1. Housing Policy Meeting
Target Neighborhoods

2. Fix It or Destroy It Substandard Conditions
Middletown Master Plan 1963
55 years ago
Fix It or Destroy It
Housing Policy Meeting

3. Housing Stock/Neighborhoods
December 4, 2018
Housing Stock/Neighborhoods – high Priority
Housing Stock/Neighborhoods
Housing Committee Housing Policy
Global Issue One – Tax Delinquent Property
Global Issue Two – Vacant Residential Property
Global Issue Three – Vacant Residential Land
Global Issue Four – Property Maintenance Code Compliance
Global Issue Five – Housing Buffer Around Heavy Industry Areas
Global Issue Six – Home Ownership
Global Issue Seven – Rental Housing
Global Issue Eight – Overabundance of Less Competitive Housing.
Global Issue Nine –  Healthy Neighborhood Infrastructure
Global Issue Ten – Non-Infrastructure Aspects of a Health Neighborhood
Global Issue Eleven –  Unintended Consequences of Housing Choices – Gentrification
Global Issue Twelve – Selection of a Neighborhood for Revitalization
A balanced housing stock is a subjective evaluation that creates a diverse housing stock, providing best possible choice in:
housing types (mix of single family/ multi-family);
size of housing (mix of sq. feet/ bedrooms, etc.);
age of housing (new construction/ renovated/historic);
affordability (mix of price ranges of homes/rents);
amenities (e.g.’s-garage/ off street parking/ parks);
location; and housing density
to attract a wide range of residents with varying family sizes and household incomes resulting in full occupancy, increased demand for homes and rentals, with the highest possible income tax potential and appreciating property and rental income values.
City Manager Reports

4. Global Issue 12: Target Neighborhoods What Process Will We Use to
May 24, 2018
Global
Issue 12:
Target
Neighborhoods
Which Neighborhoods are Eligible?
Is There a Logical Basis to Pick One?
How Do We Choose Our First Neighborhood?
How Do We Involve the Public in the Process?
Pick our First Three Neighborhoods?
What Process Will We Use to
Select Neighborhoods for
Revitalization?
Housing Policy Meeting

5. Oakland
Renaissance
Incentive
District
Vail
Paperboard

6. 3 2 1
Housing Policy Meeting

7. Housing Policy Meeting

8. Housing Policy Meeting

9. Our Third Highest Scoring Census Tract is within the City’s Opportunity Zone
Housing Policy Meeting

10. What are Opportunity Zones?
Opportunity Zones (OZs) are part of a developmental program that promotes the long-term investment in and development of low-income urban and rural real estate across the United States.
The program incentivizes reinvestment in distressed communities by giving investors substantial tax breaks on their capital gains. The tax breaks are based on how long an investment is held with a qualified Opportunity Fund.
Housing Policy Meeting

11. Funding Sources Available
December 4, 2018
Housing Stock/Neighborhoods – high Priority
Funding Sources Available
CDBG $650K annually
HOME $350K annually
General Fund as appropriated
Annual Paving Dollars
Brownfield Grants as available
HUD Section 108 Loan up to $3.5 million
Developers – Whole Neighborhood/Oakland
2020 Plan
TIF – As legally available
Community Revinvestment Areas
Other Grants - TBD
Park Acquisition Fund $152K
Non-Profit/Institutional/Business partnerships
Flippers
Seizure of vacant property through Land Bank
Capital - Parks
$100,000
Neighborhood Infrastructure
Trees/Removal/Nursery
$25,000
Wayfinding/ Beautification
$20,000
City Manager Reports

12. Do We Only Work on One Neighborhood at a Time? 3 5 8 1 2 7 6 4
Do We Only Work on One Neighborhood at a Time?
If More Than One, What is the Second Neighborhood?
Should We Consider Other Neighborhoods Than the Highest Ranking?
Housing Policy Meeting

13. Specific Issue 1: Target Neighborhood Design
Streets, Sidewalks, Alleys
Gateways, Crosswalks, Signage
Vacant Houses/Vacant Lots
Property Code Violations
Demolition
Community Assets – Parks/Recreation
Health/Crime/Neighborhood Participation
What Does This Neighborhood
Need to Be Sustainably Revitalized?
Housing Policy Meeting

14. Global Issue 9: Healthy Neighborhoods What are the Characteristics
of a Healthy Neighborhood?
Gateways
Alleys
(Kansas City)
Street Lighting
(LED, Decorative,
Light Standards)
Housing Policy Meeting

15. Global Issue 9: Healthy Neighborhoods What are the Characteristics
of a Healthy Neighborhood?
Global
Issue 9:
Healthy
Neighborhoods
Modern Neighborhood Parks
(Parks Master Plan, Tie in Local Industry)
Housing Policy Meeting

16. Global Issue 10: Healthy Neighborhoods Wi-fi Access
Neighborhood Business Needs
Access to Health Care
Access to Retail/Food
Smart City Concepts
School Readiness/ Tutoring
Day Care
Transportation
Low Crime
Recreational Opportunities
Workforce Participation
Landscaping/ Trees
Non-Infrastructure Characteristics?
Housing Policy Meeting

17. Global Issue 9: Healthy Neighborhoods What are the Characteristics
of a Healthy Neighborhood?
Global
Issue 9:
Healthy
Neighborhoods
Housing Policy Meeting

18. Specific Issue 2: Target Neighborhood Costs
May 24, 2018
Specific
Issue 2:
Target
Neighborhood
Costs
Initial Costs
Revenue Sources
Maintenance After Revitalization
HOA?
What Does This Neighborhood
Plan Cost to Implement?
Housing Policy Meeting

19. Specific Issue 3: Five Year Revitalization Plan
May 24, 2018
Specific
Issue 3:
Five Year
Revitalization
Plan
Costs Per Year for Five Years
Benchmarks on What is to be Accomplished in Each Neighborhood Each Year
Maintenance Costs Ongoing
What Does This Plan Cost to Implement Over the Next 5 Years?
Housing Policy Meeting

20. Specific Issue 4: Housing Committee Ongoing Draft Policy by mid-March
May 24, 2018
Specific
Issue 4:
Housing
Committee Ongoing
Realtors
Landlords
Bankers
Developers
Home Builders
Remodelers
Non-Profit Housing
CARE
Council
Com Revitalization
MFD/MPD
Draft Policy by mid-March
Meet in April to Start Discussions on Policy Draft/Neighborhood Planning
Maintain the Housing Committee
To Oversee Each Year’s Plan?
Housing Policy Meeting

21. Housing Policy Meeting
Target Neighborhoods