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City of Newark, New Jersey 2010-2015 HUD Consolidated Plan & 2010-2011 Annual Action Plan City of Newark, New Jersey 2010-2015 HUD Consolidated Plan & 2010-2011 Annual Action Plan Cory A. Booker, Mayor Department of Administration Office of the Business Administrator September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2015 City of Newark, New Jersey 2010-2015 HUD Consolidated Plan & 2010-2011 Annual Action Plan Cory A. Booker, Mayor PREPARED FOR City of Newark Office of Partnerships and Grants Management Office of Business Administrator Newark City Hall 920 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 PREPARED BY Dennison Associates, Inc. 1100 G Street N.W., Suite 910 Washington, DC 20005-7406 www.dennisonassociates.com [email protected] Section 1: Table of Contents I. TITLE PAGE ........................................................................................................................... 1-1 A. TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................ 1-3 II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 2-1 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 2-2 B. EVALUATION OF PAST PERFORMANCE ............................................................................... 2-2 C. SUMMARY OF 2010 HUD RESOURCES ................................................................................ 2-4 D. SUMMARY OF PRIORITY NEEDS, GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES .................................. 2-5 Summary of Priority Needs and Objectives ................................................................... 2-6 Priority Consolidated Plan Activities ............................................................................... 2-7 E. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION .............................................................................................. 2-8 F. SUMMARY OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PROCESS ................................................................ 2-8 III. MANAGING THE PROCESS ............................................................................................... 3-1 A. INTRODUCTION. ............................................................................................................... 3-2 B. LEAD AGENCY. ................................................................................................................. 3-2 C. INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE. ............................................................................................. 3-2 D. COMMUNICATION PLAN AND STRATEGY.............................................................................. 3-4 E. CONSULTATION. ............................................................................................................... 3-8 F. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN. ........................................................................................... 3-9 G. APPENDICES. ................................................................................................................... 3-2 IV. HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS ......................................................................................... 4-1 A. INTORDUCTION ................................................................................................................ 4-1 B. DEMOGRAPHIC AN DEMPLOYMENT ANALYSIS ..................................................................... 4-2 C. HOUSING VALUE AND COST BURDEN ANALYSIS ................................................................. 4-5 D. HOUSING SUPPLY ANALYSIS ............................................................................................. 4-7 E. PUBLIC HOUSING ........................................................................................................... 4-12 F. ASSISTED HOUSING ....................................................................................................... 4-12 G. FORECLOSURES ............................................................................................................ 4-12 H. VACANT AND ABANDNONED BUILDINGS ........................................................................... 4-14 I. SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING .............................................................................................. 4-15 J. HOUSING DEMAND ANALYSIS .......................................................................................... 4-15 Figure 1: City of Newark Zip Codes Table 1: City of Newark Household Trends Table 2: Distribution of Household by Income Table 3: Household Growth Trends by Zip Code Table 4: Employment and Earnings by Occupant Table 5: City of Newark Housing Characteristics Table 6: City of Newark Housing Cost Burden by Household Type Table 7: City of Newark Housing Cost Burden by Household Income Table 8: Year Housing Unit Built, City of Newark Table 9: Number of Units in Housing Structures in the City of Newark, 2009 Table 10: City of Newark Affordable Housing Inventory Table 11: City of Newark Foreclosure Rates for February 2009 – January 2010 Table 12: Special Needs Households Table 13: Homeless Special Needs Sub-Populations Table 14: City of Newark Residential Housing Demand in 2010 Section 1: Table of Contents Chart 1: City of Newark Permit Trends 2008-2009 Chart 2: Newark Rental Submarket Total Inventory and Vacancy Rate Chart 3: Newark Rental Submarket Average Asking and Effective Rents Chart 4: City of Newark Home Sale Price Trends in 2009 Chart 5: Unsold Inventory and Months of Supply in 2009 Chart 6: Contract Sales January 2009-January 2010 Chart 7: City of Newark Foreclosures by Zip Code – Feb. 2009 – Jan. 2010 Chart 8: Distribution of Newark Foreclosures by Zip Code in January 2010 Chart 9: Newark Foreclosures and Average Sales Price V. HOUSING AND HOMELESS NEEDS ASSESSMENT ......................................................... 5-1 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 5-2 Household Income and Poverty ..................................................................................... 5-2 Housing Unit Characteristics .......................................................................................... 5-3 B. HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT ......................................................................................... 5-4 All Low-Income Households with Housing Needs .......................................................... 5-5 Low-Income Renter Households with Housing Needs ................................................... 5-6 Low-Income Owner Households with Housing Needs ................................................... 5-7 Housing Affordability Mismatch ...................................................................................... 5-9 Low-Income and Racial/Ethnic Concentrations ........................................................... 5-10 Public Housing Needs .................................................................................................. 5-12 Housing and Transportation ......................................................................................... 5-14 C. HOMELESS NEEDS ASSESSMENT ................................................................................... 5-15 Definition of Homelessness .......................................................................................... 5-16 Nature and Extent opf Homelessness in Newark ......................................................... 5-17 Persons at Risk of Becoming Homeless ...................................................................... 5-18 Contributing Factors to Homelessness ........................................................................ 5-18 Homeless Facilities and Service Providers .................................................................. 5-18 D. ASSESSMENT OF NON-HOMELESS SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS .................................. 5-19 Needs of Non-Homeless Subpopulations in Newark ................................................... 5-20 E. LEAD-BASED PAINT ....................................................................................................... 5-24 Table 1: Household Income Table 2: Housing Units Table 3: Housing Problems – City of Newark Census Place Table 4: Low-Income Renter Households with Housing Problems Table 5: Low-Income Owner Households with Housing Problems Table 6: Affordability Mismatch for All Households Table 7: Rental Affordability Gap Analysis Table 8: Owner Affordability Gap Analysis Table 9: NHA Family Developments Table 10: NHA Townhouse Specific Developments Table 11: NHA Elderly Developments Table 12: Means of Transportation to Work by Tenure (16 yrs and over) Table 13: (HUD Table 1A): Housing Gap Analysis Chart Table 14: Contributing Factors of Homelessness Table 15: (HUD Table 1B): Special Needs (Non-Homeless) Populations Table 16: Newark Residents HIV/AIDS Cases Reported as of June 30, 2009 Table 17: Newark Residents with a Disability by Type and Age Chart 1: Housing Units by Size, Newark Section 1: Table of Contents Chart 2: Housing Stock Comparison Chart 3: Racial/Ethnic Concentrations by Zip Code Chart 4: Veterans by Sex and Age in Newark Chart 5: Age of Housing Stock in Newark Map 1: Housing and Transportation Costs, Newark Map 2: Newark –Essex County CoC Boundary Map 2008 VI. 2010-2015 STRATEGIC PLAN ............................................................................................ 6-1 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 6-2 B.
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