Chapter 3 NonHousing Community Development Needs Assessment

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Chapter 3 Non-Housing Community Development
Needs Assessment

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City of Tucson Needs Assessment

• Public Facilities
• Infrastructure
• Economic Development
• Demolition Clearance
• Code Enforcement
• Human Services

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City of Tucson Public Facilities Need

• Park and Recreation facilities are over-utilized
  and need to be enhanced to meet community demand
  and expectations
• community meeting space
• youth centers
• centers for elderly
• lighted exterior recreation and exercise
  facilities
• interior recreation and exercise facilities
• Public Facilities that house public service
  agencies need to be expanded, replaced and
  repaired

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City of Tucson Infrastructure Need

• Aging of infrastructure The City of Tucson has
  been continually inhabited since 500 A.D. The
  Hohokoms resided on the banks of the Santa Cruz
  River at the foot of A mountain, a geologic
  feature near Tucsons downtown. Infrastructure
  was developed over many years and has aged in
  place, no longer meeting demand.
• Absence of infrastructure Tucson expanded at a
  tremendous rate post WWII, resulting in
  development outside incorporated limits without
  the benefit of building codes, resulting in the
  lack of curbs, sidewalks, street lights and storm
  sewers.

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City of Tucson Economic Development Need

• Jobs are plentiful but wages are low
• Workforce is not well trained
• Youth unemployment is high
• Designated Redevelopment Areas and the Central
  Business District (Rio Nuevo)
• lack of core businesses, retail and restaurants
• lack of parking
• distressed store fronts
• high vacancy rates

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City of Tucson Demolition/Clearance and Code
Enforcement

• Large number of vacant and neglected houses
  within the City that are attractive nuisances
  and contribute to slum and blight
• Significant number of non-residential properties
  that are vacant and contribute to slum and blight
• Large number of occupied housing units that do
  not meet current codes

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City of Tucson Human Services

• The Bi-Annual Human Services Plan is the planning
  document that forms the Citys allocation of
  resources for human services.
• The Human Service Plan categorizes the
  communitys need into four broad areas and twelve
  sub-categories
• People in crisis
• Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Services
• Emergency Assistance and Shelter
• Support Services
• Client Assessment/Case Management/Transitional
  Shelter
• Counseling
• Health Safety
• Independent Living /Elderly

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City of Tucson Human Services (Continued)

• Youth Development
• Childcare and Early Development
• Delinquency Programs
• Parenting Education and Support
• Individual Development
• Community Involvement
• Education, Job training and Placement
• Recreation and Enrichment
• the non-permanent housing needs for the special
  and homeless populations are incorporated into
  the the Bi-Annual Human Services Plan.

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City of Tucson Summary of Key Findings

• Demand exceeds available resources for public
  facilities, human services and infrastructure
• Additional funding sources are needed
• Entitlement funds should be leveraged
• Citys role in Human Services is that of a gap
  funder
• There needs to be a link between housing
  providers and social service providers
• There is blight in the community, necessitating
  enhanced code enforcement and demolition

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Pima County Needs Assessment

• Public and Agency Facilities
• Infrastructure development or improvement
• Economic Development
• Human Services
• Demolition/Clearance and Code Enforcement

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Pima County Public Facilities

• Rural target areas need to have a community
  facility for recreational activities, social
  services, health and nutrition programs, and
  childcare activities. In addition, seniors and
  youth need a place to congregate.
• Modernization improvements are needed for
  communities that have existing aging facilities,
  including accessibility improvements for the
  handicapped.
• Rural target areas need parks or improvements
  to existing parks
• Other public facility needs
• Health care
• Solid Waste
• Asbestos Removal
• Non-Residential Historic Preservation
• Fire Protection

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Pima County Infrastructure

• Water Improvements
• Water systems in rural areas need improvements
  lines, pumps, meters and water supply systems
  
• Sewer
• Most rural areas are on septic tanks and lack
  public sewer and wastewater removal services
• Other
• Street improvements sidewalks and street
  lighting
• Flood control rural areas need drainage to
  control flooding
• Wildcat Development increases the cost of
  providing services

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Wildcat Development

• Unregulated lot splitting results in
• Increased cost of services for Pima County
  residents
• Lost property tax revenue for Pima County
• Substandard roadways and other infrastructure
• Lack of services for residents
• Unplanned communities

• Growing problem in unincorporated Pima County, as
  illustrated by the chart. Each request can be
  for 1 to 5 units.

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Pima County Economic Development

• Rural areas lack skilled workers for specific
  business, and lack local job training
  opportunities.
• Rural areas have small local markets for the
  goods and services they offer.
• Loans for small businesses are difficult to
  obtain.
• Lack of lending institutions in most of the rural
  target areas.

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Pima County Demolition/Clearance and Code
Enforcement

• Improve the safety and physical appearance of
  communities and neighborhoods by clearing or
  demolishing dilapidated, dangerous and unoccupied
  structures that contribute to slum and blight
  and/or do not meet current codes.

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Pima County Human Services

• Non-profit agencies provide Health and Human
  Services in rural areas, however, capacity is
  lacking for facilities in providing comprehensive
  services. Additional and improved operating
  space, either through acquisition or
  rehabilitation, is needed.
• Crime and gang prevention programs are needed to
  reduce crime rate.
• Youth programs such as after school and child
  care are needed to provide positive alternatives
  to young people and families.
• Support services for domestic and homeless
  shelters.

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Pima County Neighborhood Redevelopment
Revitalization

• Flowing Wells Neighborhood Revitalization
  Strategy Area (NSRA)
• Three requirements of NSRAs
• The area must be contiguous
• The area must be primarily residential
• The area must contain a high percentage of low-
  and moderate-income residents (figure determined
  by the US Department of Housing and Urban
  Development)
• Issues in Flowing Wells
• Public safety
• Neighborhood Appearance
• Housing
• Infrastructure
• Social Services
• Education
• Code Enforcement
• Economic and Job Opportunities

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Neighborhood Redevelopment Revitalization

• Flowing Wells Neighborhood Revitalization
  Strategy Area (NSRA)
• Flowing Wells Neighborhood Revitalization
  Strategy prepared by ESI Corp, June 29, 2001

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Colonias and Target Areas

• Designated Colonias In Arizona, Colonias
  encompass communities of all types and sizes,
  both incorporated and unincorporated, that meet
  the federal definition of lacking sewer,
  wastewater removal or decent housing. As of July
  2003 the Pima County Board of Supervisors has
  designated 15 Colonias.
• Target Areas Target areas are areas targeted
  for assistance based on household income. To be
  eligible, the target area must have more than 51
  of the households below 80 of the median income
  as determined by HUD based on the U.S. Decennial
  Census. Three methods were used to delineate
  these areas 1) Selecting Census Tract Block
  Group parts which when combined had more than 51
  low-moderate income 2) Selecting parts of
  Census Tract Block Groups which are vast and
  whose population is concentrated in small
  geographic areas. Target areas were delineated
  as part of these larger areas based on the
  concentration of population in these largely
  rural areas and 3) Conducting income surveys.

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Pima County Summary of Key Findings

• Assistance is targeted to low-income communities
  and neighborhoods that are designated as target
  areas, Colonias and one NRSA.
• Pima County works with local governments, other
  county departments, and communities to address
  issues affecting the health, safety and welfare
  of low-income residents
• Emphasis is placed on using the limited amount of
  entitlement funds to leverage additional
  resources.