CC Resolution No. 1730 51
RESOLUTION NO. 1730
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
APPROVING THE CITY OF BAYTOWN 2005 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT SUCH PLAN TO THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City of Baytown is required to submit a 5-Year Consolidated Plan to the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development in order to receive the CDBG Entitlement grant;
and
WHEREAS, the Consolidated Plan describes the housing and community development needs and
priorities as well as a 5-year strategy for addressing the needs; and
WHEREAS, the plan is specifically designed to (1) promote citizen participation in the
development of local priority needs and objectives by providing comprehensive information on the
jurisdiction that is easy to understand; (2) coordinate statutory requirements in such a manner as to
achieve the purpose of the Acts in a comprehensive way, while reducing paperwork and maximizing the
federal funds available to the jurisdiction on a formula basis; (3) promote the development of an Action
Plan that provides the basis for assessing performance; and, (4) encourage consultation with public and
private agencies, including those outside a single jurisdiction, to identify shared needs and solutions; and
WHEREAS, the 2005 Consolidated Plan was prepared in accordance with HUD regulations with
input from the Community Development Advisory Committee, who assisted in the development of the
priority needs, held a public hearing, and reviewed a draft of the plan;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section l: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas hereby approves the City of
Baytown 2005 Consolidated Plan and authorizes the City Manager to submit such plan to the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Said plan is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and
incorporated herein for all intents and purposes.
Section 2: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED,by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of
Baytown this the 28d`day of July, 2005.
CALVIN MUNDINGER, Mtyulzl
ATTEST:
GAR W. SMITH, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
NACIO RAMIREZ, SR., Attorney
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1. General Information
1.1 Overview of Strategic Plan
1.1.1 Time Period
This Consolidated Plan covers the five year period of PY 2005 - PY 2009 and outlines the
strategies for the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The time frame
is October 1, 2005 - September 30, 2009. The time period covered for data included in this
plan ranges from 2000 through 2004, depending on the data source. The City of Baytown's
Planning and Development Services Department is responsible for overseeing the development
of the Consolidated Plan and administering CDBG funds allocated to the City.
1.1.2 Geographic Areas
This Five-Year Consolidated Plan covers all of the City of Baytown, with special attention paid to
the Community Development Block Grant Target Areas and the areas of minority
concentrations. Maps 1.1 and 1.2 illustrate the location of the City of Baytown within Texas
and Harris/Chambers Counties as well as the detailed City Limits. Map 1.3 shows the CDBG
Target Areas within Baytown (majority low- to moderate-income). Maps 1.3-1.6 show the
location of low- to moderate-income areas, areas of minority concentrations, areas of
concentrations of elderly and areas of concentrations of disabled adults ages 21-64 years. Map
1.7 shows block groups with any one or more of these indicators of need - income, disability
status, elderly status and minority status. The block groups highlighted are the ones for which
the City of Baytown will be placing priority in providing federally-funded services and
redevelopment efforts.
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Map 1.4 — Location of Minority Concentrations
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Map 1.5 - Locations of Concentrations of Elderly
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Map1.6 — Location of Concentrations of Disabled Non-elderly Adults
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Map 1.7 — Block Groups with Concentrations of High Need Indicators*
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Note: Represents areas with one or more of the following: majority minority, more than 20%
elderly, more than 30% disabled
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1.1.3 Specific Objectives (including basis for allocating investments)
The City of Baytown's major housing and community development objectives include the
following:
• Conserving and improving the housing stock;
• Expanding housing development and housing opportunities;
• Providing mechanisms to assist low- and moderate-income renters in buying their first
home;
• Providing economic development and anti-poverty assistance;
• Providing essential infrastructure improvements;
• Providing assistance in clearing blighted areas; and
• Providing assistance in the provision of public services.
Each year, the City of Baytown sets aside funds for the Planning and Development Services
Department to use in housing rehabilitation efforts, addressing the first City objective above.
In addition, the City solicits competitive applications for the receipt and use of CDBG funds to
address the specific objectives outlined above. The primary bases for allocating investments
are:
• Projects must meet one of the above objectives
• Agencies requesting funds must have the capacity to carry out activities that will
positively impact the needs
• Preference is given to collaborative projects that concentrate multiple programs in a
single blighted area
• Where contract services are required, priority is given to agencies and city departments
that contract with minority-owned and small business enterprises
1.1.4 Obstacles to Meeting Underserved Needs
The primary obstacle to meeting the needs of the underserved and disadvantaged is money.
There are not enough available resources to address all of the needs within the City of
Baytown. It is estimated that approximately $435,000,000 would be needed to
comprehensively address all of the housing, community development and social service needs
of the City.
Another primary obstacle is social infrastructure capacity, particularly capacity of existing
nonprofit agencies, including Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs),
Community Development Corporations (CDCs), homeless shelter/housing/service providers and
other social service providers. The City of Baytown is committed to assisting nonprofit agencies
in capacity building and identifying/accessing non-HUD funding.
Additionally, the issue of affordable and accessible transportation is key in Baytown and
resources within the 15 percent public service cap for CDBG funding are used to provide
transportation, thus reducing the amount available for the provision of other services.
The aging housing stock and public service facilities coupled with the limited available land and
the environmental and safety constraints of a petrochemical community pose obstacles in
providing sound housing and adequate space for public services. Raw land is predominately
purchased and developed by private for-profit developers, leaving in-fill lots available for
affordable housing. In addition, the Target Areas are the areas needing neighborhood
revitalization in the form of new affordable housing. However, in-fill housing is often not cost-
effective as there are no economies of scale in producing less than 5 units in a single block.
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1.1.5 Monitoring
The City of Baytown's Planning and Development Services Department's monitoring strategy is
designed to assist staff in fulfilling its regulatory obligation in monitoring subrecipients,
including City departments that receive CDBG funds. The purpose for this monitoring strategy
is to ensure proper program performance, financial performance and regulatory compliance in
accordance with HUD Regulations.
Staff has the responsibility to ensure that each subrecipient, including each City department
receiving CDBG funding, is adhering to their approved scope of service, budget and service of
schedule. Each subrecipient or City department must also abide by the regulatory guidelines
set forth by HUD in providing benefits to low-moderate income persons and/or eliminating a
slum or blighted condition.
The monitoring process is an on-going process of planning, implementation, communication and
follow-up. Under normal circumstances, monitoring is conducted quarterly or semi-annually.
However, if the activity or program is considered to have a high-risk of non-compliance, a more
frequent monitoring schedule is developed based on these factors and the nature of the activity
or program being performed. High risk programs include housing rehabilitation, economic
development or acquisition, multiple activities or programs undertaken by any one subrecipient
or City department for the first time, and programs undertaken by an agency or department
with a history of staff turnovers, reporting problems, or monitoring findings.
Monitoring provides a basis for assessing a program's operations and identifying problems. A
secondary goal of monitoring is to obtain ongoing data for use in determining program
achievement. Evaluations will summarize monitoring findings and program goals and measure
progress toward those goals during the provision of services.
The Community Development Division of the Planning and Development Services Department
has the responsibility for overall CDBG performance and Consolidated Plan compliance including
the performance of its subrecipients. Clear record keeping requirements for programs is
essential for grant accountability. Responsibility for maintaining many of the records is
assigned to the subrecipients and City departments. This includes responsibility for
documenting activities with special requirements, such as necessary determinations, income
certifications or written agreements with beneficiaries, where applicable.
The monitors will make site visits to the subrecipients' or City departments' activity/project. The
monitoring process will also consist of the monitors examining time records, client files,
financial records, equipment and machinery. The monitors will possibly discuss security
measures that a subrecipient or City department has in place to avoid theft of federally funded
purchases, if applicable. The monitors will examine all equipment or machinery for the City's
identification number. This is done to ensure that any equipment or machinery purchased with
CDBG funds are being used to meet a national objective and also to ensure that any equipment
purchased with CDBG funds through a subrecipient will be used to meet said objective.
Before staff conducts the actual monitoring visit, a pre-monitoring visit will be held with the
designated person(s) of the subrecipient agency or City department to discuss the overall
expectations, information to be viewed and site visits. That will also allow staff to discuss
solutions to possible problems that may have occurred from past experiences with a particular
subrecipient or City department.
The procedure for conducting the monitoring will consist of the following:
1. Each subrecipient or City department will be notified, in writing, of a date, time place
and information to be viewed and discussed.
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2. A conference will be held with a Board Member, Executive Director, Department Head
and staff persons working with or salaried through the program or activity being funded.
3. The actual monitoring visit will be conducted by completing the monitoring interview
form, viewing documentation and if applicable, viewing rehabed sites, structures and
the like.
1.2 Managing the Process (91.200(b))
1.2.1 Lead agency
The City of Baytown's Planning and Development Services Department is responsible for
administering and managing both the Consolidated Planning process and the allocation of CDBG
funds. Planning and Development is a department within the City and reports to the City
Manager and answers to the Mayor and City Council. The Department is structured with the
Community Development Division in charge of the CDBG program. The Community
Development Division is responsible for the development of the planning process and the
implementation of the HUD-funded programs: Non-Housing Community Services, Public
Facilities & Improvements and Affordable Housing Programs.
1.2.2 Significant aspects for the process
The process of developing the Consolidated Plan involved using the 2000 Consolidated Plan and
post-2000 Annual Action Plans as benchmarks. The 2000 Consolidated Plan utilized 1990 and
limited 2000 Census data while this 2005 plan uses 2000 Census data and updates the
demographic information where post-Census data are available. In addition, the 2005 planning
process involved evaluating projects in light of needs to address gaps in services. Finally, the
City obtained maximum input into the process and resulting information from residents, City
departments, the City's Community Development Advisory Committee, the Baytown Housing
Authority, Goose Creek Independent School District, Harris County, Coalition for the Homeless
of Houston/Harris County, surrounding jurisdictions, nonprofit agencies, State of Texas and
Houston Galveston Area Council (the regional COG). This new plan extends and enhances
earlier plans in three major ways:
• The City employed the latest Consolidated Planning requirements and plan structure
from HUD's newly-released Community Planning Management Program (CPMP)
• The basic city-wide demographics from the 2000 Census have been included along with
updated information where available
• The priorities have been adjusted to represent the achievements during the past 5
years, the results of public hearings as well as input from elected officials, adjacent
governments and the Baytown Housing Authority.
1.2.3 Pre-submission Consultation
The City of Baytown developed its plan with significant input from and consultation with a
number of entities. In addition to the public hearings and input from City officials, the planning
team also consulted with nonprofit agencies, funding agencies, Houston Galveston Area Council
(the regional council of governments), the Homeless Coalition of Houston/Harris County,
Baytown Housing Authority, the regional Ryan White agency, nonprofits addressing the needs
of the indigent, disabled and needy, as well as the State of Texas. The City conducted work
sessions with the Community Development Advisory Committee to determine needs, priorities
and funding objectives.
Consultation is an on-going effort, not confined only to the Consolidated Planning Process.
Throughout the year, many agencies, groups, organizations and adjacent governments are
consulted. The Planning and Development Services Department is a member of the Bay Area
Resource Association (BARA), a group of local public and private social service agencies that
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provide a variety of services to low and moderate-income persons in the community. This
group was not only consulted during the process for their expert input concerning the specific
populations that they serve, but is involved throughout the year with Community Development
issues. Those agencies include the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, the Baytown
Welfare League, the United Way of Baytown, the Baytown Senior Center, Community Council
on Drugs and Alcohol, Love Inc., Big Brothers and Sisters of East Harris County, and Gulf Coast
Careers.
The City of Baytown departments and the BARA non-profits access housing and non-housing
funds from the State of Texas and work with various State agencies in serving City residents.
State agencies with a presence in Baytown include:
• Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority (MHMRA) of Harris County, providing a
clinic in Baytown and a HUD 811 housing project in Baytown.
• Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, providing information/referral and
mental health/mental retardation complaint support
• Texas Departments of Aging and Disability Services and Medicaid and Children's Health,
providing an Alzheimer's referral program, health facility licensing and certification,
Medicaid eligibility, WIC program, and Children's Health Insurance Program
• Texas Workforce Commission, providing job training, welfare avoidance assistance and
TANF services
• Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, providing a Texas runaway hotline,
children's protective services, peer counseling to runaways and families and foster care
programs
• Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
The City of Baytown works in consort with Harris County, Baytown Housing Authority and
various non-profits receiving federal and State funding. In addition, the City consults with the
City of Houston and City of Pasadena, the other local CDBG entitlement jurisdictions within
Harris County. Harris County receives approximately $16,441,000 in CDBG/HOME/ESG funds.
The City of Baytown has a cooperative agreement with Harris County and is eligible to
participate in Harris County's HOME and ESG programs, as the City is not a HOME or ESG
Participating Jurisdiction/Entitlement Community. The City of Houston receives approximately
$50,163,000 in CDBG/HOME/ESG funds. Both Harris County and the City of Houston blend
$9,669,000 in HOPWA funds, which are available for projects within Baytown. The City of
Pasadena receives approximately $3,106,000 in CDBG/HOME/ESG funds to serve its city, south
of Baytown. Homeless agencies within the City of Baytown have participated in the
Houston/Harris County Consolidated Homeless Assistance Application (SHP, S+C, SRO) to HUD.
During the past five years, the Houston/Harris County Consolidated Homeless Assistance
Applications have brought more than $75,000,000 to the entire Harris and Fort Bend Counties,
including Baytown agencies.
Harris County provides programs within the city limits Baytown in the areas of:
• Health care, through the Harris County Hospital District
• Harris County Youth Service Center, providing assistance to adjudicated and deferred youth
• Harris County Juvenile and Adult Probation offices, providing probation services
The City works with the regional Council of Governments, Houston Galveston Area Council, on a
number of programs:
Area Agency on Aging, providing services to the elderly
• Geographic Information Systems, regional mapping program
0 911 Emergency mapping program
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• Regional small area (Traffic Analysis Zone) population and employment estimation and
forecasting
• Workforce development programs
• Environmental planning
A number of the agencies requesting and receiving funds through Baytown's CDBG process
provide similar services to areas of Houston, Pasadena or Harris County. Harris County
provides services in the City of Baytown in the areas of HOME, ESG and other HUD initiatives
such as Lead-based Paint Abatement.
1.2,3.a Housing, social service entities
The Baytown Housing Authority, Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and
Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County representatives indicated a
need to increase the affordable rental and ownership housing stock; increase the availability of
permanent supportive housing for the homeless, disabled and mentally ill; demolish obsolete
and deteriorating housing; and increase the homeownership opportunities for the low- and
moderate-income residents. In addition, emphasis was placed on the provision of supportive
services to increase the self-sufficiency of low-income residents; reduce crime activities; reduce
drop-outs and juvenile crime/gang activities; reduce drug activities; provide better and more
accessible senior services; provide more accessible medical care.
While there is a large gap in affordable housing for the low- to moderate-income, there is also a
large gap in housing for the middle-income. As a result, many middle-income households are
living in housing that would normally be affordable for the moderate-income, who are in turn
living in housing affordable to the low-income. Therefore, the expansion of middle-income
housing is needed to free up affordable housing for the low- to moderate-income.
The Houston Galveston Area Council representatives indicated a need for infrastructure to
support more pedestrian and bicycle traffic, particularly around schools. HGAC recommended
that the City investigate the Texas Department of Transportation's Safe Routes To School
grants. In addition, Houston Galveston Area Council and the Community Development Advisory
Committee indicated a great need for increased public transportation.
1.2.3.b, c, d Homeless, Elderly, HIV/AIDS, Persons with disabilities
The Homeless Coalition of Houston/Harris County and other entities specifically addressing the
needs of the limited clientele indicated that improved capacity of and funding for social service
agencies is a priority to expand service delivery to Baytown. The 15 percent mandatory ceiling
on CDBG funds for public services severely limits the effectiveness of agencies in providing the
necessary supportive services to supplement housing for limited clientele populations.
Additionally, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Continuum of Care Consolidated funding process
ranks renewal applications as priority. This results in no funding for new services or significant
expansion of existing services.
1.2.3.e Lead-based Paint consultation
The City of Baytown's Planning and Development Services Department manages the housing
rehabilitation efforts and address lead-based paint with every project. However, paint is not
the only cause of lead in the home. The petrochemical industry employs many Baytown
residents and many of the plants are located within Baytown. This produces lead residue on
the workers' clothes as well as in the soil. Lead from leaded-gasoline has impregnated the
yards throughout Baytown, and without redevelopment, the yards have not been cleared and
cleaned of lead hazards.
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The Harris County Health Department is the primary medical provider to low-income children
and are concerned with lead poisoning. Harris County has received both Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention and Lead Based Paint Hazard Control grants from the Federal
Government. However, the efforts were focused on the unincorporated areas of Harris County,
not on Baytown. Therefore, efforts are needed to assist one or more entities in acquiring such
grants to address the control and remediation of lead substances, such as lead-based paint.
1.3 Citizen Participation (91.200(b))
1.3.1 Participation Process
Citizen Participation is encouraged throughout the year, but special emphasis has been made to
involve residents in the planning process for this Five-Year Consolidated Plan. Baytown has an
active Community Development Advisory Committee that meets regularly to prioritize needs,
allocate funds, review progress of recipients and hear from the public on housing and
community development issues.
The Planning and Development Services Department hosted three public hearings focusing on
the Consolidated Plan and two focusing on the PY 2005 Annual Action Plan. The hearings were
advertised in the general-circulation newspaper as well as other public forums. To ensure
citizen participation in the development of the City's 2005 Consolidated Plan, the City, in
conjunction with its consultant, MKP Consulting, held the three (3) public hearings to provide
information about the Consolidated Plan and the HUD Programs, and assist the citizens in
identifying their community development concerns. The hearings were held at 5:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, February 22, 2005 and Tuesday, March 22, 2005 as well as noon on Wednesday, June
15, 2005. MKP Consulting also developed and disseminated several survey forms for use by
public agencies and residents to solicit comments.
The three public hearings were posted in a 3-column by 8-inch advertisement in the main
section of the Baytown Sun on the Tuesday, Friday and Sunday before each of the hearings.
These days are three (3) of the highest circulation days for the paper. Copies of the three ads
are included in the appendices. Notices were also posted in various public places and with
social service agencies. These measures helped to ensure that the citizens of Baytown,
especially the residents of the affected areas, had an opportunity to articulate their community
development needs and preferences about the CDBG Program; participate in the development
of priorities and objectives; and have their questions addressed.
The public hearings discussed the CDBG program, the Consolidated Planning process, eligible
activities and then opened the floor to comments, concerns, ranking of issues and
recommendations. Questionnaires were sent to housing and supportive services agencies and
handed out at the public hearings and are included in the appendices. These surveys asked
individuals to prioritize issues within the community and asked agencies to explain their
services and detail barriers clients face in securing decent, safe and fair housing. A summary of
the comments from the public hearings and interviews with involved agencies also can be found
in the appendices. It was announced at the public hearings that the final draft of the
Consolidated Plan would be available for review at the Planning and Development Services
Department.
In addition, two meetings of the Community Development Advisory Committee focused on the
needs and priorities for the coming five years. The Consolidated Planning Process was
discussed and explained to new members. The CDAC members were provided a survey and
then priorities were discussed using the Excel forms in the new CPMP Tool.
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On July 28, 2005, the City Council of the City of Baytown voted to accept the Consolidated Plan.
A notice of the availability of the City of Baytown's 2005 Consolidated Plan was advertised in
the Baytown Sun on Friday July 1, 2005 in the legal section of the newspaper, for the required
30 day citizen comment period. The entire 2005 Consolidated Plan was available for review at
the City's Planning and Development Services Department Office located at 2401 Market Street.
No Verbal or written comments were received by the City of Baytown on the 2005 Consolidated
Plan during the comment period of July 1, 2005 through August 1, 2005.
The City of Baytown will continue to encourage citizen participation, with particular emphasis on
participation by persons of very-low, low, and moderate income who are residents of slums or
blighted areas and areas in which funds are proposed to be used, including low-moderate
income neighborhoods. The City will continue to maintain the Community Development
Advisory Committee, which consists of representatives appointed by the City Council. CDAC
members each represent an area of Baytown in which they live.
1.3.1.a Access to Information
As mentioned in the introduction to this section, the City of Baytown has provided information
about the plan during its public hearings as well as at its Planning and Development offices
located at 2401 Market Street. Every attempt has been made to make the information upon
which priorities are set easily accessible to and understandable for the residents of Baytown.
This plan includes all of the back-up data and information used in determining priorities and the
information is presented in as clear a manner as possible.
Community Development staff are always available to answer questions and hear resident
comments regarding the Consolidated Plan and future funding decisions.
1.3.1.b Anti-displacement
Each jurisdiction is required to submit a certification that it has in effect and is following a
residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan in connection with any activity
assisted with funding under the CDBG or HOME programs. This certification is included in the
appendices. All City projects are designed to have minimum effect on the displacement of
residents.
1.3.1.c Publication of Plan
The draft Consolidated Plan was made available for public review and comment from July 1,
2005 through August 1, 2005. In addition, previous plans have been available for review at the
library and Planning and Development Services Department. This completed plan will be
provided to the Baytown Library and be available for residents to review it in that public venue.
In addition, copies of the plan have been provided to all elected officials and are available in the
Planning and Development Services Department. The plan is available in electronic format for
any individual or agency requesting a copy.
1.3.1.d Public Hearings
The City of Baytown conducted a number of hearings and meetings that were open to the
public. First, the City conducted two public hearings devoted solely to the Consolidated Plan, its
Planning Process. These hearings were held on February 22, 2005, March 22, 2005 and June
15, 2005 At that time, information on the Consolidated Plan was provided and input solicited
for both the Five-Year Consolidated and One-Year Annual Action Plans. Public hearings
specifically for the PY 2005 Annual Action Plan were held on May 3, 2005 and May 10, 2005.
The City's Council Meetings are always open to the public, with the agenda being made
available to the public through postings at City Hall and on the City's internet website. On July
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28, 2005, the City Council addressed the Consolidated Plan and approved the plan. At this
time, public comment was solicited.
Notice of Hearings: The two Consolidated Plan public hearings were posted in a 3-column by
8-inch advertisement in the main section of the Baytown Sun on the Tuesday, Friday and
Sunday before each of the hearings. These three days are the highest circulation days for the
paper. Copies of the two ads are included in the appendices. Notices were posted at City Hall
and were distributed to the various social service agencies and neighborhood associations.
These measures helped to ensure that the citizens of Baytown, especially the residents of the
affected areas, had an opportunity to articulate their community development needs and
preferences about the CDBG Program; participate in the development of priorities and
objectives; and have their questions addressed.
Access to meetings: All public hearings and meetings are held at the Community Center next
to City Hall. The location is well-known and accessible to all residents. Adequate space is
provided to accommodate large resident groups. The meeting places are accessible to the
disabled and every effort is made to ensure that there are no barriers to attendance.
Comments: Comments regarding needs, priorities and the plan are solicited in three primary
ways. First, at every public hearing and meeting, surveys are available requesting information
about perceptions of need and priorities. Residents, elected officials, service providers and
funders are encouraged to complete the surveys. All information was analyzed and the results
are included in the appendices. Second, the public hearings and City Council meetings provide
a time for resident comments and questions. All input was recorded and the results are in the
appendices. Third, the Community Development Advisory Committee meetings are a forum for
both CDAC members and visitors to hear about the program and state their priorities and
concerns.
1.3.2 Summary of comments
The results of the public hearings as well as surveys provided to residents, elected officials and
agency representatives can be summarized as:
• Transportation continues to be a high priority
• Services for the elderly is a high priority
• Youth programs, particularly anti-drug, anti-crime, drop-out prevention programs rated
high priorities
• There is a concern about the 15 percent cap on public service dollars since services to
the low-income are higher priority than housing and infrastructure
1.3.3 Efforts to broaden public participation
The City of Baytown has committed to broadening public participation in the planning and
implementation processes. Historically, few residents of Baytown have chosen to participate in
public hearings and public meetings, with the exception of meetings where subrecipient
application processes are explained and actual funding decisions are being made. Therefore,
the City has used those forums as a place to solicit as much input regarding priorities and the
planning process as possible. The City regularly discusses needs and priorities with
neighborhood associations and area social service agencies efforts to expand public
participation. The Community Development staff are available to attend neighborhood
association meetings when requested and attend meetings of area social service, homeless and
housing groups and are available to meet with residents throughout the year.
The City of Baytown has a Community Development Advisory Committee and attempts to
broaden CDAC participation by encouraging residents to agree to serve when approached.
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1.3.4 Explanation of comments not accepted
No comments were rejected, excluded or not accepted.
1.3.5 Criteria for Substantial Amendments
The City will use the "25% rule" in determining when an amendment is necessary to the
Consolidated Plan. Whenever the City elects not to carry out an activity that was previously
described and approved by HUD; to substantially change the purpose, scope, location or
beneficiaries of an activity; or add a new activity an amendment must be submitted to HUD. If
more than 25% of the activity changes from its original purpose, then an amendment is
required. The City will provide the public with a period of not less than thirty (30) days to
comment on any substantial amendment before the amendment is implemented. Notices are
provided to the public through the legal section of the Baytown Sun.
1.3.6 Performance Reports Availability and Public Access
The City makes every effort to provide citizens with the opportunity to access information and
submit comments on the performance reports generated by the Planning and Development
Services Department. Performance reports are provided to City Council monthly and are made
available to the public to review and provide comments for not less than fifteen (15) days prior
to the submission to HUD. Notices are advertised to the public in the legal section of the
Baytown Sun.
1.3.7 Technical Assistance
The City will provide technical assistance to groups representative of persons of low, very low,
extremely low, and moderate income that request such assistance in developing proposals with
the level and type of assistance to be determined by the City.
Private businesses, individuals, and organizations wishing to apply for funding under the CDBG
Program may receive special assistance from staff members. This assistance includes guidance
in developing proposals and statements of views. It may come in the form of written
assistance, training sessions, workshops, and meetings. Such technical assistance is designed
to offer advice and provide information to citizens in the following areas: Explanation of the
grant programs; Defining needs; Developing comprehensive strategies; Developing specific
proposals; Determining priorities; Preparing the application; and Participation in public
hearings.
1.3.8 Complaints
The City is committed to providing the public with information about the Consolidated Plan
amendments and performance reports. Every effort is taken to address citizen's questions,
comments and complaints.
A written reply to a citizen's written questions, comments, or complaints is prepared as soon as
the matter is given careful consideration by the department and discussed with other involved
parties. The City, where practicable, will reply within fifteen (15) working days.
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1.4 Institutional Structure (91.215(i))
1.4.1 Explanation of institutional structure
The Planning and Development Services Department, which manages the CDBG funds, reports
to the City Manager and City Council in Baytown. The department works with other City
departments, State and federal agencies, local for-profit and nonprofits to coordinate and
implement needed programs. The Planning and Development Services Department provides
funding, expertise, technical assistance and documentation of need to the general-fund
departments of the City, such as the Public Works and Parks Departments. The Planning and
Development Services Department is also the liaison between neighborhoods/residents and the
other City departments.
Very little can be accomplished through City structure alone. Therefore, the Planning and
Development Services Department works closely with the Texas Department of Housing and
Community Affairs, other State agencies and HUD. The Planning and Development Services
Department assists local agencies in application to TDHCA for Emergency Shelter Grant
Program funds and low-income housing tax credit and housing bond funds, as well as to various
other State agencies for welfare avoidance, economic development, health care enhancement
and social service enhancement. The Department also works with Harris County and with local
agencies in applying to Harris County for HOME and ESG funding. The City has a cooperative
agreement with Harris County regarding the County's HOME and ESG funds. The Planning and
Development Services Department is committed to assisting local homeless service agencies in
increasing their participating in the Continuum of Care System of the Coalition for the Homeless
of Houston/Harris County and in their involvement in the annual application to HUD under the
Homeless Assistance Consolidated Application process (Continuum of Care). Additionally, the
Department works with other nonprofits in their application to HUD, City of Houston or TDHCA
for HOPWA funds as well as other supportive housing funding, such as Sections 811 and 202.
One of the high priorities for the next five years is to provide additional technical assistance to
nonprofits to identify, encourage application to, and secure funding from a variety of local,
regional, national foundation, corporate and public funding programs.
The Planning and Development Services Department will continue to provide technical
assistance to housing and service providers in the implementation of their programs and the
coordination of services. Due to the limits of CDBG funding, the City must rely on other
agencies to fund and carry out the majority of the supportive services in Baytown, to develop
transitional and permanent housing for the low-income, homeless and special populations and
to link services with housing. However, the Planning and Development Services Department
will be an integral element of these programs by providing technical assistance, facilitating the
platting and permitting processes and identifying/securing properties for housing or supportive
services.
The Baytown Housing Authority is one of the premier agencies providing housing opportunities
for all segments of the low- to moderate-income population. The Baytown Housing Authority
consists of a 5-member Commission appointed by the Mayor, an Executive Director appointed
by the Commission, a staff hired by the Executive Director and Residents Councils at each
facility elected by the residents. All Commissioners must be City of Baytown residents and one
must be a resident of a BHA housing development.
The Baytown Housing Authority provides public housing units and Section 8 certificates. The
BHA is developing a Section 8 homeownership program and is increasing its self sufficiency
programs. Planning and Development Services has been, and will continue to be, an integral
element of the work with Public Works for enhanced infrastructure around public housing
development sites.
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The City of Baytown works closely with Houston Galveston Area Council, the regional council of
governments for the area. A meeting with HGAC specifically to obtain input into the
Consolidated Plan resulted in several comments by the HGAC Community and Environmental
Planning staff. The comments include:
• A need for middle-income housing- while affordable housing is an issue for Baytown,
middle-income housing is also an issue. New middle-income housing will make
existing housing more affordable and available to the low- and moderate-income
residents.
• A need for bicycle and pedestrian ways, especially around schools. Texas
Department of Transportation's Safe Routes To School program provides funding for
this effort. Due to the high percentage of minority children, environmental justice
can become an issue regarding lack of safe bicycle and pedestrian routes around
schools.
• Baytown is not a HOME Participating Jurisdiction. Therefore, in order to involve
CHDO's in housing development, the City must collaborate with regional and county
CHDOs coupled with a consortium to help finance the housing development can help
alleviate the economic barriers to new affordable in-fill developments.
1.4.2 Strengths and gaps in delivery system
The primary strengths in the delivery system are:
• Relatively small geographic size of Baytown
• Work of the Baytown Housing Authority in linking public housing with other community
services
• Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties that provide affordable housing
• Available land in the City and ETJ for new development
The gaps in the delivery system are:
• Lack of strong community based organizations and Community Housing Development
Organizations with internal capacity to apply for, receive and expend federal funds
• Lack of public and private funds to address all of the needs of the community
1.4.3 Strengths and gaps in delivery system for public housing
The Baytown Housing Authority is an active and prolific organization in addressing the needs for
subsidized housing in Baytown, coupled with some Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties
and a Section 811 property. The public housing in Baytown is aging and BHA is in the process
of demolishing/rebuilding and rehabilitating the older properties. Not only do the public
housing units need continual updating and refurbishing, but the private apartments accepting
Section 8 need to be brought into code compliance. HUD encourages scattered site public
housing. However, due to the lack of concentrated lots available for in-fill housing, the
development of scattered site public housing is expensive with no economies of scale.
By conducting outreach to potential voucher landlords who manage sound housing units, the
BHA is addressing the need for quality housing for the pool for which Section 8 recipients can
choose. Membership in the Harris County Apartment Association and Houston Association of
Realtors helps to identify quality units and market Section 8 to the landlords/owners. BHA is
committed to applying to HUD for additional rental vouchers for those on the Section 8 waiting
list as well as for those displaced by the demolition of obsolete Public Housing units.
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1.5 Monitoring (91.230)
1.5.1 Standards and procedures for monitoring housing and community
development projects
The City of Baytown's Planning Department's monitoring strategy is designed to assist staff in
fulfilling its regulatory obligation in monitoring subrecipients, including City departments. The
purpose for this monitoring strategy is to ensure proper program performance, financial
performance and regulatory compliance in accordance with HUD Regulations.
Staff has the responsibility to ensure that each subrecipient, including each recipient City
department, is adhering to their approved scope of service, budget and service of schedule.
Each subrecipient or City department must also abide by the regulatory guidelines set forth by
HUD in providing benefits to low-moderate income persons and/or eliminating a slum or
blighted condition.
The monitoring process is an on-going process of planning, implementation, communication and
follow-up. Under normal circumstances, monitoring is conducted quarterly or semi-annually.
However, if the activity or program is considered to have a high-risk of non-compliance, a more
frequent monitoring schedule is developed based on these factors and the nature of the activity
or program being performed. High risk programs include housing rehabilitation, economic
development or acquisition, multiple activities or programs undertaken by any one subrecipient
or City department for the first time, and programs undertaken by an agency or department
with a history of staff turnovers, reporting problems, or monitoring findings.
Monitoring provides a basis for assessing a program's operations and identifying problems. A
secondary goal of monitoring is to obtain ongoing data for use in determining program
achievement. Evaluations will summarize monitoring findings and program goals and measure
progress toward those goals during the provision of services.
The Community Development Division of the Planning Department has the responsibility for
overall CDBG performance and Consolidated Plan compliance including the performance of its
subrecipients. Clear record keeping requirements for programs is essential for grant
accountability. Responsibility for maintaining many of the records is assigned to the
subrecipients and City departments. This includes responsibility for documenting activities with
special requirements, such as necessary determinations, income certifications or written
agreements with beneficiaries, where applicable.
The monitors will make site visits to the subrecipients' or City departments' activity/project. The
monitoring process will also consist of the monitors examining time records, client files,
financial records, equipment and machinery. The monitors will possibly discuss security
measures that a subrecipient or City department has in place to avoid theft of federally funded
purchases, if applicable. The monitors will examine all equipment or machinery for the City's
identification number. This is done to ensure that any equipment or machinery purchased with
CDBG funds are being used to meet a national objective and also to ensure that any equipment
purchased with CDBG funds through a subrecipient will be used to meet said objective.
Before staff conducts the actual monitoring visit, a pre-monitoring visit will be held with the
designated person(s) of the subrecipient agency or City department to discuss the overall
expectations, information to be viewed and site visits. That will also allow staff to discuss
solutions to possible problems that may have occurred from past experiences with a particular
subrecipient or City department.
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The procedure for conducting the monitoring will consist of the following:
1. Each subrecipient or City department will be notified, in writing, of a date, time, place
and information to be viewed and discussed.
2. A conference will be held with a Board Member, Executive Director, Department Head
and staff persons working with or salaried through the program or activity being funded.
3. The actual monitoring visit will be conducted by completing the monitoring interview
form, viewing documentation and if applicable, viewing rehabed sites, structures and
the like.
4. Monitoring visits will conclude with persons referred to on #2 (of this section) to advise
of possible deficiencies, if any.
