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Recommendation to conduct a public hearing to review the proposed Five-Year Housing Plan (2015 - 2019) and the Annual Plan (2015 - 2016), receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing, adopt resolution certifying the new Five-Year Housing Plan and the Annual Plan; and authorize Deputy Executive Director to transmit them to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
This hearing is to review and adopt a new Five-Year Housing Plan and an Annual Housing Plan, as required by Section 511 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998.
In 1998, Congress enacted legislation known as the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act, requiring each Housing Authority to complete a Five-Year Housing Plan and an Annual Plan (collectively, Plans), and to update and submit them to HUD prior to the beginning of the Housing Authority's fiscal year. The Housing Authority initially approved its first Plans in June 2000 and subsequently submitted them to HUD.
This Five-Year Housing Plan (2015 - 2019) describes the mission of the Housing Authority and its long-term goals and objectives for the subsequent five years, which is reviewed and updated annually. The Annual Plan (2015 - 2016) provides details about the Housing Authority's immediate operations, program participants, programs, and services and is updated on an annual basis. The Annual Plan also addresses the Housing Authority's strategy for handling operational concerns, programs, and services for the upcoming fiscal year, as well as residents' concerns and needs (Exhibit A). Staff is not recommending any major changes to the administration of the affordable housing programs at this time. We will continue to review requests for Project Based Voucher usage for housing the Special Needs populations as identified in the City's Consolidated Plan and Housing Element. As proposed in the Five-Year Plan, we will also revise and update the Administrativ...
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