SECTION 8 PROGRAM
Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Plan
and Proposed Administrative
Plan Updates
City Council
April 4, 2023
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
WHY ARE WE HERE?
• Update on the activities of the Burbank Housing
Authority (BHA)
• Present documents as required by the federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD)
• Required for the continued receipt of federal
funds related to voucher programs
• Update on estimated funding and next steps
MISSION OF THE PROGRAM
• Expand the supply of
housing
• Maintain the quality of
assisted housing
• Promote self -sufficiency of
families and individuals
• Increase awareness of
housing choices
The mission of the BHA is working together for a safe, beautiful and thriving community.
ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL VOUCHERS
September 2022: Consolidation Appropriation Act 2022:
• 13 new Housing Choice Vouchers
• Survivors of domestic violence
• Households at -risk of homelessness
• Selection of waiting list
SECTION 8 PROGRAM DOCUMENTS
• ANNUAL PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 -2024
Progress Report for the third year of the 2020 -2025
Five-Year Plan
• ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN
Policies and procedures for the implementation of the
Section 8 Program
ANNUAL PLAN
• Progress report for Fiscal Year 2023 -2024
• Provided Rent Subsidies to 843 eligible households.
• Includes utilization of 14 of the 15 Veterans Affairs Housing Vouchers (VASH)
• Continue to review applicants for 67 EHV vouchers received in 2021.
• 38 of 67 are housed and another 15 vouchers have been issued.
• Continue to educate landlords & program participants
• Continue administering the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) program.
ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN
PROPOSED UPDATES
• Policies and Procedures for denial or termination of
assistance
• Policies and procedures of the Family Self Sufficiency Program (FSS)
• Policies and Procedures for Emergency Housing
Vouchers (EHV)
• Processes and Procedures: Revised the definition of
Homelessness in the glossary
RESIDENT ADVISORY BOARD
• Resident Advisory Board (RAB)
• Current participants on the program
• 4 RAB members attended the public meeting
• Public outreach included:
• City’s website
• Published in the Los Angeles Times
• Mailed 820 postcard invitations to program
participants
FUNDING AND NEXT STEPS
• Current 1,042 allocation of housing choice vouchers
• Estimated $11 million for FY 2023 -2024
• Continue to monitor funding availability to assist
additional households
• Utilize available reserve funds
• Submit the Annual Plan to HUD by April 15, 2023
CONTACT:
Odet Ayvazyan
Housing Specialist
818-238-5160
[email protected]