5. A monitoring letter will be transmitted advising of the monitoring visit findings (which
are violations of laws or regulations which can result in the deobligation of funds) or
concerns (which could result in a finding if not properly corrected).
During a monitoring visit the monitors have the right to view any and all files that are related to
a particular program or activity that is being funded with CDBG funds.
• Monthly Beneficiary and Progress Reports for City departments are due on or before the 101h
of each month. Continual delays may affect future allocations.
• Monthly Beneficiary, progress and Expenditure Reports for subrecipients are due on or
before the 15`h of each month. Continual delays in the submissions of these reports will
affect this grant allocation and future allocations.
• Copies of invoices, canceled checks, etc...are requested as documentation along with the
Monthly Beneficiary, Progress and Expenditure Reports.
• Any subrecipient that receives $300,000 or more in federal funds in one (1) year must have
an independent audit performed which complies with the OMB Circular A-133 Single Audit
Act.
The Community Development Division staff is responsible for monitoring all CDBG-funded
rehabilitation and housing-related activities. Activities that provide any type of housing
assistance will be monitored for compliance with Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)
laws. Staff will also review projects for compliance with the Lead-Based Paint Ordinance,
housing quality standards, City building codes and other rules as appropriate.
The City of Baytown's CDBG Program must meet all requirements set forth by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Office of Management and Budget.
The City conducts an independent audit annually to ensure that CDBG funds are used in
accordance with program requirements.
The monitoring strategy is designed to be an effective, productive and collaborative effort
between the Planning Department and recipients, subrecipients or contractors of the CDBG
Programs to assist them in efficiently providing the best services to low-moderate income
residents of Baytown.
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1.6 Priority Needs Analysis and Strategies (91.215(a))
1.6.1 Basis for assigning the priority given
Priorities for the various needs and strategies have been assigned based on a number of
criteria:
• Input from residents and housing/service providers regarding their priorities and
concerns
• Input from housing and service providers regarding issues and priorities they are
addressing without CDBG funding
• Input from elected officials
• Results of the needs assessments using definitive and objective data, such as Census
data, updated demographic data, State of Texas housing and health department data,
Council of Government's data and the like
• Results of counts and needs assessments conducted by area agencies such as the
Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County and United Way of the Texas Gulf
Coast
• Determination of the cost-benefit of potential projects
• Understanding of the limitations of funding
1.6.2 Obstacles in meeting the needs and concerns of the underserved
The primary obstacle in meeting the needs of the underserved is money. The need far exceeds
the resources available to adequately meet the needs. Capacity is a second obstacle. The City
of Baytown is not able to carry out the programs in-house to meet all of the needs of Baytown
residents. Therefore, the City must rely on other agencies in the areas of affordable housing
and social services. Currently, there is a shortage of qualified nonprofits with the capacity and
infrastructure to carry out the necessary projects or to comply with HUD regulations in the use
of federal funds.
Providing housing to the low- and moderate-income is met with the financial obstacle of land
and construction costs, coupled with the lack of HOME funds allocated specifically to Baytown.
While in-fill housing is desirable to help reclaim neighborhoods in Baytown, the purchase of
individual lots and the construction of isolated single homes becomes cost prohibitive without
deep subsidies and/or grants.
An on-going obstacle encountered in meeting the concerns of the underserved is that the
underserved traditionally do not voice their concerns to the Planning and Development Services
Department. Since the City of Baytown began receiving CDBG funds, there has been an on-
going struggle to involve residents in public forums and decision-making activities.
Traditionally, residents, particularly the underserved, have not availed themselves of the
opportunities to voice their concerns and needs.
1.7 Lead-based Paint (91.215(g))
According to HUD regulations, the Consolidated Plan must estimate the number of housing units
within the jurisdiction that are occupied by low-income or moderate-income families and that
contain lead-based paint hazards. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) has a number of regulations regarding lead hazard control for housing rehabilitated
using federal funding and requires that the Entitlement Communities estimate the number of
housing units containing lead-based paint hazards and address the hazards appropriately.
Table 1.1 outlines the required lead hazard control action to be taken depending on the funding
level and project scope.
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Table 1.1 — Required Lead Hazard Control Actions
Level of Applicable projects Hazard reduction
protection requirements
1 Public Housing Full abatement of lead-based
paint
1 Multi-family mortgage insurance for Full abatement of lead-based
conversions and major rehabilitations paint
2 Properties receiving more than $25,000 per Abatement of lead-based
unit in rehabilitation assistance paint hazards
3 Multi-family mortgage insurance properties Interim controls
built before 1960 other than conversions and
major rehabilitations
3 Project-based assistance for multifamily Interim controls
properties receiving more than $5,000 per
unit.
3 HUD-owned multifamily ro ert . Interim controls
3 Properties receiving more than $5,000 and up Interim controls
to $25,000 per unit in rehabilitation
assistance.
4 HUD-owned single family properties Paint stabilization
4 Project-based rental assistance for Paint stabilization
multifamily properties receiving up to $5,000
per unit and single family properties.
4 Acquisition, leasing, support services, or Paint stabilization
operation
4 Tenant-based rental assistance. Paint stabilization
5 Multi-family mortgage insurance for On-going lead-based paint
properties constructed after 1959 maintenance
6 Properties receiving up to and including Safe-work rehabilitation
$5,000 in rehabilitation assistance
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Residential Lead-based Paint Hazard
Reduction Act of 1992
1.7.1 Estimated number of housing units containing lead-based paint
In 2002, HUD released the results of a study from Westat entitled National Survey of Lead and
Allergens in Housing. The study determined the presence of lead-based paint (LBP) and the
hazards due to paint deterioration in 831 housing units randomly sampled throughout the
United States. Table 1.2 details the results of the survey by age and type of the housing.
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Table 1.2 — Percent of Housing National) with Lead Based Paint and LBP Hazards
Housing Built '78-198 Built '60-'77 Built '46-'59 Built '40 — 144*
Type % % LBP % % LBP % % LBP % LBP % LBP
LBP Hazard LBP Hazard LBP Hazard Hazard
Single 4.2% 4.2% 15.7% 8.8% 46.6% 9.2% 79.9% 11.2%
-Family
Multi- 7.1% 3.6% 15.7% 15.7% 30.4% 8.7% 66.7% 37.5%
Family
Source: Westat; National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing; Blend7 database; 2002.
* Note: the file contained no units built before 1940
The City of Baytown has used the table above to estimate the number of units containing lead-
based paint within the City Limits.
Table 1.3 — Estimated Number of Baytown Occupied Houses
with LBP and LBP Hazards
Housing Built '78-'98 Built '60-'77 Built '46-'59 Built '45 & earlier*
Type LBP LBP LBP LBP LBP LBP LBP LBP
Hazard Hazard Hazard Hazard
Single 152 152 969 543 1,764 348 1,593 223
-Family
Multi- 183 93 596 596 362 103 68 37
Family
*Note: Pre-1940 units with LBP and LBP hazards were estimated based on assuming 100% contain LBP
and applying the same Hazard/Paint ratio to pre-1940 that the above report found for 1940-1944.
Based on Tables 1.2 and 1.3, there are approximately 5,687 occupied units with lead-based
paint and 2,095 with lead-based paint hazards, defined as deteriorated paint.
1.7.2 Actions proposed to evaluate/remediate hazards
The Planning and Development Services Department addresses LBP hazards on rehabilitation
jobs that they undertake. A risk assessment is conducted on each project, and all LBP hazards
are addressed in accordance with HUD's LBP Guidelines. After the rehabilitation work is
completed, a clearance exam is performed to ensure the unit has been cleaned properly.
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2. Housing
2.1 Housing Needs (91.205)
The condition and availability of housing are important to the livability and quality of life for
community residents. The need for affordable sound housing is most critical for the very low-
low- and moderate-income residents. Baytown has a slightly lower rate of homeownership than
the rest of Texas but a slightly higher rate than the rest of Harris County. Baytown mirrors
both Texas and Harris County in the rate of housing with one or more problems and the rate of
households with a housing cost burden.
Based on the 2000 Census of Population and Housing as reported in the U.S. Department of
HUD's Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) table, 60 percent of all Baytown
renters and 34 percent of all homeowners earn less than 80 percent of the MSA's median
income. Of those earning less than 80 percent of the area median income, more than half are
living in housing with problems and more than a third have a housing cost burden. Housing
providers at all levels, both private and public, should address the housing availability and
affordability concerns, while leaving flexibility to adjust to market demands in the future.
According to the CHAS data, renters in Baytown have the greatest need.
In addition to the provision of affordable sound housing to the low- and moderate-income who
are currently housed, there is a need for shelter, transitional housing, permanent supportive
housing and permanent independent housing for Baytown's homeless population.
This chapter identifies the community's housing needs regarding the low income, homeless and
special needs populations. For the purposes of this five-year Consolidated Plan, 2000 Census
data have been used with updated estimates where available.
2.1.1 General Description of Housing Needs
The following is a summary of the housing and household (occupied housing) findings for
Baytown, which are elaborated on throughout this chapter's profile of the community's housing.
• The 2000 U.S. Census housing unit count was 26,203 up slightly from 25,020 units in
1990.
• The 2000 U.S. Census household (occupied housing unit) count was 23,483 up from
22,422 in 1990. In 1990, 11,445 households were reported as being very low-, low- and
moderate-income. In 2000, that number was 10,172.
• In 2000, 59.6% of the households were owner-occupied, up from 57% in 1990. In 2000,
only 45.7% of the low-moderate income households were owner occupied.
• In 2000, 60% of renters and 34% of owners were very low-, low- or moderate-income.
• In 2000, 10.4% of the units were vacant.
• Based on the Westat's report and sample data entitled National Survey of Lead and
Allergens in Housing applied to Baytown's total household counts for 2000, there were
approximately 55,687 housing units with lead-based paint and 2,095 with lead-based paint
hazards, defined as deteriorated paint.
• Based on U.S. Census Bureau formulas, in 2000 there were 6,700 occupied housing units
with some structural problems or overcrowded conditions. Many of these may also contain
lead-based paint.
• The 2000 U.S. Census average persons per household was 2.8, comparable with Harris
County and slightly higher than the state of Texas.
• Currently, the Baytown Housing Authority has 150 public housing units and 607 Section 8
rental certificates.
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• Lincoln Courts provides 30 subsidized housing units for low-income and Sam Houston
Courts provides 30 subsidized housing units for the homeless.
• Bay Terrace Housing provides 130 Section 8 units.
• There are four Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties providing a total of 488 units of
affordable rental housing with 88 being solely for the elderly and 34 of the non-elderly
units being designed to meet the needs of disabled renters.
• Currently, there is a waiting list of 364 households for public housing and Section 8
Certificates
• Currently, the Baytown Housing Authority and Bay Area Homeless Services provide 30
units of transitional housing for the homeless in a BHA public housing complex designated
for transitional housing for the homeless.
• Currently, there are only 243 houses and condominiums for sale under $100,000 in
Baytown with another 227 houses and condominiums for sale between $100,000 and
$149,999.
2.1.2 Anti-poverty Strategy, including LIHTC Coordination
General Anti-poverty Strategies: The City of Baytown has a five-year goal for reducing the
number of poverty-level families through the production and preservation of affordable housing
that will allow families to improve their living conditions and have more disposable income. In
2000 the City of Baytown's median household income was $40,559 compared to the
Houston/Baytown/Sugar Land PMSA median of $44,655. There were approximately 10,172
households in 2000 with incomes qualifying as low- to moderate (80% of the PMSA median).
This represents 43.32 percent of the City's total households. The City of Baytown is committed
to reducing poverty and its causes. The Baytown Housing Authority's economic and family self-
sufficiency programs combine Section 8 rental assistance with job training, education and other
supportive services. Lee College provides a number of job training and technical preparatory
programs for the low-income. The Drug Elimination, mentoring and other youth programs
assist in reducing drop-out rates and increasing the employability of youth by assisting them in
finishing school.
The City of Baytown provides contracting opportunities to small historically underutilized and
disadvantaged businesses through its housing rehabilitation programs, code enforcement and
other activities.
Regardless of the efforts to rehabilitate neighborhoods and build low-income housing, the
positive physical changes cannot be maintained without providing economic opportunities to
raise incomes. Therefore, the City of Baytown's Planning and Development Services
Department is designated as the lead agency for coordinating and implementing the
Consolidated Plan. The department will continue to collaborate with other City departments
and various housing and service providers to create and maintain continuity of services and to
link housing with the needed supportive services and economic development. The City of
Baytown will continue to work with agencies to identify and secure additional or alternative
funding for housing and service programs. Additionally, the City will assist in encouraging new
businesses to relocate to Baytown as well as in the expansion of existing HUBs and DBEs and in
the enhancement of the capabilities of the existing workforce.
In terms of housing provision as an anti-poverty strategy, the City of Baytown and the Baytown
Housing Authority are committed to providing low-income housing in established neighborhoods
so that those requiring housing assistance can live in a viable community setting. BHA provides
150 units within four complexes, including 50 zero-bedroom, 8 one-bedroom, 40 two-bedroom,
48 three-bedroom and 4 four-bedroom. BHA also has 607 Section 8 Housing Choice rental
vouchers. Lincoln Courts and Sam Houston Courts are locally-owned private developments
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providing 60 additional units of affordable rental housing. Sam Houston Courts, with 30 units,
is a complex for housing the homeless. Bay Terrace Housing is a subsidized property with 130
Section 8 vouchers. These 947 subsidized housing units in Baytown assist in providing sound
housing that is not a cost burden, allowing the residents to focus on debt reduction, education
and career development.
The City's Planning and Development Services Department devotes $230,000 of its CDBG funds
to housing rehabilitation annually. During 2004, the City completed seven housing
rehabilitation projects, along with one unit retrofitted for handicap accessibility. Currently, there
are no Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) committed to providing
affordable housing opportunities to residents of Baytown through the development and
rehabilitation of housing, the provision of first-time homebuyers assistance and the provision of
tenant-based rental assistance. However, Harris County CHDOs are being encouraged to
consider Baytown as a location for new development and redevelopment.
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LZHTC) Coordination: The City of Baytown currently has
four Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties located within the city limits, with one more
under construction, one awaiting financing and one in the design phase. The four existing
properties provide a total of 488 units of affordable rental housing with 88 being solely for the
elderly and 34 of the non-elderly units being designed to meet the needs of disabled renters.
The projects approved by the State of Texas in 2004 will provide 490 rental units when
completed, with 35 units for the disabled. The City reviews all proposed LIHTC projects and
will continue to support projects that provide decent affordable housing without increasing
areas of low-income or minority concentration. The City believes that facilitating
homeownership opportunities is key to developing viable healthy neighborhoods. For this
reason, projects promoting homeownership will be given preference. Additionally, projects
targeting the elderly and disabled will also be given preference.
In 2000, there were 3337 low- to moderate-income renters living in unsound conditions -
either overcrowded housing units or in housing with structural problems. Since 2000, only 740
LIHTC units have been approved for construction by the State of Texas. This leaves a gap of
2,597 renter households in need of sound affordable housing.
2.1.3 Monitoring
The Community Development Division of Planning and Development is responsible for
monitoring all CDBG-funded rehabilitation and housing-related activities. Activities that provide
any type of housing assistance are monitored for compliance with Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity (FHEO) laws. Staff also reviews projects for compliance with the HUD Lead Hazard
Control requirements and the local housing quality standards, City building codes and other
rules as appropriate.
The City of Baytown's CDBG Program must meet all requirements set forth by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Office of Management and Budget.
The City conducts an independent audit annually to ensure that CDBG funds are used in
accordance with program requirements.
The monitoring strategy is designed to be an effective, productive and collaborative effort
between the Planning and Development Services Department and recipients, subrecipients or
contractors of the CDBG Program to assist them in efficiently providing the best services to low-
moderate income residents of Baytown.
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2.2 Priority Housing Needs (91.215(b))
2.2.1 Priority Housing Needs
Community Development Block Grant funds are restricted to low- and moderate-income areas
and individuals and are aimed at reducing the degree of substandard housing and segregated
communities, while expanding the number of units available to and affordable by the very low-,
low- and moderate-income residents. Very low-income residents earn less than 30 percent of
the area median income. Low-income earn between 30 and 50 percent of the median.
Moderate-income earn between 50 and 80 percent of the median. The lower the income, the
more critical the housing need and the fewer housing options there are. As a result, housing
for these low- and moderate-income groups is the focus for this housing needs assessment.
Tables 2.1a through 2.1c are a summary of the housing needs for the City of Baytown. This
Housing Needs Table is a condensed version of the complete table provided in Excel format
through the CPMP's Needs.xls file. Table 2.2 is a direct download from the U.S. Department of
HUD and State of the Cities Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategies (CHAS) data
program. Table 2.2 details the affordability mismatch in Baytown. This affordability mismatch
table looks at the number of housing units affordable to very low-, low- and moderate-income
households and details the number of units occupied by those at a higher income. For
example, those units affordable to the very low-income but occupied by the low-, moderate-
and higher-income households. The affordability mismatch table also details the number of
units that were built before 1970 and/or have some structural problems.
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Table 2.la — Housing Needs for Incomes <= 30% of Median
Households Total
with a #of Low
Prior- Disabled HHLDS in Income
Curnt Croft Disproport-
ity Member ionate lead- HIV/
%of Need? Racial/ Hazard AIDS
HHDS House- % HH # Ethnic Need? Housing Populatio
holds HH
n
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 319 100% 926 N 2 209 115
a Any housing problems 59.6 190 H 70.3 651
v Cost Burden > 30% 59.6 190 H
w Cost Burden >50% 36.7 117 H
w NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 893 N
5 Any Housing Problems 83.7 747 H
� Cos[Burden > 30°h 78.7 703 H
E Cost Burden >50% 59.4 530 H
v �
c
� w NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 283 N
w
Any Housing Problems 83.7 237 H
� Cost Burden > 30% 65.4 185 H
0
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m
J
f NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 532 N
o o Any Housing Problems 77.1 410 H
M o t Cost Burden > 30% 77.1 410 H
v ¢ E Cost Burden >50% 63.9 340 H
w
E
$ NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 460
c
o > Any Housing Problems 62.4 287 H
-6 o Cost Burden > 30% 62.4 287 H
0
Cost Burden >50% 1 42.8 1 197 H
0
2
v NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 360 N
v
Any Housing Problems 68.3 246 H
� Cos[Burden > 30% 67.2 242 H
Cost Burden >50% 52.5 189 H
`v
c
03 a NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 171 N
�^ Any Housing Problems 97.7 167 M
a
� Cost Burden > 30% 93.0 159 H
rn Cost Burden >50% 73.1 125 H
m
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 109 N
r 9 Any Housinq Problems 76.1 83 H
o r Cost Burden > 30% 76.1 83 H
¢c Cost Burden >SOM° 52.3 57 H
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Table 2.1b - Housing Needs for Incomes >30% & <=50% of Median
Households #of Total
with a Dispropor- Househol Low
Currnt Prior- Disabled
Currnt donate ds in Income
%of Number ity Member Racial/ lead- HIV/
House Of House- Need? o� # Ethnic Need? Hazard AIDS
-holds holds HH HH LD Housing Pop
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 300
100% 186 % 176 N
v
Any Housing Problems 62.9 117 H 61.3 143
v Cost Burden > 30% 1 57.5 1 107 H
w
Cost Burden >50% 1 22.6 42 H
v NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 563 N
Any Housing Problems 74.6 420 M
v
� Cost Burden > 30% 60.7 342 M
m Cost Burden >50% 5.7 32 M
v E
w NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 223 N
A v An Housing Problems 86.5 193 H
� Cost Burden > 30% 39.5 88 H
LL rn Cost Burden >50% 5.4 12 H
J
o NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 293 N
v a An HousingProblems 70.8 211 M
v r—
0 o t Cost Burden > 30% 66.1 197 M
M ¢ = Cost Burden >50% 14.1 42 M
n
E NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 519 N
�- Any Housing Problems 42.6 221 H
a o Cost Burden > 30% 42.6 221 H
c° w Cost Burden >50% 1 13.1 1 68 H
v
v NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 475 N
Any Housing Problems 65.1 309 H
v
� Cost Burden > 30°h 55.8 265 H
E Cost Burden >50% 26.5 126 H
v ut
c
0 w NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 236 N
.° Any Housing Problems 78.0 184 H
v
� Cost Burden > 30% 47.9 113 H
v
°' Cost Burden >50% 18.2 43 H
m
J
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 123 N
v Any Housing Problems 57.7 71 H
z 0
o t Cost Burden > 30% 57.7 71 H
= Cost Burden >50% 1 43.1 53 H
City of Baytown, Texbr2005 Consolidated Plan Page 2.7
Table 2.1c - Housing Needs for Incomes >50% & <=80% of Median
Households with Total
a Disabled Dispropor- #of Low
Current Prior- Member Households
Currnt donate I°C°m
Number ity in lead- HIV/House-
of of Need? Racial/ Ethnic Hazard PO HIV/
House- House- % # Need? AIDS
holds
Housing p
holds HSHLD HSHLD
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 90 100% 629 N
> Any Housinci Problems 8.9 8 H 38.1 18.8
Cost Burden > 30% 4.4 4 H
_a
w Cost Burden >50% 4.4 4 H
w NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 1121 N
Any Housing Problems 34.6 388 M
w
� Cost Burden >30% 12.1 136 M
mI Cost Burden >50% 0.4 4 M
c
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 352 N
�^ Any Housing Problems 77.6 273 H
w
� Cos[Burden > 30% 4.0 14 M
rn Cost Burden >50% 0.0 0 M
f �
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 662 N
n r v Any Housing Problems 21.1 140 M
0 o 0 Cost Burden > 30% 19.0 126 M
o ¢s Cost Burden >50% 2.1 14 M
A
n
E NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 300% 615 N
g An Housin Problems 11.7 72 H
S 01 Cost Burden > 30% 11.7 72 H
o w Cost Burden >50% 1 0.7 1 4 M
L
W
N
'o w NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 1 937 N
M
m Any Housing Problems 29.3 275 H
v
� Cost Burden >30% 20.0 187 H
EI Cost Burden >50% 0.9 8 M
w �
c
v NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 100% 461 N
v
Any Housing Problems 54.9 253 H
� Cost Burden > 30% 13.4 62 H
v
rn Cost Burden >50% 0.0 0 M
m
J
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS t00% 1 184 N
v '^ Any Housing Problems 40.2 1 74 H
L
o t Cost Burden > 30% 40.2 1 74 H
t Cost Burden >50% 21.7 140 H
City of Baytown, Texas 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 2.8
Table 2.2 - Housin Affordability Mismatch
Name of Jurisdiction: I Source of Data: Data Current as of:
Baytown City(CDBG),Texas I CHAS Data Book 2000
Renters Units by # of bedrooms Owned or for sale units by # of bedrooms
Housing 0-1 2 3+ Total 0-1 2 3+ Total
Units by
Affordability
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H)
1. Rent or Mortgage Payments Affordable to those with Incomes <=30% of Median
# occupied
units 543 459 350 1,352 N/A N/A N A N/A
occupants
<=30% 42.9 46.4 36.6 42.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A
% built
before 1970 54.5 48.4 58.9 53.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A
%some
problem 40.5 29 21.1 31.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A
# vacant for #vacant
rent 59 1 104 1 68 1 231 1 for sale N A N/A N/A N/A
2. Rent or Mortgage Payments Affordable to those with Incomes >30%to <=50%
# occupied
units 1,741 1,767 653 4,161 796 2,262 6,440 9,498
occupants
<=500/0 48.2 35.2 37.2 41 38.3 32.6 17.2 22.7
built
before 1970 39 37.3 58.5 41.3 61.7 71.2 61.9 64.1
% some
problem 51.1 42.1 36.4 45 25.4 16.5 5.5 9.8
#vacant for # vacant
rent 1 450 1 547 1 46 1 1,043 1 for sale 34 1 88 176 298
3. Rent or Mortgage Payments Affordable to those with Incomes >50%to <=80%
# occupied
units 1,563 1 360 843 3,766 163 186 2,843 3,192
occupants
<=80% 49.9 45.4 41.5 46.4 44.2 34.4 13.2 16
% built
before 1970 16.9 18.8 34.8 21.6 41.1 50 40 40.7
% some
problem 48.6 34.7 28.8 39.1 4.9 2.2 2 2.2
# vacantfor # vacant
rent 145 1 89 1 10 1 244 for sale 0 1 0 54 54
4. Rent or Mortgage Payments Affordable to those with Incomes >80%+All
# occupied
units 1 77 93 56 226 28 122 964 1,114
#vacant for 1 #vacant
rent 0 0 0 0 for sale 0 0 4 4
City of Baytown, Texa 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 2.9
As can be seen in Tables 2.1a-c, approximately three-fourths of the very low-income, two-
thirds of the low-income and one-third of the moderate-income households are living in housing
with structural problems. Additionally, approximately two-thirds of the very low- and half of
the low-income and one-third of the moderate-income households are paying more than 30%
of their income for rent or mortgage.
Table 2.2, the affordability mismatch table, shows that less than half of the rental units
affordable to the very low-income, low-income and moderate-income are actually occupied by
very low-income households. More than half of the units are occupied by those earning more
than the respective affordable income.
In addition, the affordability mismatch table shows the units built before 1970 and/or with
some structural problem by their affordability. Half of those units affordable to the very low-
income and low-income were built before 1970 and nearly one-third have some level of
structural problems or overcrowding. An even higher percentage of those affordable to the
low- and moderate-income have structural problems or overcrowding.
Summarizing Tables 2.1 and 2.2 leads to the following:
Table 2.3 - Su ary of CHAS Data and Afford bility Mismatch Data
Number of Number of Number Number Gap Number Gap
Households Total units leased/owned leased/ (Households of Units (Households
(A) (occupied by higher owned by - Available with - Available
&vacant) income or Units) Problems Sound
(B) (C) available (E=D-A) (F) Units)
to income (E-F)
D=B-C
Rental Units
very Low Income 2.027 1,583 777 806 -1,221 427 -1,648
<= 30% Median
Low-Income 1,270 5,204 2,455 2,749 1,479 1,892 -413
(>30% & <=50%
Median
Moderate-Income 2,225 4,000 2,018 1,982 -243 1,472 -1,715
(>50% & <=80%
Median
Total Rental 1 5,522 1 10,787 5,250 5,537 15 3,791 -3 776
Owner Units
Very Low Income 1,100 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
<= 30% Median
Low-Income 1,353 9,498 8,292 1,206 -147 931 -1,078
(>30% & <=50%
Median
Moderate-Income 2,197 3,192 2,681 511 -1,686 71 -1,757
(>50% & <=80%
Median
Total Owner (Low- 3,550 12,690 10,973 1,717 -1,833 1,002 -2,835
Mod Only; Not
Very Low
Source: State of the Cities/HUD; 2000 Census Data CHAS database
There is a need for 3,776 rental units and 2,835 homeownership units for the low- to moderate-
income residents of Baytown. These units can become available through the development of
affordable housing using state, county and federal resources; an increase of Section 8 housing
choice vouchers; and the development of middle-income housing to move those earning 80 to
120 percent of the median into more expensive housing, making the affordable housing
available to the lower-income residents.
City of Baytown, Tex4'4'2005 Consolidated Plan Page 2.10
2.2.2 Housing Market, Problems, Needs Form Basis of Determining Priorities
An analysis of the housing market can be found below in Section 2.3. As can be seen, only 239
single family units and 5 condominium units are currently on the market selling for less than
$100,000. The Texas A&M University Real Estate Center states that in 2004, only one half of
all households had sufficient income to afford the median-priced housing unit. It is assumed by
TAMU Real Estate Center that all households in the percentage have adequate credit records
and the ability to make a 20 percent down payment. It should be noted that very few, if any,
low- to moderate-income households have 20 percent for a down payment and many do not
have adequate credit records. The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's (FFIEC)
website provides information on loan applications and loan approvals or denials by
race/ethnicity and income of the applicants as well as the characteristics of the census tract
where the property was located.
The data provided by Baytown/Houston area banks and mortgage companies to the FFIEC
indicates that 2,714 loan applications were submitted in 2003 with a total of 1,271 being
approved. Further review of the data shows that 8.99% of the total loan applications submitted
were from low- and very low-income households (50% or below MSA) and that 27.27% of the
loan applications were submitted by moderate-income households earning between 51% and
80% of median income. The percentage of loan applications submitted by middle-income
households (81% - 119% of the MSA median) was 27.19 percent and the application
percentage for high-income households (121%+ of the MSA median) was 21.19 percent with
income data not being available for 15.36 percent of the applications. When reviewing loan
approval rates for 2003, 10.71 percent of the total approvals were to the very low- and low-
income, 27.03 percent to moderate-income, 31.30 percent to middle-income, and 28.28
percent to high-income households, mirroring the application rate. Table 2.8 shows the rate of
denials by various characteristics of the applicants and the resident census tracts of the loan.
City of Baytown, Tex 8 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 2.11
Table 2.4 - 2003 Residential Loan Applications and Denials
Applicant &Area Applications % of Total Denials % of % of Total
Characteristics Applications Total Applications
Denials
(A) (B=A/EA) (C) (D=C/EC) (E=C/A)
Applicant Characteristics
Race/Ethnicity
White/Non-Hispanic 1,002 36.92% 71 29.71% 7.09%
White/Hispanic 667 24.58% 56 23.43% 8.40%
African American 300 11.05% 54 22.59% 18.00%
Asian 40 1.47% 4 1.67% 10.00%
American Indian 9 0.33% 1 0.42% 11.11%
Multi-racial/Other 35 1.29% 4 1.67% 11.43%
Data not available 661 24.36% 50 20.92% 7.56%
Total 2,714 239
Income
Less than 50% 244 8.99% 41 17.15% 16.80%
50-80% 740 27.27% 80 33.47% 10.81%
81-119% 738 27.19% 54 22.59% 7.32%
120% + 575 21.19% 26 10.88% 4.52%
Data not available 417 15.36% 36 15.06% 8.63%
Total 2,714 239
Low-Mod Income Census Tracts Only
Less than 50% Income 77 22.9% 11 29.7% 14.3%
50-80% Income 117 34.8% 12 32.4% 10.3%
81-119% Income 66 19.6% 9 24.3% 13.6%
120% + Income 35 10.4% 4 10.8% 11.4%
Data not available 41 12.2% 1 2.7% 2.4%
Total 336 37
Minority Census Tracts Only
Less than 10% Minority 0 00/0 0 0% N/A
10-19% Minority 98 3.6% 5 2.1% 5.1%
20-49% Minority 1,414 52.1% 124 51.9% 8.8%
50-79% Minority 1,098 40.5% 96 40.29/b 8.7%
80-100% Minority 104 3.8% 14 5.9%
Total 2,714 239
Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, 2003 Residential Loan Data
In reviewing the loan acceptance:application ratios, it can be seen that 44.77 percent of the
home loan applications in Baytown were denied because of credit history and another 19.25
percent were denied because of a debt:income ratio. Only 3.35 percent were denied due to
insufficient available down payments. However, the application process must be reviewed in
analyzing these data. Financial institutions first check the applicant's credit history. If the
credit history is appropriate, then the debt-to-income ratio is reviewed. As a result, the percent
City of Baytown, Texa 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 2.12
denied due to debt-to-income ratio is 20.5 percent of those who had approved credit histories
and made it to the next step in the process. One of the last aspects of the application to be
reviewed is the ready cash for a down payment. Likewise, the ratio of denials due to
insufficient cash is 8.7 percent of those who had acceptable credit histories and debt-to-income
ratios. Table 2.9 details the loan denials by applicant characteristics. For purposes of this
Consolidated Plan, the category 'other" includes unverifiable information, denial of mortgage
insurance and/or incomplete credit application. In addition, the category includes "other" as
the financial institution reported to FFIEC. The actual "other" reported category comprises
30.13 percent of all reasons. It is not known if these reasons are due to red-lining of the
community, ethnic discrimination or other legitimate determinations.
City of Baytown, Texe5 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 2.13
Table 2.5 — Residential Loan Denials x Reason of Denial
Applicant Debt-to- Employ- Credit Collateral Insuff. Other Total
Characteristics Income ment History Cash
Ratio History
Race/Ethnicity
White/Non-
Hispanic 10 2 29 1 4 25 71
Hispanic
12 0 22 1 3 17 56
African
American 15 0 21 1 1 16 54
Asian
0 1 1 0 0 2 4
American
Indian 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Multi-
racial/Other 0 0 2 0 0 2 4
Data not
available 8 0 32 0 0 10 s0
Total 46 3 107 3 8 72 239
Income
Less than 50% 14 0 18 0 1 8 41
50-80% 16 1 0 34 1 2 3 25 80
81-119% 5 1 19 0 2 27 54
120%+ 6 0 7 1 2 12 26
Data not 36
available 5 2 29 0 0 0
Total 46 3 107 3 8 72 239
Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, 2003 Residential Loan Data
2.2.3 Obstacles to Meeting Underserved Needs
The primary obstacles in meeting the needs of the underserved are (1) the availability of
subsidized housing, (2) the availability of sound affordable housing, (3) availability of housing
accessible to the disabled, and (4) incomes and credit ratings high enough with debt ratios low
enough to result in a purchase or lease. The obstacles surrounding the issues of subsidized and
assisted housing is discussed in Sections 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.5 and 2.6. The other three obstacles
are outlined in this section. Not only are there too few units available to those who are low- to
moderate-income, but even those with asking prices and rents that will not result in a cost
burden are often unavailable due to the prospective buyer/tenant's debt:income ratio or credit
rating. In terms of purchases, available down payment cash is also a problem. Mortgage
companies and landlords must make every effort possible to ensure that their mortgages or
rents will be paid. Therefore, both lenders and commercial landlords require buyers and
tenants to have sound credit and an acceptable debt:income ratio. In addition, many lenders
require 5 to 20 percent down payment for a home mortgage. Most low- to moderate-income
renters do not have the ready cash for a down payment to purchase their first home.
Community Housing Development Organizations, using First-time Homebuyers' Assistance
funds, are able to assist eligible clients in assembling enough cash for a down payment and
closing costs. However, the City of Baytown is not a HOME Participating Jurisdiction, certifying
CHDOs and currently no Harris County CHDOs are working in the Baytown area. County and
State CHDOs are encouraged to serve Baytown residents, but currently there is a lack of
participation by County and State CHDOs in Baytown.
City of Baytown, Tel .�'2005 Consolidated Pian Page 2.14
Table 2.6 below is a repeat of the earlier table regarding housing affordability and soundness.
There is a shortage of 3,776 available affordable sound rental units for the low- to moderate-
income households in Baytown. Likewise, there is a shortage of 2,835 available sound units for
owner occupancy affordable to the low- to moderate-income.
