SECTION 8 PROGRAM
Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual
Plan and Proposed
Administrative Plan Updates
City Council
April 9, 2024
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
• 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
WHY ARE WE HERE?
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
BHA Mission: Working together for a safe, beautiful, and thriving community.
SECTION 8 PROGRAM DOCUMENTS
• ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN
Policies and procedures for the implementation of the
Section 8 Program
• ANNUAL PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025
Progress Report for the final year of the 2020-2025
Five-Year Plan
ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN
PROPOSED UPDATES
• Policies and Procedures for Emergency Housing
Vouchers (EHVs)
• Addition of new chapter on Project Based Vouchers
(PBVs)
• Added Definitions to the glossary
PROJECT-BASED VOUCHERS
Enhancement to Housing Choice Vouchers:
• Proposed programmatic change to allow housing
choice vouchers to be utilized as project -based
vouchers
• Project-based vouchers provide the rental income
required for lower income units be financially
feasible in a development
USE OF PROJECT-BASED VOUCHERS
Housing Authorities can utilize up to 20% of the existing voucher allocation for Project -based Vouchers.
• Additional 10% can be utilized for Special populations • Total cap of 30%
• Burbank’s Allocation : 1,027
• 20% of allocation to be project-based (case-by-case basis) • Project -based Voucher activities outlined in:
• PHA Annual Plan
• Administrative Plan (Administrative Policies)
ANNUAL PLAN
• Progress Report for Fiscal Year 2024 -2025
• Provided Rent Subsidies to 866 Eligible Households
• Includes 13 of the 15 Veterans Affairs Housing Vouchers (VASH) • All 67 Allocated Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV)
have been issued
• 61 are housed / six are searching for a unit
• Continue to Educate Landlords / Program Participants
• Continue Administering Family Self Sufficiency (FSS)
Program
RESIDENT ADVISORY BOARD
• Resident Advisory Board (RAB)
• Current participants on the program
• Four RAB members attended the public meeting
• Public Outreach Included:
• City’s website
• Published in the Los Angeles Times
• Mailed 900 postcard invitations to program
participants
FUNDING AND NEXT STEPS
• 1,042 Allocation of Housing Choice Vouchers
• Estimated $11.2 Million for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
• Continue Monitoring Funding Availability to Assist
Additional Households
• Utilize Available Reserve Funds
• Submit the Annual Plan to HUD by April 15, 2024
CONTACT:
Odet Ayvazyan
Housing Specialist
818-238-5160
[email protected]