CITY OF SALEM FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN

MAY 12, 2010

Kimberley Driscoll Mayor

Lynn Goonin Duncan, AICP Director of Planning & Community Development

Kathleen Winn Deputy Director of Planning and Community Development

Jane A. Guy Assistant Community Development Director

Prepared by: COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES GROUP, INC. 129 Kingston Street, Third Floor , MA 02111

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...... I‐1 I.A. Introduction...... I‐1 I.B. Public Participation ...... I‐1 I.C. Consolidated Planning Process ...... I‐1 I.D. The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)...... I‐3 I.E. About the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)...... I‐5 II. INTRODUCTION ...... II‐1 II.A. Purpose ...... II‐1 II.B. Applicability...... II‐2 II.C. Program Year ...... II‐2 II.D. Submission Date ...... II‐2 III. HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS...... III‐1 III.A. General Conditions ...... III‐1 III.B. Who Lives in Salem? ...... III‐2 III.C. Existing Public and Subsidized Housing ...... III‐12 III.D. Areas of Low‐ and Moderate‐Income Concentration...... III‐25 III.E. Areas of Concentration of Racial and Ethnic Minorities...... III‐26 III.F. Barriers to Affordable Housing ...... III‐26 IV. HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT ...... IV‐1 IV.A. Housing Needs Assessment...... IV‐1 IV.B. Homeless Needs Assessment...... IV‐13 IV.C. Non‐Homeless Special Needs Assessment...... IV‐24 IV.D. Other Community Development Needs ...... IV‐25 V. STRATEGIC PLAN: 2010‐2014...... V‐1 V.A. Priority Needs ...... V‐1 V.B. Consolidated Plan Objectives, Priorities & Strategies ...... V‐2 V.C. Performance Measures...... V‐8 V.D. Anti‐Poverty Strategy ...... V‐10 V.E. Strategies for Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing...... V‐14 V.F. Strategies for Reducing Lead‐Based Paint Hazards ...... V‐14 V.G. Strategies for Fair Housing...... V‐15 V.H. Institutional Structure...... V‐17 VI. APPENDIX ...... VI‐1 VI.A. Definitions ...... VI‐2 VI.B. Citizen Participation Plan...... VI‐6 VI.C. Overview of Five‐Year Consolidated Plan & FY 2011 Annual Action Plan Citizen Participation & Consultation ...... VI‐16 VI.D. Monitoring Policy...... VI‐29 VI.E. List of Shelters, Transitional and Permanent Supportive Housing...... VI‐36 VI.F. Subsidized Housing Inventory...... VI‐39 VI.G. Consolidated Plan Maps...... VI‐40 VI.H. Salem CPMP Needs Tables ...... VI‐41 VI.I. North Shore HOME Consortium CPMP Needs Tables...... VI‐42

City of Salem Five-Year Consolidated Plan

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I.A. Introduction

Each year, the City of Salem receives federal funds for housing and community development activities. The City uses these funds to undertake housing, community and economic development projects and programs that assist low‐ to moderate‐income families and neighborhoods. In order to receive these funds, the City must prepare a Consolidated Plan every five years, as well as annual Action Plans to implement the five‐year plan. The Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan provide a means to evaluate each community’s needs and determine the most effective ways to use funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Consolidated Plan establishes a vision for attaining a higher quality of life for low‐ and moderate‐ income residents and the annual Action Plan outlines specific activities that work toward accomplishing that vision.

In each of the five years covered by this Consolidated Plan, Salem expects to receive approximately $1,245,000 in CDBG entitlement funding, approximately $210,000 in HOME funds and an estimated $150,000 in program income, based on FY10 funding levels. The total estimated five‐year allocation is $6,225,000 from CDBG, $1,050,000 in HOME funds and $750,000 in program income. These funds are conditional upon annual appropriations by the federal government.

The Conso