Table 2.6 - Su mary of CHAS Data and Afford bility Mismatch Data
Number of Number of Number Number Gap Number Gap
Households Total units leased/owned leased/ (Households of Units (Households
(A) (occupied by higher owned by - Available with - Available
&vacant) income or Units) Problems Sound
(B) (C) available (E=D-A) (F) Units)
to income (E-F)
D=B-C
Rental Units
Very Low Income 2.027 1,583 777 806 -1,221 427 -1,648
<= 30% Median
Low-Income 1,270 5,204 2,455 2,749 1,479 1,892 -413
(>30% & <=50%
Median
Moderate-Income 2,225 4,000 2,018 1,982 -243 1,472 -1,715
(>50% & <=80%
Median
Total Rental 5,522 10,787 5,250 5,537 15 3,791 -3 776
Owner Units
Very Low Income 1,100 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
<= 30% Median
Low-Income 1,353 9,498 8,292 1,206 -147 931 -1,078
(>30% & <=50%
Median
Moderate-Income 2,197 3,192 2,681 511 -1,686 71 -1,757
(>50% & <=80%
Median
Total Owner (Low- 3,550 12,690 10,973 1,717 -1,833 1,002 -2,835
Mod Only; Not
Very Low
Source: State of the Cities/HUD; 2000 Census Data CHAS database
The lack of housing that is accessible to the disabled is another obstacle to meeting the
underserved needs. There is no accurate information about rental units for the City of Baytown
alone, but it can be assumed that Baytown falls in line with the rest of the metropolitan areas of
the South Region. In examining the number of units that are accessible to the disabled in the
HUD Property Owners and Managers Microdata file, it can be seen that there is a significant
gap, with 85 percent of single family rental units and 79 percent of multi-family rentals not
being accessible.
The primary obstacles in meeting the needs of the underserved are (1) the availability of
subsidized housing, (2) the availability of sound affordable housing, (3) the availability of
housing accessible to the disabled, and (4) incomes and credit ratings high enough with debt
ratios low enough to result in a purchase or lease. The obstacles surrounding the issues of
subsidized and assisted housing are discussed in Sections 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.5 and 2.6. The other
three obstacles are outlined in this section. Not only are there too few units available to those
who are low- to moderate-income, but even those with asking prices and rents that will not
result in a cost burden are often unavailable due to the prospective buyer/tenant's debt:income
ratio or credit rating. In terms of purchases, available down payment cash is also a problem.
Mortgage companies and landlords must make every effort possible to ensure that their
mortgages or rents will be paid. Therefore, both lenders and commercial landlords require
buyers and tenants to have sound credit and an acceptable debt:income ratio. In addition,
many lenders require 5 to 20 percent down payment for a home mortgage. Most low- to
City of Baytown, Texas'2OO5 Consolidated Plan Page 2.15
moderate-income renters do not have the ready cash for a down payment to purchase their
first home.
Community Housing Development Organizations, using First-time Homebuyers' Assistance
funds, are able to assist eligible clients in assembling enough cash for a down payment and
closing costs. However, the Harris County CHDOs do not focus on Baytown. One of the
limitations of a CDBG-only Entitlement Jurisdiction within an Urban County HOME Participating
Jurisdiction is that the Urban County devotes most of its HUD resources to areas eligible for
both CDBG and HOME, leaving cities like Baytown out of the picture. The City of Baytown has a
cooperative agreement with Harris County that allows CHDOs to operate within the City, there
is a gap in HOME/CHDO products in Baytown.
Transportation is another obstacle in meeting the underserved housing needs. Baytown does
not participate in the metropolitan area's public transportation program. Therefore, very low-
and low-income residents must spend more income on car purchases and gasoline/maintenance
than those with comparable income living in an area with adequate public transportation.
As mentioned above, another barrier is the housing affordability mismatch. Renters and
owners in Baytown tend to be financially conservative or have debt such that they can only
afford housing costing less than their income would indicate. Therefore, at least 16,000
housing units are owned or rented by a higher income group than could normally afford the
cost. Table 2.6 below is a repeat of the earlier table regarding housing affordability and
soundness. There is a shortage of 3,776 available affordable sound rental units for the low- to
moderate-income households in Baytown. Likewise, there is a shortage of 2,835 available
sound units for owner occupancy affordable to the low- to moderate-income.
The lack of housing that is accessible to the disabled is another obstacle to meeting the
underserved needs. There is no accurate information about rental units for the City of Baytown
alone, but it can be assumed that Baytown falls in line with the rest of the metropolitan areas of
the South Region. In examining the number of units that are accessible to the disabled in the
HUD Property Owners and Managers Microdata file, it can be seen that there is a significant
gap, with 85 percent of single family rental units and 79 percent of multi-family rentals not
being accessible. Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties reserve 34 units to the disabled
and 88 to the elderly. However, no additional data are available regarding housing specifically
designed and available to the disabled.
Figure 2.3 — Percent of Rental Units Accessible to Disabled
100.00%
80.00%
60.00%
40.00%
20.00%
0.00% IL
Yes No Not reported
❑Single Family 11.72% 85.16% 3.13%
,Multi-Family 20.17% 79.15% 0.68%
Source: U.S. Dept. of HUD, Property Owners and Managers Microdata File, Analysis conducted in SPSS
Again, while no information about rental policies specific to Baytown is available, using the
Metropolitan Central City records for the South Region in the HUD Property Owners and
City of Baytown, Texa*IW2005 Consolidated Plan Page 2.16
Managers Microdata File, it can be seen that credit checks are a common practice for screening
renters in both single units and apartment complexes. Figures 2.4 and 2.5 illustrate the
percent conducting a credit check by the rent asked for the unit.
Figure 2.4 - Multi-Family Rental Units Requiring a Credit Check x Rents Charged
100.00%
80.00%
60.00%
40.00%
20.00%
0.00%
No Renti$1-$249 $250- $500- $750- $1000- $1500+
$499 $749 $999 $1249
■Yes 66.67% 54.07% 75.48% 88.76% 84.34% 61.54% 50.00%
m No 23.61% 39.26% 18.58% 5.33% 7.23% 15.38% 50.00%
❑No answer 9.72% 6.67% 5.94% 5.92% 8.43% 23.08% 0.00%
Source: U.S. Dept. of HUD, Property Owners and Managers Microdata File, Analysis conducted in SPSS
Figure 2.5 - Single Family Rental Units Requiring a Credit Check x Rents Charged
100.00%
80.00%
60.00%
40.00%
20.00%
0.00%
No Rent $1-$249 $250- $500- $750- $1000- $1500+
$499 $749 $999 $1249
0Yes 11.760% 23.81% 47.06% 72.22% 66.67% 100.00% 75.00%
0 No 67.65% 59.52% 49.58% 19.44% 33.33% 0.00% 25.00%
❑No answer 20.59% 16.67% 3.36% 8.33% 0.00% 0.00% i 0.00%
Source: U.S. Dept. of HUD, Property Owners and Managers Microdata File, Analysis conducted in SPSS
As can be seen, as rents increase, the percent requiring a credit check also increases.
However, more than 60 percent of all multi-family units require a clean credit history. This
limits access to a significant segment of the population.
City of Baytown, TexNr2005 Consolidated Plan Page 2.17
2.3 Housing Market Analysis (91.210)
2.3.1 Characteristics of Housing Market
Housing in Baytown is not affordable to everyone. While home ownership for every family is a
goal of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the purchase price of housing
in Baytown makes home ownership impossible for a large sector of the population. During
April, 2005, only 137 single family units selling for less than $100,000 were on the MLS market.
There were 5 condominium or townhome units for sale for less than $100,000. An additional
102 units were available through foreclosure auctions.
Table 2.7 — Housing Units for Sale as of February, 2005
Number of Available Units for Sale
Asking Price Single Condos/ Foreclosures/
Family Townhomes Auction Units Total
Less than $25,000 0 0 0 0
$25,000-$49,999 10 5 29 44
$50,000-$74,999 40 0 35 75
$75,000-$99,999 87 0 38 125
$100,000-$149,999 205 3 115 323
$150,000-$199,999 54 2 48 104
$200,000-$249,999 28 0 5 33
$250,000-$499,999 17 0 3 20
$500,000-$999,999 1 0 0 1
$1,000,000+ 2 0 0 2
Sources: On-line MLS from Houston Area Realtors; on-line Realty Trac for foreclosures
In 2004, there were 341 single family residential units permitted for construction with an
average construction cost of $125,941, far above the ceiling for affordability to low- to
moderate-income households. In addition to the single-family permits, there were 23 permits
issued for multi-family development which will result in 490 new rental units for Baytown
residents. Single-family development has been active in Baytown with 396 permits being
issued in 2003; 375 permits in 2002; 205 permits in 2001 and 127 permits in 2000.
Multifamily development has not kept pace with single-family development. In 2004, there
were 23 multifamily permits issued that resulted in 490 new rental units and only 26 units were
permitted during 2000 through 2003. A review of rents for the newer complexes in Baytown
shows an average rent of $650 to $1,250 per month making these units unaffordable for low-
income persons.
Rental housing is also not affordable to all segments of the Baytown population. According to
the Multiple Listing Service, area Apartment Guide and local newspapers, there are virtually no
units for rent for less than $500 per month. Table 2.8 shows the distribution of units by price
and advertisement medium. The numbers represent units advertised through MLS and the
newspaper, with the number of available floor plans advertised through the on-line and
published apartment guides. The apartment guides are by complex and the table below does
not show duplicate information.
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Table 2.8 — Available Rental Units in FebruarV 2005 bV Price & Ad ertising Medium
Unduplicated < $250 $250- $500- $750- $1,000- $1,250+
Units 499 749 999 $1,249
MLS 01 0 3 1 2 3
On-line Apartment
Locators 0 3 6 1 1 0
Newspaper
Advertisements 0 10 15 7 6 4
Sources: Houston Area Realtors'Multiple Listing Service on line; on-line apartment locator services; The
Baytown Sun and the Houston Chronicle
Note: Many of the units advertised only in the newspaper's classified section don't meet housing quality
standards
There have been a number of subsidized units constructed this decade utilizing funding from
HUD and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. These units generally have
rents lower than the market rent, making them more affordable to low-income residents.
However theses units do not have the amenities of FMR-priced unsubsidized units.
Table 2.9 — CPMP Housing Market Needs Table
City of Baytown
Housing Market Analysis
Vacancy 0 & 1 2 3+ Substandard
Housing Stock Inventory Rate Bedroom Bedrooms Bedrooms Total Units*
Units Rented/Owned
Occupied Units: Renter 3 932 3,722 1,932 9,586 3,863
Occupied Units: Owner 1 043 2,655 10,362 14,060 4,120
Vacant Units: For Rent 5.8% 775 898 509 2 182 879
Vacant Units: For Sale 1.3% 174 202 114 490 107
Total Units Occupied &Vacant 5 924 7,477 12,917 26 318 8 969
Rents: Applicable FMRs ** 570 733 1 106
Rent Affordable at 30% of
50% of MFI (in $s)*** 553 724 915
Public Housing Units****
Occupied Units 78 64 68 210 0
Vacant Units 0 0 0 0 0
Total Units Occupied &Vacant 78 64 68 210 0
Rehabilitation Needs in s N/A N/A N/A N/A
* Estimated from CHAS table as # of units "with any housing problems-
** average of PY2005 FMRs by bedroom size: "0&1"is average of efficiency& 1-bedroom; "3+"is
average of 3-6-bedroom FMRs
***l-person MFI for 0 bedroom; average of 1 & 2-person MFI for 1 bedroom; average 3 & 4-person MFI
For 2 bedroom; average of 5+ MFI for 3+ bedroom
**** Public Housing Units do not include the 228 in the process of being demolished; Information not
available on the amount needed to rehabilitate units by number of bedrooms per unit
2.3.2 Subsidized and Assisted Housing
In addition to the public housing units and Baytown Housing Authority's Section 8 Housing
Choice rental vouchers, there are other privately-owned subsidized units in Baytown. There are
488 Low Income Housing Tax Credit units on line in Baytown with 490 units approved in 2004.
Of those, 88 were built for the elderly and 84 are for the disabled. An additional 30 units of
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BHA-supported housing is available to the general public with 30 additional units for the
homeless. Bay Terrace Housing has 130 Section 8 units.
2.3.3 Housing Market's Influence on Subsidies and Assistance
The primary agency providing subsidized housing is the Baytown Housing Authority. Extensive
Federal grants and ownership of the land make it possible for the BHA to construct affordable
public housing and single family housing for home ownership.
Baytown is not a HOME Participating Jurisdiction, therefore all CHDO activity is conducted
through Harris County and/or the State of Texas. This limits the City's ability to encourage and
monitor CHDOs. In addition, the fact that Baytown is a CDBG Entitlement Jurisdiction tends to
steer county and state CHDOs away from the City and toward unincorporated areas. The lack
of affordable housing or the inability to acquire and assemble contiguous lots or lots in close
proximity for the construction of affordable units makes it difficult for CHDOs to enter the
housing market, thus provide the needed subsidies and assistance to potential owners.
2.4 Specific Housing Objectives (91.215(b))
2.4.1 Priorities and Specific Objectives
The priorities are: (1) to provide decent, safe and affordable rental housing for the extremely
low-, very low- and low-income residents; (2) to provide first-time homebuyers assistance to
the low- and moderate-income residents to assist them in moving up to homeownership; and
(3) to provide decent, safe and affordable homeownership for the low- to moderate-income
through the rehabilitation of deteriorated owner-occupied housing units. These priorities will be
achieved through:
• the repair of deteriorated housing;
• code enforcement for rental housing;
• technical and financial assistance in the development of new affordable housing;
• support of first-time homebuyer's education and assistance;
• demolition and replacement of obsolete public housing units;
• provision of new subsidized housing for special populations; and
• reduction of the number of housing units with lead-based paint hazards.
The City of Baytown will continue to fund housing rehabilitation and code enforcement; and will
support the efforts of state-and county-certified CHDOs in their housing development and first-
time homebuyer's assistance programs.
Priority 1: High Priority — To provide and expand the supply of safe, decent and
affordable housing through the rehabilitation of existing owner-occupied residential
property
Based on the 2000 Census and the Harris County Appraisal District, there are at least 5,000
owner-occupied housing units that are in need of some level of rehabilitation. Of these, 3,800
are owned by individuals with incomes less than 80 percent of the area's median income. As a
result, there is a need for various levels of rehabilitation to be provided, from exterior painting
to re-roofing, leveling, new plumbing, new electrical wiring, interior wall repairs, and floor
repairs.
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• Strategy 1: ADA adaptation and ramp construction: The City will continue to construct
handicapped accessible ramps into the homes and interior handrails and other aids for
the disabled.
• Strategy 2: Major and minor housing rehabilitation: The City will continue its housing
rehabilitation program and assess and rehabilitate housing of low- to moderate-income
homeowners.
Priority 2: High Priority - To provide and expand homeownership opportunities for
low- and moderate-income residents
According to the Cost Burden chart in this chapter, based on the 2000 Census, there are at
least 280 moderate-income renters who paying more than 30% of their income in rent.
Another 985 households were moderate-income renters with no cost burden but the possibility
of purchasing a home. There are 1,270 low-income renters. Approximately 25% of the
moderate-income renters will be eligible for market-rate housing if a down-payment subsidy is
provided. Another 60% of the moderate-income and approximately 45% of the low-income will
be eligible for homeownership if additional subsidies are provided to either the buyer or the
developer. Homeownership is the dream of most Americans - a dream that can't be realized by
the majority of the renters in Baytown without the provision of some form of subsidies. The lack
of subsidies for the development of new housing prevents the low-income from being able to
afford to purchase and maintain a home. Therefore, the following strategies address the need
for homes that can be affordably purchased by the low- and moderate-income residents.
• Strategy 1: Petition HUD to become a home investment partnership participating
jurisdiction - The City of Baytown will continue to work with the Fort Worth HUD Field
Office to determine its eligibility to become a HOME Participating Jurisdiction.
• Strategy 2: Provide technical assistance to nonprofits for becoming State and Harris
County CHDOs and accessing state/county HOME funds - While the City of Baytown is
not a HOME PI, local nonprofits can access State or Harris County HOME funds and
become State- and County-level CHDOs. The City will provide technical assistance to
such nonprofits to help them assess the cost-benefits of applying to the State of Texas
and Harris County for CHDO status as well as accessing the State and County funds.
• Strategy 3: Petition Harris County to focus more HOME funding in Baytown - The City
will work with Harris County's Community Development Department to identify CHDOs
that would work in Baytown and to request that the County recommend Baytown to its
existing CHDOs for both down payment assistance and housing development.
• Strategy 4: Acquire and provide tax-delinquent lots to CHDOs, nonprofit developers
and/or for-profit developers to help underwrite the cost of development of affordable
housing - The City of Baytown will work with Goose Creek ISO and Harris County to
acquire residential properties that are delinquent in ad valorem taxes equivalent to 75%
or more of the value of the property and will make the properties available to CHDOs,
non-profit developers and/or for profit developers committed to the development of
affordable owner occupied housing.
Priority 3: High Priority - To provide and expand the supply of safe, decent, and
affordable housing through the development of new residential property
The affordable housing stock in Baytown is aging and deteriorating. New housing that is being
constructed is outside the affordable range for moderate-income residents. Based on data
outlined in the housing needs and housing market analyses in this Consolidated Plan, there is a
need for 2,826 units of additional affordable housing in Baytown. Additionally, there is a need
for 283 units of transitional and/or permanent housing for the homeless and approximately 750
units for the disabled and other special populations. These units will: (1) replace public
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housing units lost to conversion to transitional housing; (2) replace deteriorated housing lost to
demolition or severe code violations; (3) provide housing which does not cause an undo cost
burden for target residents; (4) add new units for the growing number of extremely low-, very
low-, low- and moderate-income residents; and (5) provide transitional and permanent
supportive housing to the homeless and disabled.
The rehabilitation of existing residential structures cannot completely eliminate or control the
growing demand for affordable housing. Construction of new affordable single-family, duplex
and multi-family units should be encouraged. The following strategies are proposed to help
expand the supply of new affordable residential property in the City of Baytown.
• Strategy 1: Construction of single family and duplex housing - The Planning and
Development Services Department will continue to assist the Baytown Housing
Authority, qualified CHDOs (state and county), other nonprofits and private developers
in acquiring affordable lots through the foreclosure of tax-delinquent properties. In
addition, the department will facilitate the platting of lots and permitting of structures.
• Strategy 2: New construction of multi-family housing - The Planning and Development
Services Department will encourage the development of new multi-family projects -
rental, condominium and co-operative projects. The department will work with the
various agencies serving the homeless, veterans, people with AIDS and disabled to
provide technical assistance, platting/permitting facilitation, assistance in accessing
other funding, and CDBG/HOME funds for the construction of new affordable transitional
or permanent housing. The department will assist the developers in identifying publicly-
owned properties that can be acquired and converted to residential use. The
department will work with Low Income Housing Tax Credit applicants to facilitate the
State approval of the tax credit properties.
Priority 4: High Priority - To reduce the number of housing units containing lead-
based paint and other lead hazards
• Strategy 1: Assess lead levels during rehabilitation of properties - Based on the
Westat's report and sample data entitled National Survey of Lead and Allergens in
Housing applied to Baytown's total household counts for 2000, there were approximately
6,451 housing units with lead-based paint and 2,353 with lead-based paint hazards,
defined as deteriorated paint. When the Planning and Development Services Department
contracts for the rehabilitation of residential properties it will continue to require a lead
level assessment, with the appropriate amelioration conducted.
• Strategy 2: Assess the potential for securing grant funds for abatement - Lead-based
paint is not the only cause of elevated blood lead levels in children. Annually,
approximately 800 children are tested for lead poisoning and 20 percent are found to
have blood lead levels above 10 ug/dL. Therefore, the Planning and Development
Services Department will work with the Health Department, Goose Creek Independent
School District and Harris County to identify houses that contain lead and have children
under six years of age living in them. The Department also will investigate the potential
for Baytown to receive Lead-based Paint Hazard Control and Childhood Lead Poisoning
Abatement grants. If feasible, the department will work with agencies in applying for
these funds.
Priority 5: High Priority - To expand the supply of safe, decent, and affordable rental
housing for extremely low-, very low- and low-income persons
Many Baytown residents cannot afford to buy a home or to rent quality housing in the open
market. As a result, it is critical that safe, decent affordable housing be provided to these
residents. The Planning and Development Services Department is committed to assisting local
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agencies and developers in the development of rental housing for the extremely low-, very low-
and low income residents. Based on the 2000 Census, 1,488 very low-income, 734 low-
income, and 285 moderate-income renters in Baytown paying more than 30% of their income
in rent and 3,334 were living in rental housing that had some degree of housing problems.
There is currently a waiting list of 364 for public housing. As a result, there is a need for at
least 3,700 and up to 6,850 units of safe, decent and affordable rental housing for extremely
low-, very low- and low-income residents in Baytown.
• Strategy 1: Assist the Baytown Housing Authority in fund procurement, land assembly,
renovation, construction: The Baytown Housing Authority has converted one site to
transitional housing for the homeless and has rehabilitated 30 units of BHA property. It
plans to demolish 58 units of obsolete public housing. BHA also has a waiting list of 364
families for public housing. There is a need for innovative plans for rehabilitating
existing public housing and increasing the number of units in Baytown. The City of
Baytown will provide technical assistance and support to BHA in the determination of
innovative methods of providing public housing and in identifying and procuring funds
for the development of additional units.
• Strategy 2: Promote and stimulate funding for rental assistance programs by other
agencies and nonprofits with particular emphasis on rental assistance to the elderly,
disabled and large families - The City of Baytown will encourage agencies to apply
locally and to the State of Texas for HOME funds and Low Income Housing Tax Credits,
Harris County for HOME and City of Houston as manager of the entire County's HOPWA
program, as well as directly to HUD (HOPWA, Section 202, Section 811, Shelter + Care,
Permanent Supportive Housing for the Disabled) and foundations to support rental
assistance programs to supplement GHA's Section 8 program. Additionally, the City will
encourage agencies serving the homeless to expand their emergency rental assistance
and transitional housing programs.
Priority 6: High Priority - To identify and eliminate barriers to affordable housing and
impediments to fair housing
• Strategy 1: Conduct a new Analysis of Impediments and develop a new Fair Housing
Plan - During PY 2005, the City of Baytown will update its AI and FHP.
• Strategy 2: On-going review of the public policies to ensure no new impact on
affordable or fair housing - The City of Baytown has reviewed its public policies to
determine their impact on affordable housing. The City found that there were no
policies that contributed to the concentration of racial/ethnic minorities or no city
building codes or ordinances that would limit the development or improvement of
affordable housing in Baytown. In addition, the City has conducted an analysis of
impediments to fair housing choice and developed a Fair Housing Plan that includes
appropriate actions to remedy any impediments identified. The City will updates its AI
and FHP to ensure that no new issues have arisen. Complaints regarding Fair Housing
issues can be made to the Planning and Development Services Department. The City
will continue to review policies to ensure that no new ordinances are passed that will
negatively impact affordable or fair housing or that changes in the economy and
development practices don't render existing policies as adversely affecting fair and
affordable housing choice.
• Strategy 3: Continue to conduct fair housing workshops and place informational
brochures and advertisements about federal fair housing laws in public places - While
public policies do not impede affordable housing and fair housing choice, the private
marketplace can be responsible for violations of equal housing opportunity laws. The
U.S. Department of HUD places the responsibility to investigate and rule on potential
violations in the hands of their own agency, not of the local governments. Therefore,
the role of the City in fair housing issues is to receive and forward complaints and to
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educate the consumers on the law and avenues for filing complaints. The City will
receive fair housing complaints and forward them to the Houston HUD office. The City
of Baytown posts the HUD Fair Housing toll-free hotline number and periodically includes
public service announcements in the general-circulation newspaper.
To meet the objectives and strategies outlined above, the City of Baytown proposes to complete
the following units of service using CDBG funds over the next five years:
Table 2.10 — Measurable Ho sing Objectives for Use of CDBG Funds
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
m m 6 m m m
0 0 0 0 0 0
lJ U C7 (7 U C7
Elderly/Disabled New 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elderly/Disabled Minor Rehab
0 0 0 0 0 0
a) Elderly/Disabled Major Rehab &
Tear Down/Rebuild 0 0 0 0 0 0
of All Other New 0 0 0 0 0 0
All Other Minor Rehab 0 0 0 0 0 0
All Other Major Rehab &Tear
Down/Rebuild 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elderly/Disabled New 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elderly/Disabled Minor Rehab
2 2 2 2 2 10
v Elderly/Disabled Major Rehab &
Q) Tear Down/Rebuild 4 4 4 4 4 20
0 All Other New 0 0 0 0 0 0
All Other Rehab 0 0 0 0 0 0
All Other Major Rehab &Tear
Down Rebuild 0 0 0 0 0 0
2.4.2 Use of Public and Private Sector Resources
The City and nonprofit agencies of Baytown employ Community Development Block Grant,
HOME Investment Partnership and HUD Continuum of Care funds to provide affordable housing
for residents. In addition, United Way, Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of
Harris County and local foundations assist in supporting housing efforts in the City of Baytown.
Currently, several new initiatives are underway to access financial resources and expertise for
the development of new affordable housing and the rehabilitation of existing housing,
particularly historically significant homes.
2.5 Needs of Public Housing (91.210(b))
As outlined in Section 2.3, 22 percent of Baytown renters have incomes that are less than 30
percent of the MSA's median income; another 13.8 percent have incomes between 30 and 50
percent; and 40.1 percent have incomes between 51 and 80 percent. Therefore, 75.9 percent
of all City renters are very low-, low- or moderate-income and qualify for housing subsidies.
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Currently 364 households are on the waiting list for Public Housing and/or Section 8 Housing
Choice Vouchers. Of these, 314 have incomes below 30 percent of the area median; 42
percent have incomes between 30 and 50 percent and only 8 have incomes between 50 and 80
percent. The waiting list consists of 110 needing a one-bedroom, 141 needing a two-bedroom,
93 needing a three-bedroom, and 20 needing a four-bedroom. There are 17 elderly households
and 18 with at least one member with disabilities. Based on the 2000 U.S. Census of
Population and Housing, Baytown has 7,774 adults under the age of 65 with some level of
disability. Of the 6,088 elderly, 2,794 are disabled. Only 59.2 percent of the non-elderly adults
with disability(ies) are employed, while most of the employed are underemployed due to their
disability(ies). Therefore, there are at least 9,000 disabled adults who may be in need of some
level of subsidized or assisted housing, depending on their household characteristics. According
to the HUD-provided Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data, 998 renters
and 1,141 homeowners who are disabled are living below the 80-percent low-mod-income
threshold. There are 595 elderly renters and 1,594 elderly homeowners living below 80 percent
of the MSA median income and in need of subsidized housing or assistance for their owned
homes. With only 876 Baytown Housing Authority subsidies - Public Housing units + Section 8
-there is a gap of 717 elderly or disabled renter households who need subsidized or public
housing.
2.6 Public Housing Strategy (91.210)
2.6.1 Description of PHA's strategy
The Baytown Housing Authority is a non-profit public agency, authorized into existence and
allowed to operate under Texas State Statute enabling legislation (State Law Article 1269 K & L,
Vernon's Annotated Civil Statute). The mission of the PHA is the same as that of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development: To promote adequate and affordable housing,
economic opportunity and a suitable living environment free from discrimination. BHA aims to
provide and professionally manage an adequate supply of safe, affordable housing of
reasonable quality for low to moderate income persons while administering programs that offer
opportunities for residents to advance in society. In addition, BHA aims to be a leader and work
in partnership with other agencies to enhance the quality of life of all persons of low income in
the city.
The Baytown Housing Authority currently has 150 public housing units and 607 Section 8
Housing Choice Vouchers. An additional 30 units, located at Sam Houston Courts, are
designated for a Transitional Living Center for the homeless in cooperation with Bay Area
Homeless Services. None of the complexes are designated solely for elderly or disabled
residents. Currently, there is a 364-household waiting list for the public housing and Section 8
combined with an estimated clearance time of 3 years.
During the past five years, the BHA has received 120 additional Section 8 vouchers and has
acquired a 158-unit market rent property. It has improved the living environment by
employing undercover police patrols at all BHA Public Housing sites. Through the Gulf Coast
Careers Center, BHA has a job training program for residents. Through home health aides,
transportation and education provided by several health agencies, BHA's elderly are able to
increase their independence.
According to the most recent BHA Plan, objectives for the next five years include:
Strategic Goal: Increase the availability of decent, safe and affordable housing
1. Expand the supply of assisted housing by:
a. Applying for additional rental vouchers
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b. Reducing public housing vacancies
c. Leveraging private or other public funds to create additional housing
opportunities
d. Acquiring or building units or developments
2. Improve the quality of assisted housing by:
a. Improving public housing management (PHAS score)
b. Improving voucher management (SEMAP score)
c. Increasing customer satisfaction
d. Concentrating on efforts to improve specific management functions,
such as waiting list, public housing finance, voucher unit inspection
e. Renovating or modernizing public housing units
f. Demolishing obsolete 58 public housing units at Archia Courts
g. Providing replacement public housing
h. Providing replacement vouchers for displaced public housing residents
3. Increase assisted housing choices by:
a. Providing voucher mobility counseling
b. Conducting outreach efforts to potential voucher landlords
c. Implementing voucher homeownership program
Strategic Goal: Improve the community quality of life and economic vitality
1. Provide an improved living environment by:
a. Implementing measures to deconcentrate poverty by bringing higher
income households into lower-income developments
b. Implementing measures to promote income mixing in public housing
by assuring access for lower-income families into higher-income
developments
c. Implementing public housing security improvements
Strategic Goal: Promote self-sufficiency and asset development of families and
individuals
1. Promote self-sufficiency and asset development of assisted households by:
a. Increasing the number and percentage of employed persons in assisted
families
b. Providing or attracting supportive services to improve assistance-
recipients' employability
c. Providing or attracting supportive services to increase independence
for the elderly or families with disabilities
Strategic Goal: Ensure Equal Opportunity in housing for all Americans
1. Ensure equal opportunity and affirmatively further fair housing by:
a. Undertaking affirmative measures to ensure access to assisted housing
regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status or
disability
b. Undertaking affirmative measures to provide a suitable living
environment for families living in assisted housing, regardless of race,
color, national origin, sex, familial status or disability
c. Undertaking affirmative measures to ensure accessible housing to
persons with all varieties of disabilities regardless of unit size required
Strategic Goal: Reduce the number on the waiting list for both public housing and
Section 8
1. Maximize the number of affordable units available to the PHA with its current
resources by:
a. Employing effective maintenance and management policies to
minimize the number of housing units off-line
b. Reduce turnover time for vacated public housing units
c. Reduce time to renovate public housing units
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d. Maintain or increase section 8 lease-up rates by establishing payment
standards that will enable families to rent throughout the jurisdiction
e. Maintain or increase section 8 lease-up rates by marketing the
program to owners, particularly those outside of areas of minority and
poverty concentration
f. Participate in the Consolidated Plan development process to ensure
coordination with broader community strategies
2. Increase the number of affordable housing units by:
a. Apply for additional Section 8 units
b. Leverage affordable housing resources in the community through the
creation of mixed - finance housing
c. Pursue housing resources other than public housing or Section 8
tenant-based assistance
Strategic Goal: Address special needs of specific family types
1. Target available assistance to those with incomes less than 30 percent of the
area median and 50-80 percent of median
a. Exceed HUD's federal targeting requirement for families with incomes
below 30 percent in tenant-based Section 8 assisted housing
b. Adopt rent policies to support and encourage work
2. Target available assistance to the elderly and those with disabilities
a. Apply for special-purpose vouchers targeting the elderly and/or disabled,
should they become available
b. Coordinate with local social service programs that specialize in services to
the elderly or disabled
2.6.2 Description of manner in which plan addresses needs of public housing
Despite the efforts of the Baytown Housing Authority, there is still a great need of additional
sound subsidized housing. Not only do the public housing units need continual updating and
refurbishing but the private apartments accepting Section 8 need to be brought into code
compliance. By conducting outreach to potential voucher landlords who manage sound housing
units, the BHA is addressing the need for quality housing for the pool for which Section 8
recipients can choose. Membership in the Houston Apartment Association and Houston
Association of Realtors helps to identify quality units and market Section 8 to the
landlords/owners. BHA is committed to applying to HUD for additional rental vouchers for those
on the Section 8 waiting list.
BHA is working toward moving as many public housing and Section 8 recipients as possible into
home ownership. The BHA plan calls for increasing the number of home ownership vouchers by
at least 20. This will allow more families to move from subsidized renter rolls to home
ownership.
None of the efforts of BHA to increase the number of subsidized units can be successful in
improving the living environment in Baytown without improving the economic conditions of the
residents. Therefore, the plan calls for providing increased social services, including
educational opportunities and Family Self-Sufficiency programs for public housing and Section 8
residents.
All of the strategies outlined in the most current BHA plan address the need for better quality
housing units for the low-income; additional housing units for the low-income; additional home
ownership opportunities for the moderate-income; and additional services to move low- and
very low-income residents into moderate-income status and off the subsidized housing rolls.
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2.6.3 Description of method to remove "troubled" status from PHA
This is not applicable. The Baytown Housing Authority is not a troubled PHA, rather is classified
by HUD as a standard-performing PHA.
2.7 Barriers to affordable housing/Fair Housing
2.7.1 Public Policies affecting cost of housing and incentives to build/improve
affordable housing
The City of Baytown has reviewed its public policies to determine their impact on affordable
housing. The City found that there were no policies that contributed to the concentration of
racial/ethnic minorities or no city building codes or ordinances that would limit the development
or improvement of affordable housing in Baytown. In addition, the City has conducted an
analysis of impediments to fair housing choice and developed a Fair Housing Plan that includes
appropriate actions to remedy any impediments identified. The City has enacted an ordinance
that calls for the review of each complaint to determine the cause of the complaint and to
assure that no city policies or procedures are inadvertently causing any fair housing problems.
In addition, the City appointed a Fair Housing Officer who is responsible for receiving
complaints from the public and developing appropriate remedies to address unfair housing
issues.
The City of Baytown is a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program. The City's
floodplains are governed under the regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and City of Baytown Code of Ordinance Chapter 110 "Floods". The Chief Building Official
is appointed Floodplain Administrator to administer and implement this article and other
appropriate sections of 44 CFR (National Flood Insurance Program) regulations pertaining to
floodplain management. The extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) is governed by either the Harris
County or Chambers County Flood Control District. The Building Services Department reviews
all proposed floodplain development to assure no negative or unintended impact will result.
Zoning
The City of Baytown's Zoning Regulations and other land use policies do not appear to be a
barrier to affordable housing. Requirements for minimum street frontage, setbacks, density
requirements, or off-site improvements do not impose impediments to new housing
development. Zoning requirements do not typically favor conventional single-family home
development over cluster or multi-family development. The zoning regulations include
provisions that permit group homes for persons with disabilities while limiting concentration of
group homes in one area.
