Mayor: Shirley Franklin (2002-10)

AHA executes its MTW agreement with HUD (initially effective 2003-2010)[1]

[1] https://www.atlantahousing.org/about-us/ah-history/

AHA submits first “Business Plan” to HUD under new statutory and regulatory framework of MTW Agreement –the “CATALYST Plan”

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AHA new work/program participation policy goes into effect (requires that (a) one non-disabled adult household member (between the age of 18 – 61 years) maintain continuous full-time employment (at least 30 hours per week) and (b) all other non-elderly, non-disabled adults maintain work or participation in a combination of school, job training and/or part-time employment as a condition of the household receiving and maintaining subsidy assistance.)[1]

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AHA raised its minimum rent from $25 to $125 under its Public Housing and Housing Choice Programs.[2]

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[1] https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/AtlantaFY10Plan.pdf

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[2] https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/AtlantaFY10Plan.pdf (Households on fixed incomes, where all members are either elderly or disabled, are exempt from the minimum rent increase and their total tenant payment continues to be based on 30 percent of their adjusted gross incomes.)

AHA hired Dr. Thomas D. Boston of EuQuant to conduct an independent, longitudinal study of AHA’s MTW Program

McDaniel-Glen Homes demolished

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Residents from University Homes relocated

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AHA initiates “Quality of Life Initiative” (QLI) – this program was designed to “empower households in 12 AHA-owned obsoleted and distressed public housing to relocate to higher quality, lesser impacted communities” – primarily through the use of tenant based housing choice vouchers.[1]

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In July, “Phase I Relocations” began under the QLI (Englewood Manor, Jonesboro North, Jonesboro South, Leila Valley and U-Rescue Villa), 702 households relocated, 69% remaining in the city of Atlanta[2]

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At this point, only 15% of AHA assisted households lived in public housing developments while 57% used Housing Choice vouchers, 9% lived in new mixed income revitalized communities, 18% lived in properties  primarily serving the elderly, and 2% lived in project based rental assisted properties.[1] Average employment of AHA households estimated 53%, sharp rise from 21% in 1995 was attributed to the work/program participant requirement in the CATALYST Business Plan.

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[1] https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/AtlantaFY10Plan.pdf  (The 12 targeted developments under QLI include 10 family communities- Bankhead Courts, Bowen Homes, Englewood Manor, Herndon Homes, Hollywood Courts, Jonesboro North, Jonesboro South, Leila Valley, Thomasville Heights and U-Rescue Villa and two senior developments- Palmer House and Roosevelt House, all approved for demolition by HUD)

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[2] https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/AtlantaFY10Plan.pdf

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[3] EuQuant’s MTW benchmark study prepared by Dr. Thomas D. Boston and included as part of FY2010 AHA report -- https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/AtlantaFY10Plan.pdf

AHA entered into renegotiated MTW Agreement with HUD, effective 2009[1]

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Demolition completed on first 5 of the projects in the Phase I Relocation plan of the QLI (Englewood Manor, Jonesboro North, Jonesboro South, Leila Valley and U-Rescue Villa)[2]

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[1] https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/AtlantaFY10Plan.pdf (renegotiated agreement provides that AHA may use its MTW Funds for housing for low-income families beyond the limitations of Section 8 and Section 9 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. The section in this Plan entitled “MTW Use of Funds” further describes how AHA will use this enhanced flexibility in furthering its goals and objectives under AHA’s Business Plan.)

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[2] https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/AtlantaFY10Plan.pdf

Demolition begins on University Homes (still vacant land 2022)

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Englewood Manor demolished (still vacant land 2022)

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Destruction of Bowen Homes (vacant land 2022)

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Jan. 16th, AHA and HUD executed a second amendment to AHA’s MTW Agreement to “reaffirm and clarify AHA’s use of MTW Funds”[1]

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) signed into law[2]  and provides specific eligible uses of the funding which include development, demolition, rehabilitation activities and capital improvements. Per the act, funds must be obligated within one year and spent within three years. This required housing agencies to use the funds on eligible projects that could be quickly implemented.[3] Under this Act AHA received approximately $26.5 million in ARRA funds. $8 million was allocated to demolition of Phase II QLI communities (Bankhead Courts, Hollywood Courts and Thomasville Heights) with the remaining $18.5 million to be spent on rehabilitation of the remaining 13 “longer-term hold properties”[4]

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[1] https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/AtlantaFY10Plan.pdf (The second amendment reinstates AHA’s ability to invest MTW Funds in real estate transactions pursuant to its “Use of MTW Funds” Implementation Protocol and reaffirms that AHA’s MTW Funds may be used for MTW Eligible Activities as defined in the Restated MTW Agreement.  Th e second amendment further acknowledges that AHA’s use of combined public housing operating capital funds and voucher program funds (collectively, “MTW Funds”) is not restricted in either AHA’s Original MTW Agreement or in AHA’s Amended and Restated Agreement to those uses specified in Sections 8 and 9 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937)

[2] https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/AtlantaFY10Plan.pdf (ARRA included a $4 billion appropriation of Capital Funds for public housing agencies to carry out capital and other investment activities.  ARRA requires that $3 billion of the appropriation be distributed as formula funds to public housing agencies and the remaining $1 billion be distributed through a competitive process.)

[3] https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/AtlantaFY10Plan.pdf

[4]https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/AtlantaFY10Plan.pdf )The 13 “longer term hold properties are 11 senior high-rises and two small family housing units (1) Martin Street Plaza (60 units) and (2) Westminster Apartments (32 units))

Demolition begins on Bankhead Courts (NEED CITE FOR THIS DATE)