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Introduced by Councilor Jordan, sure 13, 1993
_ CITY OF BANGOR
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Housing Assistance Plan
By the City Couiwd of the aty ofBammr:
ORDERED,
THAT, WHEREAS, U.S. Department of. Housing :and Urban Develop-
ment regulations require that a conmwnityy applying for additional
Community Development Block Grant Funds. hav an approved and adopted
Housing Assistance. Plan,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT. ORDERED, THAT the City of Bangor
Housing Assistance Plan for the period October .11 1982 , to September 30,
1985, a copy of which is on file in the office of. the City Clerk, is
hereby approved and adopted. _
STATEMENT OF FACT: ThisHousingAssistance Plan will supersede the
City's current Housing Assistance Plan which
vexed the period October 1, 1980 to September
30, 1983. The U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development is requiring anew Housing
e
Assistance Plan on new forms from each community
participating in the Community Development Block
Grant Program.
In City Council June 13,1983 83-228
Refered to P1exmi g Board Consider',O R D E R
Next regular meeting -
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City of Bangor
Housing Assistance Plan
October 1, 1982, to September 30, 1985
1982-1985 BANGOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN
Part I - HousinR Assistance Needs
The Housing Assistance Needs for the Bangor Housing Assistance
Plan, as summarized in Table I - "Housing Stock Conditions" and Table
II - "Rental Subsidy Needs of Lower Income Households" indicate that
of 4,364 substandard units suitable for rehabilitation 2,694 were
occupied by Lower income families. Of these 2,694 units it can be
concluded from Table II that there are approximately 2,133 families
which are low income households in need of rental subsidy. This
Housing Assistance Plan represents the community's best estimate
of a feasible program to assist a number of these families over the
three-year period from October, 1982 to September, 1985.
Table I - Housing Stock Conditions
The Housing Conditions statistics developed in Table I are based
on detailed analysis of conditions in the community by Census Tract
using local housing survey data to adjust 1980 Census Data on a
census tract basis. Each Census Tract was adjusted on the basis of
new construction and demolition information from the Code Enforcement
Office aswellas the applications of housing conditions based on
local housing conditions surveys carried out by City Code Enforcement
Staff. The definition of "substandard" used in Table I is derrived
from the City of Bangor's Basic Property Maintenance Provisions of..
the nationally recognized Building Officials and Code Administrators
Building Code. Units classified in Table I as being substandard had
at least one or more violations of the BOCA Code. These violations
were evaluated as to severity and classified according to those
structures having one to four violations or five or more violations
of the Code. If a property had only -c one to four violations it's
considered a substandard unit "suitable for rehab". If the property_
had five or more violations of which there was at least one major
violation (i.e., deteriorated foundation, no heating system, etc.) then
the structure was not considered "suitable for rehabilitation." (Also,
the violations must be economically and structurally feasible to
correct in .order for the buildings to be considered suitable forrehab-
ilitation.)
The primary source of data for Table II - "Rental Subsidy Needs
of Lower Income Households" was Table D of the Housing Assistance
Plan/1980 Census Data Materials Submitted by HUD. The "To Be Displaced"
data developed from projections from the Code Enforcement Office over
the three-year period and projections of possible demolitions in the
City's Neighborhood Conservation Project on the West Side Area.. (Marc
are no other governmental actions or private developments presently.
which appear to require displacement of dwelling units.)
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HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN
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PART I - HOUSING ASSISTANCE NEEDS
PART 11 THREE YEAH GOAI
TABLE I- UNITS TO BE ASSISTED
TABLE
I - HOUSING STOCK CONDITIONS
WEHABIPUTATIOryNEW CONVERSION TO
OF CONSTRUCTION STANDARD UNITS
SUBSTANDARD AM
HOME
IMPROVEMENTS
STANDARD
UNITS
SUBSTANDARD UNTS
SUBSTANDARD UNITS SUITABLE FOR REHAB
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OCCUPIED
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TABLE II - LOWER INCOME HDUSEHOLDS TO RECEIVE RENTAL SUBSIDIES
E EMILY
SMALLFAMILY LERGEFAMILY
TOTAL
Ren¢r
33 5
18]
2]42
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Her 'tows to De Amsted 42'
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TABLE II
- RENTAL SUBSIDY NEEDS OF LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
I I00%
TABLE III - GOALS FOR HUD RESOURCES: SUBJECT TO LOCAL REVIEW AND COMMENT
ELDERLY I SMALLFAMILV LARGE FAMILY
TOTAL
TOTAL
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PART 11 THREE YEAH GOAI
PART 111 - GENERAL LOCATIONS
TABLE I- UNITS TO BE ASSISTED
WEHABIPUTATIOryNEW CONVERSION TO
OF CONSTRUCTION STANDARD UNITS
SUBSTANDARD AM
HOME
IMPROVEMENTS
Own 25
IB 8 1 13139
381
(UNITSE%PECTEO TOASSIST LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS)
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25 1__
202
Renter
31
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TABLE II - LOWER INCOME HDUSEHOLDS TO RECEIVE RENTAL SUBSIDIES
E EMILY
SMALLFAMILY LERGEFAMILY
TOTAL
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Percent1 29 %
1 67 % 1 4 %
I I00%
TABLE III - GOALS FOR HUD RESOURCES: SUBJECT TO LOCAL REVIEW AND COMMENT
ELDERLY WALLFAMILY 1 LARGEFAMILV
TOTAL
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2s I
Households to h Amsted 29
HOUSING TYPE PREFERENCE/MFxbnum Number or Ones MFt WN/Ce Aaep_te✓/
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REHAB EXISTING
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PART 111 - GENERAL LOCATIONS
The expected to reside component of Table II yielded an estimate
of 24 elderly units based on waiting list data provided by the Bangor
Housing Authority. The only major planned employment project is
projection of the addition of approximately 500 persons in the 1984
thru 1986 period from the development of an Over the Horizon Radar
Project in Bangor at the Airport in the Air National Guard area. An
analysis of military pay scale (October, 1982) as compared with the
Section 8 Income Guidelines for the City indicates that there would be
very few people (perhaps only E-1 Personnel) who would fall below law -
ie guidelines. Also the lower ranking military personnel without
dependents will be housed on the project site in military barracks.
Additionally, there are 167 dwelling units of Capehart housing which
the military has available in Bangor to house families who might arrive
s a result of this project. Given the fact that it is unknown as to
how many of the 500 jobs would be in place by the end of the HAP period
and the fact that income levels will probably be above the low income
guidelines, no persons were identified from this planned employment
projact .
There were no projected increases in low-income households from
current employment as traditional commuting patterns in. the Bangor area
from adjacent communities are extremely stable and -long-time residents
ofthe area do not object to the short time, low-cost commutationfromadjacent communities. Also, there is an area bus transit system which
providesinexpensive commutation from these immediately adjacent com-
munities. unities. Housing costs in these communities tend to be as low or
lower than those in the City of Bangor and this provides a little'
incentive for persons to change their place of residence.
Elements in the Population With Special Housing Need
Minority population in the City of Bangor represents less than
2% of the total noninstitutional population. (Approximately 214 out
of 572 persons are black and the remaining 358 persons are categorized
as American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, Asian, and Pacific Islander.)
Because of these small numbers, there is insufficient data to identify
n each family type the distribution of minority population. However,
there is data available on the poverty status of these groups from the
1980 U.S. Census. This data indicates that approximately 36 households
would be below the poverty level in 1979 and while there is not exact
information by income level as to the tenure type of this section of
the population, it is known that in all housing units the distribution
is approximately 40% in owner -occupied housing and 60% in rental
occupied housing. This means that there are approximately 14 owner -
occupied dwelling units inhabited by minority households and approxi-
mately 22 rental units occupied by poverty level, minority households.
