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For the past year, ANHD has been working

with the New York City Council to pass

Intro. 485, The Responsible Banking Act. Our

National Policy Convening, held on November

18, revealed that we are not alone as cities across the

country are pushing similar local responsible banking

legislative campaigns.

CAPTION: Boston City Councillor Felix G Arroyo, one of several elected

officials at the convening, addresses the audience

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Over 130 elected ocials, policy experts andcommunity organizers rom twelve citiesattended the day-long convening at the New

York University School o Law. Everyone in

attendance came away energized by the daysspeakers who talked about their respective citiesordinance with a sense o promise and urgency.

I just want to thank ANHD and the advocatesin this room, said Council Speaker ChristineQuinn who spoke at the convening. Becausethe truth is, were we worried about issues o howbanks interact with our neighborhoods and thecouncil? Yes. Were we worried about oreclosure,

worried about small businesses? Yes. Had wereally thought about this vehicle, this idea onour own? No. It came out o collaboration. Te

best ideas come rom collaboration.

In addition to Speaker Quinn, ANHD wasthrilled that Council Members Al Vannand Domenic M. Recchia, the bills two co-sponsors, along with Council Member BradLander, provided stirring remarks. CouncilMember Vann said the Council was lookingat ways or the City o New York to use itsdeposits to collaborate with, not conrontthe banks doing business with the City. Allour members o the New York City Councilspoke passionately about how many banks havebeen ailing their communities, small businessowners, and homeowners acing oreclosure.

Indeed, or many years, increasingly largebanks have been unresponsive to meetingcore community credit needs. ANHDhas documented the decreases in lending,investment and services in our State o BankReinvestment in NYC reports, which areavailable at www.anhd.org.

Te day-long conerence, jointly organizeby ANHD and the National CommunityReinvestment Coalition (NCRC), gave electedocials, advocates and community organizers

a platorm to exchange their achievementssetbacks and strategies related to creatingand administering local tools to resuscitatecommunity development, aordable housingsmall business lending and retail bankingservices in their communities.

In so doing, the conerence made clear thatmomentum or municipalities to pass loca

versions o the Community Reinvestment Acis growing not only in NYC, but also in citieslike Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, KansasCity, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and

San Diego, all o whom were represented athe convening. Additionally, Oakland, SanFrancisco, San Jose, and Seattle are pursuingthis strategy.

We began the process to get our responsiblebanking bill passed because we saw the eectiveexamples o Cleveland and Philadelphia, twoleaders that have laws in place, said ANHDExecutive Director Benjamin DulchinReplicating their models really seemed excitingto us and it is an honor to have Councilmember

Wilson Goode Jr. rom Philadelphia hertoday.

Im encouraged when I see so many organizingeorts here in New York, said Council MemberRichard Alarcon, the lead sponsor o the LosAngeles ordinance. Id like to thank ANHDand NCRC in particular because taking this onat a municipal level is like herding cats. Its onething to ocus on the ederal government but

when you try to do this across the nationthink we need to be more strategic. We needto ocus on the cities with the most power, the

From top: MAHA Executive DirectorTomas Callahan; INCO DirectorEricka Stallings; Hollywood AdventistChurch Pastor Ryan Bell; BrooklynCongregations United ExecutiveDirector Margaret Hughes; Chieo Sta or Councilor Arroyo StuartRosenberg

The Growing Tide ofBanking Ordinances

Te goal o Intro. 485 is or the City oNew York to nd new ways to collaborate with, not conront, banks doing business

with the city. City o New York Councilmember Al Vann


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Councils that are best suited, the need that isgreatest to send the most powerul message.For the City o Los Angeles, the story o itsresponsible banking ordinance began nearlythree years ago ater Alarcon introduced theResponsible Banking Investment MonitoringProgram as a motion into Los Angeless CityCouncil. It had been dead in the water saidAlarcon, until the Occupy Movement gave itlie again.

Te Occupy LA Movement has debrillatedthe banking responsibility ordinance. It wasthey who reignited the fame, because they cameand testied. Heck, they were right outside the

door as they camped at City Hall. Tereore,the LA story provides at least one very tangibleexample o how the Occupy Movement has hada positive impact.

