Neighborhood Character and Housing

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NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER and HOUSING

DRAFT Goals, Projects, and ACTION STEPS


 GOAL: Fort Bend Houston Beautiful (24)

FBHSN41 #2 of Top 6

Minimize Illegal Dumping

ACTION STEPS: Develop an outreach campaign to encourage residents to report illegal dumping to 311, use multiple outreach platforms such as water bills, social media, CitizensNet, and other media; Advocate for the development of  long-term solutions to illegal dumping, including the installation of cameras at dumping hotspots; Target areas include the southern section of Blueridge Road and Fort Bend Parkway


COORDINATION

  • Community: Fort Bend Houston NST | Role: Organize, Outreach
  • City: Department of Neighborhoods, Solid Waste Department, City of Houston Illegal Dumping Task Force               (FY 2020) | Role: Support, Outreach, Implement
  • Community Connectors: City Council District K, Crime Stoppers, Houston Police Department | Role:                         Support, Implement


Develop a Fort Bend Houston Beautiful Campaign 

ACTION STEPS: Develop materials and promote a “Fort Bend Houston Beautiful” campaign to identify aesthetic improvements, such as art or landscaping and to provide information on reporting issues such as overgrown lots, existing HOA and city regulations and deed restrictions, and adopting area streets or parks for maintenance and landscaping 


COORDINATION

  • Community: Fort Bend Houston NST | Role: Organize, Outreach, Implement
  • City: Administration and Regulatory Affairs/Houston 311, COH Legal Department | Role: Support
  • Community Connector: Area HOAs, Keep Houston Beautiful, Houston Parks, and Recreation Department,                 Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs Role: Support 


GOAL: Active Home Owners Associations (9)

Provide training to Home Owners Association (HOA) board members 

ACTION STEPS: Organize and provide regular leadership training to HOA board members, including grant writing, bylaws, meeting rules, 501(c)3 status, and deed restriction and city ordinance enforcement strategies 


COORDINATION

  • Community: Fort Bend Houston NST | Role: Organize, Outreach
  • City: Department of Neighborhoods, Mayor’s Office of Citizens Assistance | Role: Support, Implement
  • Community Connectors: Area HOAs | Role: Organize, Implement


GOAL: New Housing (7)

Develop a single-family housing infill program  

ACTION STEPS: Advocate for the development of new single-family housing on infill lots across the neighborhood 


COORDINATION

  • Community: Fort Bend Houston NST | Role: Advocate, Promote
  • City: Housing and Community Development Department | Role: Support, Implement
  • Community Connectors: Area Developers, Houston Land Bank | Role: Support, Implement


GOAL: Expanded Resources for Single-Family Home Repair and Maintenance (6)

Assess single-family housing conditions and target resources for repair assistance 

ACTION STEPS: Inventory and asses single-family housing conditions across the neighborhood; Advocate for expanding the capacity and funding for citywide home repair programs that assist the elderly, disabled, or other vulnerable residents to maintain, and/or make accessibility and efficiency improvements to their homes, including roofs and foundations; Develop an outreach campaign to assist eligible homeowners in applying for the home repair program    


COORDINATION

  • Community: Fort Bend Houston NST | Role: Organize, Prioritize
  • City: Housing and Community Development Department, Rebuilding Together Houston, Fort Bend County       |       Role: Support
  • Community Connectors: Harris County Housing and Community Development | Role: Implement
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