1997-037-RES WHEREAS, TEXAS DEPT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS PROVIDES FUNDING

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I A. COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT NOTE: Page 2 of the COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT must be completed and submitted by Community Development Fund and Housing Rehabilitation Fund Applicants only. County Applicants only need to provide information applicable to unincorporated areas in the county. In the spaces provided below, please provide the following information: . Describe the jurisdiction's current supply of affordable housing (Public Housing, Section 8 assisted, FmHA or RECD assisted, HOME program assisted, TDHCA assisted, Local Housing Development Corp, assisted, etc,). . Describe the applicant's past efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing. . Describe any future efforts that the applicant plans to undertake to increase the supply of affordable housing, . Describe any instances where the applicant has applied for affordable housing funds and did not receive the funding, . Describe any instances, within the past five years, where the applicant has not accepted funds for affordable housing, . Describe the applicant's efforts, within the past three years, to provide Infrastructure improvements through the issuance of general obligation or revenue bonds, PAGE2 ] !A.~FOf{DABtl:H(}USING'!N~()RMATJONi"'i ' , ',".',., ,'.. ,'I The Public Housing Authority of Paris has 258 units of Public Housing. The Paris PHS administrates 131 Section 8 Certificates, and 50 Vouchers. Currently, there is a waiting list for the above subsidised housing programs. The City of Paris, through Texas Rental Rehabilitation Program and Local Match has made 50 loans and has created more thaI 100 units of affordable rental units. In addition, the City along with DHUD and TDHCA has rehabilitated 60 units of sub standard, low income Owner Occupied Single Family units. The City has applied for both TDHCA and HOME assistance in the past without being funded. The City of Paris has never turned back funds which were awarde~to it. In an effort to support the creation of affordable housing, the City provides loan funds from TRRP Program Income to rehabilitate substandard rental units which will be made available to low to moderate income faminies. l~gNg~J:.i(}g!-4$AmI9f9!A.Nt~8E:YE/IIUB!1gt!':H;!!t;ll;-(}RMATJ(j'/IIi" 'i iN,? ../ In 1993 the City upgraded streets, curb and gutter with $287,709 in CO's. In 1995 and 1996 $958,000 of CO's were issued for a water project. In February of 1997 $5 million in CO's were issued to provide for the upgrade of the City's water plant as well as other smaller projects. 5