General Plan - Moreno Valley

CHAPTER 8 – HOUSINGMORENO VALLEY GENERAL PLANPolicyProgram6.1.01 The City will continue to contract with the Riverside County Housing Authority tooperate a Fair Housing Program. The EDD will ensure that a Fair HousingProgram is available on an ongoing basis. The EDD shall ensure a Fair HousingCounselor is available to citizens of Moreno valley.UpdateIn July, 1991, the City contracted with Inland Mediation Services to provide fair housingservices. Inland Mediation continues to provide fair housing services for citizens of MorenoValley.ResultsFair Housing Services Tenant/Landlord ServicesWorkshopsFY ’91-92-FY ‘96-97FY ‘91-92- FY ‘96-97 FY ‘91-92- FY ‘96-97218 1,944 13Policy6.1.02ProgramThe EDD shall work with County, State and local groups to achieve fair housinggoals, including increased participation in Voluntary Affirmative MarketingAgreements (VAMA) among Realtors, and affirmative advertising in areanewspapers. Timetable: ongoing.UpdateThe City’s housing provider from fiscal year 1991-92 to fiscal year 1998-99 was Inland FairHousing & Mediation Board, who was responsible for encouraging participation in VoluntaryAffirmative Marketing Agreements (VAMA’s) on behalf of the City of Moreno Valley. Duringits contract tenure, IFHMB worked toward developing dialogue regarding the VAMA with theBoard of Realtors serving the Moreno Valley Area. To date there have been no VAMAagreements and dependent on the cooperation of a group outside City’s direct influence.Policy ProgramThe EDD will disseminate information about efforts to eliminate housing6.1.03 discrimination and inform residents of the Fair Housing Program and the FairHousing Counselor.UpdateInland Fair Housing and Mediation Board provides the following services in its ongoing effortsto disseminate information and eliminate housing discrimination: Fair housing workshopsand tenant/landlord mediation workshops, public presentations on fair housing anddistribution of flyers, brochures, press-releases and advertisements on fair housing. Thecity’s fair housing agency has also made fair housing presentations on Spanish languageradio and mailed quarterly fair housing newsletters to apartment owners and realtors onbehalf of the City of Moreno valley.Page 8-112 July 11, 2006