HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08182015 - HA C.5RECOMMENDATIONS
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or his
designee, to execute a contract with Contra Costa County in an amount not to exceed $120,000 to allow the District
Attorney’s Office to provide investigative services for housing fraud in the Section 8 and public housing assistance
programs for the period beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016.
BACKGROUND
In order to enhance HACCC’s efforts to reduce fraud in the Section 8 and Public Housing Programs, HACCC has
entered into an Interagency Agreement with the District Attorney’s office to provide investigative services for
suspected owner and tenant housing fraud cases. HACCC has an existing contract with the District Attorney’s office
for these services that expires on June 30, 2015, with a not to exceed amount of $115,000. Thus far HACCC has
spent $88,850.96 on the existing contract.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Housing Authority’s (HACCC) total payments to the County under this Agreement shall not exceed $120,000.
The funding for this position is included in HACCC's current budget. Primary funding for this position comes from
Housing Choice Voucher administrative fees and recovered fraud amounts. Public housing operating subsidy will be
used to pay for any time spent on public housing fraud cases.
Action of Board On: 08/18/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS
AYE:John Gioia, Commissioner
Candace Andersen,
Commissioner
Mary N. Piepho,
Commissioner
Karen Mitchoff,
Commissioner
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover,
Commissioner
Fay Nathaniel, Commissioner
Jannel George-Oden,
Commissioner
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: August 18, 2015
Joseph Villarreal, Executive Director
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.5
To:Contra Costa County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
From:Joseph Villarreal, Housing Authority
Date:August 18, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Interagency Agreement with the Contra Costa County DA's Office to Provide Investigative Services for Housing
Fraud
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION
If the Board of Commissioners does not approve this contract, the District Attorney's office will not have sufficient
resources to continue providing fraud investigative services to HACCC.