Agenda Item
ASR
Control 23-001060 |
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MEETING
DATE: |
01/23/24 |
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legal entity taking action: |
Orange
County Housing Authority |
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board of supervisors district(s): |
All
Districts |
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SUBMITTING Agency/Department: |
OC
Community Resources (Approved) |
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Department contact person(s): |
Dylan
Wright (714) 480-2788 |
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Julia
Bidwell (714) 480-2991 |
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Subject: Orange
County Housing Authority Administrative Plan
ceo CONCUR |
County Counsel Review |
Clerk of the
Board |
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Concur |
No Legal Objection |
Discussion |
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3 Votes Board Majority |
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Budgeted: N/A |
Current
Year Cost: N/A |
Annual
Cost: N/A |
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Staffing
Impact:
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No |
#
of Positions: |
Sole
Source: N/A |
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Current Fiscal Year Revenue: N/A
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Prior Board Action: 12/20/2022 #19, 4/26/2022 #32 |
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RECOMMENDED
ACTION(S):
Adopt the updated
Orange County Housing Authority Administrative Plan and authorize the Executive
Director of the Orange County Housing Authority or designee to finalize and
transmit the Administrative Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development in compliance with federal regulations.
SUMMARY:
Adopting the
updated Orange County Housing Authority Administrative Plan will comply with
federal requirements to describe statutory, regulatory and local discretionary
policies used to administer the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION:
The Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) Program is the Federal Government's major program for assisting
very low-income families, the elderly and the disabled to afford decent, safe
and sanitary housing in the private market. HCVs are administered locally by
public housing agencies (PHAs). The PHAs receive federal funds from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the HCV
Program. In accordance with Chapter 24 Section 982.54 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, PHAs must adopt a written Administrative Plan that establishes
local policies for administration of the HCV Program. The Administrative Plan
states PHA policy on matters for which the PHA has discretion, including but
not limited to:
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Selection
and admission of applicants from the PHA waiting list, including any PHA
admission preferences, procedures for removing applicant names from the
waiting list and procedures for closing and reopening the PHA waiting list; |
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Issuing
or denying vouchers, including PHA policy governing the voucher term and any
extensions of the voucher term; |
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Any
special rules for use of available funds when HUD provides funding to the PHA
for a special purpose, including funding for specified families or a
specified category of families; |
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Special
policies concerning special housing types in the program; and |
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Procedural
guidelines and performance standards for conducting required Housing Quality
Standards inspections. |
The Orange County
Housing Authority (OCHA), a PHA, has revised its Administrative Plan to comply
with federal regulations and to update local discretionary policies for
administration of the HCV Program.
On April 26, 2022, the Board of
Supervisors (Board) approved updates to OCHA's Administrative Plan. The
Administrative Plan does not require annual review but returns to the Board for
approval when there are changes in HUD regulations and/or when OCHA updates
local discretionary policies.
The Administrative
Plan is designed to provide clear and comprehensive information for the public,
and a summary of changes are available on OCHA's website
(www.ochousing.org/docs). Substantial revisions include:
OCHA may issue 50% of HCV turnover vouchers,
up to the cap allowable by HUD and as recommended by the OC Board of
Supervisor’s approved Housing Funding Strategy, for homeless persons and
families and/or other persons with special needs, who require supportive
services that will be assisted in units designated for Project-Based Vouchers
(PBV). Issuance is dependent upon available funding and the number of annual
turnover HCVs. OCHA will annually evaluate the number of vouchers available to
commit to PBV each calendar year.
This recommended change in the
Administrative Plan will increase the portion allocated to PBVs from available
HCVs and is consistent with the Housing Funding Strategy, approved by the Board
on December 20, 2022, to maximize resources available to develop permanent
supportive housing.
Adoption of the updated OCHA
Administrative Plan will support compliance with federal requirements and
implementation of local discretionary policies used to administer the HCV
Program.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N/A
STAFFING IMPACT:
N/A
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment A - Orange County
Housing Authority Administrative Plan – Redline Version
Attachment B - Orange County Housing Authority Administrative Plan - Final
version
Attachment C - Summary of Administrative Plan Revisions
Attachment D - Chapter 24 Section 982.54 of the Code of Federal Regulations