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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08301988 - 1.59 1-059 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE:August 30, 1988 FROM: Perfecto Villarreal , Executive Director « SUBJECT: REVISIONS TO RENTAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM GUIDELINES I . RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE revisions to the Rental Rehabilitation Program Guidelines to conform with revised HUD regulations concerning the maximum loan limits for the Rental Rehabilitation Program. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: The Housing Authority has operated a successful rental rehabilitation program since 1984 using CDBG funds and HUD Rental Rehabilitation funds which provide loan subsidies to rehabilitate substandard rental units. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has recently revised the maximum amount of HUD Rental Rehabilitation funds that can be used on a project. The new limit establishes a maximum loan amount vased on a sliding scale dependent upon the number of bedrooms in each unit. To conform with the changes made by HUD, staff recommends that the Rental Rehabilitation Program Guidelines be revised to reflect the maximum loan limits established by HUD. These revised loan limits are as follows: 0 Bedroom Unit $10,000 1 Bedroom Unit $13,000 2 Bedroom Unit $15,000 3 or more Bedroom Unit $17,000 At its Regular Meeting Monday, August 15, 1988 the Advisory Housing Commission voted to recommend approval of the Rental Rehabilitation Program Guidelines to conform with revised HUD regulations concerning the maximum loan limits for the Rental Rehabilitation Program. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) !1 � ACTION OF BOARD ON August � ., 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS UNANIMOUS (ABSENT III ; IV) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS A TRUE AND AYES: NOES: CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN. cc: County Administrator ATTESTED August 30 , 1988 County Counsel Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY Board of Commissioners August 30, 1988 Page -2- IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Should the elect to not approve the revised Rental Rehabilitation" Program ;, Guidelines and program performance is affected, the U.S., Department of Housing ,and Urban Development could cut back federal funding of the Housing Authority's Rental Rehabilitation Program.