To: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
From: Vincent Smith, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Sabrina Flores, Rental Assistance Program Supervisor
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Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Annual Plan
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendationle
Adopt a resolution approving the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
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DISCUSSION:
On October 21, 1999, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a final rule that requires each public housing authority (PHA) to develop and adopt a Five Year and Annual Plan for the operation of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. The Plan is a comprehensive guide to PHA policies, programs, operations, and strategies for meeting local housing needs and goals.
The Annual Plan covers Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
The Annual Plan reports on the Housing Authority's mission and goals. The following summarizes the Housing Authority's goals and its progress to date towards meeting these goals:
Expand the range and quality of housing choices available to participants. The Housing Authority will continue to actively encourage landlords to participate in the voucher program through ongoing, active outreach. The Housing Authority has explored opportunities to implement project-based vouchers to ensure participants have access to quality rental housing despite the tight rental market. The Housing Authority has entered into a contract for 20 Project-Based Vouchers (PBVs) at the proposed Manzanita Family Apartments project and reserved 38 PBVs for the proposed Heritage House project. The Housing Authority intends to continue to explore additional opportunities for PBVs. The Housing Authority continues to allow the use of shared housing to expand the housing choices for participants. The Housing Authority also continues to contract with Abode for the Landlord Mitigation and Assistance program. This program provides housing location services, l...
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