City of Annapolis - File #: R-13-22

• File #: R-13-22
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 3/3/2022
• In control: Housing and Human Welfare Committee
• On agenda: 3/14/2022
• Final action: 3/28/2022
• Title: Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis - Project Prioritization - For the purpose of approving a resolution that states the City desires to prioritize all Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA) redevelopment projects.
• Sponsors: Gavin Buckley, Elly Tierney, Dajuan K. Gay, Rhonda Pindell Charles
• Indexes: Housing and Human Welfare Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/28/2022	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
3/28/2022	1	City Council	amended	Pass
3/28/2022	1	City Council	adopt as amended	Pass
3/28/2022	1	City Council	Cosponsor added
3/21/2022	1	Housing and Human Welfare Committee
3/14/2022	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
3/14/2022	1	City Council	refer

Title
Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis - Project Prioritization - For the purpose of approving a resolution that states the City desires to prioritize all Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA) redevelopment projects.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Resolution 13-22

Introduced by: Mayor Buckley
Co-sponsored by: Alderwoman Tierney, Alderman Gay
Alderwoman Pindell Charles

Referred to
Housing and Human Welfare Committee

A RESOLUTION concerning

Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis - Redevelopment Projects Prioritization

FOR the purpose of approving a resolution that states the City desires to prioritize all Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA) redevelopment projects.

WHEREAS, the City of Annapolis and HACA were sued in Federal Court by 52 Plaintiffs alleging, among other things, that their civil rights were violated because the City of Annapolis did not inspect HACA properties to the same degree as private rental units in Heaven White, 3 et al., v. City of Annapolis, et al., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-01442-CCB., United States District Court for the District of Maryland; and

WHEREAS, the Federal Court and all parties have entered into a Consent Decree, which meets the City's desire for curtailing expensive and time consuming litigation, implementing broad affordable housing strategies, and conducting robust rental inspections uniformly throughout the City of Annapolis; and

WHEREAS, the City Council passed Resolution 48-20, "Consent Decree", for the purpose of approving the Consent Decree in settlement of Heaven White, 3 et al., v. City of Annapolis, et al., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-01442-CCB; and

WHEREAS, in 2020, HACA initiated a strategic review of redevelopment opportunities for the Phase II portfolio, including Harbour House, Eastport Terrace, Robinwood, and Bloomsbury Square, which led to HACA and the City partnering to win a Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant; and

WHEREAS, the City Council passed Reso...