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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 09262000 - HA1 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FROM: Robert McEwan, Executive Director DATE: September 26, 2000 SUBJECT: AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA TO EXECUTE ALL APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS TO UTILIZE THE ADDITIONAL 595 SECTION 8 VOUCHERS AWARDED THROUGH THE "FAIR SHARE" APPLICATION SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION 1. RECOMMENDED ACTION: AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa to execute all appropriate documents necessary to utilize the additional 595 Section 8 Vouchers, totaling $4,641,000 awarded through the "Fair Share" application. Il. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Housing Authority will receive from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $4,641,000 to issue 595 Section 8 Vouchers under the "Fair Share" application. Ill. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND The Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa submitted a competitive application on April 21, 2000 for"Fair Share" Section 8 vouchers based on the housing needs of the area, cooperation with other agencies, Section 8 outreach to other communities and needs of disabled families. On August 31, 2000 the awards were announced and the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa was awarded 595 Section 8 vouchers totaling $4,641,000. These new vouchers will be added to the Housing Authority's 6,000 voucher pool enabling us to house 595 additional families. The Section 8 waiting list, which is currently closed, will be opened in the coming months to allow for this growth. The press release, down loaded from the Internet, is attached for your review. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ONSeptpMher 26, 2000 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED-x OTHER VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED September 2b, 2000 — PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY0&ft azl DEPUTY cc: Housing Authority RAI-( IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Should the Board of Commissioners elect not to AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa to execute all appropriate documents necessary to utilize the additional 595 Section 8 Vouchers, totaling $4,641,000 awarded through the"Fair Share" application, the Housing Authority could be in jeopardy of loosing the additional Section 8 vouchers. w- HOME FAQ SITE TOUR SEARCH J INDEX E-HAIL {; press release HUD News HUD No.00-228 Further information: For Release In the Washington,DC area: 2021708-0888 Thursday Or contact your jWW HUD office August 31,2000 CUOMO SAYS 80,000 MORE FAMILIES TO GET HUD RENTAL ASSISTANCE See Vouchers and Dollars by Locality See Vouchers and Dollars by State `A EZ.Bgoff is necewary to view these files. PDF reader options for the Asualk hnfmWed. WASHINGTON—Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo today awarded rental assistance vouchers that will help 80,000 very low-income families live in housing they otherwise could not afford. Cuomo awarded the vouchers to about 500 housing authorities in the U.S.,Puerto Rico,Guam,the Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. The$347 million in"Fair Share"Section 8 rental assistance vouchers were awarded competitively based upon community needs.Almost 700 housing authorities submitted applications requesting more than i 11,000 vouchers. "The demand for affordable housing continues to skyrocket,"Cuomo said."Rents are rising faster than inflation,waiting lists for assisted housing are getting longer and,every month, more than 5 million American families who do not receive federal housing assistance have to choose between paying the rent or paying other bills.Congress needs to do more so that all needy families find decent,affordable housing." Under the program,qualified recipients generally pay no more than 30 percent of their income as rent while HUD picks up the remainder of the tab. Families may five in any community where an affordable unit can be found that meets housing quality standards, and where the owner is willing to participate in the Section 8 program. At HUD's urging, Congress,for the first time since 1994,did not restrict the vouchers awarded today to use by various sub-groups of the Section 8 eligible population, giving authorities greater flexibility to respond to local needs. After almost 20 years of steady increases in the program,Congress,from fiscal years 1994 through 1998, refused to appropriate funds for any new assistance vouchers.The hiatus ended last year when Congress approved funding for 50,000"Welfare-to-Work"vouchers,followed this year by the vouchers awarded today. However,the new vouchers were only half the total requested by the President for the last two years. For fiscal year 2001,the President has requested another 120,000 new vouchers.To date, neither the House nor Senate has said they will appropriate funds for any new vouchers. In Its March 2000"Report to Congress on Worst Case Housing Needs,"HUD reported that the number of unassisted,very low-income households--those with incomes less than 50 percent of the area