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* Encourage local comprehensive plans to align with the Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing and the statewide Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing. * Collaborate with the authors of the statewide Al to ensure consistency with the housing priorities of the Twin Cities region. p Complete an Assessment of Fair Housing within the timelines prescribed by HUD and use the Metro HRA'a Public Housing Agency Plan to affirmatively further fair housing within Metro HR/Yaoperationa. Local responsibilities * Adopt local fair housing policies to be eligible to receive Livable Communities Act grants tosupport housing development. Local oppp0rtUDitie8 p Develop and adopt standards 0[policies t0promote fair housing and equal opportunity. * Report any evidence of discriminatory housing practices to the appropriate federal and state authorities. * Encourage new multifamily housing developments to develop affirmative fair housing marketing plans (see fairhousingmn.org for resources). U��f��8|||{�U�'DQ[Choice Vouchers fo expand housing choice for The Council's Metropolitan Housing and Redevelopment Authority (Metro HRA) administers the ata1e\a largest HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. The program provides rent assistance to 6,200 households throughout Anoka, Carver, and most of suburban Hennepin and Ramsey counties. In total, the region is served by 14 Section 8 administrators with a total of approximately 19'500 vouchers. All administrators have lengthy waiting lists of additional eligible households. Once ahousehold receives avoucher, itcan beused tohelp pay the rent for its current unit 0[for another unit inthe private rental market. The family must rent 8unit within the established rent limits and find a landlord willing towork with the program requirements. The chosen unit must also pass a housing inspection to ensure that it is safe. After some initial use requirements, vouchers are useable anywhere in the region, state, orcountry where there is a housing authority administering the Section 8 program. Research shows that information and services provided to voucher holders about housing in opportunity -rich neighborhoods reap benefits. These include higher employment rates for adults and higher graduation and college attendance rates for the children. Mobility programs are staff intensive and include landlord recruitment, pre -move counseling, housing search assistance, and post -move counseling. These programs help families be successful in locating new housing, t[8nSiti0ningt08 new neighborhood, and remaining stable and housed. HOUSING POLICY PLAN "TWo:omwcomq*