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city' crf 1 ero Beach, April 5, 2016 <br />Indian River Counti' Board of Con ntt' Conrnlissil)1l, April 12, 2016 <br />1 would like to thank sou for the opportunity to speak today about the <br />Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule, and how your decisions <br />regarding this (111(1 other grants will affect not only the filture development <br />t)f <br />our county, but ilollre rule of halt'. <br />C"Tlr`rently, tallier Itolne ride t)f lalt', the local agencies that control 1(111(1 use <br />a11c1 zoning laths largely control where you live, the value of your ilo,,n', <br />(111(1 winit it will Cost to keep it. Right no3t' these factors are controlled 1)y <br />(n(r community and local officials who re et oitr living preferences, <br />HUI) and the AFFII Rule is about to change that. On July Mt, 2015, <br />Secretary for Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro announced <br />the finalization of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Dousing Rule based <br />ilpoit the current Administration's conclusion that HUD has not been <br />aggressive l'noiiz','ll in /iialIlif;rrl;; ;rant money at 11 local level. Hence the <br />new rule. <br />Older the new regulation, if you accept HUD grant. , in order to assure <br />fair housing compliance, their agencies then control your land use, your <br />zoning laws 1111d fer.force you tojoin tl region. Here's holt': <br />HUD grant applicants are required to complete an assessment affair <br />housing. This involves a house -by -house analysi.3 of data involving race, <br />ethnicity, concentrations of poverty, English proficiency, disabilities and <br />Il olrl-trll;. <br />Next you will list community resources such as Netter .scihools, jobs, <br />transportation, Voisin:;, parks and recreational facilities. <br />Finally, y', , 'ou wit/ itemize ant' barriers that could nnike it harder <br />0 <br />the <br />public to (recess community resources. HUD even provides a list of 40 <br />barriers on contributing factors that must be reduced or eliminated far <br />.:417F11. Some include current zoning laws, or failure to cooperate with a <br />re coir. TI,Ce expect you to resolve tlies'e issues. <br />To receive the grant money you must also engage the public in completing <br />}'our assessment of fair housing. That means civil rights advocates, <br />affordable housing developers, community develol)Jllellt organizations, <br />and any interested members of the public who must be allowed to <br />participate i11 f ill ding potential areas of discrimination. <br />/4/2--37— <br />