median—who are paying more than half their income for rent or who are living in severely-inadequate housing has risen 12 percent since the nation's economic recovery began in 1991.A record 5.4 million households containing 12.3 million individuals have"worst case"needs. HUD also found that rental units available to families with incomes less than 30 percent of the area median dropped 5 percent between 1991 and 1997, a loss of more than 370,000 affordable units. Some 1.4 million American families receive housing assistance under the Section 8 program,of whom 64 percent are families with children, 15 percent are elderly families or individuals and 13 percent are persons with disabilities. RAI U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Deveiopment FY2000 Section 8 incremental Voucher Fund Assignments Applicant Name Vouchers Funded Amount Funded Housing Authority of the County of Kern 276 51,258,284 Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura 100 S768,100 Housing Authority of the Cir of Fresno 409 S1,946,022 Housing Authority of the City of Santa Rosa 99 $650,232 Anaheim Housing Authority 479 $3,052,667 Santa Barbara County Housing Authority 247 $1,580,059 Housing Authority of the County of Monterey 268 $1,571,284 San Jose Housing Authority 509 $4,906,760 Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara 750 $7,891,500 Housing Authority of Fresno County 388 51,794,888 Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa 595 54,641,000 Housing Authority of the City of Madera 50 5234,650 Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles 2107 $14,896,490 Orange County Housing Authority 740 $5,032,000 Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara 90 5634,140 Housing Authority fo the County of San Bernadino 414 52,153,628 Sonoma County Housing Authority 207 51,520,829 Encinitas Housing Authority 10 $54,440 City of Vacaville Housing Authority 81 S466,641 Tuesday,August 22,2000 Page 3 of 31 U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development FY2000 Section 8 Incremental Voucher Fund Assignments Applicant Name Vouchers Funded Amount Funded Pima County Housing Authority 52 $291,356 Housing Authority of the City of Flagstaff 8 $46,200 City of Tucson,Community Services Department 178 $947,494 Housing Authority of the City of Yuma 37 $186,073 Mohave County Housing Authority 19 $96,121 The City of Mesa Housing Authority % 105 $517,650 City of Tempe Housing Authority 5o $264,400 State Total 53,753,554 Arkansas Housing Authority of the City of Camden 14 $40,768 Lee County Housing Authority 50 $147,400 McGehee Arkansas Public Resi l Housing Facilities Board 20 $65,280 Desha County Residential sing Facilities Board 20 $80,820 White River Regi Housing Authority too $274,000 Pike Co Housing Authority 10 $31,180 ton Public Housing Authority 94 $385,118 State Total $1,024,566 California West Hollywood Housing Authority 9 $52,047 Housing Authority City of Napa 65 $386,035 Tuesday,August 22,2000 Page 2 of 31 U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development FY2000 Section 8 Incremental Voucher Fund Assignments Applicant Name Vouchers Funded Amount Funded County of San Mateo Housing Authority 329 $3,097,535 Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana 62 $446,400 Imperial Valley Housing Authority 100 $403,600 County of Marin Housing Authority 80 $781,120 Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz 244 $2,320,928 Community Development Commission of the City of Oceanside 113 $634,947 Housing Authority of the County of San Diego 822 $4,439,622 Housing Authority of the County of Sacramento 409 $2,287,537 Housing Authority of the City of Sacramento 376 $1,986,784 City of Carlsbad Housing Agency 50 $286,700 Community Service Department,pi Dorado County 34 $172,074 Placer County Housing Authority 25 $110,175 Lakewood Housing Authority 20 $109,940 Lanita Housing Authority 8 $45,136 Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles 300 $2,122,800 San Francisco Housing Authority 507 $4,797,741 Housing Authority of the City of Glendale,California 127 $746,379 Oakland Housing Authority 550 $4,360,400 Housing Authority of the County of Riverside 500 $2,501,500 Tuesday.August 22,20M Page 4 of 31 ��s I U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development FY20M Section 8 Incremental Voucher Fund Assignments Applicant Name Vouchers Funded Amount Funded CDC of the City of Oceanside(Set-Aside) 69 $387,711 Garden Grove Housing Authority 170 $1,193,570 Housing Authority of the County of Stanislaus 354 $1,648,932 Housing Authority of the County of Merced 192 $880,896 Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura 100 5700,800 State Total $91,954,923 brado ausing Authority,City of Loveland 33 $201,927 Fort Coll Housing Authority 30 5197,040 Colorado Division o ousing 152 $764,864 Housing Authority of the City Aurora 92 $513,636 Colorado Springs Housing Authority 156 5852,384 Lakewood Housing Authority 75 $485,625 Housing Authority of the City and County of Denver 179 $1,198,226 State Total $4,213,702 Connecticut Housing Authority of the City of Hartford \28SI76,179 5951,149 Housing Authority of City of New Haven $743,511 Bast Hartford Housing Authority City of Hartford 177 $1,1 Sl,491 Tuesday,August 22,2000 Page 5 of 31