NORTH & EAST LUBBOCK REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE

EVENTNORTH & EAST LUBBOCK CDC

HOUSE-KEEPING

• Restroom Location

• Note: We will take some general pictures and video for social media…

• Event Agenda

• Break for Food (working lunch)

• Silence Cell Phones

• Q&A at the end but feel free to ask questions throughout!

• Sign in, please

• Fill out Volunteer Cards if interested

ADOPT-A-SPOT VIDEOLINK BELOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynOmwoL8b-A

PROGRAM BENEFITS

Homeowner Benefits

• Sense of Pride

• Reinvestment

• Improved Quality of Life

• Increased Home Value

Community Benefits

• Beautification

• Neighborhood Pride

• Reinvestment in Neighborhoods

• Giving Back

Synergy CohesionComing

Together!

WHO’S ELIGIBLE?

• The home repair component is current available to owner-occupied households who meet other

qualifying criteria

• Although tenant-occupied properties are currently not eligible to receive assistance, the

organization of neighborhoods may provide peer-to-peer or neighbor-to-neighbor

assistance

PROGRAM TIMELINEA 6-STEP PROCESS

1. 2-3 months – research, analysis, neighborhood survey, housing assessment

(January – March 2017)

2. 2 months – Community Engagement (March – April 2017)

1. Neighborhood meeting, organizing

3. 2 months – Home Repair Project Selection (March – April 2017)

4. Multiple Days – Community Cleanup (April 2017/May 2017)

5. Service Day – Ongoing (April 2017/May 2017)

6. 1-2 Months – Re-assessment, Evaluation, Reporting (May 2017/June 2017)

1. Research & Selection

2. Community Engagement

3. Housing Selection

4. Community Cleanup(s)

5. Housing Rehabilitation

6. Evaluation &

Sustainability

ADOPT-A-SPOT PROGRAM HISTORY

• Established in 2014 as a pilot program

• NELCDC, with Lubbock United Neighborhood Association (LUNA) and the Lubbock

Habitat for Humanity collaborated on the pilot program kick-off

• NELCDC received funding for materials and down-payment and closing cost assistance

• Dunbar/Manhattan Heights neighborhood was selected as the pilot project area

• Spring 2014 – areawide cleanup conducted

• October 2015 – homeowner outreach and housing rehabilitation began

• 5 home repair/rehabilitation projects completed

• Volunteers worked to complete home repairs

ADOPT-A-SPOTGOALS

Revitalization

Beatification

Reinvestment

Community Sustainability

REVITALIZATION

CORE PURPOSE:

REVITALIZE DECLINING

NEIGHBORHOODS IN NORTH &

EAST LUBBOCK

OBJECTIVE 1: NEIGHBORHOOD

ENGAGEMENT

OBJECTIVE 2: PARTNERSHIP

WITH COMMUNITY

STAKEHOLDERS (RESIDENTS,

SCHOOLS, FAITH-BASED

INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESSES,

ETC.)

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Led by Lubbock United Neighborhood Association (LUNA) with support from NELCDC:

Criteria that must be met to receive assistance with home repairs include but are not limited to:

• Homeownership

• Neighborhood association membership and meeting attendance

• Community/school volunteer

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONTINUED

• During the engagement phase of the project, while code enforcement data and housing assessment results are

being reviewed, homeowners will be notified of project eligibility (based upon established criteria)

• Neighborhood meetings will be held in conjunction with other community functions, if feasible, to improve

neighborhood involvement

• The goal is to come alongside a neighborhood and help provide tools and resources for residents to learn to

take care of themselves and each other

VOLUNTEERING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Community stakeholders may adopt a housing repair

project(s):

Faith based, Businesses, Non-Profits,

Schools, Organizations, etc.

• Work conducted on the homes may include but is not

limited to:

Scrape and paint

Window Installation

Landscaping

New Trimming

Replace or add fascia/soffit, siding, gutters,

brick, etc.

Tenants can become a volunteers

Will see the positive effects in the neighborhood

and be motivated to become a homeowner

NELCDC along with the Volunteer Center of

Lubbock will partner together to get the housing

repair projects adopted. NELCDC is always

looking for other groups to partner with to

accomplish the Adopt-a-Spot goals

When project timing permits, NELCDC will

continue to work with its partner, Habitat for

Humanity, for volunteer and project support

BEAUTIFICATIONGoal: Have an environment that is safe, clean and well-kept, which fosters a sense of pride and ownership

Objective: Partner with Keep Lubbock Beautiful, Code Enforcement and neighborhood associations

REINVESTMENT

To create a vibrant community

with housing (new construction

and reinvestment) and thriving

businesses

Objective: Improve property

value and motivate reinvestment

in infrastructure

COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY

Goals:

Continued Community

Engagement

Assessment

Improvements

Organization

Objectives:

In conjunction with

LUNA, organize

neighborhoods and

establish associations if

one has not been

established

REVITALIATION STRAGETY AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OVERVIEW

2017 ADOPT-A-SPOT STRATEGY

• Targeted neighborhoods: Parkway Cherry-Point and Jackson/Mahon

• With lessons learned from the pilot effort, the partnership (NELCDC, LUNA, and Habitat for Humanity)

envisioned a more effective process to facilitate the Adopt-a-Spot Program

• Area selection/code-assessment/windshield survey/community feedback survey/demographic

profile analysis

• Selection committee, using selection criteria, will work together to identify program participants

• Partner adoption of households (for repairs, support, mentorship)

• Come alongside the community: Adopt the family/household

• Neighborhood association participation (stability and sustainability)

• Program Budget: FY 14-15 - $74K FY 15-16 - $57K FY 16-17 - $0

PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATIONA 6-STEP PROCESS

1. Research & Selection

2. Community Engagement

3. Housing Selection

4. Community Cleanup(s)

5. Housing Rehabilitation

6. Evaluation &

Sustainability

PROGRAM TIMELINEA 6-STEP PROCESS

1. 2-3 months – research, analysis, neighborhood survey, housing assessment

(January – March 2017)

2. 2 months – Community Engagement (March – April 2017)

1. Neighborhood meeting, organizing

3. 2 months – Home Repair Project Selection (March – April 2017)

4. Multiple Days – Community Cleanup (April 2017/May 2017)

5. Service Day – Ongoing (April 2017/May 2017)

6. 1-2 Months – Re-assessment, Evaluation, Reporting (May 2017/June 2017)

1. Research & Selection

2. Community Engagement

3. Housing Selection

4. Community Cleanup(s)

5. Housing Rehabilitation

6. Evaluation &

Sustainability

RESEARCH & PROJECT AREA SELECTION

The Jackson-Mahon and Parkway Cherry-Point neighborhoods were slated for Adopt-a-Spot in 2014

Analysis, research, housing assessment and an opinion survey is currently underway

The following methodology or criteria has been established for selecting a neighborhood project area:

1. The existence of a neighborhood organization or a group of well-known engaged citizens

2. NEED: The number of code enforcement impediments and crime in a geographical area

3. The increase in tenant-occupied properties, which can be an indicator of neighborhood decline

Once a neighborhood is selected the NELCDC and its partners will seek:

• An opportunity of collaboration with other federal, state, city or local investment in an area

• A resolution from the city determining the chosen area as a neighborhood revitalization target area

• Corporate resolutions or an MOU from each participating partner’s Board of Directors determining

the chosen area as a neighborhood revitalization target area

ABOUT THE PROJECT NEIGHBORHOODSParkway Cherry-Point and Jackson-Mahon Neighborhoods

• UPDATED: 1/12/2017

• NELCDC will provide a revised estimate of households in each neighborhood

• NELCDC took a closer look at the general use codes in the data

• This allows the NELCDC to isolate single-family, from duplexes and apartment complexes

• NELCDC will publish the number of housing units that will receive surveys as well as the units

that will receive an individual housing assessment once the surveys are mailed.

• Housing assessment training with NELCDC staff, for both neighborhoods, began 1/12/2017;

surveys were printed and will be mailed on 1/13 or no later than 1/17. Responses are requested

to be submitted in post-paid envelopes by 1/31/2017.

• Bookmark and frequently visit http://www.nelcdc.org/revitalization.html for ongoing updates!

NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSISONCE A PROJECT AREA IS SELECTED….

• Research must be conducted on the following; neighborhood engagement, code enforcement data, crime statistics,

property conditions, owner vs. renter analysis, ascertaining other projects and/or investment opportunities in the

area, and requesting and obtaining local government and board resolutions of support. This process may take up

to two (2) months.

• Soon after selection and establishment of a neighborhood as the revitalization area, NELCDC will conduct a

windshield survey.

• A standardized scoring criteria to determine the condition of each home in the project neighborhood.

NELCDC staff will conduct the windshield survey. Surveys will begin January 2017.

• All homes that have been determined “in need of repair” will be placed on a list for a selection committee to review.

All improvements will be based on the established criteria, which is need-based, as well as the availability of

funding

HOUSING PROJECT SELECTION

The NELCDC and its partners have expressed a desire to have two members of its Board

of Directors (six (6) members total) serve on the Housing Selection Committee

• The Committee will use established selection criteria to select home repair projects. As of January 10, the

Committee and its criteria have not been finalized. However, the following criteria have been discussed:

• Owner-occupied

• Code enforcement concerns

• Low score on the windshield survey

• Age of housing stock

• Repairs needed cannot exceed a certain dollar amount

• Home must pass an inspection by a home inspector or other partnering agency

• Other consideration may be given to elderly homeowners, single-parent households, veterans, active

community, neighborhood association or PTA members

• The availability of funding and the scope of work to be completed must factor into every decision

HOUSING PROJECT SELECTION• After a home is chosen to participate in the program, NELCDC will send a letter/questionnaire to the

household for the following reasons:

• Inform the homeowner of the assessment, selection and eligibility to participate in the program

• Request permission to allow a housing inspector to come onto the property to assess the home

• All assessments and repairs will be conducted on the home’s exterior; no interior repairs will be

conducted via Adopt-a-Spot funds.

• ABOUT THE HOUSING INSPECTION….

• An inspection is needed to ensure investments do not exceed a specified amount determined

appropriate by the Selection Committee. The budget can only be established once a full

inventory of the owner-occupied, eligible housing stock has been established and placed before

the Selection Committee.

• The inspector will provide a written report to ensure there are no severe structural or electrical

problems, termites do not need to be abated, and the revitalization effort will improve conditions

not make the home’s conditions worse.

HOUSING PROJECT SELECTION

Selected homes must be inspected to:

Ensure safety (electrical, etc.)

No major surprises (i.e. asbestos, termites, rodents, major rot, etc.)

For major problems, remedies for the homeowner must be proposed. There must

be clear parameters of what the partnership will and will not do. May have to

engage the community to adopt a home if needed to raise funds for improvements

that are outside of the scope of what the Adopt-A-Spot initiative is designed to do.

HOUSING PROJECT SELECTION

• ABOUT THE HOUSING INSPECTION….

• If after an inspection, a home is determined to be in need of reconstruction (work exceeding the

scope of assistance offered by Adopt-a-Spot – cost prohibitive), the NELCDC will work to find or

partner with other programs that have the capacity to do more work. This may mean partnering

with other entities to provide the help needed.

• ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THE HOME REPAIR PROJECT SELECTION….WHO CAN ADOPT A PROJECT

• Volunteer-led project

• Painting

• Debris Removal

• Landscaping/beautification

• Contractor-led project

• Construction-type work (i.e. window installation, fascia, soffit repair)

• Volunteer & Contractor Collaborative Effort

COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY & CLEAN UP

• After a slate of homes are selected for repair in each neighborhood, the homeowners will be

notified, and the adopting entity may begin to plan the projects.

• NELCDC will provide funds, as approved in previous budgets for materials and labor as

needed

• Volunteers and Contractors as needed, will provide labor

• NELCDC will work with the leader of each housing project to coordinate resources and plan

for the community service day – all projects to kick-off on one day followed by a party!

• The event will foster synergy in the community

• Following the event, the private relationship, between the homeowner and the adopting entity

will work to complete the project

• LUNA/NELCDC will continue developing leadership and collaboration via neighborhood

organizing.

FINANCIAL LITERACY BENEFITS & SCHEDULE

• Mortgage Readiness

• Credit Counseling

• Debt Management

• Saving and Spending Plan Guidance

• Understanding How To Obtain a Mortgage

• January 14, 2017

• February 18, 2017

• March 25, 2017

• April 22, 2017

• May 5, 2017

• June 10, 2017

• July 15, 2017

• August 12, 2017

• September 16, 2017

• October 14, 2017

• November 18, 2017

• December 2, 2017

All workshops are on a Saturday from 9am-4pm

with a 1-hr lunch break. All workshops are

FREE and will be held at the Lubbock Housing

Authority located at 1708 Crickets Ave.

Benefits

QUESTIONS?

Thank you for your attendance and support!