1940 decennial census on addresses in Durham that: I were owner-occupied I within the boundary of the HOLC map I matched exactly to a census tract I still exist today I include structures that have been rebuilt I We find that home values in black census tracts rise as they lose black residents 19/24 Contemporary demographic and home value changes Figure: Racial composition of census blocks in 2010 census data 20/24 Contemporary demographic and home value changes Figure: Demographic changes in each Durham census tract (1970-2016) 21/24 Contemporary demographic and home value changes 22/24 Contemporary demographic and home value changes Figure: Demographic and home value changes in black tracts 23/24 Thank you 24/24 THE MOST EFFECTIVE LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR TENANTS FACING EVICTION ARE GONE The effective legal moratoriums are over; the CDC moratorium is not effectively limiting evictions – The NC Governor’s moratorium, the Chief Justice’s partial closure of the courts, and the CARES Act partial eviction moratorium are essentially expired, but still have some affect on ongoing cases • Payment plan and no late fees for June rent per Gov’s order • Chief Justice’s orders require a CARES Act Affidavit • CARES Act may still apply to covered properties in 30-day notice requirement and prohibition on evictions while mortgage payments deferred under CARES – CDC is not a really a moratorium • Landlords are filing cases • Clerks are accepting those filings and courts are hearing them • Sheriffs are executing writs CDC “Moratorium” – Covers non-payment of rent • Not Criminal Activity or threats to health and safety • Law is unsettled as to “holdover” and other breaches – Operates as a defense for tenants – Prohibits eviction if Tenant signs a declaration and provides a copy to the landlord • Tenant must state that they lost income or had health expenses due to COVID-19 and can’t pay rent • That they would become homeless if evicted • That they are making efforts to pay • That they have applied for government assistance • That they received a stimulus check or make below $99K/year – Criminal penalties for fraudulent declarations, but eviction courts should not inquire as to accuracy – Tenant must go to court to assert this as a defense – Durham courts are generally not dismissing these cases even if the tenant is in court with the declaration; often just continuing two weeks Eviction Filings and expected filings – We saw very few filings from April through June due to prior legal protections – “Evictions began to creep back up in July and August with around 200 summary ejectments and writs of possession occurring each month.