For the City o Boston, the political environment

is somewhat more receptive but the path topassage seems just as steep. Councilor Felix G.Arroyo, having just received the second largestnumber (35,465) o votes during the citys2011 municipal elections, spoke during theconvening about his citys challenges in passingthe Invest in Boston initiative. Weve hadone hearing on the bill, said Stuart Rosenberg,Chie o Sta or Councilor Arroyo. Duringthe hearing, a banking lobbyist said our bill wasa solution looking or a problem. We knowthat the industry is going to push back hard.

o gauge the strength o the political support,

the Massachusetts Aordable Housing Alliance(MAHA) surveyed all 13 candidates or localoce. According to MAHA Executive Director

Tomas Callahan, the results seemed avorable.We conducted a poll among the candidates tosee which were in avor o the idea o an Investin Boston. Eight out o the 13 candidates saidthey were in avor. Te other 5 didnt respond.

During the convening, Callahan said he didnt

believe the survey set anything in stone, butdoes create a solid platorm signicant enoughto steer uture candidates and hold accountablethe current roster o ocials whove expressedsupport o the bill.

Speculation on when these local CRA bills willpass into law is anyones guess. But the growingmomentum supported by organizing eortsand the Occupy Movement suggest that 2012may be a breakout year.

Speculating on a timeline or passing the billin Boston, Rosenberg says, Were probablygoing to see passage o the bill in 2012 and itsrst implementation in 2013. Ditto or LosAngeles, whose City Council has marked theend o this year as deadline or moving the billsignicantly closer to a ull vote.

As or the New York Citys bill, SpeakerQuinn committed to no exact date during theconvening but let the ate o the bill be clear.One way or another, it [Intro 485] will becomethe law o the City o New York very soon.

And as NYC goes, so too may go othermunicipalities, as expressed by Alarcon.

I agree i New York passes this ordinance itwill be a powerul message or the entire UnitedStates o America. I Wall Street is burdened

with this banking responsibility I think then allthe ships will ollow and hopeully all the ships

will rise.

From top: ANHD Executive DirectorBenjamin Dulchin; City Lie/ VivaUrban Organizer John Wyche;Pittsburgh Community ReinvestmentGroup Deputy Director BethanyDavidson; Communities CreatingOpportunity Commuinity OrganizerDamon Daniel; Boston CityCouncilor Felix G. Arroyo

One way or another, it[Intro 485] will becomethe law o the City o New

York very soon.

NYC Council Speaker Quinn

I New York passes this ordinanceit will be a powerul message or theentire United States o America.

City o Los Angeles Councilmember Richard Alarcon


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$14.4 mil in taxcredits awardedto 13 aordablehousing projects

Te Department o HousinPreservation and DevelopmenCommissioner November 22announced that the City hasallocated $14.4 million in LowIncome Housing ax Credits to13 aordable housing projects

Te tax credits were provideby New York State and serve aa critical source o unding orlow-income aordable housingdevelopments.

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The New York Mortgage Coalition (NYMC) is a unique collaboration of financial institutions

and community housing agencies dedicated to helping low to moderate-income families

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Chhaya CDC is seeking anIntake Specialist

Chhaya seeks an energetic intakespecialist to be part o its dynamicprogram team. Te intake specialist

will be one o the critical ront-linesta, helping South Asian and otherimmigrant clients in navigating andselecting the appropriate housing

counseling program at Chhaya.Candidate will receive necessarytrainings.

RESPONSIBILIIES:

Responsibilities include conductingtriage, and scheduling appointments

with appropriate sta; conductingone-on-one intake counselingsessions with tenants, prospectivehomebuyers, at-risk homeowners andother clients; presenting workshopsand inormation sessions and

assisting with the preparation omonthly as well as other counselingreports.

Candidates need to be multilingualin English, Bangla, Hindi, Nepali,Punjabi or Urdu and have excellentcustomer service and computer skills.

Tis is a ull time position, 40 hoursper week. Anticipated start date isthe third week o November 2011.Salary will be commensurate withexperience plus excellent benetsincluding, medical and dentalbenets, 403b option, ransitChekand generous vacation and holidays.

o apply send a resume, a thoughtulcover letter and list o reerences toHomeownership Program ManagerMamta Gurung, at [email protected]

West Harlem Group Assistance, Inc.is seeking a Director o Human ResourcesRESPONSIBILIIES:

Ensures that West Harlem Group Assistance and its aliates are in ull compliancewith alederal, state and local laws and regulations, oversees human resources policies, personneles and records and ensures compliance with established personnel policies. Responsible ooverseeing the grievance process, dispute resolution, termination o employees, conductinexit interviews and responding to verication o employment and reerence requests.

Responsible or the supervision and coordination o job postings, recruitment, orientationsta training and development and the hiring process o sta and volunteers. Administerall benets programs. Reports to the Executive Director and works closely with all directorand managers o WHGA and its aliates Qualications: Qualications: Candidate mushave a 4 year Bachelors Degree in Human Resource Management or related eld, andspecic training or certication in Human Resource Management. SHRM Certicationpreerred. 5-7 years o work experience in human resource management and knowledgo not or-prot sector required. Ability to interact with all levels o employees and workcourteously and condentially.

Strong verbal and written communication skills, union negotiation and dispute resolutionskills. Computer literate in Microsot Oce Suite. Bilingual in English/Spanish a plusSalary : Commensurate with Experience. Mail or ax resume and cover letter to June PAndrews, Deputy Director, West Harlem Group Assistance, Inc., 1652 Amsterdam AvenueNew York, NY 10031 Fax: (212) 862-3281

Looking or an Assistant Director Jericho Project is looking to hire an Assistant Director who will oversee all propertmanagement unctions at West remont, and also conduct direct program services.

RESPONSIBILIIES:

Responsibilities or the ull-time, Bronx-based position includes developing marketinprograms; supervising tenant selection process and participating in tenant interviewsdeveloping and overseeing compliance with leases and house rules, conducting communitymeetings, supervising maintenance programs, and completing reports to government andother unders.

Interested applicants must submit a cover letter and resume to:Human Resources Department Jericho Project Job Code: KingsbridgeAD 245 W. 29thStreet, Suite 902 New York, NY 10001 Fax: 646.624.2301 Email: [email protected]

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Looking or a Director o Building ServicesRESPONSIBILIIES:

A nonprot agency located in NYC is seeking a Director o Building Services. Responsibilitiesinclude supervising maintenance department including building and apartment repairs andpreventative maintenance on all building systems; Identiying and monitoring all outsidecontracted work. Director is also responsible or inventory controls, correction o violationsand sta annual perormance reviews. Qualications: High School diploma required; 3-5

years experience working in as Supervisory position in residential building maintenance.Experience in maintenance repair and superintendent level skills. Experience in heating,plumbing and electrical required. Background in construction, helpul. Good written &strong verbal communication skills required. Ability to work fexible schedule and beavailable or on call emergencies. Bilingual, Spanish preerred.

Salary: Commensurate with Experience. Email resume and cover letter in word ormat withposition in subject line to [email protected]

Looking or a Director o Property Management

RESPONSIBILIIES:

A nonprot agency located in NYC is seeking a passionate individual with understandingo social and economic problems related to housing needs or low income individuals tobecome the Director o Property Management. Tis individual will have with at least 5 yearsexperience in the daily operations and supervision o a property management department. Teindividual will be responsible or ensuring coordination between city agencies, constructionmanagement, Maintenance and Accounting Departments. Te qualied individual willhave experience in capital planning and amiliarity with negotiating commercial leases. Tekey individual will have knowledge o and experience working with Section 8 and otherexisting housing voucher programs. Tis person must be well versed in HUD regulations,guidelines and procedures.

Te successul candidate or this position must possess strong interpersonal, customer service

and supervisor skills. Low Income Housing ax Credit Certication required. Bilingual,Spanish preerred Email resume and cover letter in word ormat with position in subjectline to [email protected]

Looking or an Activities CoordinatorPACC seeks to hire an Activities Coordinator to work with the residents at Gibb Mansion.Responsibilities include initiating and organizing recreational activities or the residentso Gibb Mansion. Tese activities should be a mix o creative activities, in house eventsand trips to outside locations; Additonally, the Activities Coordinator will work with thesocial service sta to improve attendance at already existing events and move toward stangsome o those regular events; Research and publicize ree and low cost activities in the

neighborhood and throughout NYCthat mansion residents can participatin; Obtain and coordinate donationo materials and supplies rom reand low cost vendors.h t t p : / /pacc .pub l i shpa t h . comactivities-coordinator

Minkwon looking orAdvocacy &OrganizingDirector

Te MinKwon Center or Community Action invites applications oan Advocacy & Organizing Director

Te Advocacy & Organizing Director will work closely with our Advocacy & Organizing and other sta tostrengthen and develop our advocacycampaigns and grassroots organizing

work with our communities.