Poverty level statistics is the 1980 Census would fall above the
'very low income"Section 8 limits and below the "low income" Section 8
income limits for this area. The needs of low-income minority house-
holds would appear to be similar to all other low-income households
n the community as minority householders are distributed almost.
equally in the various Census Tracts of the City.
In contrast to the minority households, there are a significant
number of female head -of -household units with children present in .the
below poverty level status according to the 1980 U.S. Census. There
are some 367 households so identified from 1980 Census information.
There is no data available as to the distribution of these households
by tenure type, but it can be assumed that the largest percentage of
these are inrenter occupied units. Based on the City's experience -
in previous neighborhood conservation projects, the needs of these
households are met by the rental rehabilitation and Section 8 rental
subsidy programs which the City has used in the past.
Due to recent court rulings on the need to deinstitutionalize
populations in State facilities such as Pineland Hospital, a facility
for mentally retarded young adults and children, and the Bangor
Mental Health Institute facility which is located in the City of Bangor,
there has been an increase in the need for housing assistance for
handicapped persons. The State Bureau of Mental Retardation has been
instrumental in developing group home facilities for the developmentally
disabled in the Bangor area and throughout the State. A 1978 survey
of housing assistanceneeds of the developmentally disabled (those
persons having physical as well as mental handicaps) indicated that
there were 27 non -elderly disabled persons having housing assistance
needs in Bangor. Most of these people were young, single adults with
little or no personal income.
Consultation with Human Service Agencies in the City indicates
that most of the persons who have been deinatutionalized presently
have housing in the City. (Of 200 people monitored at a mental health
out-patient program run by the Regional Mental Health and Counseling
Center, there was one person, a recent prison dischargee,who was in
need of housing.)
There are several facilities in the area providing housing for
non -elderly handicapped persons:
1. Homes Unlimited, Inc., a group home providing shelter for
12 educable or trainable mentally retarted adults:
2. The Independent Living Center, 10 units at Musson College
for physically handicapped adults: and
3. The Elizabeth Levinson Center, a regional intermediate
care facility for 42 severely and profoundly retarded
children between the ages of 2 and 18.
Also, there is an additional group home for six mentally retarded
persons which has been approved by the City in recent ,months.
In addition to these facilities, there axe a number of foster
homes in Bangor providing shelter for handicapped persons. Day activity
programs for the handicapped are provided in a number of centers in
Bangor including the Multiple Handicap Center of Penobscot Valley,
the Cerebral Palsy .Center, and the Bangor Regional Rehabilitation
Center.
It is anticipated that the primary solution for providing assisted
housing to this sector of the population will continue to be the group
home programs which provide support as well as housing. The City of
Bangor is in the process of revising its Zoning Ordinance to provide
for a clear definition of what constitutes a group home" and to
clarify the residential areas in which such uses are.to be allowed.
Part
II
- Three
Year
Goal
Table
I
- Units
To Be
Assisted
The Assisted Housing Goals for the 1982 thru 1985 period as .shown
in Table I are all anticipated to assist lower income households. The
units to be assisted are anticipated to come from the following sources:
1. 'Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation -25 Housing Units
2. Section 8 Substantial Rehabilitation - 19 Housing Units
3. Rental Rehabilitation Demonstration - 31 Housing Units
4. Community Development Block Grant Rehabilitation - 100
Housing Units
The home improvement units are derived from estimates from the
Penquis C.A.P. Weatherization Program and are also, all assistance to
lower income households.
In addition to the Section 8 Moderate Rehab, Section 8 Substantial
Rehab, and the Rental Rehab Demonstration units indicated above, there
are also projected 25 units of Section 8 existing housing to make up
the total 100 lower income households to receive rental subsidies indi-
cated in Table II. It is anticipated that most of these subsidies
will be to the very low income households, as over half of the house-
holds indentified as in need of rental subsidies in Table II under
Part I are identified as very low income.