The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Baytown is referred to as the "Neighborhood Protection
Ordinance". The Neighborhood Protection Ordinance includes uncomplicated and reasonable
standards that are easy to use and administer, while protecting Baytown residents' single most
important investment their homes. The City of Baytown is divided into three zoning
classifications, Neighborhood Conservation (NC), Urban Neighborhood (UN) and Mixed Use
(MU).
The NC district preserves and reinforces existing low-density residential land use. This district
permits by right; single-family; and duplex dwelling units.
The UN district preserves and enhances the viability of older, once predominately residential
neighborhoods while allowing an appropriate mix of land uses. Single-family; duplex dwelling
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units; manufactured homes; multi-family dwelling units; libraries; safety serves and utilities are
permitted by right in the UN district.
The MU district permits by right all land uses. It allows new commercial development to play by
the same rules that applied before Baytown had zoning. Only when nonresidential development
occurs next to single-family dwelling units will additional restrictions apply.
Subdivision Ordinance
Chapter 126 of the City of Baytown Code of Ordinances deems a division of a tract or parcel of
land within the city limits or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city into two or more parts
to lay out a subdivision of the tract, including an addition to the city, to lay out suburban,
building, or other lots, or to lay out streets, alleys, squares, parks or other parts of the tract
intended to be dedicated to public use or for the use of purchasers or owner of lots fronting on
or adjacent to the streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts. Applications for the
subdivision of land must be submitted to the Director of Planning and Development Services by
a Surveyor registered in the State of Texas. The platting procedure consist of an application
submission accompanied by a filing fee and copies of the preliminary development plan of the
entire development drawing to specification as established in Chapter 126 of the City of
Baytown Code of Ordinances. These procedures are standard and ensure that new
neighborhoods are developed in a manner that provides for a quality of life and substainability.
Impact Fees
The City of Baytown City Council passed Ordinance 9854 on August 26, 2004, which enacted
impact fees. These fees went into effect on September 5, 2004. The following is a summary of
the process as established:
• If the new development is platted before the adoption of an impact fee and a valid
building permit is issued within one year of the adoption of the impact fee, no impact
fees may be collected.
• If the new development is not platted before the adoption of the impact fee and water &
wastewater capacity is available, impact fees will be assessed before or at the time of
recordation of a subdivision plat. If the new development is located within the corporate
limits, impact fees shall be collected at the time that the building permit is issued, if
such building permit is required. If the new development is not located within our
corporate limits impact fees shall be collected at time of application for meter connection
to the City's water or wastewater system.
The maximum impact fee per service unit is established as a combined rate of $2,243.46 per
service unit of which $324.47 is attributable to water and $1,918.99 is attributable to
wastewater.
Building Codes
The City of Baytown has adopted the International Building, Electrical and Plumbing Codes.
These codes set minimum standards for construction in the City. It is felt that these codes do
not hinder the development of affordable housing but rather enforce acceptable building
standards of affordable housing units. In addition, all housing and building codes are consistent
with the Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Housing regulations.
The Building Services Division is responsible for administering the codes and ordinances that
prescribe minimum construction standards to safeguard the public's health, safety and general
welfare. This includes plan review and permit issuance for all construction related activity
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whether it is new construction, renovations or repairs. Subsequently, the Department provides
field inspections to assure that the project adheres to the adopted codes.
The City of Baytown has adopted the following codes:
• Commercial and Industrial Building - The International Building Code, (IBC) 2003 edition
• Residential Building - The International Residential Code, (IRC) 2003 edition
• Mechanical Code - The International Mechanical Code, (IMC) 2003 edition
• Plumbing Code - The International Plumbing Code (IPC) 2003 edition
• Electrical Code - The National Electrical Code, (NEC) 2002 edition
• Energy Conservation Code - The International Energy Conservation Code, (IECC) 2003
edition
• Fuel Gas Code - The International Fuel Gas Code (IFC) 2003 edition
• Property Maintenance Code - The International Property Maintenance Code, (IMPC) 2003
edition
• Existing Building Code - The International Existing Building Code, (IEBC) 2003 edition
• Fire Code - The International Fire Code, (IFC) 2003 edition
Tax Issues
At this time, the City does not offer tax incentives to encourage the development of affordable
housing. There are tax relief polices in effect which can help low-income homeowners retain
their homes. Installment payments are available to residents as well as a split-payment
process, which give the homeowner an extra six months to pay taxes. Citizens, 65 years of age
and older, can elect to defer tax payments for a period of time or apply for a complete tax
exemption.
However if a commercial property is located in an Enterprise Zone, the City may abate taxes on
the increase in value of real property improvements and eligible personal property. The level of
abatement shall be based upon the extent to which the business receiving the abatement
creates jobs for qualified employees and in accordance with the City of Baytown Tax Abatement
Policy.
Code Enforcement
The City recognizes that the enforcement of property codes is essential to the maintenance of
quality housing stock. In response to the identified rehabilitation needs in the community, the
City has dedicated a portion of its CDBG grant for housing rehabilitation and code enforcement
activities.
The program aids in the prevention of slum and blight by addressing abandoned structures. The
staff administering this program provides support and recommendations to the Urban
Rehabilitation Standards Review Board in regards to ordering owners to repair, secure, remove
or demolish a structure. Ultimately, the program removes structures that pose a hazard to
citizens and/or are utilized for illegal activities.
Single-Family Rental Housing Inspection
The goal of this program is to ensure all citizens the opportunity to enjoy safe, sanitary and
decent rental housing by addressing properties that have obvious health and safety violations.
Inspections of single-family homes and/or manufactured homes are spurred by complaints of
the property condition from tenants, neighbors and/or concerned citizens. After an
investigation, staff may require the owner to bring the property into code compliance via
municipal court order.
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Enterprise Zone
An enterprise zone is an economic development tool that allows the City of Baytown to partner
with the State to offer local and state tax and regulatory benefits to new or expanding
businesses in distressed areas. Any block group within the city limits that has a poverty rate of
at least 20%, as determined by the U.S. Census Bureau during each decennial census is
designated as a state enterprise zone.
The City of Baytown has passed Ordinance No. 9718 electing to participate in the Texas
Enterprise Zone Program, and the local incentives offered are as follows:
• Tax Abatement. The City may abate taxes on the increase in value of real property
improvements and eligible personal property that is located in an enterprise zone or that
is for a state-designated enterprise project. The level of abatement shall be based upon
the extent to which the business receiving the abatement creates jobs for qualified
employees, as such term is defined by the Act, and in accordance with the City of
Baytown Tax Abatement Policy.
• Industrial District Agreements. The City may offer an industrial district agreement to
qualified new development, expansion or rehabilitation projects.
• Waiver of Permit Fees. The City may waive or refund any and all building permit fees
due or paid for qualified new development, expansion or rehabilitation projects.
• Waiver of Water and Sewer Tapping Fees. The City may waive or refund any or all water
and sewer tapping fees due or paid for by qualified new developments or redevelopment
projects involving qualified buildings within the zone.
City Boards
The City of Baytown has established a number of commissions and committees that concentrate
on housing and community development issues. Each commission acts independently of city
departments with members from non-profit agencies, businesses, city representatives and
concerned residents. The participants are charged with the duty of identifying and rectifying
various community concerns. These boards report directly to the City Council.
Baytown Area Community Long-Range Planning Commission
This commission is demographically and geographically representative of the community.
Commission members monitor the implementation of the City of Baytown's Comprehensive Plan
that includes the CDBG proposal, housing developments and overall city growth.
Planning and Zoning Commission
This commission studies plans and plats of proposed developments and, within legal limits,
approves developments that meet all the standards as required by the laws and ordinances
regulating these developments. In addition, the commission develops an action strategy to
accomplish the objectives of each element of the city's comprehensive plan, monitor the
implementation of the city comprehensive plan, develop and submit to the city council
recommendations to revise the comprehensive plan, make at least annual reports to the city
council as to the status of efforts to implement the comprehensive plan, and present for city
council action a five-year strategy for implementation of the comprehensive plan along with an
annual action agenda.
Board of Adjustments & Appeals
The Board hears and decides appeals where it is alleged that there is an error in any order or
decision by city officials in the administration and enforcement of the zoning ordinance, to hear
and decide appeals of any interpretation of the text of the zoning ordinance made by the
Director of Planning and Development Services, to hear and decide requests for variances from
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the terms of the zoning ordinance and to hear and decide other matters as authorized by the
zoning ordinance.
Community Development Advisory Committee
City Council appoints the members of this committee proportionate to the city-wide percentage
representation of low-income and minority residents. This is a nine-member citizen committee
that conducts public hearings and develops a grant award recommendation for City Council.
Urban Rehabilitation Standards Review Board
This board is responsible for establishing the minimal standards governing construction, use,
occupancy, and maintenance of residential and non-residential structures. The board has the
authority to enforce inspections, demolitions and fines of property.
Baytown Housing Finance Corporation
This commission is designed to monitor funding issues in the development or rehabilitation of
single-family residential structures.
Land and Environmental Issues
The City of Baytown is approximately 20 miles east of Houston and 50 miles north of Galveston
Island. During the past twenty years, the City has had an aggressive annexation policy that
has contributed to the growth of the population and the increase in housing development. The
majority of the growth has been outside and north of Loop 201. The area inside Loop 201 has
a relatively high density of population and has begun to show a concentration of minority
residents in the older, southwestern portions of the city.
The City of Baytown is a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program. The City's
floodplains are governed under the regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and City of Baytown Code of Ordinance Chapter 110 "Floods". The Chief Building Official
is appointed Floodplain Administrator to administer and implement this article and other
appropriate sections of 44 CFR (National Flood Insurance Program) regulations pertaining to
floodplain management. The extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETI) is governed by either the Harris
County or Chambers County Flood Control District. The Building Services Department reviews
all proposed floodplain development to assure no negative or unintended impact will result.
Due to the City's incorporation of petrochemical refineries and other industrial complexes, there
are 29 EPA Hazardous Waste Generators, 11 EPA Hazardous Waste Handlers, 5 EPA Air
Releases, 3 EPA Discharges to Water and 1 EPA Toxic Release. Therefore, much of the vacant
land in Baytown is not suitable for residential development and much of the lower-cost housing
is located in areas that are near hazardous sites.
Affordability Issues
The income level of the household directly influences the rental or purchase of any housing
unit. In the City of Baytown, 43.32% of the population is considered by HUD to be low-
moderate income.
Low-income renters in Baytown cannot afford to lease units without becoming cost burdened.
• An extremely low-income household (0-30% of median) could afford a monthly rent of
no more than $458 while the Fair Market rent for a two-bedroom unit is $801.
• A person earning minimum wage, must work 120 hours per week in order to afford a
two-bedroom unit.
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• A renter household would need to work full-time and earn $15.40 per hour for a two-
bedroom unit at Fair Market Rent to be affordable. The housing wage for a two-
bedroom unit represents 299% of the minimum wage.
• Using the 30% standard, a disabled person living on SSI could afford a rent of $169 per
month while the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom unit is $657.
The 2000 Census reports that 58% of renter households earning 30% of the area median
experience a cost burden and 68% of renter households earning 50% or less of the area
median are cost burdened. Even with a tenant-based rental subsidy, low-income households
have difficulty finding affordable units on the open market.
The 2005 Fair Market Rents (FMR) for the Baytown area exceeded the market rents in Baytown.
The rents for newer units in more desirable neighborhoods are even higher. Although rental
units within the price range of the FMRs can be located, generally these units are older, in less
desirable neighborhoods and are without the amenities of the newer rental properties and
apartment complexes. In addition, there is a significant shortage of affordable rental property
for large families (5 or more members) creating overcrowding for these households. Many of
the new rental developments do not have four bedroom units.
Table 2.10 — Fair Market Rents and Actual Advertised Rents
Unit Size HUD's Fair Market MSA Market Rent Baytown
Rent Ranges Advertised Rent
Ranges
0 Bedroom 539 425 550 465
1 Bedroom $601 $425-$1 095 $375-$650
2 Bedroom 733 550 1 825 475 875
3 Bedroom 980 $765-$3 500 $600-$995
4 Bedroom 1 232 N/A 630- 1 040
Note: the units renting at the lower end of the scale are private garage apartments, houses and duplexes
that, for the most part, do not meet HUD Housing Quality Standards (HQS).
Currently, rents in Baytown for the majority of the apartment complexes range from $425 to
$995 per month, no utilities included. Based on current rental rates in the larger complexes,
rent for a lower-cost one-bedroom is $425, and for a higher-cost one-bedroom up to $585 per
month, no utilities included. Current rent for a two-bedroom is $475 per month, no utilities
included, for lower-cost units and $875 per month, no utilities included, for higher-cost units.
The rents for a three-bedroom unit ranged from $600 per month to $995 per month, no utilities
included. Rents for four-bedroom units ranged from $630 to $1,040 per month with no utilities
included. Advertised small complexes, duplexes and single family homes are currently renting
for an average of $425 for a one-bedroom, $500 for a two-bedroom and $650 for a three-
bedroom, no utilities included. While lower-cost rental housing is available, most of the units
have one or more housing problems, such as no air conditioning, no heating, bad plumbing,
leaky roofs, lead-based paint and other unsound conditions.
Low-Moderate income residents encounter significant difficulty in locating an affordable home to
purchase. The Texas Housing Affordability Index (THAI) for Home Buyers indicates the ratio of
median household income to the income required to buy the median-priced home using
currently available mortgage financing. Standard financing is a 30-year loan covering 80
percent of the cost of the home. A THAI of 1.0 indicates that the median household income is
just enough to qualify for a loan sufficiently large to purchase the median-priced home. The
Baytown area has a THAI of 1.09 indicating that a household earning the median for the area
cannot afford to purchase a median-priced home without becoming cost burdened. Census
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data reports that 43.32% of the residents of Baytown earn 80% or less of the median income,
thus making homeownership impossible for many residents.
As detailed in Section 2.2.2 "Housing Market, Problems, Needs Form Basis of Determining
Priorities", the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's (FFIEC) website provides
information on loan applications and loan approvals or denials by race/ethnicity and income of
the applicants as well as the characteristics of the census tract where the property was located.
The data provided by Baytown banks and mortgage companies to the FFIEC indicates that
2,714 loan applications were submitted in 2003 with a total of 2,475 being approved. Further
review of the data shows that 984 of the total loan applications submitted were from low- to
moderate-income households earning between 80% of the MSA median income or less.
Another 738 applications came from middle-income households (81% - 119% of the MSA
median). When reviewing loan approval rates for 2003, 3.77 percent of the total approvals
were to the very low- and low-income, 14.07 percent to moderate-income, 25.76 percent to
middle-income, and 53.80 percent to high-income households, mirroring the application rate.
Table 2.17, a repeat of Table 2.8, illustrates the differences between minority and non-minority
groups of loan approval rates in Baytown.
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Table 2.17 - 2003 Residential Loan Applications and Denials
Applicant &Area Applications % of Total Denials % of % of Total
Characteristics Applications Total Applications
Denials
(A) (B=A/EA) (C) (D=C/EC) (E=C/A)
Applicant Characteristics
Race/Ethnici
White/Non-Hispanic 1,002 36.92% 71 29.71% 7.09%
White/Hispanic 667 24.58% 56 23.43% 8.40%
African American 300 11.05% 54 22.59% 18.00%
Asian 40 1.47% 4 1.67% 10.00%
American Indian 9 0.33% 1 0.42% 11.11%
Multi-racial/Other 35 1.29% 4 1.67% 11.43%
Data not available 661 24.36% 50 20.92% 7.56%
Total 2,714 239
Income
Less than 50% 244 8.99% 41 17.15% 16.80%
50-80% 740 27.27% 80 33.47% 10.81%
81-119% 738 27.19% 54 22.59% 7.32%
120% + 575 21.19% 26 10.88% 4.52%
Data not available 417 15.36% 36 15.06% 8.63%
Total 2,714 239
Low-Mod Income Census Tracts Only
Less than 50% Income 77 22.9% 11 29.7% 14.3%
50-80% Income 117 34.8% 12 32.4% 10.3%
81-119% Income 66 19.6% 9 24.3% 13.6%
120% + Income 35 10.4% 4 10.8% 11.4%
Data not available 41 12.2% 1 2.7% 2.4%
Total 336 37
Minority Census Tracts Only
Less than 10% Minority 0 Oa/o 0 00/0 N/A
10-19% Minority 98 3.6% 5 2.1% 5.1%
20-49% Minority 1,414 52.10/a 124 51.9% 8.8%
50-79% Minority 1,098 40.5% 96 40.2% 8.7%
80-100% Minority 104 3.8% 14 5.99/b 13.5%
Total 2,714 239
Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, 2003 Residential Loan Data
African Americans comprise 13.4 percent of the Baytown population and 11.05 percent of the
loan applications, however they comprise 22.6 percent of the total loan denials. Hispanics
comprise 34.2 percent of the population but only 24.6 percent of the loan applications.
Conversely, Hispanics comprise only 23.4 percent of the loan denials and have a denial rate
very similar to non-Hispanic whites. Viewing this data in the context of percentage of
population and percentage of loan applications/approvals, African Americans have a similar loan
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application rate but a much lower loan approval rate than non-Hispanic whites. Hispanics have
a much lower application rate but a similar approval rate as whites.
In census tracts with less than 50% minority population, loan approvals ranged from 75
percent in census tracts with less than 10 percent minority to 67 percent for those with 20 to
49 percent. However, loan approval rates for census tracts with 50 to 79 percent minority were
61 percent and for census tracts with 80 to 100 percent minority, the approval rate was 46%.
It can be assumed that, while fewer minority households apply for home loans, more are
accepted because they wait to apply until they are sure they are credit worthy or they are
utilizing homebuyer education, down payment and closing cost assistance programs.
Fair Housing: The City has conducted an analysis of impediments to fair housing choice and
developed a Fair Housing Plan that includes appropriate actions to remedy any impediments
identified. The Planning and Development Services Department will conduct a new analysis of
impediments to fair housing choice and develop a new Fair Housing Plan during PY 2005. The
Planning and Development Services Department assists residents of the City of Baytown who
believe that they have experienced discrimination in the rental of an apartment or the purchase
of a home based on race or color; religion; national origin; sex; family status or disability.
Information regarding Fair Housing is posted on the City's website along with the contact
telephone numbers for the Planning and Development Services Department and the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development. In addition, complaints regarding Fair Housing
issues made to the Planning and Development Services Department will be forwarded to the
appropriate HUD office for review.
2.7.2 Strategy to remove or ameliorate negative effects of public policies
There appear to be no negative effects of public policies on the development and maintenance
of affordable housing or on the availability and access of all individuals to such housing.
City of Baytown, Texas 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 3.1
3. Homeless
3.1 Homeless Needs (91.205(b) and 91.215(c))
3.1.1 Nature of homelessness
The City of Baytown and Baytown-serving homeless service providers are members of the
Coalition for the Homeless for Houston/Harris County. The Coalition's Continuum of Care area
is comprised of the City of Houston, City of Baytown, City of Pasadena as well as Harris County
and Fort Bend County. The information provided from the 2004 Continuum of Care grant
application and 2005 Emergency Shelter Grant Survey on the homeless population and
subpopulations is for the entire Continuum of Care area. Using the methods described in the
HUD publication, A Guide to Counting Unsheltered Homeless People and the Corporation for
Supportive Housing's Estimating the Need, the number of homeless and homeless
subpopulations for only the City of Baytown has been developed and is reported in Table 3.1
below. The City of Baytown has one shelter, Bay Area Homeless Services, located within the
city limits. Bay Area Turning Point provides shelter, transitional housing and services to victims
of domestic violence and sheltered 3 Baytown residents and provided non-residential services
to an additional 58 Baytown residents in 2004. However the shelter is not located in Baytown
and does not "set-aside" any shelter beds for Baytown residents.
Extrapolations from the January 2005 enumeration conducted by the Coalition for the Homeless
for Houston/Harris County provided the basis for the number in the Homeless Population and
Subpopulation chart below. It is estimated that on any given night there are 85 single
individuals and 149 persons in families who are literally homeless in Baytown and in need of
shelter, transitional housing or permanent housing for the disabled. Of the 85 single
individuals, 70 are considered to be chronically homeless.
Table 3.1 — City of Baytown — Homeless Po ulation & Sub o ulation
Sheltered Un-sheltered Total
Part 1: Homeless Population Emergency Transitional
1. Homeless Individuals 19 18 48 85
2. Homeless Families with Children 8 13 26 47
2a. Persons in Homeless with
Children Families 21 56 72 149
Total lines 1 + 2a 40 74 120 234
Part 2: Homeless Subpopulations
1. Chronically Homeless 34 36 70
2. Severely Mentally III 51
3. Chronic Substance Abuse 54
4. Veterans 34
5. Persons with HIV/AIDS 11
6. Victims of Domestic Violence 37
7. Youth (Under 18 years of age) 23
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Table 3.1a - Coalition for the Homeless for Houston/Harris County
- Homeless Population & Subpopulation
From the January 2005 Enumeration
Sheltered Un-sheltered Total
Part 1: Homeless Population Emergency Transitional
1. Homeless Individuals 950 858 2,487 4,295
2. Homeless Families with Children 409 692 1,342 2,443
2a. Persons in Homeless with
Children Families 1,100 2,879 3,731 7,710
Total lines 1 + 2a 2,050 3,
737
Part 2: Homeless Subpopulations
1. Chronically Homeless 1,736
2. Severely Mentally III 2,60
3. Chronic Substance Abuse 2,76
4. Veterans 1
5. Persons with HIV/AIDS
6. Victims of Domestic Violence 1,89
7. Youth (Under 18 years of age) 1
Data from the January 2005 enumeration provides the following information on the
characteristics of the homeless population in the Houston metropolitan area:
• 81% - Male
19% - Female
• Average age - 40 years
• 64.9% - African American
• 22.1% - White
• 9.9% - Hispanic
3.2 Priority Homeless Needs
3.2.1 Homeless Population Needs
Below, in Tables 3.2a and 3.2b, are the City of Baytown and the Coalition for the Homeless for
Houston/Harris County's determination of priority need for the homeless populations. As can
be seen, shelters, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing have a high priority
in the City of Baytown, as approximately 120 homeless persons are without shelter. There is
no permanent supportive housing in Baytown specifically for homeless persons and a shortage
of shelter and transitional housing beds. There is a Section 811 project that serves mentally
disabled individuals but no units are specifically reserved for the homeless.
A survey of the primary homeless providers indicates that the main barrier homeless people
face in securing decent housing is the lack of available affordable housing and permanent
supportive housing for those extremely low-income families trying to prevent homelessness and
those exiting a shelter or transitional living center. Secondarily, transportation to services and
jobs presents a barrier to recovering from homelessness and its causes, thus presenting a
barrier to securing and paying for housing. Thirdly, affordable childcare is lacking in Baytown
and is a prerequisite to maintaining employment or education. Another very high priority
stated was for transitional housing for those exiting emergency shelters.
City of Baytown, Tex*&f 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 3.3
Table 3.2a shows the needs and priorities for the City of Baytown only. These numbers are
extrapolated using the most current enumeration from the Coalition for the Homeless of
Houston/Harris County. Table 3.2b shows the totals for the entire Coalition service area.
Table 3.2a — City of Baytown's Homeless Priorities
(Formerly Table 1A in HUD Com unity 2020
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Part 3: Homeless Needs Table: CL
m
Individuals z U a' 0
0
Emer ncy Shelters 48 21 27 H
v Transitional Housin 9 0 9 H
m Permanent Supportive Housing 28 0 28 H
Total 185 21 64
Chronically Homeless )„ 0
(n > N
Part 4: Homeless Needs Table: a v m
Families ° a
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Emer ncy Shelters 26 0 26 H
v Transitional Housing 8 0 8 H
Co Permanent Supportive Housing 28 0 28 H
Total 62 0 62 H
Table 3.2b - Coalition for the Homeless for Houston/Harris County
Homeless Priorities (Formerly Table 1A in HUD Community 2020)
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Part 3: Homeless Needs Table: v v m _
Individuals z a
0
a`
Emer ncy Shelters 1,877 1,261 616 H
a Transitional Housing 1,749 1 103 646 H
m Permanent Supportive Housing 1,450 856 595 H
Total 5,076 3 220 1,857
Ct�'ronically Homeless H
V) T ry
Part 4: Homeless Needs Table: v v m
Families v
Z U Q
Emer ncy Shelters 1190 714 476 H
a Transitional Housing 2,091 1 378 713 H
CO Permanent Supportive Housing 678 508 170 H
Total 1 3,959 1 2,600 1 1,359
While the City of Baytown places a high priority on shelter, housing and services for the
homeless, it does not anticipate using CDBG funds to provide services to the homeless. The
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City does encourage and facilitate local agencies in applying for County ESGP funds and the
region's Continuum of Care funding. The City works closely with Bay Area Homeless Services
and provides technical assistance wherever it is able.
As a result, the performance measures anticipated through the use of CDBG funds are in the
table below:
Table 3.3 - Measurable Obiectives With the Use of CDBG Funding
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Individuals Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal
Emergency Shelters
0 0 0 0 0 0
W Transitional Housing
v 0 0 0 0 0 0
CO Permanent Supportive Housing
0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Families Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal
Emergency Shelters
0 0 0 0 0 0
Transitional Housing
w 0 0 0 0 0 0
Permanent Supportive Housing
0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
3.2.2 Chronic Homelessness
It is difficult to measure chronic homelessness in Baytown. Many chronically homeless
individuals gravitate into Houston where there are day shelters, meal programs and inner city
encampments. The situations that define a person as chronically homeless - severe mental
illness, chronic substance abuse, HIV/AIDS are under-reported. However, in reviewing the data
collected by the Coalition for the Homeless for Houston/Harris County and national trends, it
can be assumed that 70 of the 85 homeless individuals in Baytown meet the HUD definition of
Chronically Homeless. Permanent Supportive Housing is a priority for the City of Baytown as a
way to address the needs of the chronically homeless.
3.3 Homeless Inventory (91.210(c))
The new CPMP guidelines indicate that the Continuum of Care Housing Activity and Service
Activity Charts meet the reporting requirement of this section. Therefore, below in Tables 3.4
and 3.5 are the tables as reported in the 2004 Continuum of Care application from the Coalition
for the Homeless for Houston/Harris County. Since these housing and supportive service
programs are available to all homeless in the Houston metropolitan area, including Baytown,
the entire tables are included, representing the entire Continuum of Care area.
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Table 3.4 - Coalition for the Homeless for Houston/Harris County
Inventory of Shelters, Transitional and Permanent
Supportive Housing Programs
in the Entire Continuum of Care area
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EMERGENCY SHELTER
Provider Facility HM IS Geo I Target Population 2004 Year-Round Units/Beds 2004 All Beds
Name Name A I B Family Family Individual I Year- ISeasonal Overflow/
Units Beds Beds Round Voucher
Code
CurreMlmenbry
HACS VARIOUS N/A 489201 SMF AIDS 50 50 150 2501 250
Northwest Assistance Ministries Inkrfadh Hospitality Network 489201,
Homeless Program 482514 FC 12 36 36
Fort Bend County Women's Shelter Shelter C 489157 FC DV 14 65 65
Housbn Area Women's Center Residential Facility P 9/04 489201 FC DV 22 97 28 125
Star of Hope Men's Development Center 482514 SM 230 230
Star of Hope Women 8 Family Emergency Shelter 482514 M 264 20 284
The Bridge Emergency Shelter C 1 484068 M 20 53 12 651 1 10
SUBTOTAL 118 565 440 10551 2501 10
UnderDevebpment
N/A
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TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
Provider Facility NMIB Target Population 2 Year-Round Units/Beds 2000 All Beds
Family Family IndMduel
Name Name Geo Coda A B Units Beda Birds Total Beds
Qlrrenthlmmtssy
AFH Fnendly Haaen C 482514 FC ADS 22 52 1 52
AFH Project Life Road C 489201 M ADS 22 40 53 93 145
Wellsprings,Inc. SHP-TH C 482514 M DV 6 15 4 25
Harmony House,Inc. Harmony House
Respite P-7/04 482514 SM= N/A 6 6
m Harony House
Respite P-7/04 482514 SM N/A 17 17
Harmony House
Residence P-7/04 482514 SM N/A 70 70
De Pelchin Children's Augusta Place/ESGP
Center P9/04 489201 FC 71 161 16
HYN scattered site P9/04 489201 FC 6 13 13
HAPPY P9/04 489201 FC 7 14 14
AAMA,Inc. N 489201 M 20 20
Co,,enant House Texas Rights of Passage
Transitional Living
Program C 489201 SW 58 58
Rights of Passage
Apartment Living
Program C 489201 FC/SM= 1 2 64 66
Salvation Army Sallys House 60 60
Northwest Assistance Interfaith Hospitality 489201,
Mnistres Network Homeless 482514
Program FC DV,MET 30 90 0 90
Fort Bend County Scatterd Sites
Women's Center C 489157,4f FC DV 174 174
Houston Area Scatterd Sites
Women's Center P9/04 489201 FC DV 10 30 8 38
Catholic Charities Mlle Guadalupe FC DV 7 18 7 25
Socieyof St.Mricent St.Mncent de Paul
de Paul Mllege C 482514,5 FC 1 18 54 54
The Women's Home The Women's Home P 9/04 489201 SF 50 50
SEARCH Challenge C 489201 SM 20 20
SEARCH Discover C 489201 SF 20 20
SEARCH Scatterd Sites C 489201 FC 20 50 20 70
Star of Hope Transitional Living
Center 482514 M 64 324 45 369
Starof Hope Man's Dew1opment
Center 482514 SM 108 108
Bay Area Turning Point Childcare&Nutrition 489201 FC ISF 1 29 48 7 55
Houston SRO Housing PARTNERS
c 482514 M 66 209 20 229
Houston SRO Housing 3118 San Jacinto
c 482514 M 2 4 10 14
Volunteers of Amenca Halt Now
HALT Now I P 9/04 489201 M 5 10 10 20
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TRANSITIONAL HOUSING CONTINUED
Provider Facility HMIS I Geo Target Population 2004 Year-Rwnd Units/Beds 2004 All Beds
Name Name I A 113 Family Family Individual Year- ISeasonal Overflow/
Units Beds Beds Round Voucher
Code
cwrerd Inverdory
US VETS DeGeorge SRO Vets 100 100
Midtown Terrace Suites Vets 100 100
MILK Center,Inc. Madge Bush Transitional
Housing 482514 FC DV 60 60
The Bridge Destiny Village C 484068 FC DV 14 72 72
Scatterd Sites C 484068 FC DV 16 51 51
Riverside General Hospital Recovery Campus C 489201 20 20
MHMRA Safe Haven IP 910 489201 SMF SMF 25 25
SUBTOTAL
US Vets Midtown Terrace P 9/0 489201 SMF ISMIF I 1 181 181
Riverside General Hospital Genesis P 9/0 489201 M I 1 1 41 16 20
SUBTOTAL 4 197 201
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PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
Provider Facility HMIS I Goo ITarget Population 2004 year-Round Units/Beds 2004 All Beda
Name Name Code Family Family Individual Total
❑ A B units Beda Beds Beds
Current 111111ventallry
Bonita Street House of Hope 46 46
AFH AFH: Beecher Wil C 482514 M AIDS 2 4 28 32
AFH AFH: S+C C 482514 FC AIDS 15 36 36
Wellsprings, Inc. Shelter Plus Care C 482514 M DV 5 9 1 15
SHP-PH C 482514 M DV 6 15 4 25
SEARCH S+C 93 C 489201 FC 15 38 17 55
S+C Wesley C 489201 FC 6 15 4 19
on-site C 489201 SMF 20
Houston SRO Hsg. DeGeorge C 4825141 M IVET 100
HELP Development
Corp. Corder Place Apts C 482514 FC AIDS 501 1501 0 150
Volunteers of S+C Haltlands P 9/Oz 489201 M 9 29 2 31
S+C Haltlands 96 P 9/Oz 489201 M 10 20 5 25
ALTE Community Care 1 C 482514 M 12 12
The Bridge Destiny Village C 484068 FC DV 15 45 45
489201,
MHMRA S+C 93,94,95,96 Pg/oz482514ISMF JFC 25 50 195 245
489201,
Rising Stars P 9/0 482514 81 251 20 45
River Oaks Health SPC P 9/0 482514 M AIDS 28 28
Santa Maria Hostel SPC 10 22 4 36
Veterans
Administration
Healthcare for
Homeless Veterans SPC P 9/0 489201 M VET 5 10 25 35
SUBTOTAL 181 468 391 1000
Under Devel nt _
AFH First Responders 50 s0
Bonita Street House of Hope C SMF 40 34 74
Harmony House, Harmony House R P-7/04 482414 S M F N/A 16 16
Houston SRO Hsg. New Directions SF P 482514 m smf 90 90
US Vets Midtown Terrace Suites VET 54 54
SUBTOTAL I 1 1 2441 284
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Table 3.5 - Coalition for the Homeless for Houston/Harris County
Fundamental Components in Continuum of Care System
FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENTS IN CONTINUUM OF CARE SYSTEM
Service Activity Chart
Component: Prevention
Descrintion: Prevention services were delivered with more emphasis on collaboration among agencies and
outreach with government,public institutions, and those serving youth. Examples are found from
service providers to two populations: those soon to be released from incarceration and victims of
domestic violence. Both the AIDS Foundation and the Montrose Counseling Center offer
programs that contact inmates who are HIV positive, while they are still incarcerated, establish
discharge plans ands follow up with clients.Further,these agencies work closely with such groups
as the Ryan White CARE Act planning bodies and mental health and substance abuse treatment
providers. All agencies working with victims of domestic violence either directly provide services
that increase employability and deter other barriers to obtaining and sustaining housing or refer to
providers who do. Covenant House and DePelchin are actively involved in preventing children
from aging out of foster care into homelessness.
Services in Place: The following lists prevention services in place:
Comprehensive AIDS Foundation Houston,Inc. DePelchin Children's Center
Prevention Bay Area Turning Point,Inc. MLK Center
Services Bread of Life,Inc. River Oaks Health Association
The Bridge Over Troubled Waters The Salvation Army
Covenant House Texas Star of Hope Mission
Early Intervention AIDS Foundation Houston,Inc. Montrose Counseling Center,Inc.
Assistance Catholic Charities Diocese MIX Center
Covenant House Texas The Salvation Army
DePelchin Children's Center
RentaUMortgage AIDS Foundation Houston,Inc. Montrose Counseling Center,Inc.
Assistance Bay Area Turning Point,Inc. River Oaks Health Association
Bread of Life,Inc. The Salvation Army
The Bridge Over Troubled Waters Society of St.Vincent de Paul
Catholic Charities Diocese Star of Hope Mission
Fort Bend County Women's Center Volunteers of America Texas,Inc.
MHMRA Wellsprings,Inc.
