1. Dha and durham city council Joint meeting
March 21, 2012
Dha and durham city council Joint meeting

2. welcome Background Housing Authority History
Development Ventures Incorporated
Mission
Structure
Challenges
Moving Forward, Together

3. background The Housing Act of 1937 (The Wagner-Steagall Act)
The American Housing Act of 1949
Historical concentration of poverty
Cabrini Green Chicago, IL (1958) Getty Images

4. timeline 1949 – DHA incorporated
1950 – Cooperative Agreement with City
1953 – Few Gardens Opened
Payments In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) for services to DHA residents

5. mission
DHA’s mission is to be a leader for affordable housing, providing a safety net, promoting self-sufficiency, leveraging core competencies to generate mixed income development.

6. Structure
States have model legislation for the creation of local housing authorities. North Carolina’s passed in 1949
City Council’s finding of need for Housing Authority – to investigate and report on housing conditions
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) created in 1965

7. Structure (continued)
City Council appoints six (6) members of DHA Board of Commissioners, Mayor appoints one (1) member
One Council member serves as Liaison to DHA Board of Commissions

8. Vital statistics Over 1,800 Public Housing Units
160 Affordable Housing Units
Over 2,800 Housing Choice Vouchers
More than 900 participating landlords
Overall, DHA serves more than 12,000 citizens of Durham

9. challenges
DHA has resolved its management issues

10. Challenges (continued)

11. Challenges (continued)

12. Challenges (continued)
The Turnaround:
Public Housing Management – Stable
Housing Choice Voucher Program – Stable
Procurement – Normal Approval Levels

13. Challenges (continued)
Loss of more than $1 million in funding
Staffing reductions of 11% overall, 26% in Central Office
Economic pressures drive greater demand for subsidized housing

14. Dha’s legacy portfolio
McDougald Terrace
Liberty Street
Oldham Towers
Scattered Sites
Club Boulevard
Average Age = 47 years

15. Renovations
Damar Court
Edgemont Elms

16. public housing today Strategic Goal – Decentralizing Poverty
Mixed Income Development
Full subsidy for extremely low income
Affordable Housing
Market Rate

17. new construction

18. Development ventures incorporated
DHA’s Subsidiary Development Corporation
Founded in 1985
Tax-Exempt Non-Profit
Staffed by DHA

19. Development ventures incorporated
Developer for:
HOPE VI (partnered with TCB)
Edgemont Elms, Preiss-Steele Place and 1010 Worth Street Renovations
Goley Pointe (20 units)
Goley Phase (45 units)
Central Neighborhood (4 units)
Redevelopment of DHA properties

20. moving forward, together
City of Durham’s Master Planning Process
Agency coordination
Creative, cooperative approaches to funding challenges

21. A Better Future for Durham

22. Discussion