As is indicated above, the lower income households to receive
rental subsidies will be assisted entirely, from HUD resources. Mare -
fore, the units indicated in Table III - Goals for HUD Resources" are
the same as those indicated in Table II - "Lower Income Households to
Receive .Rental Subsidies".
The units indicated under Housing Type Preference (Line 22) indicate
the mix of units by housing type preference which the City desires.
However, this is not intended to indicate that the City would not wish
to receive additional units above the number indicated on Line 22.
On Line 23 the -City has indicated that it wishes to review State
Housing agency proposals within its jurisdiction. There is, in fact,'
an agreement with the State Housing. Authority and the City of Bangor
which provides for such review presently in existence.
Part IV -'Annual Housine Assistance Goals
The City's Annual Assistance Goals for the October, 1982 thru
September, 1983 period project accomplishment of over one -third -of the
three-year goal during this initial year. (A total of 84 units are
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PANT IV ANNUAL MOUSING ASSISTANCE GOALS
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UNITE TO BE ASSISTED
LONE P i INCOME MANEM)OS TO NO ASSISTED
LurHWNAM Rm MXu+IM�Mp/^ VA. O,F ENvRAW
NUMBER OF
UNI.
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FAMILY
TOTAL
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HUD Section 8 Existed Housing Program XT34ehabil
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30
1
31
HUD Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program X
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2
1
3
HUD Section 8 Substantial Rehabilitation Program X
16
16
CDBG Rehabilitation Assistance-
10
23
1
34
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to be assisted during this period.) Also, the proportionality of
housing types is within very close tolerance of the percentages
projected for the three-year Housing Assistance Plan.
The City of Bangor and the Bangor Housing Authority will apply
for any and all available units under the HUD Section 8 Program in
order to fulfill its obligations under this goal and the City of
Bangor's Community Development Department will pursue the rehabilita-
tion assistance to low-income householders in its 'Neighborhood Conser-
vation Project on the West Side of the City.
HUD criteria will assure that those assisted under the Section 8
Program meet low-income guidelines and the City of Bangor's criteria
for eligibility for rehabilitation assistance under its CDBG Program
is the same as that for HUD Section 8 Programs. The City will not
loan monies to rehabilitate units which are not inhabited by owner or
renters which meet the, low-income standard. -
NOTES:
1.
Households
To
Be
Displaced
No lower income households are estimated to be displaced due
to conversions of rental units to homeowner units in the HAP period.
There is only one conversion project in progress to our knowledge.
This project involves 74 housing units which presently house no
lower income persons and which will probably be sold to
tenants. the present
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2. Estimating Lower Income Minority Household Needs
Because of the small numbers involved, 1980 U.S. Census infor-
mation is not available for minority population groups in Bangor,
particularly in the Housing Series Tables.
The information noted in the HAP narrative was derived from two
census tables: one which indicated city-wide tenure status for
"'blacks", for "American Indian, Eskimo and Aleut"and for "Asian and
Pacific Islander' households. Me other Table indicated "minority
poverty status" for Black" and American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut'
persons.
By estimating the number of households which the poverty status
persons represented and applying minority tenure ratios to these
it was possible to estimate low income minority households.
3. Other Special Housing Needs.
There is almost no detailed data available for identifying the
characteristics of the handicapped population in the City of Bangor.
The indicators discussed in the narrative are based on consulta-
tion with a number of State and Local Agencies and organizations:
Maine State Bureau of Mental Retardation
Bangor Community Health and Counseling Service
Bangor Mental Health Institute (State of Maine)
It is impossible, according to representatives of these organiza-
tions, to identify the socio-economic. characteristics of the handi-
capped population and the families involved. In fact, it is difficult to
come up with the comber of handicapped persons in the community.
4. Neighborhood Statistics Pro¢fam
The City of Bangor is a participant in the Neighborhood Statistics
Program of the Bureau of the Census.. When this information becomes
available, the City will review its small area data and refine any
housing data which appearsappropriate.
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