Consolidated Planning Process Survey

Every five years the City of Wichita prepares a Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) to submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This plan is required in order for the City to receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds.

CDBG funds are designed to benefit low to moderate income people, prevent or eliminate slums or blight and address community development needs. HOME funds are designed for the development of and preservation of affordable housing. CDBG and HOME funds can be used to help stabilize neighborhoods. ESG funds are intended to help people avoid homelessness, provide temporary shelter for the homeless, and help rapidly re-house individuals into long-term transitional or permanent housing.

The ConPlan is expected to identify housing needs, analyze market conditions, and establish program and spending priorities to address the needs of the community.  Public input is an essential part of identifying community needs to be included in the ConPlan.  Please share your thoughts in this survey so that the City can prepare a plan that reflects the spirit of our community.

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* 1. Please rank the need in Wichita for the public services listed below in order of importance, where 1 is the most important to you and 4 is the least important to you:

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* 2. What activities should Wichita undertake during the next five years to address public services needs in the area? Please describe your answer below:

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* 3. Please rank the need in Wichita for the following public improvements listed below, where 1 is the most important to you and 4 is the least important to you:

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* 4. What activities should Wichita undertake during the next five years to address public improvement needs in the area? Please describe your answer below:

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* 5. Please rank the need in Wichita for these Economic Development activities below, where 1 is the most important to you and 3 is the least important to you:

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* 6. What activities should Wichita undertake during the next five years to address economic development needs in the area? Please describe your answer below:

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* 7. Please rank the expenditure categories for activities below that the city may undertake during the five year planning period in order of importance, where 1 is the most important to you and 6 is the least important to you:

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* 8. The availability of affordable housing units in Wichita meets the needs of the population.

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* 9. It is important that people who work in Wichita, can afford to live in Wichita.

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* 10. Please rate how much you agree or disagree with the following statement. There is sufficient housing in Wichita for Households at all income levels

  Strongly agree Somewhat agree Disagree Strongly disagree No Opinion
Households at all income levels
Low income households
Seniors
Persons with disabilities

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* 11. What activities should Wichita undertake during the next five years to address housing and supportive services needs in the area? Please describe your answer below:

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* 12. ESG rules allow the city to fund projects in four categories: a) emergency shelter operations; b) street outreach (assisting homeless unsheltered persons); c) prevention (to assist persons in danger of becoming homeless); d) rapid re-housing (moving the homeless into housing and helping them to achieve stability in that housing). Please rank these eligible categories by priority. 1 = highest priority, 4= lowest priority

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* 13. Over the next five years, the community should devote:

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* 14. PRIVATE SECTOR: Are you aware of any barriers to fair housing choice in the following:

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The Rental Housing Market?
The Real Estate Industry?
The mortgage and home lending industry?
The housing construction or housing design fields?
The home insurance industry?
The home appraisal industry?
An other housing services?

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* 15. PUBLIC SECTOR: Are you aware of any barriers to fair housing choice in the following:

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Land Use policies?
Zoning Laws?
Occupancy standards or health and safety codes?
Property assessment and tax policies?
The permitting process?
Housing construction standards?
Neighborhood or community development policies?
Compliance issues with any public housing authority
Limited access to government services, such as employment services?
Other public administration actions or regulations? 

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* 16. Please Check any of the below that apply to you:

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* 17. Please select your race/ethnicity category below:

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