CONSOLIDATED PLAN & STRATEGY 5-YEAR ... - City of Lakeland

Priority Housing Needs (91.215 (b))
1. Identify the priority housing needs and activities in accordance with the categories
specified in the Housing Needs Table (formerly Table 2A). These categories correspond
with special tabulations of U.S. census data provided by HUD for the preparation of the
Consolidated Plan.
2. Provide an analysis of how the characteristics of the housing market and the severity of
housing problems and needs of each category of residents provided the basis for
determining the relative priority of each priority housing need category.
Note: Family and income types may be grouped in the case of closely related categories of
residents where the analysis would apply to more than one family or income type.
3. Describe the basis for assigning the priority given to each category of priority needs.
4. Identify any obstacles to meeting underserved needs.
3-5 Year Strategic Plan Priority Housing Needs response:
Note: The required Housing Needs Table (formerly HUD Table 2A) is
included in Additional Information – Appendix E.
Priority Housing Needs and Activities
The Neighborhood Services Division reviewed the census data and other housing
research data to identify several priority areas within the larger group of people with
housing problems. Neighborhood Services Division placed a high priority on serving
the needs of people already in housing, in order for them to retain their housing and
prevent eviction or displacement.
With the limited amount of CDBG and HOME funds available to the City, not all of the
City’s housing needs can be addressed over the next five years. Therefore, priorities
must be established to ensure that limited resources are directed to the most urgent
housing and community development needs. Neighborhood Services Division has a
long history in the rehabilitation of owner occupied homes and not staffed for rental
assistance programs. It has historically referred this group of clients to LHA who
has the expertise and the City assists LHA in supportive services to it clients.
With the data collected, the needs were grouped into: housing needs and nonhousing
community development needs.
The Neighborhood Services Division conferred with its Community Development
Divisions (Long and short range Planning & Community Redevelopment Agencies)
and other local government entities to determine the needs as perceived by the
recipients of these groups. The responses received from public meeting and through
the online resident survey were compiled and compared with the needs identified.
The data were analyzed and priorities were established using the following priorities:
• High priority;
• Medium priority; and
• Low priority.
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