§ 2-293. Duties.

In addition to any other duties that may from time to time be assigned, the director and the department shall be charged with:

(1)

Administration of the community development block grant program;

(2)

Administration of all city housing programs (except those administered by the housing authority of the City of Houston) including the rental, rehabilitation, emergency repair, urban homesteading, replacement housing, lead-based paint removal program and housing improvement programs and the contracts for professional services and other support required for the administration thereof;

(3)

Coordination with the housing authority of the City of Houston to assure the effective development of public housing;

(4)

Development of neighborhood plans and coordination of neighborhood development with other city departments;

(5)

Administration of the city's economic development programs, including but not limited to, the small business development corporation, target of opportunity loan program and enterprise zone development program;

(6)

Monitoring the city's participation in the federal job training partnership act program;

(7)

Rendering support services to the human resources department and director regarding compliance with affirmative action requirements, and rendering support services regarding Davis-Bacon Act compliance and other requirements that are administered by the office of business opportunity for contracts, programs and projects administered by the department under this article;

(8)

Monitoring the disbursement of funds and program operations of those city service programs for the elderly including, but not limited to, meals programs and transportation programs that are funded in whole or in part with federal community development block grant funds, which programs shall be administered through the Houston Health Department;

(9)

Monitoring the disbursement of funds and program operations of those city service programs for the provision of child care services and/or the reduction of juvenile delinquency that are funded in whole or in part with federal community development block grant funds, which programs shall be administered through the Houston Health Department;

(10)

Administering the city's program for the rendition of relocation payments and assistance to persons who have been displaced by federal community development block grant funded activities;

(11)

Monitoring the expenditure of federal community development block grant funds by the parks and recreation department for leisure enrichment activities in the city's parks, including the development of interdepartmental agreements for the services to be rendered with those funds;

(12)

Acting as the city's liaison with the Houston Residents Citizen Participation Commission; and

(13)

Rendering support services for the well being of the citizens of the city in the areas of independent living, aesthetic environment, employment opportunities, natural resources utilization and other matters affecting the quality of life.

(Ord. No. 89-1079, § 1, 7-12-89; Ord. No. 90-2, § 1, 1-3-90; Ord. No. 91-1102, § 1, 7-31-91; Ord. No. 02-528, § 14e., 6-19-02; Ord. No. 2011-320, § 1, 5-4-2011; Ord. No. 2012-850, § 4, 9-26-2012; Ord. No. 2015-820, § 34, 8-26-2015)