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HOUSING AUTHORITY AGENDA REPORT
City of Anaheim
HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
DATE: MARCH 28, 2023
FROM: HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: APPROVE THE ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY’S
FY 2023-2024 ANNUAL PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLAN
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): YES ITEM # 05
GOVERNMENT CODE § 84308 APPLIES: NO
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Governing Board of the Anaheim Housing Authority, by Motion, approve the Annual Public Housing Agency Plan for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, and authorize the Executive Director, or designee, to execute required certifications and related documents.
DISCUSSION:
Section 511 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (“QHWRA”) created the requirement for Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) to develop and maintain PHA Plans, which consist of a Five-Year Plan and an Annual Plan.
The Five-Year Plan must be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) once every five years, while the Annual Plan is submitted on an annual basis and provides updates on progress toward the Five-Year PHA Plan goals.
The last Five-Year PHA Plan was submitted and approved by HUD in 2020 for fiscal years 2020-2024.
The PHA Plan for your review and recommendation is the Annual PHA Plan for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. Once approved by the Governing Board of the Anaheim Housing Authority, the Plan must be submitted to HUD By April 17, 2023.
PHA Plans advise HUD, Section 8 participants, other stakeholders, and members of the public about the PHA’s strategy for serving the needs of low-income and very low- income families. The Annual Plan provides an update about the PHA’s immediate operations, funding, and services for the previous fiscal year and plans for the next fiscal year. The Annual Plan must be consistent with the Five-Year Plan and One-Year Consolidated Plan covering the same planning time frame.
Approval of Anaheim Housing Authority’s PHA Plan
March 28, 2023
HUD provides PHAs with an electronic template to prepare and submit their Annual PHA Plan. In most sections, information is provided by checking off pre-established responses developed by HUD. Where applicable, greater detail on the programs and services offered by the Anaheim Housing Authority (AHA) is included in attachments to the electronic template.
As required by HUD, a Resident Advisory Board (RAB) – consisting entirely of Section 8 tenants – was formed to assist in the preparation and review of the Annual PHA Plan.
A meeting to receive input from the RAB was held on February 23, 2023. A summary of the RAB members’ input and an analysis of their comments is included in the Annual PHA Plan attachment.
A draft of the Annual PHA Plan was made available for public comment for the mandated 45-day period commencing January 9, 2023 and ending February 23, 2023. A public notice summarizing the purpose and content of the PHA Plan, and the date of the public hearing was published in the January 9, 2023 issues of the Orange County Register, La Opinion, and Nguoi Viet Daily News and in the Anaheim Bulletin on January 12, 2023.
The proposed Annual PHA Plan was reviewed and approved by the Housing & Community Development Commission (HCDC) on March 1, 2023. The AHA did not receive any public comments other than the RAB’s and HCDC’s input and approval.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
There is no budgetary impact to the Housing & Community Development Department’s budget. The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is entirely funded by federal funds provided by HUD. In the event that program funds are reduced or eliminated, necessary cost savings would be achieved by reducing the number of households assisted by the HCV program. Reductions would be achieved through regular program attrition and/or, if needed, termination of assistance as outlined in the AHA Administrative Plan.
Respectfully submitted,
Grace Ruiz-Stepter
Executive Director
Attachment:
1. FY 2023-2024 Annual Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan