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The following is an index of the JCHA Strategic Goals and Related Agency Plan
Components. Interested parties may view the supporting documentation at the Main
Offices of the Jersey City Housing Authority.
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Goal 1: Revitalize Distressed
"Projects" and Build New Communities with Economic Diversity and Homeownership
Opportunities
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Dramatic Physical and Social
Revitalization of Curries Woods (HOPE VI) |
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Complete Physical Redesign |
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Unequivocal Demographic
Transformation |
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Build a new mixed-income
community - Lafayette Village |
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Build new affordable (HOPE
VI) housing, enhance neighborhood redevelopment and re-investment and transition of
public housing residents into first-time homeowners. |
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Begin to implement HOPE VI
Revitalization Plan to end social isolation, greatly improve housing choices,
capitalize on Jersey City Waterfront Expansion, and ensure that low-income residents
and neighbors are not left behind! |
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Secure a Master Planner and
Development Partner to develop a comprehensive revitalization plan for A. Harry Moore
Apartments |
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Goal 2: Dramatically Improve
Existing Conditions
Dramatically improve the
physical condition of existing JCHA developments to meet new and higher standards which
reflect good quality, attractive, market-rate housing and working neighborhoods in
Jersey City.
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Resident and Site Safety |
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Apartment and Townhouse
Conditions |
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Operating Systems |
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Site Appearance |
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Goal 3: Promote and Enforce
Resident Responsibility
Promote, support and enforce
clear, fair and higher standards of resident responsibility to dramatically improve the
physical and social conditions of JCHA public and affordable housing communities.
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"Good Neighbors" Lease
Enforcement
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Increased and improved
parental oversight of children's actions |
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"One Strike and You're
Out" cases |
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"Live Here, Lease Here"
occupancy limits |
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Prevent or penalize
property destruction. |
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Program Integrity and
Fairness |
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Goal 4: Promote and Support
Resident Self-Sufficiency
Increase the proportion of
working families throughout public housing communities. Do so by promoting and
supporting residents' efforts to gain, sustain and improve employment.
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Curries Woods Demographic
Transformation |
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Expand HOPE VI
Self-Sufficiency opportunities beyond Curries Woods to new and potential HOPE VI sites
- Lafayette Gardens and A. Harry Moore Apartments. |
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Section 3 and Trade
Apprenticeships |
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Goal 5: Improve and Expand Senior
Citizen Affordable Housing Opportunities, Especially for Continued Independent Living
Enhance the quality of
affordable housing opportunities for continued independent living and related supportive
services for the growing JCHA senior citizen resident population.
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Supportive Services and
Linkages |
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Revitalize existing and
build new elderly developments |
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Enhance resident-to-resident
and family communications |
Examples of Proposed Security
Improvements for Senior Developments:
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Keyless entry system using a
swipe card of key tag |
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Closed circuit monitors at
key entry points, parking lots and building perimeters |
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New, private-sector security
firm to monitor public areas and entrances |
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Alarm doors that are fire
exits from buildings and community spaces. Alarms connected to security system
to notify monitor. |
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Goal 6: Maximize Participant and
Neighborhood Results of Rental Assistance Programs
Provide eligible and
responsible families and senior citizens with Rental Assistance (Section 8 Certificates
and Vouchers) to gain safe and standard privately-owned housing to the fullest extent
feasible, and ensure that the rental assistance positively contributes to the stability
of the neighborhoods into which Program recipients move.
Section 8 Rental Assistance
Program:
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Achieve Program mandates |
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Good Neighbor Initiative |
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Mainstream Program for
Persons with Disabilities |
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Self-Sufficiency Initiative
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Program Integrity |
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Goal 7: Achieve Greater Financial
Stability
Improve financial stability
and prospects by controlling increases in operating expenses, increasing non-federal
revenue, and thereby reducing dependence upon (declining) federal assistance. Do
so while maintaining current service levels and pursuing Strategic Goals.
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Control rate of Public
Housing Operating expense increase |
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Explore Operating Revenues
(especially non-federal) |
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Reduce dependence upon
(declining) federal subsidies |
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Goal 8: Ensure Civil Rights and
Fair Housing Opportunities
The JCHA shall carry out all
strategic goals and objectives in conformance with all applicable civil rights
requirements: affirmatively ensure equal opportunity to all JCHA housing and related
programs; and affirmatively further fair housing to encourage diversity and promote
broad and fair housing choices and opportunities.
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Civil Rights Certification |
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Equal Opportunity and Fair
Housing Certification |
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Goal 9: Supportive Goals
JCHA Primary Goals must be
supported by key internal organizational directions and actions. These directions
and actions are presented as the JCHA's Supportive Goals. These Goals are not
intended to be all inclusive, but rather to focus JCHA actions on those organizational
areas which require particular attention.
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Augment Staff Training and
Development |
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Enhance Management
Information Systems |
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Broaden and Foster Agency
Communications |
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