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CONSIDER accepting report on the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa's Public Housing Assessment
System Score for FYE March 31, 2012 based on audited submissions.
BACKGROUND
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annually evaluates a public housing authority’s
(PHA) management of its public housing program using four tools, referred to collectively as the Public Housing
Assessment System (PHAS). The four indicators that comprise PHAS are physical condition, financial condition,
management operations and Capital Fund. Each indicator is evaluated and scored separately and are collectively
worth up to 100 points. The physical condition indicator is worth 40 points, the financial condition and management
operations indicators are worth 25 points each and the Capital Fund indicator is worth 10 points.
All PHAs that receive a PHAS assessment shall receive a performance designation. The performance designation is
based on both the overall score and the four individual indicator scores. A PHA shall be designated a high performer
if it achieves
Action of Board On: 05/21/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS
AYE:Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Geneva Green, Tenant Seat
Contact: 925-957-8028
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 21, 2013
Joseph Villarreal, Executive Director
By: June McHuen, Deputy
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SD.1
To:Contra Costa County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
From:Joseph Villarreal, Housing Authority
Date:May 21, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Public Housing Assessment System Score for FYE 3/31/12
BACKGROUND (CONT'D)
an overall score of at least 90 points, with at least 24 points for physical condition, at least 15 points for financial
condition, at least 15 points for management operations and at least 5 points for the Capital Fund.
A PHA that is not a high performer shall be designated a standard performer if the PHA achieves an overall score
of 60 - 89 points, with at least 24 points for physical condition, at least 15 points for financial condition, at least
15 points for management operations and at least 5 points for the Capital Fund.
A PHA shall be designated a substandard performer if the PHA achieves an overall score of 60 - 89 points but
scores less than the minimum points for a standard performer in any individual indicator. The threshold points for
a standard performer are 24 points for physical condition, 15 points for financial condition and 15 points for
management operations. If the PHA fails to meet the minimum points for a particular indicator, it will be
designated as substandard for that category (i.e. substandard physical, substandard financial, or substandard
management).
A PHA that achieves an overall score of less than 60 points or a Capital Fund score of less than 5 points shall be
designated as a troubled performer.
The Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa (HACCC) received a PHAS score of 65 based on the
agency's audited financials for the fiscal year ending (FYE) March 31, 2012. This is an improvement of 14 points
from HACCC's score for FYE March 31, 2011 of 51. The score of 65 also confirms that HACCC is no longer
troubled under PHAS. The most significant improvement was in HACCC's financial score which increased from
6.93 out of 25 (28%) to 19.21 out of 25 (77%). However, HACCC is considered substandard under the
management indicator.
In order to remove the substandard rating, HACCC must improve the overall public housing occupancy rate to
92% or greater and maintain or improve all other scores. At present, all of HACCC’s properties are currently
leased above this level with the exception of Las Deltas in North Richmond which has an occupancy rate of only
about 62% (137 units out of 222). As discussed previously with the Board, staff are pursuing the removal of units
at Las Deltas because of the long-term challenges in funding, location and crime faced by the property.
The PHAS score report received from HUD is attached.
FISCAL IMPACT
No immediate impact.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION
None. Information item only.
ATTACHMENTS
3-31-12 PHAS Score