Utility Assistance AIDS Foundation Houston,Inc. Montrose Counseling Center,Inc.
Bread of Life,Inc. River Oaks Health Association
The Bridge Over Troubled Waters The Salvation Amy
Catholic Charities Diocese Society of St.Vincent de Paul
Covenant House Texas Star of Hope Mission
Houston Area Women's Center Wellsprings,Inc.
MHMRA
Food Pantry/Clothing AIDS Foundation Houston,Inc. MLK Center
Outlets Bay Area Turning Point,Inc. River Oaks Health Association
Bread of Life,Inc. The Salvation Army
Catholic Charities Diocese Society of St.Vincent de Paul
Fort Bend Women's Center Star of Hope Mission
Houston Ares Women's Center T.U.A.M.,Inc.
MHMRA
Employment Education& AIDS Foundation Houston,Inc. Montrose Counseling Center,Inc.
Assistance Bay Area Turning Point,Inc. River Oaks Health Association
Bread of Life,Inc. The Salvation Army
Catholic Charities Diocese Star of Hope Mission
DePelchin Children's Center UTHSC
Houston Area Women's Center Volunteers of America Texas,hrc.
MHMRA Wellsprings,Inc.
MLK Center
Substance Abuse/ AIDS Foundation Houston,Inc. The Salvation Army-Family Residence
City of Baytown, Texasj2005 Consolidated Plan Page 3.11
FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENTS IN CONTINUUM OF CARE SYSTEM
Service Activity Chart
Component: Prevention
Relapse Prevention Bread of Life,Inc. Star of Hope Missions
MHRMA T.U.A.M.,Inc.
MLK Center UTHSC Houston
Montrose Counseling Center,Inc. Volunteers of America Texas,Inc.
River Oaks Health Association Wellsprings,Inc.
Assistance to People with AIDS Foundation Houston,Inc. The Salvation Army
AIDS/HIV Bread of Life,Inc. T.U.A.M.,Inc.
Montrose Counseling Center,Inc.
Teen Programs AIDS Foundation Houston,Inc. MLK Center
Catholic Charities Montrose Counseling Center,Inc.
Covenant House The Salvation Army
DePelchin Children's Center Star of Hope
Houston Area Women's Center
Victims of Domestic AIDS Foundation Houston,Inc. MLK Center
Violence Bay Area Turning Point,Inc. Montrose Counseling Center,Inc.
Bridge Over Troubled Waters The Salvation Army
Fort Bend County Women's Center Star of Hope
Houston Area Women's Center Wellsprings.Inc.
Other Prevention Bay Area Turning Point
volunteers of America Texas,Inc.
Services Planned: Specialized prevention services will continue to be provided to those populations,specified by HUD as
"severe need" as well as victims of domestic violence, veterans, gay/lesbian/hisexual/transgender
(GLBT)individuals and youth.The Continuum of Care grant does not directly fund prevention services.
➢ All agencies listed above will continue to provide prevention services.
➢ An innovative project to intervene, prior to arraignment, is established with the Municipal Courts to
provide case management for homeless individuals detained due to violation of a downtown civility
ordinance. This committee consists of City Council Member,three Municipal Judges,five area police
offices,two agency representatives,and two Coalition for the Homeless staff.
How Persons Access/Receive Many agencies, including the Coalition for the Homeless, act as an information and referral source for
Assistance: Continuum of Care agencies and persons who are homeless. At Coordinating Council meetings,the homeless
service agencies meet and plan integrated access to services and form formal and informal collaborations to
address needs. Case managers play a vital role in preventing relapse into homelessness by ensuring that
persons exiting homelessness receive the services they need from a variety of sources. Numerous faith-based
organizations are equally important in preventing homelessness and provide a very wide safety net.
Continuum of Care agencies also work closely with public housing agencies to ensure intervention services
are in place before at-risk families become homeless.
3.4 Homeless Strategic Plan (91.215(c))
The City of Baytown relies on the leadership and support of the Coalition for the Homeless for
Houston/Harris County to direct all aspects of the community's strategies to address
homelessness, including chronic homelessness. The City of Baytown and homeless service
agencies located in or serving Baytown residents are members of the Coalition. The
subsections to this 3.4 Homeless Strategic Plan section are quoted or extracted directly from
the Coalition's 2004 Continuum of Care application.
City of Baytown, Texas 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 3.12
3.4.1 Description of strategy to address homelessness
The Coordinating Council is comprised of more than 300 individual members and 188 homeless
services providers and has identified more than 90 ongoing collaborations and partnerships
within the Houston metropolitan area that are committed to ending homelessness. Community
involvement is evidenced by an average monthly attendance of 100 individuals at the monthly
meetings, which facilitates the exchange of information relating to all targeted sub-populations.
New Horizon Family Center, Bay Area Turning Point and Bay Area Homeless Services are active
members and participants in the Coordinating Council.
The Collaborative continues to promote the development of affordable housing, work with
public agencies to access housing funds, and advocate nationally for more units of Section 8
housing. Collaborative partners include not only the City/County community development
agencies that have access to HUD funds for permanent housing, but also the County
Commissioner's Court and the Mayor's Office, the local HUD office, state level agencies, mental
health providers, city, county, and regional planning agencies, the correctional system including
the local police forces, substance abuse providers, public assistance departments, non-profit
and for-profit affordable housing developers, and local and community political leaders.
With ever-increasing needs and decreasing funding options, Baytown and the other members of
the Coalition are committed to fostering true collaboration and result-driven partnerships in
order to create permanent housing for homeless individuals and families. The key to the
approach to end homelessness is affordable housing as well as improving access to mainstream
resources, job training and educational programs.
The City of Baytown is striving to create a sustainable community that includes a Continuum of
Care that both prevents and reduces homelessness. The City supports the goals and strategies
identified by the Coalition for the Homeless for Houston/Harris County.
Goals and strategies from the 2004 Continuum of Care application are:
1) Complete HMIS launch and incorporate data collection and reporting protocols related
to enumeration and short- and long-term outcomes for other homeless.
• Complete agency staff trainings
• Launch Phase 2 - Installation of HMIS in 67 sites ove a 2-year period with
additional sites to be determined.
• Provide ongoing support, maintenance and evaluation of HMIS for participating
agencies
2) Increase the availability of long-term housing for homeless persons.
• Administer S+C rental assistance and related programs
• Develop and support new permanent housing projects
3) Increase the availability of transitional housing for homeless persons and provide the
support to assist them in security and sustaining permanent housing.
• Develop new transitional housing
• Maintain current programs
• Improve availability of outreach, case management and discharge planning
4) Assist those attempting to exit homelessness before they become chronically
homeless with programs that target risk-specific needs such as domestic violence,
working poor, youth and those being discharged from corrections programs and
institutions.
• Continue to support transitional housing that best prepares residents for
permanent housing
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3.4.2 Description of strategy to end chronic homelessness by 2012 (extracted
from 2004 Continuum of Care application)
In 2004, a collaboration of government officials, service providers, concerned citizens and
business leaders of the Houston metropolitan area committed to the goal of eliminating chronic
homelessness within 10 years, by first significantly reducing all instances of homelessness
through a collaborative process that starts with solution-oriented planning and community wide
implementation.
The Houston City Council mobilized the effort by creating a Blue Ribbon Committee for the
purpose of developing a coordinated plan for improving the housing status of citizens in the
Houston metropolitan area, preventing homelessness and assisting those who are homeless to
secure and sustain housing. It is the intent of the Blue Ribbon Committee to create a plan that
can be funded, implemented and evaluated and revised as is necessary. The strategies
included in the plan will be based on documented best practices and will be consistent with the
findings of a needs assessment to be initiated in July 2004.
While the community continues to promote permanent housing options for the persons who are
homeless, the incidence of homelessness continues to rise, as do the systemic, interpersonal
and intrapersonal factors associated with it. The Continuum is now well-established with
providers who are much more sophisticated in service provision. Our providers review the
relevance of the premises upon which their services are structured. Each provider consistently
assesses program impact and strives to establish best practices modeling. Once this
information is garnered and reviewed, each provider revises the current strategy based on the
reported outcomes. Based on the January 2005 enumeration, there are 1,736 sheltered
individuals that meet the definition of chronically homeless while the unsheltered total number
is 1,866 chronically homeless persons.
Current strategies for ending chronic homelessness are:
a) Housing First and Rapid Re-housing
Only two characteristics are shared by the homeless, poverty—whatever the duration—
and the lack of a residence. Research and community experience consistently find that
providing housing for homeless persons, as soon as possible, produces better outcomes
in all measures of individual and family wellbeing. An example of such a program is the
"Housing First" model, advocated by the National Alliance to End Homelessness and
supported by research. To support this model, First Responders was developed through
a collaboration of agencies offering a continuum of services to the chronically homeless,
and is included in this application.
6) Facilitate access to mainstream social service programs
Greater emphasis on these services is evidenced by the 19 representative government
programs that regularly attend Coordination Council meetings. The presence of these
program representatives means that service providers have immediate access to
information and eligibility for their clients. The Coalition now offers a thorough
community-wide system of training and resource sharing for services providers of the
hardest to serve through the auspices of the Homeless Services Coordinating Council.
Each monthly meeting facilitates networking and information sharing among those who
serve or intend to serve special needs groups and most include presentations about a
given sub-population.
To continue the gains made in accessing mainstream services, the HMIS system
monitors the referral to and use of mainstream support by clients. The overburdened
City of Baytown, Texas 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 3.14
condition of the support system causes long waiting lists and inaccessibility to much
needed resources, prolonging an individual's presence in the homeless support system.
Further progress in aiding the chronically homeless is now in place because of
relationships established with the court systems to provide intervention for individuals
released from local jails, county and state prisons as well as establishing the same
connections with hospitals to prevent release by these public institutions into
homelessness.
Further, the Coalition participates in the Consolidated Planning process for both the City
and County and in other collaborations who serve these groups, such as HOPWA, the
various Ryan White planning bodies, domestic violence service provider groups and
Veterans service agencies.
c) Provide an infrastructure for sustainability
A particular problem for the chronically homeless is the inability to maintain access to
complete medical care including psychiatric evaluations and medications. This often
leads to the loss of other needed benefits such as VA and SSI. The HMIS system will
help track the chronic homeless and insure that agencies are not allowing some to "fall
through the cracks" through a monitoring system to be developed as part of the 10-year
plan.
Currently, Houston Healthcare for the Homeless (HHH) is a major leader in responding
to the needs of the Chronically Homeless through organization and staffing of 4 shelter
clinics, reducing duplication and increasing the capacity and scope of services while
assisting patients in a successful transition to existing county public health systems.
Healthcare outreach services continue at Palmer Way Station five mornings per week
and mobile medical outreach to the street homeless at 22 hours per week by SEARCH.
HHH is assisted by University of Houston College of Pharmacy in maintaining Class D
pharmacies at shelter clinics and in providing a Pharmacist-in-Charge for a Centralized
Pharmaceutical Distribution as well as an Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Refinement
and expansion of the EMR connects homeless healthcare providers, allowing access to
patient records, medications, and lab reports, and to appointment schedules at all clinic
sites, and thus increases cooperation and coordination. HHH, with support from the
research division of Baylor College of Medicine's Department of Family and Community
Medicine, is developing a research center dedicated solely to the investigation of clinical
interventions and treatment modalities in healthcare for homeless men, women, and
children.
Additionally, the City of Houston now provides $250,000 in general funds and an
additional $65,000 in CDBG funds to support street outreach to the chronic homeless.
This money pays for emergency housing, staff, and other direct assistance provided
through SEARCH's Mobile Outreach Program. SEARCH also provides a day shelter
created specifically for the street homeless to seek refuge during the day; each day
providing laundry, showers, food, phone and mail services for approximately 230 clients.
d) Increase affordable housing options
To meet this goal, the Collaborative encouraged the development of an independent
collaboration that resulted in the development of First Responders—housing first--as is
evidenced in this application. The Collaborative, utilizing the local building industry and
their partnership with HomeAid America, continues working with local non-profits to
facilitate the development of additional housing units. On an ongoing basis, the
Collaborative will identify and seek new partnerships to more affordable housing options.
City of Baytown, Texas 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 3.15
3.4.3 Homeless prevention strategy
Prevention services are delivered with more emphasis on collaboration among agencies and
outreach with government, public institutions, and those serving youth. Homeless prevention
activities are targeted at assisting individuals and families to remain in housing by providing
emergency rental and utility assistance. In recent years, an emphasis has also been placed on
working with public institutions to locate appropriate housing prior to release in order to
prevent persons being discharged into homelessness.
Homelessness is prevented in Baytown through a number of programs, including:
• Family Self-Sufficiency activities of the Baytown Housing Authority;
• lob training/income enhancement programs through Lee College, Texas Workforce
Commission and other agencies;
• Code enforcement and housing rehabilitation through the City of Baytown; and
• Emergency rental and utility assistance through churches, interfaith ministries and
various non-profits.
With the City of Baytown inspecting and forcing rehabilitation of unsound rental housing, this
provides a means for the lowest-income and marginally homeless to access rental housing.
More public housing units and Section 8 Certificates are certainly needed to provide a critical
element in homeless prevention.
The Coalition continues to work with public institutions to reduce the number of persons
released into homelessness or emergency shelters. The Coalition monitors governmental
agencies that are required to provide appropriate housing options to persons upon release from
the institution. AIDS Foundation of Houston, Montrose Counseling Center and the Coalition for
the Homeless have already established programs with jails and prisons for developing and
monitoring discharge planning for those to be released from incarceration. Covenant House
and DePelchin Children's Center through the Homeless Youth Network have systems that
provide discharge planning and follow up for those youth "aging out" of systems. Harris County,
through the Harris County Office of Housing and Economic Development, enforces a discharge
policy titled "McKinney Act: Homeless Programs- Discharge Policy." All agencies working with
victims of domestic violence either directly provide services that increase employability and
deter other barriers to obtaining and sustaining housing or refer to providers who do. Covenant
House and DePelchin are actively involved in preventing children from aging out of foster care
into homelessness.
3.4.4 Institutional structure (extracted from 2004 Continuum of Care
application)
The Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County, Inc. / City of Houston / Harris County
Collaborative (the Collaborative) guides the Continuum of Care (Continuum) process and works
with city and county officials to establish all policies and procedures. The Coalition for the
Homeless of Houston/Harris County, Inc. (the Coalition) serves as the lead agency in this multi-
faceted, innovative partnership, providing continuous technical support to all agencies. The
Homeless Services Coordinating Council (the Coordinating Council), established by the Coalition
in 1993 initially to coordinate social services, form partnerships, and foster collaboration among
Houston area service providers, is now expanded to ensure that the homeless community
providers are represented at all levels of government and the business community, as well as
to conduct major components of the Continuum of Care (Continuum) processes, including the
Gaps Analysis and the Homeless Service Demands Survey.
The Coordinating Council developed an innovative plan in 1993 titled the Seamless System to
Exit Homelessness that formed the original framework for Houston's Continuum of Care
City of Baytown, Texas 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 3.16
process. This framework, selected as a national model, still forms the foundation of the
community process that has developed in depth and extensiveness to exceed most other
continuums in its level of collaboration and comprehensiveness. Through the Coordinating
Council, and now the HMIS, more accurate identification of availability, need, and demand for
housing and support services of each homeless sub-population is available.
The CoC planning process also identified a need for the community to decentralize services
because of the extreme geographic area, the population size, as well as the diverse ethnicities
represented and a lack of transportation systems outside of the immediate city. To monitor the
provision of services and to help eliminate possible overlap in or duplication of services, the
Collaborative determined that constant communication, information sharing, and joint efforts
among all providers is crucial in meeting the demands of the homeless. The Coordinating
Council, now more than a decade in developing, serves these critical needs and, as of 2003, is
further augmented by the Homeless Management Information System.
The Coordinating Council is led by a Director, a five-year Coalition administrator, currently
serving on the Texas Homeless Network Board of Directors and as a member of the
Collaborative. Under the Director's guidance, the leadership of the Coordinating Council was
redesigned for 2004 to reflect the current membership, more effectively representing all
populations, with additional sub-committees established to address current issues. The
Coordinating Council consists of more than 300 members representing all components of the
Continuum, from homeless prevention, outreach, emergency shelter, and transitional housing
to permanent housing. Its membership is comprised of individuals and agencies that include
private and public organizations, housing providers, foundations and corporate sponsors,
homeless and formerly homeless persons, and local elected officials, all unified in their efforts
to end homelessness in the region. Through a monthly newsletter and at the monthly meeting,
the Council disseminates information collected from local and national sources on the subject of
innovative solutions to end homelessness, as well as collaborative and funding opportunities for
the local service providers.
3.4.5 Discharge Coordination Policy (extracted from the 2004 Continuum of
Care Application)
The discharge plans for those governmental agencies that are required to provide such data are
monitored as part of the annual review of the programs conducted in the grant renewal
process. AIDS Foundation of Houston, Montrose Counseling Center and the Coalition for the
Homeless have already established programs with jails and prisons for developing and
monitoring discharge planning for those to be released from incarceration. Covenant House
and DePelchin Children's Center through the Homeless Youth Network have systems that
provide discharge planning and follow up for those youth "aging out" of systems. Harris County,
through the Harris County Office of Housing and Economic Development, enforces a discharge
policy titled "McKinney Act: Homeless Programs- Discharge Policy."
An innovative project to intervene, prior to arraignment, has been established with the
Municipal Courts to provide case management for homeless individuals detained due to
violation of a downtown civility ordinance. This committee consists of: City Council Member,
three Municipal Judges, five area police offices, two agency representatives, and two Coalition
for the Homeless staff.
In addition, part of the HMIS reporting and program evaluation will include information about
discharge planning and tracking of referrals for those leaving publicly-funded institutions.
Community-wide service provider trainings in the topics associated with the links between
homelessness, institutionalization and discharge planning will be included in the Coordinating
Council meetings during the course of the current funding year.
City of Baytown, Texas 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 3.17
Beginning in 2004, each agency submitting a project application for CoC funding was requested
to supply their agency policy and procedures for coordination of housing and services with
mainstream, public institutions. During 2005, these policies have been reviewed and a
comprehensive plan is being developed to better ensure that people are not released into
homelessness, but are able to transition into housing and services as assessed by the service
provider network.
3.5 Emergency Shelter Grants
The City of Baytown is not an entitlement jurisdiction for ESG.
City of Baytown, Texas 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.1
4. Community Development
4.1 Community Development (91.215(e))
Assisting in the provision of affordable housing for the low- and moderate-income cannot occur
in a vacuum for it to be successful. Non-housing community development is needed to:
• Provide economic development opportunities for the low- to moderate-income and for
their employers
• Provide code enforcement and neighborhood revitalization activities to diminish blight,
unsafe buildings and lots, and general neighborhood decay
• Provide mechanisms to reduce crime and enhance public safety
• Provide infrastructure enhancement to support neighborhood revitalization and new
residential development
• Promote viable neighborhoods through the installation and improvement of parks and
public facilities
• Provide and enhance public services and social services to those in need of assistance
beyond housing—education, health care, recreation, substance abuse treatment, mental
health services, day care, elder care and other supportive services
4.1.1 Priority Non-housing Community Development Needs
The primary priorities for non-housing community development revolve around the
rehabilitation of deteriorating conditions in Baytown neighborhoods, providing transportation
options to the low-income and providing anti-poverty economic development to neighborhoods
and residents. New in-fill development cannot occur without the repairing of infrastructure -
streets, water lines, wastewater (sewer) lines, storm drainage, sidewalks and street lights. In
addition, the City has a priority of reducing crime in the neighborhoods and blight in privately-
owned properties. The City will continue to provide assistance in code enforcement activities,
neighborhood clean-ups, boarding up and clearance of unsound buildings and will work with
residents for neighborhood patrols and anti-crime activities. The City will continue to address
transportation needs of the elderly and disabled, and funded a study to determine the most
cost-effective way to provide transportation to all low-income residents. Other strategies
include the improvement of existing parks and recreation facilities, community buildings and
other public buildings within the CDBG Target Areas.
With the 15 percent limit on CDBG spending for public services, the City will work with the
nonprofit agencies to identify and secure other federal, state and private funding to expand and
enhance social service programs in Baytown.
While housing is a primary focus of CDBG, housing stock cannot be maintained and residents
cannot afford improved housing if other community development programs are not employed.
The priorities for Baytown in providing non-housing community development over the next five
years include:
• Promoting anti-crime programs in target neighborhoods and around public housing
developments
• Enhancing economic opportunities and development for low- and moderate-income
• Enhancing target area neighborhoods through the improvement and repair of aging and
deteriorating infrastructure
• Promoting equity and accessibility in Baytown through the planning and administration
of the Community Development program
City of Baytown, Texas 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.2
• Promoting viable neighborhoods through the installation and improvement of public
facilities
• Promoting the health and well-being of city residents through the provision of public and
supportive services
• Promoting the health and well-being of the elderly and frail elderly through the provision
of supportive and recreational services
• Upgrading the desirability and accessibility of neighborhoods through code enforcement
Priority 1 - Medium Priority: Promote anti-crime programs in target neighborhoods
and around public housing developments
The City of Baytown has a slightly lower number of police officers per capita than the state as a
whole and Baytown's crime rate is significantly lower. However, crime, particularly in public
housing developments and within the CDBG target areas, is still a priority and concern. The
City of Baytown will provide technical assistance to the Baytown Housing Authority, community
associations, the Baytown Police Department and nonprofit agencies in the reduction of crime,
drug and gang activity within target areas and BHA developments.
• Strategy 1: Support the Baytown Housing Authority in a drug elimination program
The Baytown Housing Authority has in the past received, and intends to continue
receiving, Drug Elimination Program funds for the reduction of drug-related crime in
public housing developments. The City of Baytown will provide technical assistance and
support in the dissemination of information and the coordination with neighborhood
groups.
• Strategy 2: Support neighborhood associations, nonprofits and multi-family housing
managers in their gang prevention and drug elimination efforts
The City of Baytown will provide assistance to groups in developing anti-gang/anti-
crime/anti-drug programs for neighborhoods and apartment/condominium complexes,
as well as providing assistance in identifying alternative funding sources and securing
funds. The City will foster mentoring programs, Officer Next Door programs, Teacher
Next Door programs, after-school and summer youth programs, youth job training and
Neighborhood Watch programs. Additionally, the City will provide technical assistance
for drug elimination and anti-gang programs.
Priority 2 - High Priority., Enhance economic opportunities and development for low-
and moderate-income neighborhoods and residents
While the City of Baytown has a large percentage of high-paying jobs through the
petrochemical industry, Lee College, Goose Creek ISD and the local hospital also employ a
significant portion of the workforce. However, there are only a limited number of middle-income
and unskilled jobs at a livable wage. The unemployment rate has risen to 8.0 percent compared
to 6.9 percent for the PMSA and 5.2 percent for the City in 2000. A diversified economic base
is required to support this growing population. Also required is education and job training to
increase employability and reduce poverty. While there has been a significant decline in the
percent of residents 25 years and older who do not have a high school diploma - down from 48
percent in 1970 to 28 percent in 2000 - there are still more than 10,000 who did not graduate
from high school. Additionally, this decrease is less than comparable changes for the entire
PMSA - from 48.5 percent to 24.1 percent. As with the entire PMSA, Baytown has a
considerably higher rate of residents 25 years and older with some college, but unlike the other
areas of the PMSA, the rate of college graduates has not increased. In 1970, Baytown and the
PMSA had about the same rate of college graduates - 13.4 percent for Baytown and 14.0
percent for the entire PMSA. However, by 2000, the PMSA had 27.2 percent college graduates,
while Baytown had only 13.6 percent college graduates. As a result, Baytown is still behind the
entire PMSA in competing for jobs requiring a high school diploma or some college, and it is
City of Baytown, Texas YiOS Consolidated Plan Page 4.3
significantly behind the PMSA in competing for jobs requiring a college degree or advanced
degree.
The City of Baytown is committed to diversifying its economic base through attracting and
expanding businesses in sectors other than the petrochemical field. Additionally, Baytown is
committed to providing assistance to small, minority-owned and start-up businesses to expand
their opportunities for success. The economic health of Baytown also relies on the development
of economic opportunities in the low- to moderate-income areas, including the elimination of
blighted commercial properties to be replaced by viable businesses.
A strong economic base is possible only if there is a sufficient and adequate workforce to carry
out the daily business of these companies. As a result, Baytown is committed to providing
educational and technical training opportunities to the residents to not only ensure a quality
skilled workforce, but to provide opportunities for the very low-, low- and moderate-income
residents to increase their marketability, employability and wages. By assisting all employable
individuals from moderate-income levels and below to increase their earning capacity, funds
are able to be concentrated more on the unemployable or those with limited earning capacity.
To break the cycle of poverty in the City of Baytown, enhanced economic opportunities for the
low- to moderate-income through adult education, job training and stay-in-school programs will
be encouraged. The City of Baytown will assist Goose Creek Independent School District, Lee
College, the Baytown Housing Authority and various for profits and nonprofits in the creation,
implementation and expansion of educational and job training programs and economic
opportunities. The City of Baytown will continue to facilitate the relocation of environmentally
friendly manufacturing and other industries hiring skilled craftsmen, precision production
workers and machine operators.
• Strategy 1: Encourage the location of businesses to support a middle-income labor
force -The City of Baytown is currently working with consultants for the development of
a Comprehensive Plan that can be a vehicle to encourage and attract new businesses to
Baytown. Additionally, the City will work with businesses seeking to purchase and
renovate abandoned and dilapidated commercial or industrial structures.
• Strategy 2: Encourage small business enterprises by using disadvantaged business
enterprises for city contracts - The City of Baytown will encourage small and
disadvantaged business enterprises by contracting with them for various HUD-funded
projects such as housing rehabilitation.
• Strategy 3: Assist in the development of job training programs - The City of Baytown
will provide technical support to public and nonprofit agencies in the development of job
training programs, the identification of funding opportunities and the
creation/submission of funding proposals. Such programs can include Youthbuild,
Youthworks and other programs. The City will support the linkages between the
Baytown Housing Authority and Lee College in job training for public housing residents
and Section 8 recipients.
• Strategy 4: Assist in the development of adult education and stay-in-school programs
to help produce a qualified workforce - The City of Baytown will continue to encourage
nonprofits, public and private schools, the Baytown Housing Authority and various
mentoring programs in providing educational and vocational opportunities for the
undereducated adults and at-risk youth.
• Strategy 5: Assist in the Baytown Housing Authority's family self-sufficiency program -
The Baytown Housing Authority has a Family Self-Sufficiency Program. The City of
Baytown will provide technical support to the Baytown Housing Authority in its
expansion of the program.
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• Strategy 6: Continue to assist the library in providing adult literacy, ESL education and
family literacy programs - The City of Baytown will continue to assist Public Library staff
in identifying and securing funding to provide adult literacy education, English as a
Second Language education and family literacy programs to the low-income residents.
This educational support will help to produce a more qualified workforce, particularly
among high school drop-outs, immigrants and the children of either high school drop-
outs or immigrants.
Priority 3 - Medium Priority: Enhance target area neighborhoods through the
improvement and repair of aging and deteriorating infrastructure
As neighborhoods age, the infrastructure deteriorates creating reduced mobility, public health
hazards, and safety issues. In addition, poor conditions have a negative effect on the
neighborhoods as a whole and hinder any revitalization efforts in the area. Functioning storm
drainage, intact and adequately-sized water/sewer lines, improved streets, sidewalks and
curbing are important issues in the targeted and older neighborhoods. Poor drainage and
standing water can become health issues. Aging and undersized water/sewer lines contaminate
the soil and water table as well as affecting property values. Narrow and deteriorating streets
pose dangers to drivers and pedestrians as well as hindering traffic flow and mobility
throughout the neighborhoods. The lack of unobstructed sidewalks creates a safety issue for
pedestrian traffic, particularly for children and the elderly. Although the City of Baytown Public
Works Department maintains the public infrastructure, there is a definite need in the city to
augment their efforts with other funds. The infrastructure improvements needed in the CDBG
Target Areas cannot be remedied through general funds alone.
The City of Baytown will continue to provide a pro-active and on-going systematic infrastructure
improvement program in the CDBG Target Area neighborhoods. The City's efforts will enhance
the safe mobility and accessibility of residents through the neighborhoods and along
commercial corridors. Additionally, the City will ensure the provision of safe water and the safe
transmission of wastewater and storm water.
• Strategy 1: Support street, sidewalk and alleyway improvements in targeted
neighborhoods - The City of Baytown Community Development Division will continue to
focus efforts on sidewalk projects, alley and street paving, and the installation of street
signs in targeted neighborhoods.
• Strategy 2: Support infrastructure improvements in targeted neighborhoods - Efforts
will focus on the targeted neighborhoods that are experiencing the most difficulty due to
decaying and inadequate storm drainage and water and sewer lines. Infrastructure
improvements will include the cleaning of open ditches along with the identification and
repair of deteriorated water, wastewater and storm sewer lines.
Priority 3 - High Priority., Promote equity and access in housing and supportive
services through planning and administration of the Community Development Block
Grant Program
Planning is needed to provide a comprehensive approach to the development and accessibility
of affordable housing and supportive services to the low- and moderate-income residents. The
Community Development Division will continue to work with the rest of the Planning
Department, the Community Development Advisory Committee, other City departments,
nonprofits and for profit agencies in determining priorities and methods of meeting the needs of
the target population.
The City of Baytown Community Development Division will continue to provide a pro-active
approach to the promotion of equity and access to housing and supportive services.
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• Strategy 1: Support needs assessment and planning projects, including the
comprehensive plan and a proposed transportation/social services strategic funding plan
- The City of Baytown Community Development Division will continue to assist the
Planning Department, other City departments and other agencies in quantifying the
needs of the low- to moderate-income residents and to develop strategic funding plans
to address these needs. The CD Division will continue to participate in the development
of the Comprehensive Plan.
Priority 4 - Medium Priority., Promote viable neighborhoods through the installation
and improvement of parks and public facilities
"Parks and recreation facilities are an essential part of a healthy, quality environment. They
provide necessary components in human existence for activities beyond home, school and
work. Whether passive or active, parks and recreation should be a part of everyday life. The
natural beauty and resources such as the bays, streams, bayous and other watercourses and
natural vegetation must be preserved and conserved for future generations, as well as today.
A well-planned, funded and managed parks and recreation system will serve to attract quality
growth, sustain high quality of life for all citizens, and preserve the character of the
environment."'
The primary deficiency of the parks and recreation system is the number and acreage of mini-
and neighborhood parks. Based on national standards, the City is deficient 15 acres of mini-
parks and 61 acres of neighborhood parks. The City of Baytown Community Development
Division will partner with the City Parks Department and neighborhood groups to provide
needed improvements to city parks and public facilities. The CD Division will provide technical
assistance to groups in identifying and securing funding for parks improvements and will
support CDBG funding applications when funds are available.
• Strategy 1: Support park improvements in targeted neighborhoods - The City of
Baytown will provide technical assistance and funding for the improvement of the public
park system.
• Strategy 2: Support the inclusion of open space and community space in enclave
developments - The City of Baytown will encourage and support local State/County
CHDOs and for-profit developers in the provision of public green space as they create
single- and multi-family enclaves and subdivisions for the low- to moderate-income.
• Strategy 3: Support expansion and improvement of public facilities - The City of
Baytown will provide an ongoing improvement program for public facilities used to
address the needs of low-income residents. In addition, the City will support agencies
that are seeking funds to provide needed programs in public facilities and parks.
Priority 5 - High Priority. Promote the health and well-being of City residents
through the provision of public and supportive services
The City of Baytown has a large low- and moderate-income population and therefore, a large
number of residents who need the assistance of supportive services agencies. The City also has
a homeless population who also rely on the services provided by local agencies. The need for
day care, medical care, food assistance, counseling, educational programs, mentoring and
substance abuse treatment is proportional to the number of low-income and homeless people in
the City. A strong supportive services system is essential in assisting this population. The
majority of social services are provided by private nonprofit agencies, funded through
foundation, corporate and individual donations. The City of Baytown distributes up to 15
percent of its CDBG allocations to social and public services each year. The City provides
Wilbur Smith Associates,Inc.,2000.
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technical assistance to nonprofits in identifying other funding sources and supports grant
applications which are consistent with the priorities in the Consolidated Plan.
Due to the large number of residents needing services and the number of annual applications
for CDBG funds, the City is committed to assisting agencies with technical assistance,
equipment, facilities and funding support. The City will facilitate workshops and provide
funding information on a regular basis to local agencies. The City will work with local providers
in assessing the gaps in service and seeking funding opportunities to meet these gaps. The City
will also participate in the local efforts to develop a city-wide homeless coalition and provide
technical assistance to coalition members and in the on-going development of the continuum of
care system. The City will continue to fund supportive services to the limit of the law (15% of
the CDBG funds).
• Strategy 1: Assist and support individual service providers in accessing funds to meet
the needs of low-income residents - The City of Baytown is using the Consolidated Plan
process to re-assess needs, priorities and gaps in service for low-income residents.
Local agencies have provided valuable information regarding the needs of low-income
residents in the City. The City will continue to provide technical support to agencies
involved in developing service programs and grant applications to public and private
funders.
• Strategy 2: Assist and support the Baytown homeless service providers as they develop
a local coalition - The City of Baytown will actively participate in the development of a
local, city-based homeless coalition and provide technical assistance and support to
members of the Continuum of Care System, such as Bay Area Homeless Services.
• Strategy 3: Assist and support the Baytown Housing Authority supportive service
programs - The City of Baytown will continue to actively support the Baytown Housing
Authority in the development and implementation of social service programs.
Priority 6 - High Priority: Promote the health and well-being of neighborhoods
through the provision of code enforcement
The health and well-being of neighborhoods, particularly those housing the low- to moderate-
income and high rates of renters, is dependent upon compliance with various codes of
ordinance. Of particular concern are overgrown/weeded lots, dilapidated housing,
abandoned/unsafe commercial structures and overgrown alleys.
The City of Baytown will continue to support code enforcement programs to address the
appearance and safety of low- to moderate-income neighborhoods.
• Strategy 1: Continue to support the demolition program - The City of Baytown will
continue to use CDBG funds to support the Demolition Program, which demolishes
dilapidated houses and commercial structures.
At the end of the chapter in Section 4.1.4 - Identification of specific long-term and
short-term CD objectives - is a list of the priorities for each non-housing
community development activity listed in IDIS and applicable to the City of
Baytown, followed by a table outlining the measurable objectives in terms of
quantifiable goals to be met in each of the upcoming five years.
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4.1.2 Basis for Assigning Priorities
The basis for assigning the priorities outlined in 4.1.1 is the level of need and the condition of
the City as a whole. Below is an explanation of the economic, social and physical conditions in
the City of Baytown. The gaps between existing and desirable conditions form the basis for
assigning priority needs. From there, the basis for assigning priorities for the use of CDBG
funds is tied to the legally-allowed use of the funds and the limited dollars available.
Economic Development., Economic Development is a critical component to the vitality of a
community. At one time, economic development was considered to impact businesses and the
rich and to be the responsibility of the private sector. In recent years, communities have
realized that economic development leads to jobs at all levels and wage scales, and that it is
the concern of all residents. Economic development falls into two interlocking components:
• Attracting, retaining, expanding businesses, including small, minority-owned and start-
up businesses; and
• Developing a skilled workforce
The City of Baytown is committed to diversifying its economic base through attracting and
expanding businesses in sectors other than the petrochemical field. Additionally, Baytown is
committed to providing assistance to small, minority-owned and start-up businesses to expand
their opportunities for success. The economic health of Baytown also relies on the development
of economic opportunities in the low- to moderate-income areas, including the elimination of
blighted commercial properties to be replaced by viable businesses.
A strong economic base is possible only if there is a sufficient and adequate workforce to carry
out the daily business of these companies. As a result, Baytown is committed to providing
educational and technical training opportunities to the residents to not only ensure a quality
skilled workforce, but to provide opportunities for the very low-, low- and moderate-income
residents to increase their marketability, employability and wages. By assisting all employable
individuals from moderate-income levels and below to increase their earning capacity, funds are
able to be concentrated more on the unemployable or those with limited earning capacity.
Baytown's economy is centered in the petrochemical industry and Galveston Bay. Oil refining
and the petrochemical industry dominate the economic base of Baytown. Nearly 50% of the
U.S. petrochemical production is based in the Houston area and a significant portion of this
production is located in Baytown. The sister industries to oil refining and petrochemicals
dominate local expansion in Baytown, and together they represent the major source of
employment and income for the area. According to the Census Bureau's Zip Code Business
Patterns, the petrochemical industry accounts for approximately 50 percent of Baytown's full-
time employment. Table 4.1 — Major Employers in Baytown, identifies employers within
Baytown that have 100 or more employees. In addition to the petrochemical industry other
major employers include, San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, Bayer Corporation, the City of
Baytown, Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, and Lee College.
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Table 4.1: Major Employers in Sayrtown
Employers Employees Type
Exxon/Mobil Family of Companies 3,810 Petrochemical/Refining/
Polymers R&D
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent 2,216 Education
School District
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital 1,350 Healthcare
Bayer Corporations 1,108 Petrochemical
Chevron Chemical Company 637 Petrochemical
City of Baytown 551 Government
BayCoast Medical Center 268 Healthcare
SAW Pipes, U.S.A. 165 Pipe Manufacturing
Citizens Bank &Trust 160 Banking
Reliant Energy 138 Utilities
Lee College 120 1.2%
Hi-Port Industries 110 Packaging
Enichem Elastomers 100 1.0%
Total 10,040 100.0%
Source: Economic Development Foundation, 2005 and Baytown Comprehensive Plan Update 2020, October, 2000.
The City of Baytown is included in two zip codes - 77520 and 77521 - with non-Baytown
portions of the zip codes being unincorporated. The majority of the businesses in these two zip
codes are located within the City of Baytown. Using the Census Bureau's Zip Code Business
Patterns, Table 4.2 details the major employment for 2002 within these two zip codes.
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Table 4.2 — Zip Code Non-Public Business Patterns Select Cate oriel 2002
Industrial Code Description Total Employing Employing Employing Employing
Establishments Less than 250-499 500 - 999 1,000+
10
-Mining 6 4 0 0 0
Utilities 7 1 0 0 0
Construction 87 57 0 0 0
Manufacturing (including 51 19 1 0 3
Petrochemical
Wholesale Trade 52 38 0 0 0
Retail Trade 299 220 0 1 0
Trans ortation/Wa rehousing 28 17 0 0 0
Information 16 10 0 0 0
FIRE (Finance, Insurance, 149 119 0 0 0
Real Estate
Professional scientific 108 90 0 0 0
-Management 8 8 0 0 0
Admin. Support, waste 53 33 0 0 0
-management, remediation
Education 7 4 0 0 0
Health care & social 201 150 0 0 1
assistance
Arts & entertainment 19 13 0 0 0
Food services/hotels/motels 143 59 0 0 0
Other
Total 1419 985 1 2 4
Note: Includes whole zip codes of 77520 and 77521, including areas outside of Baytown
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2002 County Business Patterns - Zip Code Patterns
As can be seen in Table 4.2, except for the petrochemical industry, the majority of the private
companies in Baytown employ less than 10 people. Only 4 companies - 3 petrochemical and
one hospital employ more than 1,000.
While the number employed in Baytown grew between 2000 and 2003, the percent unemployed
also grew. The rate of employment growth in Baytown is less than the Houston-Baytown-Sugar
Land MSA. The rate of unemployment is significantly higher in Baytown than in the remainder
of the MSA. Table 4.3 shows the 2000 and 2003 data from the HUDUser State of the Cities for
employed, unemployed and total labor force population.
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Table 4.3 Changes in Employment 2000-2003
Houston, TX PMSA City of: Baytown, TX
Employed Residents
Average Annual 2000 2,089,649 34,184
Average Annual 2003 2,161,390 35,009
Change (Percent) 3.4 2.4
Labor Force
Average Annual 2000 2,179,736 35,953
Average Annual 2003 2,320,352 38,057
Change (Percent) 6.5 5.9
Unemployment Rate
Average Annual 2000 4.1 4.9
Average Annual 2003 6.9 8.0
Average Annual 2003 6.9 8.0
Source: HUDUser, State of the City Database, www.socds.huduser.oro
The data in Table 4.2 is from the Census Bureau's Zip Code Business Patterns. It lists 519
retail trade establishments employing less than 10 people and one employing more than 250.
According to the Zip Code Business Patterns, another 169 employ between 10 and 249.
However, a number of establishments are not included and many large stores list their local
employees in their headquarters' zip code. The State of Texas keeps records on retail sales for
sales tax purposes. Below in Table 4.4 is the Texas Comptroller's data for retail outlets and
gross retail sales for Baytown. The number of establishments has decreased in the past 9
years, however the gross sales has increased by nearly 28 percent. While the increase in sales
is positive, the number of very small businesses, such as wagon boutiques in malls and sole
proprietor shops in storefronts has decreased. In addition, the smaller local grocery and drug
stores have decreased in number. Conversely, the mid-size and large retail establishments are
seeing continued increase in sales.
Table 4.4 Retail Sales for 1995-2003
Outlets
(largest # Total Gross Sales
reporting (taxable and
Year for ear non-taxable
1995 1,263 $690,553,175
1996 1,373 $750,767,373
1997 1,346 $695,600,921
1998 1,268 $758144196
1999 1,196 $804,842,898
2000 1,183 $883 784 297
2001 1137 $959,190,271
2002 1 176 926 761 813
2003 1,156 $956 653 731
Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Quarterly Sales Tax Report
Education; Education and job training increase employability and, given the right labor
market, reduce poverty. The rate of residents 25 years and older who do not have a high
school diploma has declined from 48 percent in 1970 to 28 percent in 2000. However, there are
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still more than 10,980 who have not graduated from high school, only 456 less than in 1970.
Despite this dramatic increase in the number and percentages of those with some college, there
has been no change from 1970 in the percent with a 4-year degree, with the gains made in
1980 reversed by 2000. More than half the population over the age of 24 has either a high
school diploma, GED or no secondary degree at all.
Table 4.4 - Educational Attainment for Adults 25 Years and Older
1970 11980 1990 2000
Not H.S. Graduate 48.0% 34.5% 28.8% 28.0%
High School Graduate 24.5% 31.1% 26.4% 25.3%
Some College or AA
Degree 14.2% 19.7% 30.2% 33.2%
Bachelor's or Higher 13.4% 14.7% 14.7% 13.6%
Source: State of the Cities Database from U.S. Census Bureau
The result of this high rate of adults with no high school diploma and high school graduates
with no college, coupled with a local labor market divided between high-end professional jobs
and low-end retail and labor jobs is a chasm between two income groups. While the poverty
rate in Baytown (15.5%) has declined slightly since 1990, it is still nearly double the 1970 rate.
In addition, the median household income in 1999 dollars decreased from $45,168 in 1970 to
$40,559 in 2000. Figure 4.1 shows the change in poverty rates while Figure 4.2 shows the
change in median household income when controlling for inflation (represented in 1999
dollars).
Figure 4.1 - Poverty Rates
20
15
0
a 10
0
to 5
F
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0
1969 197 11989 1999
■Houston-Baytown-Sugar 12.9 10.3 14.9 13.7
Land MSA
■Baytown 8 10.3 16.1 15.5
* Note: Census data on income and poverty are based on reports for the previous year, therefore 1970
Census information reflects 1969 incomes and 2000 Census information reflects 1999 income.
Source: State of the Cities Database from 1970-2000 Census of Population and Housing
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Figure 4.2 — Median Household Income in 1999 Dollars
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000 `
$20,000
$10,000
$0 1969 1979 1989 1999
■Houston-Baytown- $38,831 $47,279 $42,193 1 $44,626
Sugar Land MSA i}
■Baytown $45,168 $49,558 $40,509 $40,559
* Note: Census data on income and poverty are based on reports for the previous year, therefore 1970
Census information reflects 1969 incomes and 2000 Census information reflects 1999 income.
Source: State of the Cities Database from 1970-2000 Census of Population and Housing
Goose Creek Independent School District performs in line with the state as a whole in most of
the primary grade achievement categories. However, it performs lower than the state on 1Oth
grade achievement tests. While GCISD has the same rate of college entrance exam scores that
are acceptable for entry into state universities, it has more than a 30 percent lower rate of
those taking the college entrance exams.
There are three accredited private schools in Baytown providing education to pre-kindergarten
and higher. Two provide PK-12 and one provides PK-8. Baytown Christian Academy has 442
enrolled in its PK through 12th grade. San Jacinto Christian Academy has 575 enrolled in its PK
through 12th grade. St. Joseph's Elementary has 82 enrolled in PK through 8th grade.
Lee College provides post-secondary education in the form of classes for an associate's degree
and special certification and vocational education programs. Lee College enrolls approximately
6,500 in Baytown and has another campus in Huntsville.
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Figure 4.3 —Public vs Private School Attendees for
All 3+ Years of Age Enrolled in School
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
*Preschoinderg Grades Grades High Under Grad/Pro,
01 arten 1-4 5-8 School Grad f
0 Public 884 975 4782 3978 4391 2963 258
0 Private 460 6-5-1 150 170 187 208 47
Source: 2000 Census of Population and Housing
Public Facilities: The City of Baytown provides a number of public facilities for use by the
residents. Parks, community centers and libraries are three such facilities.
• Parks:
"Parks and recreation facilities are an essential part of a healthy, quality environment.
They provide necessary components in human existence for activities beyond home,
school and work. Whether passive or active, parks and recreation should be a part of
everyday life. The natural beauty and resources such as the bays, streams, bayous and
other watercourses and natural vegetation must be preserved and conserved for future
generations, as well as today. A well-planned, funded and managed parks and
recreation system will serve to attract quality growth, sustain high quality of life for all
citizens, and preserve the character of the environment."Z
The Baytown parks and recreation system includes approximately 823 acres of land in
ten community parks (199.6 acres), eight neighborhood parks (37.5 acres), seven mini-
parks (10.5 acres), two school parks (17 acres), nine special use areas (116.5 acres),
one natural resource area (400 acres), and one sports complex (42 acres).
According to national standards, based upon a 1998 population of 68,731 persons,
Baytown should have between 430 and 722 acres of parks and recreation areas. The
City owns approximately 823 acres, including the 400-acre Baytown Nature Center,
which exceeds national standards. Excluding the nature center, the City is just shy (423
acres) of the minimum required acreage for a City of its size.
The primary deficiency of the parks and recreation system is the number and acreage of
mini- and neighborhood parks. Based on national standards, the City is deficient 15
acres of mini-parks and 61 acres of neighborhood parks.
z Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc., Baytown 2020 Comprehensive Plan Update, Chapter 7—Parks and Recreation, p.7-1,
2000.
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The acreage of community parks exceeds the minimum standard by 26 acres, but is
deficient by roughly 77 acres to meet the recommended standard, which is the midpoint
of the range determined by national standards.
Based upon a Year 2020 projected population of 113,349 persons, the City will need a
total of 801 acres of parks and recreation areas, which represents an increase of 189
percent over the current total acreage of 423 acres (excluding the nature center).
From a report entitled, "An Assessment of Recreation Needs in Baytown. Texas,"
prepared in 1996, the most popular recreation activities listed by adults were walking
and hiking. Bicycling was the most desired activity. The safety and maintenance of
existing facilities and equipment were cited as a major concern among those
interviewed.
Numerous issues related to parks and recreation areas and facilities, including both
active and passive activities, were identified during the process of developing the
Baytown 2020 Comprehensive Plan Update. Opportunities for citizens to express their
desires and needs for parks and open space included a community forum held in March
1999, a series of neighborhood meetings attended by City staff and Comprehensive Plan
Steering Committee members, leadership conferences conducted with a broad cross
section of persons and organizations in the community, and from the Steering
Committee itself. The issues identified were instrumental in developing the goals,
objectives, policies and actions in the Comprehensive Plan Update:3
Provided in Table 4.5 — Existing Parks and Recreation Areas, are the individual
parks and their acreage by classification. Existing city parks are depicted on the parks
and recreation facilities map shown in Figure 5.1 — Existing Parks by Location.
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) published the Recreation, Park and
Open Space Standards and Guidelines to establish nationally applicable criterion for the
provision of parks and recreation facilities and open space. These standards are a guide
for parks and recreation planning. The adopted standards should closely reflect the
values and interests of the city's parks and recreation users.
A variety of sizes and types of parks and recreation facilities and activities are
recommended to satisfy diverse individual interests, ensure adequate and equal
opportunity, and ultimately encourage use by all population groups. An adequate blend
of facilities include:
• Mini-parks intended for passive recreational use of immediate property owners such
as in apartment complexes and retirement communities;
• Neighborhood parks to be used by the residents of one or more nearby
neighborhoods for active recreation and playground use;
• Community parks providing a variety of facilities and intended uses including passive
and active recreation such as athletic courts, swimming pools, ball fields,
walking/jogging paths, nature trails, picnic areas, and assembly events;
• Linear parks which may be for passive or active recreational use and often may serve
as a linkage between two or more parks and recreation areas and connecting to
neighborhoods and schools; and,
Ibid.,p. 7-2.
City of Baytown, TexW 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.15
• Special use facilities that are unique additions to the local parks and recreation
system and may include such uses as a municipal swimming pool, water theme park
or other locally significant facilities.
City of Baytown, Texts 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.16
Table 4.5 — Existing Parks and Recreation Areas
e of Park Name Acreage
ommuni y
Parks Duke Hill 16
Goose Creek 4
Hollaway 30
League of Women Voters 15
N.C. Foote 12
Roseland 20
Unidad 16
W.C. Britton 31.6
W.L. Jenkins 40
Westwood 15
Subtotal 199.6
Neighborhood
Parks Allenbrook 7
Barkaloo 6
Bergeron 2
Carver Jones 3.5
Central Heights 2.5
McElroy 3
Pelly 6
Teas 7.5
Subtotal 37.5
jMini- s Briarwood 0.3
Busch Terrace 2
Dale Street 0.2
Murdock 0.5
Newcastle 3.5
She and 2
Walker 2
Subtotal 10.5
arks Bowie 12
Travis 5
Subtotal 17
Special Use
Parks Ba land 31
Baytown Soccer Complex 18.5
Bicentennial 11
Central Little League 9
East Little League 11
Eddie Huron 5
Goose Creek Wetlands an
Recreation Center 5
North Little League 6
Republic of Texas Plaza 20
Subtotal 116.5
Nature
Resource
Center Nature Center 400
Subtotal 400
Sports Complex Gray Sorts Complex 42
Subtotal 42
TOTAL 823.1
Source: Baytown 2020 Comprehensive Plan Update, Wilbur Smith Associates, 2000.
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Table 4.6 -- NRPA Develo ment Standards
Park Use Service Area Desirable Size Across 1,000 Desirable Site
Classification Population Characteristics
Mini-Park Specialized facilities Less than 1/4 1 acre or less 0.25 to 0.5 Within neighborhoods
serving concentrated or mile radius. and close to
limited population or apartments,
specific group such as tots townhouses, or housing
or senior citizens. for the elderly,
Neighborho Area for intense recreation 1/4 to 1/2- 15+ acres 1.0 to 2.0 Suited for intense
od Park activities such as field mile radius development, easily
games, court games, serves a accessible, centrally
crafts, playgrounds, population up located in
skating, picnicking, wading to 5,000 neighborhood, with
pools, etc. persons (a safe walking and bike
neighborhood access, may also be a
area). I school playground
Community Areas of diverse 1 to 2 mile 25+ acres 5.0 to 8.0 May include natural
Park environmental quality may radius (Serves features such as water
include intense or several bodies, in areas suited
combined recreation areas neighborhoods for intense
such as athletic, ). development. Easily
complexes, large pools, accessible to all areas
and areas for walking, of the community.
viewing, sitting, picnicking,
etc.
Linear Park Area for hiking, biking, No applicable Nidth should be Variable Manmade corridors
jogging, horseback riding, standard ufficient to such as utility rights-of-
canoeing, and similar off- protect resources way, greenbelts,
street activities nd provide ridgeline or bluff areas,
maximum use water bodies, ditches,
nd safety. canals, and abandoned
RR lines.
Swimming 15 to 30 Teaching- 1 per 20,000 Pools for community
Pools minutes travel minimum of 25 (Pools should use should be located
time yards x 45'even accommodate in a community park or
epth of 3 to 4 3 to 5% of school site and should
eet. total be planned for
Competitive-- population at a teaching, competitive
minimum of 27 time.) and recreational
square feet of purposes.
water surface per
swimmer. Ratios
f 2:1 deck vs.
water.
Special Use Areas of a specified No applicable Width should be Variable Specific to the intended
Facilities activity, such as golf standard. sufficient to use.
courses, zoos, protect resources
conservatories, bird and provide
sanctuary, nature reserves, maximum use
theme parks, equestrian and safety.
activities, and other special
uses.
Source: Baytown 2020 Comprehensive Plan Update
City of Baytown, TexW 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.19
"Based on an estimated 1998 population of 68,731 persons, according to national
standards the range of park acreage needed in Baytown is between 430 acres and 722
acres. This range includes mini-parks, neighborhood and community parks. The City
owns a total of 823.1 acres, which exceeds the maximum of the range. However, 558.5
acres or roughly 68 percent, are devoted to special use parks such as athletic fields, the
Baytown Nature Center and the Sports Complex. The balance of the acreage developed
as mini-parks, neighborhood and community parks is 264.5 acres, which is 61 percent of
the minimum acreage needed in a community the size of Baytown. To reach the
recommended acreage of the midpoint of the NRPA range, the City needs an additional
311.5 acres.
The 823.1 total acres of parks and recreation areas includes the school parks, special
use parks, the sports complex and the Baytown Nature Center, which provides 400-
acres of natural area. For the purposes of this analysis, the Baytown Nature Center is
classified as a regional park facility. The Nature Center, located in the northeast portion
of Baytown is currently under development. The purpose of the center is to protect the
habitats of the area and to provide visitors with recreational and educational
opportunities. Once completed the nature center will include an interpretive center, bird
sanctuary and butterfly garden. A trail system will also be developed which would
commence at the interpretive center and lead to various sites throughout the park.
Based on NRPA standards, its 400-acre size exceeds the minimum acreage per 1,000
persons in Baytown. Regional parks should provide 5 to 10 acres per 1,000 persons,
which for Baytown translates into a range from 344 to 687 aces. Also, since Baytown in
within the Houston metropolitan area, which provides regional park facilities to the
residents of Baytown, the need for a regional park in Baytown is likely met by the
Nature Center.
There are future plans to build a soccer sports complex north of Baytown, which would
also be classified as a regional park. The 140-acre complex would be located near the
intersection of North Main and FM 1942. This facility would consist predominately of
soccer playing fields (both indoor and outdoor) and possibly a stadium that would seat
five to 10 thousand people. This complex would be ideal for tournaments, exhibition
games and for use by local soccer leagues. Currently the County has hired a consultant
to develop a master plan for the complex. Although the City will not be building the
facility, the East Harris County Soccer Sports Association will likely seek participation
from the City in developing the project.
It is important to recognize that the City maintains a total of 558.5 acres that are
devoted to special use parks such as athletic fields, plazas and wetlands; the 42-acre
Baytown Sports Complex; and the 400-acre Nature Center. While these facilities do not
contribute toward the overall need for mini-, neighborhood, and community parks, they
are important to the overall parks and recreation system since they serve to meet a
specific need within the community.i4
To meet the NRPA standards, the City is deficient in the provision of mini-, neighborhood
and community parks. Displayed in Table 4.7 — Current Park Supply vs. Demand, is
the existing supply of parks by classification, the recommended supply, and the level of
demand shown in terms of surplus or deficient acreage. The existing supply of
neighborhood parks includes the Travis School Park (5 acres) and the supply of
community parks includes the Bowie School (12 acres).
Ibid,p. 7-14-15.
City of Baytown, Texa 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.20
Forty-one percent of the demand for mini-parks is currently met by the seven mini-
parks, which provide a total of 10.5 acres to the park system. To meet national
standards, an additional 15 acres of mini-parks are necessary for a total need of 25.5
acres.
Neighborhood parks meet approximately 41 percent of the current demand. There are
currently eight neighborhood parks providing 37.5 acres, plus 5 acres at the Travis
School for a total of 42.5 acres. Based upon the current demand, there is need for an
additional 61 acres of neighborhood parks. These parks should be evenly distributed
throughout the community, within reasonable walking distance of most neighborhoods,
to provide equal access to public park facilities throughout Baytown.
The greatest deficiency is in the provision of community parks. There are 211.6 acres of
community parks in the City, including the Bowie School (12 acres). The recommended
current supply is 447 acres, which results in a deficiency of 235.4 acres. Currently, the
acreage of community parks meets roughly 47 percent of the recommended supply.
Table 4.7 — Current Park Supply vs Demand
Classification Existing Recommended Surplus or
supply Supply' (Deficiency)
Mini-Park 10.50 acres 25.50 acres 15.00 acres
Neighborhood Park 42.50 acres 103.50 acres 61.00 acres
Community Park 211.60 acres 447.00 acres 235.4 acres
TOTAL 264.60 acres 576.00 acres 311.4 acres
' Constitutes the midpoint of the NRPA range
"Parks and recreation facilities are an essential part of a healthy, quality environment.
They provide necessary components in human existence for activities beyond home,
school and work. Whether passive or active, parks and recreation should be a part of
everyday life. The natural beauty and resources such as the bays, streams, bayous and
other watercourses and natural vegetation must be preserved and conserved for future
generations, as well as today. A well-planned, funded and managed parks and
recreation system will serve to attract quality growth, sustain high quality of life for all
citizens, and preserve the character of the environment.i5
Wilbur Smith Associates,Inc.,2000.
City of Baytown, TexAS 20O5 Consolidated Plan Page 4.21
• Libraries:
Another public facility that is critical to the well-being of a community is public libraries.
The City of Baytown has one public library - the Sterling Municipal Library. The library
was opened in 1925, funded with the help of Ross Sterling, president of Humble Oil. In
1963, a new city-supported public library opened. At this time that facility is 50,000
square feet and houses 200,000 volumes. The service area for the library is the City of
Baytown and the surrounding areas, for a total of 92,000 residents. Recently, the City
of Baytown has provided for a new Bookmobile which will house approximately 3,000
volumes and, through an interlocal agreement with Harris County, will serve the
economically disadvantaged and elderly. The library is accredited by the Texas State
Library and Archives Commission and benefits from membership in the Houston Area
Library System.
The library's current location is 50,000 square feet. The collection totals nearly 300,000
items. Annual circulation exceeds half a million items. An array of traditional and
automated services are available to borrowers free of charge. There is no residency
requirements for a borrower's card. The Library is a member of Texshare.
In addition to traditional programs, such as the children's programs, the library, since
1986, has offered free one-on-one and small-group tutoring to all functionally illiterate
adults. There is always a waiting list to be assigned a tutor. The program is a full
affiliate of the national Literacy Volunteers of America and offers computer-assisted
learning as well as traditional literacy education. The program works with the entire
family and has branched out into two local churches and two elementary schools. The
volunteers are trained through the TUCATS (Tutors Using Computers to Actively Train
Students) program.
A number of other programs are provided throughout the year to serve the residents of
Baytown. Two of the most significant are funded through CDBG funds each year. These
programs provide adult and family literacy education, ESL education and family reading
programs for the low- to moderate-income residents. These programs not only assist
adults with reading problems, but assist entire families in learning to read, study and
use books for enjoyment and education. Additionally, those with limited English
proficiency are provided specialized English as a Second Language (ESL) tutoring and
literacy education.
• Health Care:
Health care is a critical issue to all communities. While Baytown is within the same
county as the world-class Texas Medical Center, the hospitals, clinics and renowned
doctors are not easily accessible to most Baytown residents.
The Harris County Health Services Department has one clinic in Baytown -- the Baytown
Health Center, located at 1000 Lee Drive. The clinic provides:
• Case Management
• Child Health/EPSDT: Texas Health Steps
• Family Planning
• Health Education and Promotion
• Hepatitis B
• HIV Counseling/Testing
• Home Visitations
• Immunization
• Nutrition Counseling
• Prenatal Care
City of Baytown,Texa°ffi'2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.22
• STD through FP and Prenatal Care
• STD Clinic for General Public
• Tuberculosis Control
• WIC (see independent WIC sites)
The Harris County Hospital District also has a health clinic in Baytown. The Baytown
Health Center is one of the Harris County Hospital District's Community Health Centers.
Located at 1602 Garth Road, Baytown Health Center serves the Baytown community. In
addition to regular adult and pediatric services, an eye clinic, and obstetrical gynecology,
Baytown Health Center has a pharmacy, podiatry, laboratory and radiology department.
Nutrition, health education, chaplain, and social services are also available. All patients
with a current gold card living in the Baytown area are eligible for services at Baytown
Health Center. The clinic also qualifies patients for a Gold Card and Harris County
Hospital District services.
In addition to the County facilities, San Jacinto Methodist Hospital located on two
campuses at 4401 Garth Road and 2601 North Alexander. In addition there are two
Garth Road outpatient health plazas, an outpatient rehabilitation center on Baker Road
and a cancer center located on Garth Road in front of the hospital. The hospital is a full-
service not-for-profit hospital that is part of The Methodist Hospital System. The
hospital has 342 beds and does accept Medicaid, Medicare, other insurance and a limited
number of uninsured cases.
• Public Safety:
The City of Baytown is concerned with the safety of its residents. Emergency
management is one major program of this bayfront community. The Harris County's
Emergency Management program provides support in times of pending natural disasters.
In light of the 9-11 disaster, terrorism has become an issue, with the large
petrochemical complexes in and around Baytown.
Within the City of Baytown, during non-emergency times, crime becomes the major
public safety issue. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime
Reports, Baytown exceeds the national average slightly and is considerably under the
regional average for police personnel. In 1998, the average for cities between 50,000
and 99,999 population in Texas was 2.4 sworn officers per 1,000 residents6. Baytown's
1998 rate of sworn officers was 1.85 per 1,000. However, Baytown's crime index for
1998 was significantly lower than that for the state as a whole. Baytown's was 3,383
per 100,000 population compared with 5,112 for the state. These numbers were
calculated using the crimes reported in the Uniform Crime Report and the total
population reported by the Texas State Data Center.
The 2000 - 2001 crimes reported in the Uniform Crime Report and summarized in the
HUD User State of the Cities database for Baytown include:
6 Federal Bureau of Investigations, 1998 Uniform Crime Reports,total police employees(including civilians)per 1,000
population by size of city and region.
City of Baytown, TexA 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.23
Table 4.8 — 2003 Crimes in Baytown
Crime Cases
Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter 5
Forcible rape 31
Robbery 75
Aggravated assault 153
Property crime 2 925
Burglary 590
Larceny-theft 2,103
Motor vehicle theft 232
Arson 15
One of the areas of concern regarding crime is the public housing developments. The
Baytown Housing Authority currently has a Public Housing Drug Elimination Grant
through HUD to address drug-related crimes in the public housing developments. In
addition, the BHA will be receiving on-going PHDEP funds. The City is committed to
providing technical assistance to apartment complexes interested in Multi-Family Drug
Elimination Program grants and in providing technical assistance to neighborhoods
interested in a Police Officer Next Door Program.
Figure 4.5 — Crimes Known to Police Per 100,000 Population
8,000.0
7,000.0
6,000.0
5,000.0
4,000.0
3,000.0
2,000.0
1992 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
tComes/100,000 7,467.8 5,334.E 4,819.1 4,675.5 4,899.9,4,493.7 4,760.3
Includes murders, rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglary, motor vehicle theft, larceny
Source: State of the Cities Database & FBI Uniform Crime Report
• Transportation:
The City of Baytown has no public transportation system and does not participate in the
Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) system in Harris County. Transportation is one
of the major priorities for residents and the Community Development Advisory
Committee. Based on the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, there were 1,675
(7.1%) households with no vehicle, making reliance on other transportation mandatory.
Additionally, there were 7,774 non-elderly adults with disabilities and 4,602 of these
individuals were employed. There were 6,088 elderly. This translates into 13,862 who
City of Baytown, TexA 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.24
possibly need transportation, with 4,602 who likely need to rely on transportation to
work.
The City of Baytown uses Community Development Block Grant funds to fund a
Senior/Disabled Citizen's Taxi Program. This program provides subsidies for two one-
way rides per month to 276 participants. The program pays $6.00 per ride. Two cab
companies work with the Taxi Program. The program received $30,000 in CDBG public
services funds for FY2004-2005. The City Council has added another $10,000 from the
general fund to cover needed trips. On average, the program provides 133 rides per
month. As a result of the 2000 Consolidated Planning process, the City contracted a
consulting firm to conduct a survey of all taxi participants and a study of transportation
alternatives. Following the study, during 2001-2003, the City received Federal
Transportation Agency's 5310 funds from the State of Texas. The State of Texas opted
to consolidate the funding and provide all Harris County 5310 funds to Harris County for
disbursement to other agencies and locales within the County. The Houston Galveston
Area Council is currently evaluating this consolidated funding process.
One of the primary goals of the next five years is for the Planning Department and
Community Development Advisory Committee to revisit the issue of the Taxi Program
and transportation for the elderly, disabled and low-income.
• Public Infrastructure?
The City of Baytown provides water, storm water drainage, sewage disposal and
roadways.
Street and Storm Water Drainage; The storm water conveyance system is a vital
part of the total urban infrastructure. The flat topography of Baytown and its proximity
to the Gulf of Mexico make it particularly vulnerable to large rainfall events and
hurricane storm surge, respectively. The major storm water system captures, conveys
and stores runoff from large storms. It typically comprises the minor storm water
system plus the flow-carrying capacity of streets, gutters, roadside ditches, portions of
individual lawns, open spaces, parks, as well as manmade and natural drainageways.
Current practice by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires that
new homes and businesses be located 1-foot above the 100-year flood level. As a
consequence, communities usually design the major storm water system for the runoff
peak flows and volumes of the 100-year storm. However, there are instances where the
major storm water system is designed for only a 25- or 50-year storm.
As an operator of a small municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4), Baytown is
required to design a storm water management program comprising six elements that,
when implemented in concert, are expected to:
• Reduce the discharge of pollutants to the "maximum extent practicable" (MEP);
• Protect water quality; and
• Satisfy the appropriate water quality requirements of the CWA.
The six MS4 program elements termed "minimum control measures" are outlined below:
• Public Education and Outreach - Distributing educational materials and
performing outreach to inform citizens about the impacts of polluted storm water
runoff discharges can have on water quality.
• Public Participation/Involvement - Providing opportunities for citizens to
participate in program development and implementation, including effectively
The Public Infrastructure Section has been extracted from the 2000 Comprehensive Plan Update
City of Baytown, TeA 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.25
publicizing public hearings or encouraging citizen representatives on a storm
water management panel.
• Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination - Developing and implementing a
plan to detect and eliminate illicit discharges to the storm sewer system,
including development of a map and informing the community about hazards
associated with illegal dumping and improper disposal of waste.
• Construction Site Runoff Control - Developing, implementing and enforcing an
erosion and sediment control program for construction activities that disturb 1 or
more acres.
• Post-Construction Runoff Control - Developing, implementing and enforcing a
program to address discharges of post-construction storm water runoff from new
development and redevelopment areas.
• Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping - Developing and implementing a
program with the goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff from municipal
operations. The program must include municipal staff training on pollution
prevention measures and techniques.
Water System: The objectives of a municipal water system are to provide safe,
potable water for domestic consumption, and an adequate quantity of water at sufficient
pressure for fire protection, and commercial, institutional, and industrial customers.
Baytown, like most cities across the nation, faces the difficult, expensive, and ongoing
task of replacing aging portions of their water storage and distribution system,
maintaining portions of the system that are within their design service life, and
expanding the system to attract new development.
The City of Baytown purchases 100 percent of its potable water from the Bay Area
Water Authority (BAWA). The BAWA water plant has a Superior Water Rating and has
recently received the Texas Optimization Program award. BAWA is in the process of
increasing the capacity of the plant from 13 MGD to 19.5 MGD with an estimated
maximum of 26 MGD. Baytown's current contract with BAWA is for 10.35 MGD, and it is
valid through December 31, 2020. In the event of an emergency, Baytown can withdraw
up to 8.0 million gallons of groundwater per year. The City's groundwater supply system
is comprised of seven well pumps having a combined capacity of 7.94 MGD.
Baytown's water storage system is comprised exclusively of elevated storage tanks
located throughout the City. Tank levels are monitored and controlled using a SCADA
(Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system. Table 4.9 Elevated Storage Tank
Capacities provides the locations and capacities of the City's seven existing tanks. An
eighth elevated storage tank is anticipated in the vicinity of Garth and Wallisville Roads
to provide capacity for anticipated commercial development adjacent to IH-10. Ground
storage tanks still present within the City are not connected to the water distribution
system.
City of Baytown, Tex2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.26
Table 4.9 - Elevated Storage Tank Capacities
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2 West Main Utah 500,000
3 Bayway Drive 500,000
4 Barnes 150,000
5 Baker Road 500,000
6 Park Street 400,000
7 James Street 400,000
Total 4,450,000
BAWA supplies Baytown's water system primarily via a single transmission main that
ranges in diameter from 36- to 24-inches. It extends from the water plant southeasterly
through the center of the City along Lynchburg-Cedar Bayou Road between Thompson
and Barkaloo Roads, then southward on Barkaloo Road to the Southern Pacific Railroad
right-of-way near North Bend Drive.
