2006 NS Contract - Contract Conducting Analysis of Impediments Fair Housing Choice Donald B Eager & Assoc

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3 ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING CHOICE ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA SCOPE OF SERVICES Approach and Services to be Performed In 1996, Donald B. Eager and Associates, conducted an Analysis of Impediments for the Cuyahoga County Entitlement Group, a multi jurisdictional public organization representing seven entitlement communities surrounding and including Cleveland, Ohio. This was one of the first multi - jurisdictional A.I.'s conducted by a single organization in the country, and one that was rife with challenges, not the least of which was the status of two of the jurisdictions as former defendants in landmark fair housing litigation filed by the United States Department of Justice. Moreover, the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, the predominant assisted housing provider in the region, was operating under a federal court consent decree dictating remedial action for fair housing violations. Notwithstanding these difficulties, Donald B. Eager & Associates conducted a six -month multi jurisdictional Analysis of Impediments that was ultimately awarded a HUD Best Practices Award in 1999'. Since 1996, Donald B. Eager & Associates have conducted additional multi jurisdictional Analyses of Impediments in Cincinnati /Hamilton County, Ohio; Kettering /Montgomery County, Ohio (1999 & 2004/5); Hamilton /Butler County, Ohio, and Greensboro /Burlington /High Point North Carolina. They have also conducted numerous A.I.'s throughout the country, from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Albany, Georgia. During the conduct of each of these studies, Donald B. Eager & Associates has continued to evolve the firms's craft, incorporating valuable lessons learned along the way. Today, Donald B. Eager & Associates are considered among the pre- eminent experts in the country regarding the conduct of the Analysis of Impediments both in small and large jurisdictions. The firm's approach to the conduct of Orange County's Analysis of Impediments will incorporate the lessons learned from years of A. I. experience around the country. We have learned that the A. I. must be a collaborative effort of the consultant actually doing the work and the community, relying upon their individual and collective experience in the region to assure that the project includes all possible information and approaches. ' Building a Better Tomorrow: 1999 HUD Best Practices, pg. 105 (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)