HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS HANO OVERVIEW Presented

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS (HANO) OVERVIEW Presented to The New Orleans City Council Community Development Committee Presented by HANO Executive Director Gregg Fortner October 2, 2018 10 am

Agency Mission Ø to provide affordable housing opportunities for low-income residents of the city of New Orleans, while laying the foundation for economic sustainability. 2

Housing Programs Public Housing • Provided through HANO-owned communities in partnership with private owners/developers, which were reconstructed as mixed-income communities over the last several years • Units are managed by the developments directly, or in most cases, through private management agreements, and are monitored for compliance with applicable public housing requirements and guidelines • Administered to families whose income does not exceed 80% of the HUD approved area median income • 18, 186 families currently on public housing waitlist Housing Choice Voucher Program • Utilizes the Section 8 subsidy for low income residents through Housing Assistance Payment’s (HAP) contracts • Includes Tenant and Project-Based Vouchers for HANO-owned and privately-owned properties throughout Orleans Parish • Administered to families whose income does not exceed 80% of the HUD approved area median income • 24, 197 families currently on HCVP waitlist 3

Public Housing Demographics Demographic Total Elderly 708 Non-Elderly/Disabled 641 Households with Earned Income 708 Total Public Housing Residents 4, 787 4

Public Housing Statistics District Name Total PH Units Occupancy Rate A 0 0 B 1, 132 97% C 417 94% D 602 96% E 0 0 Grand Total 2, 151 95. 6% 5

Housing Choice Voucher Statistics 6

HCVP Demographics Demographic Total Elderly 3, 688 Non-Elderly/Disabled 5, 090 Households with Earned Income 5, 546 Total Voucher Allocation 17, 910 7

HCVP Authorization Program Authorization Utilization Additional Authorization to be received after Nov. 1 HCVP 17, 573 17, 638 99 (Mainstream) VASH 347 272 5 Utilization & Authorization Total 17, 920 17, 910 104 8

Voucher Participants by Zip Code 9

Voucher Participants by Council District Name Housed Percentage A 1, 198 6. 79% B 2, 749 15. 57% C 3, 147 17. 82% D 5, 270 29. 85% E 5, 291 29. 97% Grand Total 17, 655 100. 00% *Does not include vouchers in Portability program # of participating landlords: 7, 080 # of families served: 17, 920 10

Homeownership Program • Created to assist Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program participants in becoming first-time homebuyers • Purpose of Program: • to provide technical and financial assistance through referrals to homebuyer assistance programs • to assist families interested in transitioning from public housing and Section 8 tenants to homeowners • Connects clients with realtors and lenders during the homeownership program • Public Housing & HCVP clients earning 80% of the area median income or less are eligible for program participation Participants of HANO’s Homeownership Program Purchased Homes HCVP PHA Other Affordable 433 311 31 91 11

Homeownership Program Stats & Resources Additional Sources of Funding • City of New Orleans Soft Second Program • Wells Fargo Neighborhood. LIFT Program • HANO Gap Financing (Only available former Fischer & Christopher Homes residents) • C. J. Peete/Harmony Oaks Soft Second Program • United Way Individual Development Account (IDA) Program Mortgage Payment HAP to Lender Tenant Payment Purchase Price $863. 51* $544. 62* $318. 89* $134, 768. 28* *Average HANO Gap Financing Other Gap Financing (City, Lender, Seller, Gift, etc. ) Other Assistance (Closing Cost, DPA, IDA, LIFT, etc. ) $43, 286. 61* $42, 547. 44* $8, 522. 55* • Other Assistance (Seller, Lender and Gift (family, friends)) *Average 12

HANO Communities Sites # of PH Units Total Units River Garden 182 606 Columbia Parc 229 683 Bienville Basin 196 626 Marrero Commons 143 410 Harmony Oaks 193 460 Fischer 201 326 The Estates 127 425 New Florida 50 50 Faubourg Lafitte 171 465 Guste 551 596 85 85 2, 128 4, 732 Scattered Site Units Grand Total 13

HANO-Managed Scattered Site Properties/Units 14

Scattered Site Vacant Properties District Name Total Vacant Land Parcels A 26 B 32 C 34 D 35 E 95 Total 220 15

Post-Katrina Investment Funding Source Total HANO Capital Funds (includes yearly grant funds & specific grant allocations such as HOPE VI & CNI) $484, 000 HANO/FEMA $56, 000 HANO Land Value $80, 000 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) $402, 000 City of New Orleans’ Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) & HOME $35, 000 LA Office of Community Development D-CDBG (Disaster Community Development Block Grant) $162, 000 Other (Private bank loan, deferred developer fee, philanthropic funding) $88, 000 Total Funding in Place $1, 307, 000 16

Agency Accomplishments • Graduation of HANO’s Inaugural Resident Entrepreneur Training Initiative participants, in partnership with Start Smart LLC, for public housing and HCV residents striving to grow successful businesses. • Award of HUD’s CNI Scholarship Program to six (6) residents of HANO’s housing programs who achieved the minimum of a 2. 5 GPA during the 2017 -2018 academic year. Each recipient received $2, 000 toward their impending college and/or trade school education. • The award of a $2. 3 Million Jobs Plus Grant that will connect low income families with improved employment opportunities, building upon existing partnerships to assist families living in public housing in achieving employment - related and other self-sufficiency goals. • HANO has employed over 408 Section 3 residents, provided more than 289 Section 3 training slots, and awarded over $23 million in contracts to Section 3 businesses. The Agency will continue its focus on resident training and employment opportunities and ensure that there is appropriate monitoring of HANO’s ongoing contracts. 17