The City's water distribution system consists of a network of approximately 400 miles of
pipe mains that range in diameter from 2- to 16-inches. Pipe main materials are
primarily cast iron and asbestos cement. The former material is subject to failure from
chemical corrosion; the latter from soil activity and poor construction methods. Where
cast iron pipe is placed in contact with moist soil and water, an electric current results.
Over time the metal converts to a salt or an oxide, the pipe loses its mechanical
strength, and fails. Cast iron pressure pipe is no longer manufactured and the national
standards have been withdrawn: the City should revise their material specifications
accordingly. Because of its inherent brittleness, asbestos cement pipe is vulnerable to
soil forces. If not properly bedded and backfilled, the material's matrix is compromised
and it is subject to accelerated failure. The City no longer permits the use of asbestos
cement pipe. The list of approved materials for water mains includes prestressed
concrete pressure pipe-steel cylinder type, reinforced concrete pressure pipe-steel
cylinder type, steel pipe with protective coating, ductile iron with cement-mortar lining,
and polyvinyl chloride.
The average daily per capita water demand in American cities varies from 35 to 530
gallons. Local use depends upon such factors as the size of the community, presence of
industries, quality of the water, its cost, its pressure, the climate, characteristics of the
population, whether supplies are metered, and the efficiency with which the system is
maintained. Baytown provides water to a wide variety of customers; each with its own
average daily, and peak daily demand. Table 4.10 -- Baytown Water Customers and
Consumption provides an example of the monthly status outlined in the
Comprehensive Plan Update.
City of Baytown, Tex2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.27
Table 4.10 - 2000 Monthiv Bavtown Water Customers and Consumption
Location Monthly Avg. Daily
Customer Type Inside City Outside City Demand Demand
Gallons (x Gals. /
1000) Customer-Da
Residential 16,239 129 90,449 184
Commercial 1,252 15 37,387 983
Industrial 2 14 3,231 6,731
Multi-Unit 334 2 42,163 4,182
Utility &Gov't 55 1 3,967 2,361
Country 1 830 27,670
Exxon/Mobil 19,599 653,300
(Special Rate) 1
Fixed Fee (No ? ?
Meter) 1
Total: 17,884 162 >197,626 --
Wastewater. The wastewater collection, transfer, and treatment system is an
extremely important, yet least visible, part of a community's infrastructure. Investments
in the wastewater system pay substantial dividends to the environment, public health,
and the economy by preventing tons of pollutants from reaching rivers, lakes, estuaries,
coastlines, and bays. Baytown, like most cities across the nation, faces the difficult,
expensive, and ongoing task of rehabilitating or replacing aging portions of the system,
maintaining portions of the system that are within their design service life, and
expanding the system to attract new development.
Baytown operates and maintains an extensive wastewater collection, transfer, and
treatment system comprised of approximately 385 miles of gravity wastewater sewers
and 73 lift station/force main facilities in three separate wastewater treatment (plant)
districts: West, Central, and East. Recently the City decided to subdivide the East
District and a fourth, Northeast District has been defined.
The existing wastewater system provides adequate service for the City's approximately
16,700 residential and 56 institutional customers. Some 1,260 commercial customers
are also served; however, depending on the type of waste generated, each business is
required to provide some form of pre-treatment upstream of their point of connection
with the City's system. Although separate totals are not available, the 1999-2000 annual
revenue for Baytown's Water and Sewer fund is estimated at $15,625,000, including
water and sewer revenues and non-operating revenues such as interest on investments.
The fund has been self-sustaining and is expected to remain so in the future.
Baytown's wastewater collection, transfer, and treatment system currently collects and
treats essentially all of the domestic wastewater generated by the citizens of Baytown.
Without benefit of wastewater flow data from each of Baytown's three wastewater
Districts, it is impossible to calculate the historical average daily flow: instead it must be
estimated. Using published guidelines and the findings for the East District as presented
in the September 1997 in a report entitled "Preliminary Engineering Report East District
Wastewater System" (PERED), WSA estimates the average dry weather flow at 110
gallons per day per capita (gpcd). Based upon the current population estimate for
City of Baytown, Tex$s'2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.28
Baytown as presented in Chapter 3 of this document (71,929), the total average dry
weather flow to all three plants is approximately 7.91 million gallons per day.
The permitted capacities of Baytown's existing and proposed wastewater treatment
plants are provided below in Table 4.11 Permitted Capacities Of Baytown's
Wastewater Treatment Plants. The table also lists the wet weather flows to the
plants.
Table 4.11 — Permitted Capacities of Baytown's Wastewater Treatment Plants
Permitted Peak Wet
Treatment Plant Capacity Weather Flow
MGD MGD
West District 4.0 16.0
Central District 6.2 34.0
East District (Future 4.5 (6.0) 19.6
Upgrade)
(Proposed) Northeast 4.0 16.0
District
Total 20.2 85.6
Baytown's gravity sewer collection system consists of approximately 385 miles of pipe
ranging in diameter from 6- to 42-inches. Using available inventories, it has been
determined that the pipe materials comprising the system include concrete, polyvinyl
chloride (PVC), vitrified clay (VC), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and cured-in-place
(CIPP). Based upon the location and age of the pipes in non-inventoried areas, it is
speculated that the combined total of concrete and clay pipe is greater than 50-percent.
This is significant because of these materials' susceptibility to failure from the effects of
corrosion, poor construction methods, and aging.
For concrete pipe, corrosion results where flat sewer grades and warm temperatures are
present—as in Baytown's case. Flat grades produce low velocities and long detention
times for the wastewater in the pipe. Bacterial activity in the slow-flowing wastewater
produces hydrogen sulfide gas, which is absorbed by the water present on the pipe
crown. Further bacterial activity converts this material into sulfuric acid, and, over time,
this acid deteriorates the concrete crown, and the pipe fails. Clay pipe, at one time the
most commonly used wastewater sewer piping material because of its hardness and
resistance to biological attack, is inherently brittle; and its use relies heavily on the
provision of good construction methods. Improper bedding and backfilling of the pipe or
the use of "break-in" service connections reduces considerably the service life of the
sewer. In the case where expansive soils exist—as in Baytown, the need for proper
construction methods is even more acute. The effects of both of these conditions worsen
over time. There are areas in the City's wastewater collection system that are known to
exceed 50-years in age, with the majority of the areas served by concrete and clay pipe
being 20- to 25-years old.
Concern for the physical condition of the older portions of the system is not merely
academic. Because of its poor condition, the City's gravity wastewater collection system
is serving as a de facto storm water collection system: it is subject to what is termed
infiltration / inflow. By definition, infiltration occurs when groundwater seeps into a
wastewater sewer system through broken pipes, defective pipe joints, deteriorated brick
manholes, or illegal connections from drainage systems. Infiltration is delivered through
City of Baytown, TexAS"2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.29
the soil, and therefore it can occur even during dry weather. The EPA, through
guidelines for evaluating municipal wastewater facilities for infiltration and inflow,
indicates a national average of 120 gpcd for dry weather flow: if this value is not
exceeded, infiltration is deemed not excessive. Historically, East District records indicate
that the City experiences dry weather flows of 108 gpcd.
• Social Services
For the most part, social services in Baytown are provided by various nonprofit agencies,
most of which serve all or part of Harris County. Harris County Social Services has a
satellite office in Baytown. HCSS provides a number of services including Aid and
Assistance. The Aid & Assistance program provides emergency financial assistance, case
management and referral assistance to qualified residents of Harris County in need.
Emergency Financial Assistance provides to the client or on the client's behalf financial
assistance for emergencies such as: utility termination notice, vacate/eviction/
foreclosure notice, or emergency nutrition or shelter need. Case management is
available to clients who are unemployed due to a recent disability. Funds for Aid &
Assistance come from federal, state and county resources. Funding sources include
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), which assists clients with one-time
assistance with each of the following delinquent bills: electricity, gas, and water.
Another source is ENTERP (Emergency Nutritional Temporary Emergency Relief). Clients
may receive one-time assistance with each of the following expenses: electric, gas,
water, rent/eviction, or food bills. Recently FEMA funding was used to purchase air
conditioners and to replace appliances that may have been lost as a result of Tropical
Storm Allison.
Aid & Assistance also provides: Referral Assistance - clients with needs beyond the
scope and resources of the Aid & Assistance program are linked to other service
providers who can address additional needs.
Job Development - Clients who are actively seeking employment or job training are
provided with assistance to identify programs and institutions with resources to enhance
their job skills and employment potential.
Harris County Social Services, which serves Baytown, also as a Special Assistance
Program which is comprised of four separate sections that help senior and disabled
residents by providing services that afford the highest level of personal independence
through effective use of resources. These programs include the Senior Assistance
Program, the Prescription Medicine Aide Program, the Representative Payee Program,
and the Adults With Disabilities Program. The Special Assistance Program also includes
two other components which are the Bereavement Program and the Youth Services
Program.
Senior Assistance Program helps residents 60 years of age and older by providing
emergency financial assistance. Seniors who qualify for this program can receive
assistance with utility bills, rental or mortgage assistance, case management, and
information and referral assistance.
Adults with Disabilities program addresses the multiple needs of Harris County
residents who are living with the effects of HIV/AIDS. This program provides services
that fnctar inriananrianrP thrniinh hniminn PmnlnvmPnt raarlinacc maintannnrP of a
City of Baytown, Texas 2005 Consolidated Plan Page 4.30
healthy environment and client self-sufficiency.
Representative Payee Program provides extensive case management services to
seniors who are physically or mentally incapacitated. This comprehensive program of
case management services helps clients maintain their independent living status while
providing money management assistance and other services depending on the needs
of the client.
Bereavement Services program insures that every indigent citizen of Harris County
without adequate resources receives a simple but dignified burial. The Texas
constitution requires counties to bury or cremate the indigent. This program, which
provides this service of last resort, will work with families either to arrange a county
burial or with referral services to obtain low-cost funeral services.
Prescription Medicine Aid Program assists senior and disabled clients with prescription
drugs that they would otherwise go without due to the excessive costs of some
medications. This program assists clients to obtain free or low cost medications
through various patient assistance programs offered by pharmaceutical companies.
Youth Services includes the Weed and Seed project, which is a Department of Justice
grant to reduce crime among youth and provide positive opportunities for youth
development through collaborations.
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Table 4.12 — 2005 United Way of Baytown Allocations
2005 ALLOCATIONS
American Red Cross $120,00
Bay Area Homeless Services 72,00
Bay Area Rehabilitation Center 203,40
New Horizon Family Center 87,650
Baytown Opportunity Center 74,000
Baytown Resource & Assistance Center 171,000
Baytown Senior Center 35,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters 36,90
Boy Scouts, Sam Houston Area Council 44,00
Child Care Center 42,300
Clothing for School Children 63,000
Communities In Schools 40,000
DePelchin Children's Center 60,947
Family Services of Greater Houston 98,20
Girl Scouts, San Jacinto Council 44,00
Habitat for Humanity 20,00
Lighthouse of Houston 6,30
Lone Star Legal Aid 3,00
Love, INC. 19,300
Mental Health Association of Greater Houston 7,000
Our Promise for West Baytown (Promise Ctr.) 15,000
Sickle Cell Association of Texas Gulf Coast 8,000
UH Speech, Language & Hearing* 3,600
USO 3,472
Unlimited Visions Aftercare 27,000
Baytown Family YMCA 74,000
United Way of Baytown Area 170,93
otal allocated to agencies 1,550,00
Reserve for uncollectable pledges 99,99
Total including reserve 1,650,000
Due to limited CDBG funding and the HUD-mandated 15 percent limit on social service
expenditures, the local nonprofits providing supportive services to the community
depend on other government funding, foundation support, corporate giving and
individual donations. One of the goals of the City of Baytown is to assist these social
service agencies in identifying and applying for alternative funding and building
collaboratives and mentorships to reduce duplication of services and spread the limited
funds further.
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4.1.3 Identification of obstacles to meeting underserved needs
As with meeting the needs of the underserved in all areas, money is the primary obstacle in
meeting the needs in the area of non-housing community development. To fully serve all of the
low- to moderate-income residents and to make all neighborhoods safe, the City would need to
spend approximately $150,000,000. Not only do federal, state and private funds fall
considerably short of that amount, but the CDBG program, by legislation, has a 15 percent cap
on public service spending. While infrastructure allocations are outside of the 15 percent cap, a
number of the priorities involve public services that fall under the 15% cap.
Lack of cooperation by residents and property owners is another major obstacle in meeting the
community development needs of the underserved. Much of the non-housing community
development effort is needed in code enforcement and crime reduction. The age of the city and
its buildings, particularly its commercial and industrial buildings, causes deterioration and
dilapidation, which in turn causes abandonment. When property owners do not maintain their
property, particularly when they abandon the property, the area becomes a haven for rodents,
snakes, dumping, drugs and other criminal activity. The legal process for citing the owners and
forcing compliance with the ordinances is very long and slow. The City must first notify the
owner, wait a required length of time for the owner to act, then can clean up the property and
place a lien on the parcel. However, this process must be repeated as the owner who neglects
the property after the first notice will likely neglect it after all subsequent notices.
The limited financial and administrative capacity of some of the social service organizations is
an obstacle in meeting the needs of the residents of Baytown. While the larger social service
agencies, including County and State agencies have limited funding, some of the area's smaller
organizations, particularly faith-based groups, lack the capacity for securing grants and
administering programs.
4.1.4 Identification of specific long-term and short-term CD objectives
Below, Table 4.13 outlines the specific objectives of the City of Baytown for addressing the
community development needs. Following Table 4.13 is Table 4.14 which outlines the
measurable objectives over the next five years. The individual years' units of service goals are
outlined in Table 4.14 and accomplishments toward meeting the goals will be reported in each
annual CAPER.
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Table 4.13 - Specific Community Develo ment Objectives
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Ol Acquisition of Real Pro erty 570.201 a L N
02 Disposition 570.201 b L N
03 Public Facilities and Improvements General 570.201 c M N
03A Senior Centers 570.201 c M I N
03B Handicapped Centers 570.201 c M N
03C Homeless Facilities not operating costs 570.201 c M N
03D Youth Centers 570.201 c M N
03E Neighborhood Facilities 570.201 c M N
03F Parks Recreational Facilities 570.201 c M Y C
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C 03H Solid Waste Disposal Improvements 570.201 c L N
C
A 031 Flood Drain Improvements 570.201 c L N
fa y 033 Water Sewer Improvements 570.201 c H N
a:r r_ 03K Street Improvements 570.201 c H Y C
y 03L Sidewalks 570.201 c M Y C
u
U. 03M Child Care Centers 570.201 c M N
> 030 Fire Stations/Equipment 570.201 c L N
U O 03P Health Facilities 570.201 c M N
Ea 03 Abused and Ne lected Children Facilities 570.201 c M N
L M 03R Asbestos Removal 570.201 c L N
04 Clearance and Demolition 570.201 d H Y C
04A Cl an-upof Contaminated Sites 570.201 d M N
05 Public Services General 570.201 e H Y C
05A Senior Services 570.201 e H N
05B Handicapped Services 570.201 e H N
05C Legal Services 570.201E L N
05D Youth Services 570.201 e M N
05E Transportation Services 570.201 e H Y C
05F Substance Abuse Services 570.201 e M N
d
05G Battered and Abused Spouses 570.201 e H N
V 05H Employment Training 570.201 e M N
051 Crime Awareness 570.201 e M N
y051 Fair Housing Activities if CDBG then subject to 570.201 e H N
U 05K Tenant/Landlord Counseling 570.201 e L N
d 05L Child Care Services 570.201 e H N
7 05M Health Services 570.201 e H N
a 05N Abused and Neglect d Children 570.201 e H N
050 Mental Health Services 570.201 e H N
05P Screening for Lead-Based Paint/Lead Hazards Poison
570.201 e M N
05Q Subsistence Payments 570.204 H N
05R Homeownership Assistance not direct 570.204 H Y C
OSS Rental Housing Subsidies if HOME not part of 5%570.204 M N
05T Security Deposits if HOME not part of 5%Admin c M N
06 Interim Assistance 570.201 f H N
SO Removal of Architectural Barriers 570.201 k M N
12 Construction of Housing 570.201 m H N
13 Direct Homeownership Assistance 570.201 n H Y C
14A Rehab Single-Unit Residential 570.202 H Y C
14B Rehab; Multi-Unit Residential 570.202 M N
14C Public Housing Modernization 570.202 M N
14D Rehab; Other Publicly-Owned Residential Buildings 570.202 M N
14E Rehab; Publicly or Privately-Owned Commercial/Industrial
570.202 M I N
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141`Ener Efficient improvements 570.202 MN
14G Ac tion-for Rehabilitation 570.202 M N
14H Rehabilitation Administration 570.202 M N
14I Lead-Based/Lead Hazard Test/Abate 570.202 M N
15 Code Enforcement 570.202 c H Y C
16A Residential Historic Preservation 570.202 d M N
16B Non-Residential Historic Preservation 570.202 d M N
18A ED Direct Financial Assistance to Far-Profits 570.203 b M N
18B ED Technical Assistance 570.203 b M N
18C Micro-Enterprise Assistance M N
19C CDBG Non-profit Organization Capacity Building H N
19D CDBG Assistance to Institutes of Higher Education M N
19E CDBG Operation and Repair of Foreclosed Property M N
20 Pla ning 570.205 H Y C
21A General Pro ram Administration 570.206 H Y C
21B Indirect Costs 570.206 H N
21D Fair Housing Activities subject to 20%Admin ca 570.206 H N
21E Submissions or Applications for Federal Programs 570.206 H Y C
Table 4.14 - Five Year Goals for Accomplishing Non-Housing
Community Develo ment Priorities
Year Year Year
Year 1 Year 2 3 4 5 Total
Community Development Needs 6 o 0 0 0 o
0 U L9 0 (9 0
01 Acquisition of Real Property 570.201 a 0 0 0 0 0 0
02 Disicosition 570.201 b 0 0 0 0 0 0
03 Public Facilities and Improvements General 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
03A Senior Centers 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
03B Handicapped Centers 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
03C Homeless Facilities not operating costs 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
W 03D Youth Centers 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
E 03E Neighborhood Facilities 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
i9 03F Parks Recreational Facilities 570.201 c 1 0 0 0 0 1
i 03G Parkin Facilities 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 03H Solid Waste Disposal Improvements 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
E 03I Flood Drain Improvements 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
M
.� 033 Water/Sewer Improvements 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 03K Street Improvements 570.201 c 1 1 1 1 1 5
A 03L Sidewalks 570.201 c 1 1 1 1 1 5
d
03M Child Care Centers 570.201 c 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
++ 03N Tree Planting 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
•V 030 Fire Stations/Equipment 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 03P Health Facilities 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
LL 03Q Abused and Neglected Children Facilities 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
U 03R Asbestos Removal 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 03S Facilities for AIDS Patients not operating costs 570.201 c 0 0 0 0 0 0
03
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0. T O eratin Costs of Homeless/AIDS Patients Programs 0 0 0 0 0 0
04 Clearance and Demolition 570.201 d 17 15 15 15 15 77
04A Clean-up of Contaminated Sites 570.201 d 0 0 0 0 0 0
05 Public Services General 570.201 a 550 450 1 450 450 1 450 1 2350
IA 05A Senior Services 570.201 e 0 0 0 0 0 0
4) 0513 Handicapped Services 570.201 e 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 05C Legal Services 570.201E 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 iU 05D Youth Services 570.201 a 125 0 0 0 0 125
IL (1) 05E Transportation Services 570.201 a 300 300 300 300 300 1500
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05F Substance Abuse Services 570.201 e 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05G Battered and Abused Spouses 570.201 e 0 0 0 0 0 0
05H Employment Training 570.201 e 0 0 0 0 0 0
05I Crime Awareness 570.201 e 0 0 0 0 0 0
053 Fair Housing Activities if CDBG then subiect to 570.201 e 0 0 0 0 0 0
05K Tenant/Landlord Counseling 570.201 e 0 0 0 0 0 0
05L Child Care Services 570.201 e 0 0 0 0 0 0
05M Health Services 570.201 e 0 0 0 0 0 0
05N Abused and Neglected Children 570.201 e 0 0 0 0 0 0
050 Mental Health Services 570.201 e 0 0 0 0 0 0
05P Screening for Lead-Based Paint/Lead Hazards Poison
570.201 e 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
05Q Subsistence Payments 570.204 0 0 0 0 0 0
05R Homeownership Assistance not direct 570.204 270 270 270 270 1 270 1350
05S Rental Housing Subsidies if HOME not part of 5% 570.204 0 0 0 0 0 0
05T Security Deposits if HOME not part of 5%Admin c 0 0 0 0 0 0
06 Interim Assistance 570.201 f 0 0 0 0 0 0
07 Urban Renewal Completion 570.201 h 0 0 0 0 0 0
08 Relocation 570.201 0 0 0 0 0 0
09 Loss of Rental Income 570.201 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Removal of Architectural Barriers 570.201 k 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Privately Owned Utilities 570.201 I 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Construction of Housing 570.201 m 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
13 Direct Homeownership Assistance 570.201 n 20 20 20 20 1 20 1 100
14A Rehab; Single-Unit Residential 570.202 6 6 6 6 6 1 30
14B Rehab; Multi-Unit Residential 570.202 0 0 0 0 0 0
14C Public Housing Modernization 570.202 0 0 0 0 0 0
14D Rehab; Other Publicly-Owned Residential Buildin s 570.202 0 0 0 0 0 0
14E Rehab; Publicly or Privately-Owned Commercial/Indu
570.202 0 0 0 0 0 0
14F Energy Efficiency,Improvements 570.202 0 0 0 0 0 0
14G Acquisition -for Rehabilitation 570.202 0 0 0 0 0 0
14H Rehabilitation Administration 570.202 0 0 0 0 0 0
141 Lead-Based/Lead Hazard Test/Abate 570.202 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Code Enforcement 570.202 c 1500 1500 1 1500 1500 1500 7500
16A Residential Historic Preservation 570.202 d 0 0 0 0 0 0
16B Nan-Residential Historic Preservation 570.202 d 0 0 0 0 0 0
17A CI Land Acquisition/Disposition 570.203 a 0 0 0 0 0 0
17B CI Infrastructure Development 570.203 a 0 0 0 0 0 0
17C CI Building Acquisition,Construction Rehabilitat 570.203 a 0 0 0 0 0 0
17D Other Commercial/Industrial Improvements 570.203 a 0 0 0 0 0 0
18A ED Direct Financial Assistance to For-Profts 570.203 b 0 0 0 0 0 0
188 ED Technical Assistance 570.203 b 0 0 0 0 0 0
18C Micro-Enterprise Assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0
19C CDBG Non-profit Organization Capacity Building 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19D CDBG Assistance to Institutes of Higher Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
19E CDBG Operation and Repair of Foreclosed Property 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Planninq 570.205 1 0 0 0 0 1
21A General Pro ram Administration 570.206 1 1 1 1 1 5
21B Indirect Costs 570.206 0 0 0 0 0 0
21D Fair Housing Activities subject to 20%Admin cap) 570.206 0 0 0 0 0 0
21E Submissions or Applications for Federal Programs 570.206 0 0 0 0 1 1
22 Unprogrammed Funds 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 2793 2564 2564 2564 2565 13050
Note: Numbers represent numbers of people or households served.
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4.2 Antipoverty Strategy (91.215(h))
4.2.1 Goals, programs and policies for reducing the number of poverty-level
families
The primary goals for reducing the number of poverty-level families are:
• Increase educational opportunities
• Increase employment opportunities
• Reduce drug, gang and crime activities
• Collaborate with local agencies to secure additional resources and reduce duplication
of efforts
In 2000, there were more than 10,172 households living below 80 percent of the region's
median household income. This represented 44.5 percent of Baytown's households. The City
of Baytown is committed to reducing poverty and its causes. The Baytown Housing Authority's
economic and family self-sufficiency programs combine Section 8 rental assistance with job
training, education and other supportive services. Lee College provides a number of job
training and technical preparatory programs for the low-income. The Drug Elimination,
mentoring and other youth programs assist in reducing drop-out rates and increasing the
employability of youth by assisting them in finishing school.
The City of Baytown provides contracting opportunities to small historically underutilized and
disadvantaged businesses through its housing rehabilitation programs and code enforcement
activities.
Regardless of the efforts to rehabilitate neighborhoods and build low-income housing, without
providing economic opportunities to raise incomes, the positive physical changes cannot be
maintained. Therefore, the City of Baytown's Planning and Development Services Department
is designated as the lead agency for coordinating and implementing the Consolidated Plan. The
department will continue to collaborate with other City departments and various housing and
service providers to create and maintain continuity of services and to link housing with the
needed supportive services and economic development. The City of Baytown will work with
agencies to identify and secure additional or alternative funding for housing and service
programs. Additionally, the City will assist in encouraging new businesses to relocate to
Baytown as well as in the expansion of existing HUBs and DBEs and in the enhancement of the
capabilities of the existing workforce.
4.2.2 Extent to which this strategy will reduce the number of poverty-level
families
The strategies above will assist existing residents of Baytown who earn between 100 percent
and 200 percent of poverty to move out of this low-income status into middle-income. The
strategies will assist those very low-income residents to expand their capacity and opportunity
to increase their incomes accordingly. However, as each family that secures gainful
employment, supportive services, economic subsidies to exit poverty, another family enters the
economy below the poverty level - either through aging into adulthood or retiring with limited
retirement income.
The anti-poverty strategy, coupled with all of the strategies of the City's CDBG program, serves
to "matriculate" residents out of their current need level and into the next higher economic and
self-actualization level. Those who are homeless are provided opportunities to secure
affordable rental housing and the supportive services and/or subsidies to maintain employment
to support rental housing. Those who are currently in subsidized housing are provided the
opportunities to secure better employment to move into self-sufficiency. Those who are renting
unsubsidized units are provided the opportunities to purchase their first home. And, those
City of Baytown, Tex'bd2005 Consolidated Pian Page 4.37
homeowners who are living below the poverty level are provided opportunities to
rehabilitate/maintain their homes and secure low- or no-cost supportive services to free their
limited income to pay for daily living expenses and housing.
4.2 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Coordination (91.315(k))
(States only)
Not Applicable as this is a local application
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S. Non-Homeless Special Needs
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is particularly concerned with the
ability of special populations to find, secure and maintain sound, affordable housing and
supportive services. Included in this population are the homeless, elderly, persons with
disabilities, and persons with alcohol or other drug addiction. In addition to the general
homeless population, which is discussed in Chapter 3, there are housing and supportive
services needs for low-income special needs populations, including the elderly, disabled,
persons with HIV/AIDS and chronic substance abusers.
5.1 Specific Special Needs Objectives (91.215)
5.1.1 Priorities and specific objectives
The special needs populations have the least resources and the greatest needs for housing and
services in Baytown. However, due to the availability of other service and funding providers
aimed at addressing the needs of these individuals, and due to the HUD regulations restricting
the use of CDBG funds for public services to only 15 percent of the allocation, the priorities for
special needs populations take a back seat to other categories. The elderly and physically
disabled have the highest priority among the special needs population.
Table 5.1 — Summary of Sp ecial Needs Po ulations and Priorities
Special Needs Population Number of Priority Estimated $
Residents required to fully
address non-
housing needs
Elder) not including frail elder) 3,294 H $11 858 400
Frail Elderly 2,794 H $5 588 000
Non-elderly physicallydisabled adults 6,700 H $33,500,000
Mentally disabled/ill non-elder) adults 2,568 H $15 408 000
Severely Mental) III non-elder) adults 1,238 H $5,710,000
Persons with Alcohol or Other Drug 3,506 M $8,765,000
Addiction
Dually Diagnosed* 923 H $3,359,720
Persons Living with HIV/AIDS 115 H $1,150,000
Total 21 138** $85,339,120
* Note: Dually-diagnosed indicates those with severe mental illness and drug addiction
**Note: Total number reflects some double counting as there are those who are mentally disabled with
other conditions and those with addiction or dually diagnosed who are living with HIV/AIDS
5.1.2 Public and private sector resources expected to be available
Special Needs populations are served in the City of Baytown in a number of ways through a
several agencies and funding streams. The City of Baytown commits up to its statutory limit 15
percent of CDBG funds to public services, most of which address the needs of the special needs
populations. This translates into $130,000 to $140,000 per year that the City is able to allocate
to public services. In addition, the City encourages the state and county Community Housing
Development Organizations (CHDOs) and other housing providers to address the housing needs
of these special needs populations as a part of their housing delivery plans. The Baytown
Housing Authority places a high priority on the needs of these populations and provides
admission priority to both the elderly and disabled applicants for public housing and Section 8.
BHA reserves 50 of its 149 public housing units and 20 percent of its Section 8 vouchers for the
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elderly and disabled. Elderly and disabled are given priority on BHA's waiting list. In addition,
BHA provides a number of daily activities and special events for its elderly and disabled
residents. In addition, the housing authority collaborates with a number of other social service
agencies to provide food, utility assistance, clothing, transportation, and other assistance.
Baytown Nursing Home is the primary nursing home facility located in Baytown. It is Medicaid
certified, but not Medicare certified, and provides nursing home care to 90 elderly.
MHMRA of Harris County has developed, using HUD Section 811 funds, an 18-unit apartment
complex in Baytown for persons with mental disabilities. MHMRA's Bayshore Community
Service Center provided services to more than 500 residents of Baytown and the surrounding
area. However, MHMRA of Harris County closed the facility in April, 2003 which removes
accessible treatment for conditions such as drug and alcohol abuse, mental illnesses and mental
disabilities and other mental health outpatient services for adults in Baytown. Depelchin
Children's Services has a branch office to provide psychiatric and psychological counseling to
children in Baytown. San Jacinto Methodist Hospital provides long-term residential care and
psychiatric treatment to Baytown residents. Family Service Center of Galveston has a branch
office in Baytown to provide family-based counseling.
Unlimited Visions Aftercare provides outpatient substance abuse treatment services to youth
and adults in Baytown. The Right Step provides detoxification, residential treatment, intensive
outpatient treatment, transitional living, and long-term recovery maintenance/relapse
prevention services to adolescents and adults in Baytown. Solutions Plus provides outpatient
substance abuse treatment.
Baytown Health Center, a Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services Department
clinic, provides services to those living with HIV/AIDS. The Center provides anonymous HIV
testing, confidential HIV testing, prevention counseling, health education/risk reduction, HIV
prevention education, street outreach, hepatitis testing, hepatitis education/counseling, TB
testing, TB treatment, pregnancy testing, on-site laboratory diagnostics (limited),
immunizations, nutrition services, family planning.
The Learning Experience provides food pantry, home visits/home health care, hospice/respite
care, service referral for Baytown area people living with HIV/AIDS. CarePartners Care Team of
Trinity Episcopal Church in Baytown provides volunteer support services to people with
HIV/AIDS. The AIDS Care Team is active in the outreach ministry to people with AIDS/HIV and
their affected family members and friends. Team members visit clients in their homes and
provide transportation, outings, limited food pantry, friendship, information and referral when
needed as well as support. This service is unique in that it is the only viable AIDS service for
the east side of Harris County. The team is often instrumental in providing referral information
for many service calls.
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5.2 Non-homeless Special Needs Analysis (91.205(d) and
91.210(d)) (including HOPWA)
5.2.1 Estimate of the number of non-homeless special needs subpopulations
Elderly., According to the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, there are 6,629 persons 65
years and older in Baytown, comprising 10 percent of the city's population. Of those, 76 are
institutionalized in nursing homes and 2 in other non-correctional institutions. Of the remaining
6,553 elderly, 595 are living below the poverty level. Figures 5.1 and 5.2 detail the household
income for the elderly and the sources of income. Note that in Figure 5.2, many have more
than one source of income, resulting in totals of greater than 100 percent.
Figure 5.1 - Elderly Households by Household Income
700
600
500
400
300
200 l
100
< $10- $15- $20- $30- $40- $50- * $60- $75-
$10,000 $14.9K $19.9K $29.9K $39.9K $49.9K $59.9K $74.9K $99.9K $100K+
■65+HH 606 510 397 558 447 410 306 302 211 302
Source: 2000 Census of Population and Housing, SF3
Figure 5.2 - Sources* of Income for Elderly Population
100.0%
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
20.0% JeWl
0.0%
Wage/ Self Interest Social Supp. Pub. Retire-
Salary Emp. Security SSI Assist. ment
OSeriesl 13.6% 2.1% 44.6% 82.1% 4.1% 1.5% 37.8%
Source: 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 5% PUMS data - PUMA 4614
*Note: Individuals may have multiple sources of income, therefore the figures total to
more than 100%
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The average (mean) household income for the elderly 65-74 years of age is $58,323 and the
mean income for those 75 years and old is $42,202. However, the median household income
for those 65-74 years of age is $33,627 and the median income for those 75 years and older is
$24,332 indicating that there are a few very wealthy elderly in Baytown.
The majority of the households in Baytown with an elderly householder are owner occupied with
no mortgage (62%), with all but 7.2 percent of the remaining householders either paying a
mortgage or rent. Figure 5.3 shows the percentage of elderly households by tenure. The
population is fairly evenly divided by household type with 28 percent in a married couple
household, 29 percent living alone, and 43 percent living with other relatives or non-relatives.
Figure 5.3 — Tenure of Households with an Elderly Householder
80
60
40
20
0
Ownerw/ Ownerw/o Renterw/ Renterw/o Other
Mortgage Mortgage Rent Rent
❑%of ElderlyHH '. 21.5 62 9.4 1.1 6.1
Source: 2000 Census of Population and Housing, PUMS data
Regardless of tenure, many of the Baytown elderly have a housing cost burden, with 40.4
percent of renters and 18.5 percent of owners paying 30 percent or more for housing.
Additionally, 42.3 percent of elderly renters and 18.5 percent of elderly owners live in housing
with structural problems.
One third of the elderly have some disability or impairment, with many having more than one
form of disability. This translates into 2,794 who can be considered frail elderly. Figure 5.4
shows the percentages of elderly with various disabilities. Many have more than one disability,
therefore the figures total to more than 100 percent.
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Figure 5.4 - Elderly Residents by Type of Disability*
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
=J,
5.0%
0.0%
Sensory Physical Mental Self-care Ability out°90 Employment
13 Bdedy% 12.9% 32.7% 15.0% 1 13.6% 22.2% 19.8%
Source: 2000 Census of Population and Housing
*Note: Individuals may have more than one disability, therefore the percentages total
to more than 100%
Non-elderly disabled: According to the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, in the City of
Baytown there were 7,774 adults between the ages of 21 and 64 with some form of disability.
Of those, only 59.2 percent, or 4,602 were employed. Many of the disabled have more than
one limitation. Figure 5.5 shows the number of non-elderly by self-declared disability.
