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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes-07-07-2026-HAMeeting Minutes CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY DIANE BURGIS, CHAIR JOHN GIOIA CANDACE ANDERSEN KEN CARLSON, VICE CHAIR SHANELLE SCALES-PRESTON CYNTHIA JORDAN JOANN SEGURA JOSEPH VILLARREAL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, (925) 957-8001 1:00 PMTuesday, July 7, 2026 1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order Commissioner John Gioia, Commissioner Candace Andersen, Commissioner Diane Burgis, Commissioner Ken Carlson, Commissioner Shanelle Scales-Preston, Commissioner Cynthia Jordan, and Commissioner Joann Segura Present 1.CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.9 on the following agenda) – Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar by request of any Commissioner . Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered with the Discussion Items . Motion:Carlson AndersenSecond: Aye: Result:Passed 2.DISCUSSION ITEMS D.1.CONSIDER accepting a report on the status of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) homeless programs funding cuts. 26-2889 Attachments:Homeless Programs Funding Cuts July 2026 Update Motion:Segura CarlsonSecond: Page 1 of 6 HOUSING AUTHORITY Meeting Minutes July 7, 2026 Commissioner Gioia, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Burgis, Commissioner Carlson, Commissioner Scales-Preston, Commissioner Jordan, and Commissioner Segura Aye: Result:Passed D.2.CONSIDER accepting a report on the shortfall funding status of the housing authority’s (HACCC) Housing Choice Voucher program. 26-2895 Attachments:Signed BOC Chair Ack D.2 Housing Choice Voucher Program Report July 2026 Motion:Segura CarlsonSecond: Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Scales-Preston, Commissioner Carlson, Commissioner Burgis, Commissioner Segura, Commissioner Jordan, and Commissioner Gioia Aye: Result:Passed D.3 PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes) 3.CONSENT ITEMS CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS A motion was made by Commissioner Gioia, seconded by Commissioner Scales-Preston, to approve the Consent Agenda . The motion carried by the following vote: Commissioner Gioia, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Burgis, Commissioner Carlson, Commissioner Scales-Preston, Commissioner Jordan, and Commissioner Segura Aye: Result:Passed C.1.RECEIVE the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa’s investment report for the quarter ending March 31st, 2026. 26-2861 Attachments:1 Investment Report for Qtr 03-31-26 approved C.2.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or his designee, to execute a twelve-month contract with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department to provide the Housing Authority’s Bayo Vista public housing development with additional law enforcement services for the period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $279,000. 26-2891 approved C.3.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or designee, to execute a contract with the City of Pittsburg to provide the Housing Authority’s El Pueblo public housing development with additional law enforcement services for the period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $208,873. 26-2892 Page 2 of 6 HOUSING AUTHORITY Meeting Minutes July 7, 2026 approved C.4.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa (HACCC), or designee, to execute a five-year contract with Cypress Landscape, expiring January 6, 2031, for trash hauling and illegal dumping cleanup services in an amount not to exceed $190,000 annually and $950,000 over the term of the contract. 26-2896 approved C.5.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or designee, to execute a five-year contract with Freitas Landscape, Cypress Landscape, and Cornell Landscape, for landscaping and groundskeeping services in a combined amount not to exceed $200,000 annually and $1,000,000 over the term of the contract, ending July 15, 2031. 26-2897 approved C.6.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or designee, to execute a five-year contract with Central Service Plumbing and West Peak Builders, Inc, for plumbing services in a combined amount not to exceed $300,000 annually and $1,500,000.00 over the term of the contract, ending July 15, 2031. 26-2898 approved C.7.APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or designee, to execute a five-year contract with Net Electric & Solar and Advanced Lighting Services, Inc ., for electric services in an amount not to exceed $300,000 annually and $1,500,000 over the term of the contract, for the term ending July 15, 2031. 26-2899 approved C.8.ACCEPT the Unaudited Budget Report for Fiscal Year Ending 3/31/26.26-2894 approved C.9.ACCEPT the financial and program compliance audit report for the period April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, prepared by Novogradac & Company LLP, Toms River, New Jersey. (No fiscal impact) 26-2893 Attachments:9 CA011 2025 - Audit Management Decision Letter 9 CA011 Contra Costa FY2025 Audit Closeout 9 CoCo Electronic File Protocol QC Procedure and Checklist 9 CoCo Late Recert Recovery Plan Procedure 9 HACCC Audited Financial Stmt for FYE 3-31-2025 9 Response to HUD re FYE 2025 Audit Findings JV Signed approved 4.ADJOURN Page 3 of 6 HOUSING AUTHORITY Meeting Minutes July 7, 2026 AGENDA DEADLINE: Thursday, 12 noon, 12 days before the Tuesday Board meetings. Page 4 of 6 HOUSING AUTHORITY Meeting Minutes July 7, 2026 GENERAL INFORMATION The Board meets in all its capacities pursuant to Ordinance Code Section 24-2.402. 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Members of the Board of Supervisors who have received, and applicants, contractors or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $500 to a Board Page 5 of 6 HOUSING AUTHORITY Meeting Minutes July 7, 2026 member within the previous 12 months are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Board member, and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors before the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing . Page 6 of 6