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Year 2004 Addendum to: Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing & Fair Housing Action Plan Adopted 4 A-pt- r' I , 2005 Prepared by: The City of Moscow Fair Housing Commission 2005-40 ---PAGE BREAK--- I. INTRODUCTION The City of Moscow Fair Housing Commission (hereinafter "the Commission") completed its Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing and Fair Housing Action Plan (hereinafter "the Plan") on March 17, 2003. The Commission completed a Year 2003 Addendum to the Plan, which was approved and adopted by the Moscow City Council on _ _,2005. Pursuant to its designated responsibilities, the Commission has continued to work towards the task of resolving the impediments to fair housing that were identified in the Plan throughout the year 2004. The Commission concentrated its efforts on several of the Fair Housing Action Items provided in the Plan. II. FAIR HOUSING ACTION ITEM NO.6 This Item provided on page 25 of the Plan addressed the issue of a lack of knowledge and training specifically regarding the design and construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act among architects, builders, contractors, developers and engineers. In order to address this Item, the Commission again sponsored a fair housing training at the University ofldaho' s School of Architecture during its Professional Practices class for architecture students on November 5, 2004. In addition to fair housing training, the Commission again purchased and provided each student with a copy of the Fair Housing Design Manual published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (hereinafter "HUD"), as has been done in previous years. The Commission also continued the distribution of free copies of the Fair Housing Design Manual through the City's Community Development Department to all persons involved in the development and construction of multifamily housing, as well as to any other individuals who request a copy. III. FAIR HOUSING ACTION ITEMS NOS. 6, 7, 8, AND 9 These Items provided on pages 25-27 of the Plan addressed the issue of a general lack of education and understanding of the requirements of the Fair Housing Act among architects, builders, developers, engineers, property managers, landlords, realtors, and social service agencies. In order to address these Items, the Commission again sponsored a fair housing training that was free and open to the public on November 4, 2004 at the Moscow Community Center located in the 1912 Building. HUD provided the Commission with a speaker, Kristina Miller, to assist with the training. In addition to fair housing training, the Commission also provided at the workshop a general training regarding landlord-tenant law in Idaho, with a concentration on the overlap between state landlord-tenant law and federal fair housing requirements. 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- To advertise the training, the Commission completed a major mailing of flyers to rental housing providers, architectural firms, attorneys, housing developers, social service agencies and realtors. Also, the Commission placed posters throughout the community and the University of Idaho campus, and the training was advertised in the local newspaper and the City's cable charmel. Approximately 50-60 people attended the training, which lasted approximately three and one-half hours. IV. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES The Commission provided the City of Moscow's Planning and Zoning Commission with a fair housing training on November 3, 2004, with a concentration on fair housing requirements that implicate the planning and zoning process. Ms. Miller of HUD provided this training as well. The Commission continued to periodically review city codes and ordinances for fair housing implications, and kept abreast of fair housing issues locally, statewide and nationally. It also continued with its study of affordable housing issues and continued to monitor the construction of several federally subsidized affordable housing projects in Moscow, which are nearing completion. V. SIGNATURES 2