Te Advocacy & Organizing Director would help lead our Advocacy andCommunity Organizing Programto engage in advocacy campaigns onissues such as comprehensive immigration reorm, airer allocation ocity and state budgets and other social justice issues; and to develop aninormed, active base o communitymembers engaged on these issues

Te Director would have the ollowing specic responsibilities:

Te MinKwon Center will acceptapplications on a rolling basis untilthe position is lled. Please prepareand send a detailed cover letter andresume describing your interest in theorganization and position to StevenChoi, [email protected].

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Grant Administration and ManagementNYC Oce o the Chie Medical Examiner (OCME) has been the recipient o numerousFederal and State grants which enable us to enhance and maintain our current work in theinterest o criminal justice and public health, and provide us the means to advance sciencein pursuit o our goals or the benet o the public.

Te OCME is seeking the services o a qualied vendor to provide timely administrativeservices in support o grant-unded programs. Te selected vendor will support theseprograms by assisting in the recruitment o personnel, procuring grant-mandated goods andservices, and complying with all administration, reporting and documentation requirementso the grants.

It is anticipated that the term o the contract awarded rom this solicitation will be or three(3) years, with two (2) one (1) year option(s) to renew.

Any vendor interested in providing these services should submit an expression ointerested in writing to Althea Samuels, Contract Ocer, NYC Oce Chie o MedicalExaminer(OCME) 421 East 26th Street 10th Floor New York, NY 10016. Te due dateand time or submission o expressions o interest is Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 5:00P.M.

Due to time constraints this contract will be done via Negotiated Acquisition pursuant tosection 3-04(b) (2) o the Procurement Policy Board rules. OCME does not have sucienttime to complete the competitive sealed proposal process and i a vendor is not retainedquickly, unds available rom a source outside the City will be lost to the City.

Deadline: December 21, 2011Funding Amount: maximum unding: $1,206,115.00

Link: http://a856-internet.nyc.gov/nycvendoronline/vendorsearch/asp/Postings.asp?req_id=20111115012

enant Resource Network Program (RN)Department o Housing and Urban Development is allocating unding or a RN designedto acilitate preservation o projects with Section 8 Project Based Rental Assistance at-risko loss. RN considers projects at-risk upon occurrence o one o the ollowing events: anFHA insured or Direct mortgage maturity date within 24 months o the publication o theNOFA; an owner election to Opt-Out led no more than 12 months prior to publication othe NOFA; a notice o prepayment led no more than 12 months prior to publication o theNOFA; or the receipt o two consecutive Below 60 REAC scores (not yet under abatement),

with the most recent score issued no more than 12 months prior to the publication o theNOFA.Expected Number o Awards: 20Estimated otal Program Funding: $10,000,000

Award Ceiling: $720,000;Award Floor: $200,000Deadline: Dec 06, 2011http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=128513

307 Rutledge St.

Land SaleNYCEDC seeks proposals or thesale and development o a vacant8,600 SF parcel o land located at307 Rutledge Street (Block 2221 Lot42) in Brooklyn.

Te Site is currently owned bythe New York City Departmento Housing Preservation andDevelopment and is currently leasedto a local nonprot or surace

parking on a month-to-month basis.Te Site is located within a C8-2zoning district, which allows ora wide variety o commercial andindustrial uses, with a maximum FARo 2.0. An optional inormationalsession will be held on November 16,2011, at 10:00 am at NYCEDC.

Tose who wish to attend thesession should RSVP by e-mail [email protected] on or beoreNovember 11, 2011.

Deadline: December 19, 2011http://a856-internet.nyc.gov/nycvendoronline/

vendorsearch/asp/Postings.asp?req_id=20111

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