Figure 5.5 - Residents 16-64 Years of Age by Type of Disability
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0% `�
0.0%
Sensory Physical Mental Self-care Abn oo f 9° Employment
■Non-elderly Adult% ' 2.5% 5.9% 2.7% 1.4% 5.8% 11.8%
Source: 2000 Census of Population and Housing
*Note: Individuals may have more than one disability, therefore the percentages total
to more than 100%
Three-fourths of the disabled non-elderly renters (74.7%) are low- to moderate-income and
86.6% of disabled non-elderly owners are low- to moderate-income. Of all the disabled non-
elderly households, 51.6 percent of the renters live in housing with problems and 25.7 percent
of owners have houses with problems. Figure 5.6 shows the distribution of disabled residents
by housing tenure and income range. Table 5.2 details the percent of the housing units
occupied by disabled adults by the income range, tenure and units with structural problems.
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Figure 5.6 — Disabled Residents by Tenure and Income Range
1,500
1,000
500
0
<30%MFI 30-50% MFI 50-80% MFI >80% MFI
0 Renters 346 146 180 227
m Owners 179 152 196 884
Source: 2000 Census from Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy Database/State of
the Cities
Table 5.2 — Low-Moderate Income Non-E derly Disabled Households
Renters Owners Total
Household Income<=30%MFI 346 179 525
%with any housing problems 80.6% 57.5% 72 8%
Household Income>30 to<=50%MFI 146 152 444
%with any housing problems 83.6% 44.7% 42.8%
Household Income>50 to<=80%MFI 180 196 376
%with any housing problems 12.8% 29.1% 1 21.3%
Household Income>80%MFI 227 884 1,111
%with any housing problems 17.6% 15.2% 15.7%
Total Households 899 1,411 2,310
%with any housing problems 51.6% 25.7% 35.8%
Source: 2000 Census from Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy Database/
State of the Cities
While the Census Bureau provided data on self-reported mental disability in 2000, it did not
provide information on the numbers of severely mentally ill, substance abusers or the
differentiation between mental illness and mental deficiency. There are no good statistics on
the number of residents with some level and type of severe mental illness or mental deficiency.
Likewise, there are not good statistics on the number of chronic substance abusers and dually
diagnosed individuals in Baytown. Based on county rates reported by the Texas Department of
Health Services, it can be estimated that 2,568 City adults have a mental disability or mental
illness, with an additional 1,238 being severely mentally ill. The Texas Commission on Alcohol
and Drug Abuse recorded 6,100 adult admissions into substance abuse treatment facilities in
Harris and Chambers Counties during 2002. Based on Baytown's population, it can be assumed
that 584 of the admissions were Baytown residents. National statistics estimate that for every
one adult entering treatment, there are approximately 6 adults with some level of addiction
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that affects their ability to work and live independently.' Extrapolating national statistics to
Baytown, it can be estimated that 3,506 adults have an addiction problem, with 923 being
dually diagnosed (addiction and mental illness). County-wide estimates indicate that
approximately 75 percent of all homeless adults and youths have a mental illness, substance
abuse problem or both. In order to ensure permanent exiting from homelessness, these
individuals need extensive treatment, and in many cases access to permanent housing for the
disabled.
People with HIV/AIDS: The cumulative number of HIV/AIDS cases reported for Harris
County, particularly the Baytown county health clinic, through 2003 is 199, with 115 still living
with HIV/AIDS.2 State HIV/AIDS data are provided only by county, therefore it is not possible
to determine the demographics of those diagnosed or living with HIV/AIDS in Baytown. Harris
County Hospital District collects demographic data by resident zip code for HIV/AIDS patients,
however, due to confidentiality issues, only the top 15 zip codes are identified. Currently, there
are no beds for the homeless with HIV/AIDS in Baytown.
Summary of Special Populations' Needs: While it is not possible to definitively enumerate
the number of special needs individuals in Baytown, the following estimates have been
developed for the purposes of determining goals and objectives within this Consolidated Plan:
Table 5.3 — Summary of Special Needs Populations
Population Estimated
Number
Elder) not including frail elder) 3,294
Frail Elderly 2,794
Non-elderly physicallydisabled 6,700
Mentally disabled 2,568
Severely Mental)y III 1238
Substance Abusers/ChemicallyDe endent 3,506
Dually Diagnosed 923
HIV+/AIDS 115
Sources: 2000 Census, National Institute on Mental Health, Texas Department of Health, Centers
for Disease Control, Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
5.2.2 Identify the priority housing and supportive service needs
The City of Baytown has determined that housing and services for the elderly, frail elderly and
physically disabled as well as housing and services to mentally disabled and ill and dually
diagnosed special populations have a high priority. The elderly, frail elderly and non-elderly
physically disabled account for 6,088 of the City's 66,430 residents. The City and the Baytown
Housing Authority have placed high priority on the housing and supportive service needs of the
elderly and physically disabled.
Table 5.4 is a repeat of Table 5.1 and summarizes the number of special needs residents and
the priority given toward serving them, particularly with CDBG funds, as well as the estimated
dollars required to meet all of their needs.
' National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Epidemiology of Mental Illness,
htto://www.nimh.nih.gov/mhsaroVchai)ter2, 2000.
2 Texas HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2003; Texas Department of Health, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Branch.
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Table 5.4 — Summary of Sp ecial Needs Po ulations and Priorities
Special Needs Population Number of Priority Estimated $
Residents required to fully
address non-
housing needs
Elder) not including frail elder) 3,294 H $11,858,400
Frail Elderly 2,794 H $5,588,000
Non-elderIV physicallydisabled adults 6,700 H $33,500,000
Mentally disabled/ill non-elder) adults 2,568 H $15 408 000
Severely Mental) III non-elder) adults 1,238 H $5,710,000
Persons with Alcohol or Other Drug 3,506 M $8,765,000
Addiction
Dually Diagnosed* 923 H $3 359 720
Persons Living with HIV/AIDS 115 M $1,150,000
Total 21 138** $85,339,120
* Note: Dually-diagnosed indicates those with severe mental illness and drug addiction
**Note: Total number reflects some double counting as there are those who are mentally disabled with
other conditions and those with addiction or dually diagnosed who are living with HIV/AIDS
5.2.3 Describe the basis for assigning the priority given each need
The basis for assigning the priority given each non-homeless special population need is a
combination of level of need, available resources of the individual and available community
resources. As a result, those in need of public or subsidized housing received the highest
priority. The Baytown Housing Authority gives priority to the elderly and disabled in its
application process. Therefore, housing for the elderly, physically disabled and mentally
disabled has a high priority.
There are significant community resources to provide supportive services to those with
substance abuse issues, mental health needs and those with co-occurring disorders (dually
diagnosed). Therefore, the City of Baytown supports the efforts of these agencies and
encourages their applications for public and private funding. As a result, the City assigns a high
priority to needs of those with mental illness or defect and a medium priority for those with
issues of substance abuse only. While the City's limited CDBG funds cannot be stretched to
adequately serve these special needs populations, the high and medium priorities were
assigned to ensure that funding applications from other agencies are consistent with this
Consolidated Plan while allowing non-City agencies the opportunity to apply for funds without
competition from local government.
People Living with AIDS have received a medium priority only because of the relatively low
number of individuals affected compared to the number of elderly, frail elderly and physically
disabled in need of services. The City of Baytown supports all private efforts to access HOPWA
or other housing and supportive services funding to address the needs of those living with
HIV/AIDS. The City is not a HOPWA entitlement community but is available to assist agencies
in accessing State and the pooled Houston/Harris County HOPWA funds as well as nationally
competitive HOPWA and Ryan White funding.
5.2.4 Identify obstacles to meeting underserved needs
As with meeting the needs of any underserved population group, financial resources and agency
capacity become the primary obstacles. As can be seen above, it will require over $85,300,000
to meet all of the housing and supportive service needs of the special needs population in
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Baytown. Regardless of the number of agencies and their missions, there are not enough
financial resources to implement enough programs to address all of the needs.
The supportive service agencies in Baytown are well established and successful in accessing
public and private funds. However, there are very few agencies, as most housing and social
service nonprofits are located within Houston where there is a much higher concentration of
need. Baytown is not a HOME Participating Jurisdiction, therefore it has no locally-certified
CHDOs. The City supports the development of state and county CHDOs, low income housing
tax credit properties and Section 811 and 202 properties that could provide subsidized housing
or are in need of capacity enhancement.
Since most nonprofits serving the special needs populations are located in Houston,
transportation becomes the primary barrier to effective service for Baytown residents. Baytown
is not part of the Houston/Harris County METRO transit system. Even services within the City
of Baytown are often difficult to access due to the severe limits on public transportation.
5.2.5 Description of existing programs serving the special needs population
As outlined in Section 5.1.2, special needs populations are served in the City of Baytown in a
number of ways through several agencies and funding streams. BHA reserves 50 of its 149
public housing units and 20 percent of its Section 8 vouchers for the elderly and disabled.
Elderly and disabled are given priority on BHA's waiting list. In addition, BHA provides a
number of daily activities and special events for its elderly and disabled residents. In addition,
the housing authority collaborates with a number of other social service agencies to provide
food, utility assistance, clothing, transportation, and other assistance.
Baytown Nursing Home is the primary nursing home facility located in Baytown. It is Medicaid
certified, but not Medicare certified, and provides nursing home care to 90 elderly.
MHMRA of Harris County has developed, using HUD Section 811 funds, an 18-unit apartment
complex in Baytown for persons with mental disabilities. MHMRA's Bayshore Community
Service Center provided services to more than 500 residents of Baytown and the surrounding
area. However, MHMRA of Harris County closed the facility in April, 2003 which removes
accessible treatment for conditions such as drug and alcohol abuse, mental illnesses and mental
disabilities and other mental health outpatient services for adults in Baytown. Depelchin
Children's Services has a branch office to provide psychiatric and psychological counseling to
children in Baytown. San Jacinto Methodist Hospital provides long-term residential care and
psychiatric treatment to Baytown residents. Family Service Center of Galveston has a branch
office in Baytown to provide family-based counseling.
Unlimited Visions Aftercare provides outpatient substance abuse treatment services to youth
and adults in Baytown. The Right Step provides detoxification, residential treatment, intensive
outpatient treatment, transitional living, and long-term recovery maintenance/relapse
prevention services to adolescents and adults in Baytown. Solutions Plus provides outpatient
substance abuse treatment.
Baytown Health Center, a Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services Department
clinic, provides services to those living with HIV/AIDS. The Center provides anonymous HIV
testing, confidential HIV testing, prevention counseling, health education/risk reduction, HIV
prevention education, street outreach, hepatitis testing, hepatitis education/counseling, TB
testing, TB treatment, pregnancy testing, on-site laboratory diagnostics (limited),
immunizations, nutrition services and family planning.
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The Learning Experience provides food pantry, home visits/home health care, hospice/respite
care, service referral for Baytown area people living with HIV/AIDS. CarePartners Care Team of
Trinity Episcopal Church in Baytown provides volunteer support services to people with
HIV/AIDS. The AIDS Care Team is active in the outreach ministry to people with AIDS/HIV and
their affected family members and friends. Team members visit clients in their homes and
provide transportation, outings, limited food pantry, friendship, information and referral when
needed as well as support. This service is unique in that it is the only viable AIDS service for
the east side of Harris County. The team is often instrumental in providing referral information
for many service calls.
5.2.6 Description of need to use HOME and other tenant-based rental
assistance for the special needs population
As has been outlined above in this chapter of the Consolidated Plan, housing is a primary need
for the special needs population in Baytown. According to the 2000 Census, as reported in the
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategies (CHAS) database, 595 elderly renters are low-
to moderate-income. In addition, of these, 315 are living in housing units with problems and
301 have a housing cost burden. It can be assumed that at least 400 of the elderly renters in
Baytown could benefit from tenant-based rental assistance or subsidized project-based housing
that could be provided through the use of HOME funds.
There are 899 rental households with at least one non-elderly physically disabled adult in
Baytown and 672 of these have incomes of 80 percent of less of the MSA median. Of the 672
low- to moderate-income disabled households, 424 are living in housing units with problems
and most are paying more than 30 percent of their income for rent. HOME funds could be used
to provide tenant-based rental assistance to these disabled renters and/or develop supportive
housing.
HOME-funded tenant-based rental assistance could provide subsidies to the 1,267 low- to
moderate-income elderly or disabled. However, one of the major limitations to tenant-based
rental assistance in Baytown is that the City is not a HOME Participating Jurisdiction.
Therefore, agencies serving Baytown must compete with other state or county agencies for the
Texas and Harris County HOME funds. Additionally, Baytown residents must compete with the
remainder of Harris county in accessing housing from agencies serving all of Harris County or
Southeast Texas. HOME-funded housing is not marketed to Baytown residents.
5.3 Specific Special Needs Objectives (91.215)
The special needs populations to be served include the elderly, frail elderly, severely mentally
ill, developmentally disabled, physically disabled, persons with alcohol or other drug addiction
and persons living with HIV/AIDS. The needs and priorities include non-housing needs - social
service needs and assisted living needs - with only specialized housing needs addressed. The
general housing needs are addressed in Chapter 2.
5.3.1 Description of the priorities and specific objectives
The City of Baytown has identified five priorities regarding meeting the needs of the elderly,
disabled and people with HIV/AIDS. These priorities are:
• To assist the Baytown Housing Authority and nonprofit agencies in accessing additional
tenant-based rental assistance vouchers for the elderly and disabled
• To assist public and nonprofit agencies in providing supportive services to elderly and
frail elderly
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• To assist public and nonprofit agencies in providing supportive services to the severely
mentally ill, developmentally disabled and dually diagnosed
• To assist public and nonprofit agencies in providing supportive services and accessibility
to the physically disabled
• To assist public and nonprofit agencies in providing housing and supportive services to
people living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs).
Priority 1: High Priority-- To assist the Baytown Housing Authority and nonprofit
agencies in accessing additional tenant-based rental assistance vouchers for the
elderly and disabled
• Strategy 1: Support the Baytown Housing Authority in their request for special purpose
vouchers and for an increase in the number of general population Section 8 vouchers
Thirty percent of the public housing units and 20 percent of the Section 8
vouchers are utilized by elderly and/or disabled and a significant number of
elderly and disabled are on both the public housing and Section 8 waiting lists.
The BHA has a high priority to access additional Section 8 vouchers - general
population and special purpose - in order to expand the availability of housing to
the elderly and disabled and to free up family housing currently occupied by the
elderly and disabled. The City will support BHA in their efforts.
• Strategy 2: Assist Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) and
nonprofits in building internal capacity and applying to Harris County and State of Texas
for HOME funds to be used for tenant-based rental assistance
The City will work with existing CHDOs and nonprofits to help them develop
capacity, establish/implement tenant-based rental assistance programs and apply
for/receive HOME funds, specifically ones that address the housing needs of the
special needs populations. The City will work with community groups to identify
potential CHDOs and help the identified groups apply for state and county CHDO
certification, build capacity and apply for/receive HOME funds for tenant-based
rental assistance.
Priority 2: High Priority - To assist public and nonprofit agencies in providing
supportive services to elderly, frail elderly and disabled
• Strategy 1: Assist in the provision of transportation for the elderly
One of the biggest problems facing elderly residents, particularly those with a
physical disability, is mobility and transportation. The City of Baytown has
received federal 5310 transportation funds in the past to augment the CDBG taxi
program. However, the State of Texas, as the 5310 pass-through agency, has
opted to pool all of the Harris County transportation funds into a single contract
and encourage the County to provide transportation to previously funded areas.
Baytown will work with Harris County to ensure that their residents are
adequately served. The City will continue to use CDBG funds for taxi services for
the elderly and disabled.
• Strategy 2: Assist in the provision of adult day care and senior programs for the elderly
Many elderly living alone or with working family members need daily supervision
or recreational outlets. The City of Baytown is committed to assisting public and
nonprofit agencies, including the BHA, in developing adult day care and senior
programs for the elderly. These programs would provide social activities,
supervision, recreational therapy, outings and occupational therapy for the
elderly. The City will assist BHA in securing funds for on-site community
programs for such purposes. The City will assist nonprofit and other public
agencies in identifying and applying for funding for senior day programs.
• Strategy 3: Assist in the identification of needs and the provision of supportive services
to the elderly
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In addition to housing assistance, day care and recreational programs, many of
Baytown's elderly need a myriad of supportive services, such as meals-on-
wheels, telephone reassurance, medical care, psychosocial assessment/
treatment, utility assistance, clothing assistance and legal assistance. The City of
Baytown will provide technical support to agencies providing or seeking to
provide supportive services to the elderly and frail elderly and will continue to
support agencies currently providing quality services to the elderly.
Priority 3: High Priority — To assist public and nonprofit agencies in providing
supportive services to the mentally disabled and those with co-occurring disorders
• Strategy 1: Assist in quantifying the need. In many cases, funding opportunities are
limited due to a lack of reliable data regarding the number and needs of these groups.
The City of Baytown will assist in the on-going needs assessments conducted by
nonprofits, United Way or university researchers.
• Strategy 2: Assist in developing, maintaining and enhancing supportive services for the
special needs populations
The City of Baytown will provide technical assistance to public and nonprofit
agencies in the development, maintenance and enhancement/expansion of
stand-alone supportive service programs and supportive/assisted housing for the
population groups. The City will assist in identifying funding sources and working
with the agencies to ensure that the programs are consistent with the
Consolidated Plan. The City will also encourage application by the agencies for
accessing the CDBG Public Service funds.
Priority 4• High Priority — To assist public and nonprofit agencies in providing
supportive services and accessibility to the physically disabled.
• Strategy 1: Ensure compliance with ADA for HUD-funded new construction and
rehabilitation
The City of Baytown is committed to ensuring that any new housing or facility
projects or rehabilitation of existing housing or facilities comply with the
Americans with Disabilities Act and that the buildings are accessible to those who
are physically challenged. The City will continue to require that all projects using
City or HUD funds are built in complete compliance with ADA regulations and
legislation.
• Strategy 2: Provide funding for retrofitting existing housing
The City of Baytown has placed a high priority on working with public agencies
and nonprofits in making the City accessible to those with physical challenges.
The City has a strong housing rehabilitation program and will continue to fund the
retrofitting of eligible dwellings to address the needs of physically challenged
residents.
• Strategy 3: Provide funding for making neighborhoods more accessible to the physically
disabled
The City will also place a high priority on funding decisions regarding sidewalks,
wheelchair curb cuts and the like in neighborhoods as well as structural
adaptations in public buildings.
• Strategy 4: Assist in the provision of transportation for the physically disabled
One of the biggest problems facing residents with a physical disability, is mobility
and transportation. The City of Baytown will provide technical assistance to
nonprofit agencies in the expansion and funding of programs to address the
transportation needs of this group. The City will continue to work with Harris
County to ensure equitable distribution of county-wide FTA 5310 funding.
• Strategy 5: Assist in the provision of specialized job training for the disabled
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Many of the disabled who are currently not working could become employed if
trained or re-trained in other career fields. The City of Baytown will provide
technical assistance to the Baytown Housing Authority, Lee College and nonprofit
agencies in the development of job training programs to address the employment
needs of this group.
Priority Sr Medium Priority -- To assist public and nonprofit agencies in providing
housing and supportive services to people living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs).
• Strategy 1: Provide technical assistance to public and nonprofit agencies serving people
living with HIV/AIDS
The City of Baytown will continue to assist the Harris County Public Health and
Environmental Services Department, the Houston Regional HIV/AIDS Resource Group
and other public and nonprofit agencies in identifying need, funding opportunities
and successful programs for developing services and housing to people living with
HIV/AIDS.
• Strategy 2: Assist agencies in Baytown in accessing Houston/Harris County HOPWA
funding
Currently, the Harris County and Houston entitlement funding for HOPWA is
pooled and managed by the City of Houston. The City of Baytown will work with
Baytown agencies to become aware of the application process and to advocate
for local HOPWA funding to be allocated to Baytown.
5.3.2 Quantifiable measures for using CDBG funds
Table 5.5 below identifies the City's quantifiable goals for addressing the needs of the special
needs populations in Baytown. The goals are for CDBG funding only.
Table 5.5 - Quantifiable Five-Year Goals Using CDBG Funds
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal
52. Elderly 5 5 5 5 5 25
53. Frail Elderly 0 0 0 0 0 0
a
v 54. Persons w/Severe Mental Illness 0 0 0 0 0 0
a
V 55. Developmentally Disabled 0 0 0 0 0 0
z
o+ 56. Physically Disabled 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
57.Alcohol/Other Drug Addicted 0 0 0 0 0 0
x
58. Persons w HIV/AIDS&their families 0 0 0 0 0 0
59. Public Housing Residents 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 5 5 5 5 25
a 60. Elderly 180 180 180 180 180 900
a 61. Frail Elderly 70 70 70 70 70 350
w
a
z 62. Persons w/Severe Mental Illness 0 0 0 0 0 0
63. Developmentally Disabled 20 20 20 20 20 100
w 64. Physically Disabled 40 40 40 40 40 200
0
65. Alcohol/Other Drug Addicted 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 66. Persons w/HIV AIDS&their families 0 0 0 0 0 0
u
67. Public Housin Residents 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
Note: Supportive Services Goals are concentrated in the area of transportation. Transportation goals are
outlined in Chapter 4 - Non-housing Community Development and are repeated in Table 5.5. The goals
outlined above in the supportive services section are a duplication of the goals in Chapter 4.
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The City will encourage other agencies to secure non-CDBG funding to provide housing and
supportive services to the special needs populations.
5.4 Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA)
The following sections are not applicable as the City of Baytown does not receive
HOPWA funding
5.4.1 Description of activities to be undertaken with the HOPWA program
funds
5.4.2 Annual HOPWA output goals
5.4.3 Target Date of completion for Housing Facility projects,
5.4.4 How funds will be allocated including geographic distribution
5.4.5 Role of lead jurisdiction in the Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area
(EMSA)
5.4.6 HOPWA-relevant certifications
5.5 Specific HOPWA Objectives
5.5.1 Description of how public and private resources will be available
This section is not applicable as the City of Baytown does not receive HOPWA funding
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Executive Summary
This Consolidated Plan, mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
covers the five year period of PY 2005 - PY 2009 and outlines the strategies for the use of
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The time frame is October 1, 2005 -
September 30, 2009. The time period covered for data included in this plan ranges from 2000
through 2004, depending on the data source. The City of Baytown's Planning and Development
Services Department is responsible for overseeing the development of the Consolidated Plan
and administering CDBG funds allocated to the City.
This Five-Year Consolidated Plan covers all of the City of Baytown, with special attention paid to
the Community Development Block Grant Target Areas and the areas of minority
concentrations.
The City of Baytown's major housing and community development objectives include the
following:
• Conserving and improving the housing stock;
• Expanding housing development and housing opportunities;
• Providing mechanisms to assist low- and moderate-income renters in buying their first
home;
• Providing economic development and anti-poverty assistance;
• Providing essential infrastructure improvements;
• Providing assistance in clearing blighted areas; and
• Providing assistance in the provision of public services.
Each year, the City of Baytown sets aside funds for the Planning and Development Services
Department to use in housing rehabilitation efforts, addressing the first City objective above.
In addition, the City solicits competitive applications for the receipt and use of CDBG funds to
address the specific objectives outlined above. The primary bases for allocating investments
are:
• Projects must meet one of the above objectives
• Agencies requesting funds must have the capacity to carry out activities that will
positively impact the needs
• Preference is given to collaborative projects that concentrate multiple programs in a
single blighted area
• Where contract services are required, priority is given to agencies and city departments
that contract with minority-owned and small business enterprises
The City of Baytown developed its plan with significant input from and consultation with a
number of entities. In addition to the public hearings and input from City officials, the planning
team also consulted with nonprofit agencies, funding agencies, Houston Galveston Area Council
(the regional council of governments), the Homeless Coalition of Houston/Harris County,
Baytown Housing Authority, the regional Ryan White agency, nonprofits addressing the needs
of the indigent, disabled and needy, as well as the State of Texas. The City conducted work
sessions with the Community Development Advisory Council to determine needs, priorities and
funding objectives.
Citizen Participation is encouraged throughout the year, but special emphasis has been made to
involve residents in the planning process for this Five-Year Consolidated Plan. Baytown has an
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active Community Development Advisory Council that meets regularly to prioritize needs,
allocate funds, review progress of recipients and hear from the public on housing and
community development issues.
The Planning and Development Services Department hosted three public hearings focusing on
the Consolidated Plan and two public hearings focusing on the PY 2005 Annual Action Plan.
The public hearings discussed the CDBG program, the Consolidated Planning process, eligible
activities and then opened the floor to comments, concerns, ranking of issues and
recommendations. Questionnaires were sent to housing and supportive services agencies and
handed out at the public hearings and are included in the appendices. These surveys asked
individuals to prioritize issues within the community and asked agencies to explain their
services and detail barriers clients face in securing decent, safe and fair housing.
Housing
The condition and availability of housing are important to the livability and quality of life for
community residents. The need for affordable sound housing is most critical for the very low-
low- and moderate-income residents. Baytown has a slightly lower rate of homeownership than
the rest of Texas but a slightly higher rate than the rest of Harris County. Baytown mirrors
both Texas and Harris County in the rate of housing with one or more problems and the rate of
households with a housing cost burden.
Based on the 2000 Census of Population and Housing as reported in the U.S. Department of
HUD's Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) table, 60 percent of all Baytown
renters and 34 percent of all homeowners earn less than 80 percent of the MSA's median
income. Of those earning less than 80 percent of the area median income, more than half are
living in housing with problems and more than a third have a housing cost burden. Housing
providers at all levels, both private and public, should address the housing availability and
affordability concerns, while leaving flexibility to adjust to market demands in the future.
According to the CHAS data, renters in Baytown have the greatest need.
There is a shortage of 3,776 available affordable sound rental units for the low- to moderate-
income households in Baytown. Likewise, there is a shortage of 2,835 available sound units for
owner occupancy affordable to the low- to moderate-income.
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Table ES.1 - Su mary of CHAS Data and Affordability Mismatch Data
Number of Number of Number Number Gap Number Gap
Households Total units leased/owned leased/ (Households of Units (Households
(A) (occupied by higher owned by - Available with - Available
&vacant) income or Units) Problems Sound
(B) (C) available (E=D-A) (F) Units)
to income (E-F)
D=B-C
Rental Units
Very Low Income 2.027 1,583 777 806 -1,221 427 -1,648
<= 30% Median
Low-Income 1,270 5,204 2,455 2,749 1,479 1,892 -413
(>30% & <=50%
Median
Moderate-Income 2,225 4,000 2,018 1,982 -243 1,472 -1,715
(>50% & <=80%
Median
Total Rental 5,522 10,787 5,250 5,537 15 3,791 -3 776
Owner Units
Very Low Income 1,100 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
<= 30% Median
Low-Income 1,353 9,498 8,292 1,206 -147 931 -1,078
(>30% & <=50%
Median
Moderate-Income 2,197 3,192 2,681 511 -1,686 71 -1,757
(>50% & <=80%
Median
Total Owner (Low- 3,550 12,690 10,973 1,717 -1,833 1,002 -2,835
Mod Only; Not
Very Low
Source: State of the Cities/HUD; 2000 Census Data CHAS database
Lead-based paint is a concern for residents in housing built before 1978, particularly families
with children under six years of age. In 2002, HUD released the results of a study from Westat
entitled National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing. The study determined the presence
of lead-based paint (LBP) and the hazards due to paint deterioration. United States. Based on
the survey, it is estimated that there are approximately 5,687 occupied units with lead-based
paint and 2,095 with lead-based paint hazards, defined as deteriorated paint. The Planning and
Development Services Department addresses LBP hazards on rehabilitation jobs that they
undertake. A risk assessment is conducted on each project, and all LBP hazards are addressed
in accordance with HUD's LBP Guidelines. After the rehabilitation work is completed, a
clearance exam is performed to ensure the unit has been cleaned properly.
The City's priorities for addressing housing issues are: (1) to provide decent, safe and
affordable rental housing for the extremely low-, very low- and low-income residents; (2) to
provide first-time homebuyers assistance to the low- and moderate-income residents to assist
them in moving up to homeownership; and (3) to provide decent, safe and affordable
homeownership for the low- to moderate-income through the rehabilitation of deteriorated
owner-occupied housing units. These priorities will be achieved through:
• the repair of deteriorated housing;
• code enforcement for rental housing;
• technical and financial assistance in the development of new affordable housing;
• support of first-time homebuyer's education and assistance;
• demolition and replacement of obsolete public housing units;
• provision of new subsidized housing for special populations; and
• reduction of the number of housing units with lead-based paint hazards.
City of Baytown, Texaa'2005 Consolidated Plan Page E5.4
The City of Baytown will continue to fund housing rehabilitation and code enforcement; and will
support the efforts of state-and county-certified CHDOs in their housing development and first-
time homebuyer's assistance programs.
Homeless
Extrapolations from the January 2005 enumeration conducted by the Coalition for the Homeless
for Houston/Harris County provided the basis for the number in the Homeless Population and
Subpopulation chart below. It is estimated that on any given night there are 85 single
individuals and 149 persons in families who are literally homeless in Baytown and in need of
shelter, transitional housing or permanent housing for the disabled. Of the 85 single
individuals, 70 are considered to be chronically homeless.
City of Baytown, Tex&.2005 Consolidated Plan Page E5.5
Table ES.2 - City of Baytown - Homeless Po ulation & Sub o ulation
Sheltered Un-sheltered Total
Part 1: Homeless Population Emer enc Transitional
1. Homeless Individuals 19 18 48 85
2. Homeless Families with Children 8 13 26 47
2a. Persons in Homeless with
Children Families 21 56 72 149
Total lines 1 + 2a 40 1 J34
120 234
Part 2: Homeless Subpopulations
1. Chronically Homeless 36 70
2. Severely Mentally III
3. Chronic Substance Abuse
4. Veterans 5. Persons with HIV/AIDS 6. Victims of Domestic Violence 7. Youth (Under 18 years of age)
The City of Baytown has one shelter, Bay Area Homeless Services, located within the city limits.
Bay Area Turning Point provides shelter, transitional housing and services to victims of
domestic violence and sheltered 3 Baytown residents and provided non-residential services to
an additional 58 Baytown residents in 2004. However the shelter is not located in Baytown and
does not "set-aside" any shelter beds for Baytown residents.
A survey of the primary homeless providers indicates that the main barrier homeless people
face in securing decent housing is the lack of available affordable housing and permanent
supportive housing for those extremely low-income families trying to prevent homelessness and
those exiting a shelter or transitional living center. Secondarily, transportation to services and
jobs presents a barrier to recovering from homelessness and its causes, thus presenting a
barrier to securing and paying for housing. Thirdly, affordable childcare is lacking in Baytown
and is a prerequisite to maintaining employment or education. Another very high priority
stated was for transitional housing for those exiting emergency shelters.
Non-housing Community Development
The primary priorities for non-housing community development revolve around the
rehabilitation of deteriorating conditions in Baytown neighborhoods, providing transportation
options to the low-income and providing anti-poverty economic development to neighborhoods
and residents. New in-fill development cannot occur without the repairing of infrastructure -
streets, water lines, wastewater (sewer) lines, storm drainage, sidewalks and street lights. In
addition, the City has a priority of reducing crime in the neighborhoods and blight in privately-
owned properties. The City will continue to provide assistance in code enforcement activities,
neighborhood clean-ups, boarding up and clearance of unsound buildings and will work with
residents for neighborhood patrols and anti-crime activities. The City will continue to address
transportation needs of the elderly and disabled, and funded a study to determine the most
cost-effective way to provide transportation to all low-income residents. Other strategies
include the improvement of existing parks and recreation facilities, community buildings and
other public buildings within the CDBG Target Areas.
City of Baytown, Tex&S 2005 Consolidated Plan Page ES.6
With the 15 percent limit on CDBG spending for public services, the City will work with the
nonprofit agencies to identify and secure other federal, state and private funding to expand and
enhance social service programs in Baytown.
While housing is a primary focus of CDBG, housing stock cannot be maintained and residents
cannot afford improved housing if other community development programs are not employed.
The priorities for Baytown in providing non-housing community development over the next five
years include:
• Promoting anti-crime programs in target neighborhoods and around public housing
developments
• Enhancing economic opportunities and development for low- and moderate-income
• Enhancing target area neighborhoods through the improvement and repair of aging and
deteriorating infrastructure
• Promoting equity and accessibility in Baytown through the planning and administration
of the Community Development program
• Promoting viable neighborhoods through the installation and improvement of public
facilities
• Promoting the health and well-being of city residents through the provision of public and
supportive services
• Promoting the health and well-being of the elderly and frail elderly through the provision
of supportive and recreational services
• Upgrading the desirability and accessibility of neighborhoods through code enforcement
Non-homeless Special Needs Populations
Special needs populations are of great concern to the City of Baytown as well as to HUD in their
CDBG programming. Special needs populations are defined as elderly, physically disabled,
mentally challenged, mentally ill, chronic substance abusers, people living with HIV/AIDS, those
with co-occurring disorders (dually-diagnosed) and the homeless. The homeless population is
addressed above and in Chapter 3 of the Plan. Other special needs populations are addressed
in Chapter 5. Table ES.3 describes the estimated number of Baytown residents identified as
special needs and the funding priority assigned to each. The priorities were determined from
public comments and surveys completed by those residents attending public hearings and
meetings.
Table ES.3 — Summary of S ecial Needs Po ulations and Priorities
Special Needs Population Number of Priority Estimated $
Residents required to fully
address non-
housing needs
Elder) not including frail elder) 3,294 H $11 858 400
Frail Elderly 2,794 H $5,588,000
Non-elderly physicallydisabled adults 6,700 H $33 500 000
Mentally disabled/ill non-elder) adults 2,568 H $15,408,000
Severely Mental) III non-elder) adults 1,238 H $5 710 000
Persons with Alcohol or Other Drug 3,506 M $8,765,000
Addiction
Dually Diagnosed* 923 H $3,359,720
Persons Living with HIV/AIDS 115 M $1 150 000
Total 21 138** $SS,339,120
* Note: Dually-diagnosed indicates those with severe mental illness and drug addiction
**Note: Total number reflects some double counting as there are those who are mentally disabled with
other conditions and those with addiction or dually diagnosed who are living with HIV/AIDS
City of Baytown, Texr2005 Consolidated Plan Page ES.7
The City of Baytown has identified five priorities regarding meeting the needs of the elderly,
disabled and people with HIV/AIDS. These priorities are:
• To assist the Baytown Housing Authority and nonprofit agencies in accessing additional
tenant-based rental assistance vouchers for the elderly and disabled
• To assist public and nonprofit agencies in providing supportive services to elderly and
frail elderly
• To assist public and nonprofit agencies in providing supportive services to the severely
mentally ill, developmentally disabled and dually diagnosed
• To assist public and nonprofit agencies in providing supportive services and accessibility
to the physically disabled
• To assist public and nonprofit agencies in providing housing and supportive services to
people living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs).