Page of 1 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW
PHA Name : Pomona
PHA Code : CA123
MTW Supplement for PHA Fiscal Year Beginning : (MM/DD/YYYY): 7/1/2023 PHA Program Type: Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) only
MTW Cohort Number: MTW Flexibility for Smaller PHAs
MTW Supplement Submission Type: Amended Annual Submission Attachment No. 2
Page of 2 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW B. MTW Supplement Narrative.
As an MTW Agency, the Pomona Housing Authority (PHA) will be given the flexibility and authority to develop policies outside the limitations of certain HUD regulations and provisions. This will allow the PHA to achieve its mission and program goals at a higher level by leveraging the unique needs and concerns of the community and residents of Pomona. The PHA is a high performing housing authority that provides safe, decent and affordable housing to hundreds of Pomona residents through special programs serving families, individuals, senior citizens, Veterans, the disabled and homeless households. The PHA’s mission is to improve the quality of life for our diverse community. The PHA provides financial assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher and Project-Based Voucher (also collectively known as the Section 8) Programs, and through the Housing and Urban Development Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing, Mainstream, and Foster Youth Initiative Tenant Protection Voucher programs.
The MTW Program will allow the PHA to combine resources permitting the use of HUD funds to better address local program priorities and needs. In addition, the PHA will streamline its business processes to operate more cost effectively and efficiently by implementing innovative business solutions, redesign processes, and amend policies that will reduce administrative complexity, costs and staff time. The PHA plans to consider and assess a range of potential options in subsequent phases of MTW, with a goal of structuring its programs in ways that will assist families achieve financial self-sufficiency over time. The following strategies will help improve the quality of lives of program participants: work in partnership with local community organizations to develop a comprehensive approach to ending homelessness and promote self-sufficiency and assist in the implementation of the City of Pomona’s “A Way Home: Community Solutions for Pomona’s Homeless Strategic Plan” by creating a program to assist the homeless and chronically homeless achieve self-sufficiency.
The PHA will continue to implement activities proposed in Fiscal Year 2022-2023. The PHA has had challenges in implementing the activities due to delays and changes to the PHA’s software system. The PHA decided not to implement the activities since the software vendor recommended to delay implementation until the Housing Information Portal (HIP) was available. On January 3, 2023, HUD issued guidance and provided an update on the HIP for MTW Agencies. Based on the guidance, the PHA will continue to delay implementation of Activities: 1(n) - Utility Reimbursement and 1(u) – Standard Deductions since fields on the 50058 need to be modified and until the HIP System is ready. The PHA will continue to follow normal protocols in submitting 50058s on the IMS/PIC until the new HIP is ready. For households affected by an MTW activity, but does not conflict with fields on the regular 50058, the PHA will continue implementation of the following activities within Fiscal Year 22/23:
• Activity 1. j Alternative Utility Allowance (HCV)
• Activity 3. b Alternative Reexamination Schedule for Households (HCV) • Activity 3. d Self-Certification of Assets (HCV)
• Activity 4. b Damage Claims (HCV)
• Activity 4. c Other Landlord Incentives (HCV - Tenant-based Assistance) • Activity 17. c Housing Development Programs
The PHA is adding the following MTW activities in FY 2023/2024:
• Activity 2. b Payment Standards – Fair Market Rents
• Activity 9. c Elimination of PBV Selection Process for PHA-owned projects • Activity 11. c MTW Self-Sufficiency Program Activities 1) Apply increased payment standard to the subsidy calculation at the time the PHA approves a rent increase and/or at the time payment standards are increased. The PHA has found that approximately 40% of its program participants are rent burdened and increasing the payment standard will mitigate or eliminate the family’s rent burden; 2.) Provide incentives to families that are working in order to encourage working families to continue working and eventually lead to self-sufficiency; 3) Elimination of PBV Selection Process for PHA –owned projects, without improvement, development or replacement. The PHA owns and operates a small number of units that will be rehabilitated and can potentially qualify for Project Based assistance to preserve the availability of affordable housing units in the City of Pomona.
Page of 3 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW C. The policies that the MTW agency is using or has used (currently implement, plan to implement in the submission year, plan to discontinue, previously discontinued).
1. Tenant Rent Policies
b. Tiered Rent (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
d. Stepped Rent (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
f. Minimum Rent (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
h. Total Tenant Payment as a Percentage of Gross Income (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
j. Alternative Utility Allowance (HCV) Currently Implementing l. Fixed Subsidy (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
n. Utility Reimbursements (HCV) Currently Implementing
o. Initial Rent Burden (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
q. Imputed Income (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
s. Elimination of Deduction(s) (HCV) Not Currently Implemented u. Standard Deductions (HCV) Currently Implementing
w. Alternative Income Inclusions/Exclusions (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
2. Payment Standards and Rent Reasonableness
a. Payment Standards- Small Area Fair Market Rents (HCV) Not Currently Implemented b. Payment Standards- Fair Market Rents (HCV) Plan to Implement in the Submission Year c. Rent Reasonableness – Process (HCV) Not Currently Implemented d. Rent Reasonableness – Third-Party Requirement (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
3. Reexaminations
b. Alternative Reexamination Schedule for Households
(HCV) Currently Implementing
d. Self-Certification of Assets (HCV) Currently Implementing
4. Landlord Leasing Incentives
a. Vacancy Loss (HCV-Tenant-based Assistance) Not Currently Implemented b. Damage Claims (HCV-Tenant-based Assistance) Currently Implementing c. Other Landlord Incentives (HCV- Tenant-based
Assistance) Currently Implementing
5. Housing Quality Standards (HQS)
a. Pre-Qualifying Unit Inspections (HCV) Not Currently Implemented b. Reasonable Penalty Payments for Landlords (HCV) Not Currently Implemented c. Third-Party Requirement (HCV) Not Currently Implemented d. Alternative Inspection Schedule (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
6. Short-Term Assistance
b. Short-Term Assistance (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
7. Term-Limited Assistance
b. Term-Limited Assistance (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
8. Increase Elderly Age (PH & HCV)
Increase Elderly Age (PH & HCV) Not Currently Implemented
9. Project-Based Voucher Program Flexibilities
a. Increase PBV Program Cap (HCV) Not Currently Implemented b. Increase PBV Project Cap (HCV) Not Currently Implemented c. Elimination of PBV Selection Process for PHA-owned
Projects Without Improvement, Development, or
Replacement (HCV)
Plan to Implement in the Submission Year
d. Alternative PBV Selection Process (HCV) Not Currently Implemented e. Alternative PBV Unit Types (Shared Housing and
Manufactured Housing) (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
f. Increase PBV HAP Contract Length (HCV) Not Currently Implemented g. Increase PBV Rent to Owner (HCV) Not Currently Implemented h. Limit Portability for PBV Units (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
10. Family Self-Sufficiency Program with MTW Flexibility a.HCV Waive Operating a Required FSS Program (HCV) Not Currently Implemented b. HCV Alternative Structure for Establishing Program
Page of 4 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW Coordinating Committee (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
c.HCV Alternative Family Selection Procedures (HCV) Not Currently Implemented d.HCV Modify or Eliminate the Contract of Participation (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
e.HCV Policies for Addressing Increases in Family Income (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
11. MTW Self-Sufficiency Program
a.HCV Alternative Family Selection Procedures (HCV) Not Currently Implemented b.HCV Policies for Addressing Increases in Family Income (HCV) Plan to Implement in the Submission Year
12. Work Requirement
b. Work Requirement (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
13. Use of Public Housing as an Incentive for Economic Progress (PH)
14. Moving on Policy
a. Waive Initial HQS Inspection Requirement (HCV) Not Currently Implemented b.HCV Allow Income Calculations from Partner Agencies
(HCV) Not Currently Implemented
c.HCV Aligning Tenant Rents and Utility Payments Between Partner Agencies (HCV) Not Currently Implemented
15. Acquisition without Prior HUD Approval (PH)
16. Deconcentration of Poverty in Public Housing Policy (PH)
17. Local, Non-Traditional Activities
a. Rental Subsidy Programs Not Currently Implemented
b. Service Provision Not Currently Implemented
c. Housing Development Programs Currently Implementing
C. MTW Activities Plan that Pomona Plans to Implement in the Submission Year or Is Currently Implementing
1.j. - Alternative Utility Allowance (HCV)
Describe the MTW activity, the MTW agency's goal(s) for the MTW activity, and, if applicable, how the MTW activity contributes to a larger initiative
The PHA will establish one streamlined utility allowance for all HCV units based upon bedroom size and types of utilities paid by the participant in the City of Pomona. The goal of this activity is to reduce the administrative burden of calculating multiple utility allowances based on unit type and streamline recertification processing time. The PHA will continue to review its utility allowance schedule each year and revise it if there has been a 10% change from the prior year. The Pomona Housing Authority will be implementing waiver [1j – Alternative Utility Allowance (HCV)] within the safe harbor limits established in the MTW Operations Notice published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2020.
Which of the MTW statutory objectives does this MTW activity serve? Cost effectiveness
What are the cost implications of this MTW activity? Pick the best description of the cost implications based on what you know today.
Neutral (no cost implications)
Does the MTW activity under this waiver apply to all assisted households or only to a subset or subsets of assisted households?
The MTW activity applies to all assisted households
Based on the Fiscal Year goals listed in the activity's previous Fiscal Year's narrative, provide a description about what has been accomplished or changed during the implementation.
In the prior year, under this activity, Pomona MTW agency Received 0 hardship requests
Approved hardship requests
Page of 5 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW Denied hardship requests
There is are hardship requests pending.
No hardship were requested in the most recent fiscal year.
Does the MTW agency need a Safe Harbor Waiver to implement this MTW activity as described? No
Please describe the alternative method of calculating the utility allowances. Please explain how the method of calculating utility allowances is different from the standard method and what objective the MTW agency aims to achieve by using this alternative method.
Currently, the PHA annually reviews and periodically revises a Utility Allowance Schedule which represents the reasonable costs for utilities as part of the tenant’s lease. The utility allowance is based on utility surveys and analysis of the structure type, bedroom size, appliances provided by tenant, and type of appliances (gas/electric). The simplified schedule will be based on the analysis of data collected from the PHA’s existing HCV portfolio including the most common structure and utility types. This new utility allowance schedule will be implemented upon the biennial certification or change of unit. The PHA proposes a simplified schedule to reduce administrative costs and reduce errors associated with the traditional method of applying Utility Allowances. The simplified utility allowance schedule is also anticipated to benefit property owners who will have a more accurate understanding of the total gross rent to be applied to their properties. This schedule will be applied to the lesser of: the actual size of the unit or the size of the voucher. The PHA will continue to use current market consumption data to determine when adjustments to the simplified schedule are needed (upon change of more than 10% in rates).
1.n. - Utility Reimbursements (HCV)
Describe the MTW activity, the MTW agency's goal(s) for the MTW activity, and, if applicable, how the MTW activity contributes to a larger initiative
The PHA will eliminate the utility reimbursement payments in the HCV program. Families will continue to receive a utility allowance but will not receive additional monies if the utility allowance is greater than the total tenant payment. There are currently 21 families receiving utility reimbursements. Eliminating these reimbursements is a cost savings to the PHA of approximately $13,860 which could assist an additional HCV family from the waiting list and reducing the administrative burdens of lost checks, canceled checks and fraud. The Pomona Housing Authority will be implementing waiver [1n - Utility Reimbursements (HCV)] within the safe harbor limits established in the MTW Operations Notice published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2020.
Which of the MTW statutory objectives does this MTW activity serve? Cost effectiveness
What are the cost implications of this MTW activity? Pick the best description of the cost implications based on what you know today.
Increased revenue
Does the MTW activity under this waiver apply to all assisted households or only to a subset or subsets of assisted households?
The MTW activity applies to all assisted households
Based on the Fiscal Year goals listed in the activity's previous Fiscal Year's narrative, provide a description about what has been accomplished or changed during the implementation.
Received 0 hardship requests
Approved hardship requests
Denied hardship requests
There is/are hardship requests pending.
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1.u. - Standard Deductions (HCV)
Describe the MTW activity, the MTW agency's goal(s) for the MTW activity, and, if applicable, how the MTW activity contributes to a larger initiative
The Pomona Housing Authority is proposing a standard deduction for families to simply the rent calculation process, increase cost effectiveness and reduce administrative burdens. The standard deduction will be $500 for elderly/disabled families and non-elderly families with one or more dependents:
- a child or children under the age of 18;
- disabled member in the household; or, a full-time student in the household The Pomona Housing Authority will be implementing waiver [1u – Standard Deductions] within the safe harbor limits established in the MTW Operations Notice published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2020.
Which of the MTW statutory objectives does this MTW activity serve? Cost effectiveness
What are the cost implications of this MTW activity? Pick the best description of the cost implications based on what you know today.
Increased revenue
Does the MTW activity under this waiver apply to all assisted households or only to a subset or subsets of assisted households?
The MTW activity applies to all assisted households
Based on the Fiscal Year goals listed in the activity's previous Fiscal Year's narrative, provide a description about what has been accomplished or changed during the implementation.
No hardships were requested in the most recent fiscal year Does this MTW activity require a hardship policy?
No
No document is attached.
Does the MTW agency need a Safe Harbor Waiver to implement this MTW activity as described? No
Does the MTW activity require an impact analysis?
No
No document is attached.
How much will the single standard deduction be in the Fiscal Year? $500
2.b. - Payment Standards- Fair Market Rents (HCV)
Describe the MTW activity, the MTW agency's goal(s) for the MTW activity, and, if applicable, how the MTW activity contributes to a larger initiative
The Pomona Housing Authority is authorized to adopt and implement any reasonable policy to establish payment standards that differ from the currently mandated program requirements in the 1937 Act and its implementing regulations.
The Pomona Housing Authority will establish payment standards between 80% and 120% of the HUD published Fair Page of 7 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW Market Rent (FMR). Additionally, to alleviate rent burdens on assisted families, if the payment standard increases, the PHA may apply the new, increased payment standard:
- At the next regularly scheduled recertification or move - At the time a rent increase is approved for the unit
- At any other time if the PHA determines that the family is experiencing a rent burden. -Rent burden is defined as paying more than 40% of monthly adjusted income toward rent In the unlikely event that the PHA payment standards are reduced, the family’s payment standard will not be reduced if they remain in the unit unless they have experienced a change in family composition that results in a lower voucher/payment standard size. [2b - Payment Standards] within the safe harbor limits established in the MTW Operations Notice published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2020.
Which of the MTW statutory objectives does this MTW activity serve? Housing choice
What are the cost implications of this MTW activity? Pick the best description of the cost implications based on what you know today.
Increased expenditures
Does the MTW activity under this waiver apply to all assisted households or only to a subset or subsets of assisted households?
The MTW activity applies to all assisted households
Based on the Fiscal Year goals listed in the activity's previous Fiscal Year's narrative, provide a description about what has been accomplished or changed during the implementation.
Received 0 hardship requests
Approved hardship requests
Denied hardship requests
There is/are hardship requests pending.
Does this MTW activity require a hardship policy?
Yes
This document is attached.
Does the hardship policy apply to more than this MTW activity? No
Has the MTW agency modified the hardship policy since the last submission of the MTW Supplement? No
How many hardship requests have been received associated with this activity in the past year? No hardship were requested in the most recent fiscal year.
Does the MTW agency need a Safe Harbor Waiver to implement this MTW activity as described? No
Does the MTW activity require an impact analysis?
Yes
Page of 8 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW This document is attached.
Does the impact analysis apply to more than this MTW activity? No
Please explain the payment standards by FMR:
3.b. - Alternative Reexamination Schedule for Households (HCV) Describe the MTW activity, the MTW agency's goal(s) for the MTW activity, and, if applicable, how the MTW activity contributes to a larger initiative
The PHA will establish a biennial recertification schedule for all HCV families who have at least $1,200 per year in annual income. Any families reporting less than $1,200 per year in annual income will remain on an annual recertification cycle.
The goal of this activity is to further self-sufficiency of residents and reduce the burden of reporting to the PHA if the family has increase income. The Pomona Housing Authority will be implementing waiver [3b – Alternative Reexamination Schedule for Households (HCV)] within the safe harbor limits established in the MTW Operations Notice published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2020.
Which of the MTW statutory objectives does this MTW activity serve? Self-sufficiency
What are the cost implications of this MTW activity? Pick the best description of the cost implications based on what you know today.
Decreased expenditures
Does the MTW activity under this waiver apply to all assisted households or only to a subset or subsets of assisted households?
The MTW activity applies to all assisted households
Based on the Fiscal Year goals listed in the activity's previous Fiscal Year's narrative, provide a description about what has been accomplished or changed during the implementation.
Received 0 hardship requests
Approved hardship requests
Denied hardship requests
There is/are hardship requests pending.
Does this MTW activity require a hardship policy?
No
No document is attached.
Does the MTW agency need a Safe Harbor Waiver to implement this MTW activity as described? No
Does the MTW activity require an impact analysis?
No
No document is attached.
Page of 9 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW What is the recertification schedule?
Once every two years
How many interim recertifications per year may a household request? 1 Please describe briefly how the MTW agency plans to address changes in family/household circumstances under the alternative reexamination schedule.
The PHA will establish a biennial (every two years) recertification schedule for all HCV families who have at least $1,200 per year in annual income. Any families reporting less than $1,200 per year in annual income will remain on an annual recertification cycle. The goal of this activity is to further self-sufficiency of residents and reduce the burden of reporting to the PHA when the family experiences an increase in household income.
3.d. - Self-Certification of Assets (HCV)
Describe the MTW activity, the MTW agency's goal(s) for the MTW activity, and, if applicable, how the MTW activity contributes to a larger initiative
At recertification, the PHA will allow families to self-certify assets up to $50,000. The goal of this activity is self-sufficiency.
The Pomona Housing Authority will be implementing waiver [3d – Self-Certification of Assets (HCV)] within the safe harbor limits established in the MTW Operations Notice published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2020.
Which of the MTW statutory objectives does this MTW activity serve? Self-sufficiency
What are the cost implications of this MTW activity? Pick the best description of the cost implications based on what you know today.
Decreased expenditures
Does the MTW activity under this waiver apply to all assisted households or only to a subset or subsets of assisted households?
The MTW activity applies to all assisted households
Based on the Fiscal Year goals listed in the activity's previous Fiscal Year's narrative, provide a description about what has been accomplished or changed during the implementation.
No hardship were requested in the most recent fiscal year Does the MTW agency need a Safe Harbor Waiver to implement this MTW activity as described? No
Please state the dollar threshold for the self-certification of assets. $50,000.
4.b. - Damage Claims (HCV-Tenant-based Assistance)
Describe the MTW activity, the MTW agency's goal(s) for the MTW activity, and, if applicable, how the MTW activity contributes to a larger initiative
To incentivize a landlords continued participation in the HCV program, the PHA will allow owners to submit a damage claim of up to one month contract rent (minus any amounts paid in security deposit) for damages to the unit above and beyond normal wear and tear. The damage claim payment will be paid out to a landlord when the next HAP contract is executed between the owner and the PHA. The goal is to encourage landlords to continue to participate in the HCV Page of 10 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW program. The Pomona Housing Authority will be implementing waiver [4b – Damage Claims (HCV-Tenant-based Assistance)] within the safe harbor limits established in the MTW Operations Notice published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2020.
Which of the MTW statutory objectives does this MTW activity serve? Housing choice
What are the cost implications of this MTW activity? Pick the best description of the cost implications based on what you know today.
Increased expenditures
Does the MTW activity under this waiver apply to all assisted households or only to a subset or subsets of assisted households?
The MTW activity applies to all assisted households
Based on the Fiscal Year goals listed in the activity's previous Fiscal Year's narrative, provide a description about what has been accomplished or changed during the implementation.
Received 0 hardship requests
Approved hardship requests
Denied hardship requests
There is/are hardship requests pending.
Does the MTW agency need a Safe Harbor Waiver to implement this MTW activity as described? No
Does this policy apply to certain types of units or to all units all HCV units or only certain types of units (for example, accessible units, units in a low-poverty neighborhood, or units/landlords new to the HCV program? To all units
What is the maximum payment that can be made to a landlord under this policy? Maximum payment to the landlord is up to one month's contract rent paid as verified on the most recent Form HUD-50058. The participants security deposit must first be used to cover any damages.
How many payments were issued under this policy in the most recently completed PHA fiscal year? 0 What is the total dollar value of payments issued under this policy in the most recently completed PHA fiscal year?
$0
4.c. - Other Landlord Incentives (HCV- Tenant-based Assistance) Describe the MTW activity, the MTW agency's goal(s) for the MTW activity, and, if applicable, how the MTW activity contributes to a larger initiative
In order to incentivize participation in the HCV program, the PHA will provide a one-time $250 signing bonus for each new HAP contract executed in the City of Pomona. The goal is to increase owner participation in the HCV program. The Pomona Housing Authority will be implementing waiver [4c - Other Landlord Incentives (HCV - Tenant-based Assistance] within the safe harbor limits established in the MTW Operations Notice published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2020.
Which of the MTW statutory objectives does this MTW activity serve? Page of 11 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW Housing choice
What are the cost implications of this MTW activity? Pick the best description of the cost implications based on what you know today.
Increased expenditures
Does the MTW activity under this waiver apply to all assisted households or only to a subset or subsets of assisted households?
The MTW activity applies to all assisted households
Based on the Fiscal Year goals listed in the activity's previous Fiscal Year's narrative, provide a description about what has been accomplished or changed during the implementation.
Received 0 hardship requests
Approved hardship requests
Denied hardship requests
There is/are hardship requests pending.
Does the MTW agency need a Safe Harbor Waiver to implement this MTW activity as described? No
Does this policy apply to certain types of units or to all units all HCV units or only certain types of units (for example, accessible units, units in a low-poverty neighborhood, or units/landlords new to the HCV program? To all units
What is the maximum payment that can be made to a landlord under this policy? 250
How many payments were issued under this policy in the most recently completed PHA fiscal year? 0 What is the total dollar value of payments issued under this policy in the most recently completed PHA fiscal year?
$0
9.c. - Elimination of PBV Selection Process for PHA-owned Projects Without Improvement, Development, or Replacement (HCV)
Describe the MTW activity, the MTW agency's goal(s) for the MTW activity, and, if applicable, how the MTW activity contributes to a larger initiative
The PHA will eliminate the selection process in the award of PBVs to properties owned by the Pomona Housing Authority that are not public housing without engaging in an initiative to improve, develop or replace a public housing property or site. A subsidy layering review will be conducted. The PHA will complete the site selection requirements. HQS (or NSPIRE) inspection will be performed by an independent entity according to 24 CFR 983.59(b) or 24 CFR 983.103(f). The PHA will follow the requirements of Notice PIH 2013-27 where applicable and the property will be owned by a single-asset entity of the PHA. The Pomona Housing Authority will be implementing Waiver 9.c – Elimination of PBV Selection Process for PHA-Owned Projects Without Improvement, Development or Replacement within the safe harbor limits established in the MTW Operations Notice published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2020.
Which of the MTW statutory objectives does this MTW activity serve? Housing choice
Page of 12 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW What are the cost implications of this MTW activity? Pick the best description of the cost implications based on what you know today.
Increased revenue
Does the MTW activity under this waiver apply to all assisted households or only to a subset or subsets of assisted households?
The MTW activity applies to all assisted households
Based on the Fiscal Year goals listed in the activity's previous Fiscal Year's narrative, provide a description about what has been accomplished or changed during the implementation.
There are no hardship requests pending.
Does the MTW agency need a Safe Harbor Waiver to implement this MTW activity as described? No
11.b.HCV - Policies for Addressing Increases in Family Income (HCV) Describe the MTW activity, the MTW agency's goal(s) for the MTW activity, and, if applicable, how the MTW activity contributes to a larger initiative
Policies for Addressing Increases in Family Income (HCV) - The PHA will be implementing a $500 Bonus Incentive for Working families with one or more years of continued full-time employment (no break over 2 weeks) The agency is authorized to set its own policies for addressing increases in family income during participation in the MTW Self-Sufficiency Program. Consistent with the goals and structure of its MTW Self-Sufficiency Program, the agency may set policies for whether income increases are recognized for purposes of increasing rent (consistent with the agency’s existing rent policy) or changing the amount of funds moved to escrow/savings through the program.
Pomona Housing Authority will provide up to 25 working family households who have had one or more years of continued full-time employment with no break in employment over 2 weeks with a $500 incentive payment.
Eligible families will be selected based on:
- One or more years of continuous full-time (32 hours per week or more) employment of the head, co-head and spouse based on the most recent regularly scheduled biennial recertification (Code-2 ) processed within the calendar year. - Family has had no interim recertifications processed for a reduction in household income since the last regularly scheduled recertification. This does not include interims processed for other reasons (i.e., increases in income, owner rent increases, moves, changes in payment standards, etc.) The PHA will review eligible families for the calendar year by December 15th. If more than 25 families are eligible, families will be selected randomly by lottery. The $500 incentive will be distributed directly to the family by December 31st of each year. A family is eligible for the incentive payment once every two years.
Which of the MTW statutory objectives does this MTW activity serve? Self-sufficiency
What are the cost implications of this MTW activity? Pick the best description of the cost implications based on what you know today.
Increased revenue
Does the MTW activity under this waiver apply to all assisted households or only to a subset or subsets of assisted households?
The MTW activity applies to all assisted households
Based on the Fiscal Year goals listed in the activity's previous Fiscal Year's narrative, provide a description about what has been accomplished or changed during the implementation.
Page of 13 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW Received 0 hardship requests
Approved hardship requests
Denied hardship requests
There is/are hardship requests pending.
Does this MTW activity require a hardship policy?
No
No document is attached.
Does the MTW agency need a Safe Harbor Waiver to implement this MTW activity as described? No
Does the MTW activity require an impact analysis?
No
No document is attached.
What is the policy for the increased earnings for families participating in the MTW Self-Sufficiency program?
17.c. - Housing Development Programs
Describe the MTW activity, the MTW agency's goal(s) for the MTW activity, and, if applicable, how the MTW activity contributes to a larger initiative
The PHA intends to use MTW funding to acquire, renovate and/or build affordable units that are not public housing units.
Eligible activities may include: Gap financing for non-PHA development of affordable housing, development of project based voucher units or tax credit partnerships. The PHA will not spend more than 10% of its HAP budget on local, non-traditional activities and families receiving housing or services through local, non-traditional activities must meet the HUD definition of low-income. This MTW activity will enable the PHA to redevelop additional PHA owned units and increase the amount of affordable housing in the City of Pomona. The Pomona Housing Authority will be implementing waiver [17c - Housing Development Programs] within the safe harbor limits established in the MTW Operations Notice published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2020.
Which of the MTW statutory objectives does this MTW activity serve? Housing choice
What are the cost implications of this MTW activity? Pick the best description of the cost implications based on what you know today.
Increased expenditures
Does the MTW activity under this waiver apply to all assisted households or only to a subset or subsets of assisted households?
The MTW activity applies to all assisted households
Based on the Fiscal Year goals listed in the activity's previous Fiscal Year's narrative, provide a description about what has been accomplished or changed during the implementation.
Received 0 hardship requests
Approved hardship requests
Denied hardship requests
There is/are hardship requests pending.
Does the MTW agency need a Safe Harbor Waiver to implement this MTW activity as described? Page of 14 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW No
Table 17.c.1 - Housing Development Programs that the MTW Agency plans to commit Funds to in Fiscal Year
Name of
Development
and Address
MTW Role:
Acquisition,
Rehabilitation,
New
Construction?
Type of MTW
Agency
Financing:
Gap
Financing,
Tax Credit
Partnership,
Other
Number of
Affordable
Units
Total
Number
of Units
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- 80% of AMI
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- 50% of AMI
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- 30% of AMI
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- Other
Housing Development Programs that the MTW Agency plans to spend funds on in the Fiscal Year
Name of
Development
and Address
MTW Role:
Acquisition,
Rehabilitation,
New
Construction?
Type of MTW
Agency
Financing:
Gap
Financing,
Tax Credit
Partnership,
Other
Number of
Affordable
Units
Total
Number
of Units
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- 80% of AMI
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- 50% of AMI
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- 30% of AMI
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- Other
Table 17.c.2 - Housing Development Programs that the MTW Agency committed funds to in prior Fiscal Year
Name of
Development
and Address
MTW Role:
Acquisition,
Rehabilitation,
New
Construction?
Type of MTW
Agency
Financing:
Gap
Financing,
Tax Credit
Partnership,
Other
Number of
Affordable
Units
Total
Number
of Units
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- 80% of AMI
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- 50% of AMI
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- 30% of AMI
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- Other
Housing Development Programs that the MTW Agency spent funds on in prior Fiscal Year
Name of
Development
and Address
MTW Role:
Acquisition,
Rehabilitation,
New
Construction?
Type of MTW
Agency
Financing:
Gap
Financing,
Tax Credit
Partnership,
Other
Number of
Affordable
Units
Total
Number
of Units
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- 80% of AMI
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- 50% of AMI
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- 30% of AMI
Number of
Units by
Affordability
- Other
Page of 15 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW D. Safe Harbor Waivers.
D.1
Will the MTW agency submit request for approval of a Safe Harbor Waiver this year?
No Safe Harbor Waivers are being requested.
E. Agency-Specific Waiver(s).
E.1
Agency-Specific Waiver(s) for HUD Approval:
The MTW demonstration program is intended to foster innovation and HUD encourages MTW agencies, in consultation with their residents and stakeholders, to be creative in their approach to solving affordable housing issues facing their local communities. For this reason, flexibilities beyond those provided for in Appendix I may be needed. Agency-Specific Waivers may be requested if an MTW agency wishes to implement additional activities, or waive a statutory and/or regulatory requirement not included in Appendix I.
In order to pursue an Agency-Specific Waiver, an MTW agency must include an Agency-Specific Waiver request, an impact analysis, and a hardship policy (as applicable), and respond to all of the mandatory core questions as applicable.
For each Agency-Specific Waiver(s) request, please upload supporting documentation, that includes: a) a full description of the activity, including what the agency is proposing to waive (i.e., statute, regulation, and/or Operations Notice), b) how the initiative achieves one or more of the 3 MTW statutory objectives, c) a description of which population groups and household types that will be impacted by this activity, d) any cost implications associated with the activity, e) an implementation timeline for the initiative, f) an impact analysis, g) a description of the hardship policy for the initiative, and h) a copy of all comments received at the public hearing along with the MTW agency's description of how the comments were considered, as a required attachment to the MTW Supplement.
Will the MTW agency submit a request for approval of an Agency-Specific Waiver this year?
No Agency-Specific Waivers are being requested.
E.2
Agency-Specific Waiver(s) for which HUD Approval has been Received:
Does the MTW agency have any approved Agency-Specific Waivers?
MTW Agency does not have approved Agency-Specific Waivers
F. Public Housing Operating Subsidy Grant Reporting.
F.1 Total Public Housing Operating subsidy amount authorized, disbursed by 9/30, remaining, and deadline for disbursement, by Federal Fiscal Year for each year the PHA is designated an MTW agency.
Federal Fiscal
Year (FFY)
Total Operating Subsidy
Authorized Amount
How Much PHA Disbursed by the
9/30 Reporting Period
Remaining Not Yet
Disbursed Deadline
Page of 16 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW G. MTW Statutory Requirements.
G.1
75% Very Low Income – Local, Non-Traditional.
HUD will verify compliance with the statutory requirement that at least 75% of the households assisted by the MTW agency are very low-income for MTW public housing units and MTW HCVs through HUD systems. The MTW PHA must provide data for the actual families housed upon admission during the PHA's most recently completed Fiscal Year for its Local, Non-Traditional program households.
Income Level Number of Local, Non-Traditional Households Admitted in the Fiscal Year*
80%-50% Area Median Income 1
49%-30% Area Median Income 1
Below 30% Area Median Income 22
Total Local, Non-Traditional Households 24
*Local, non-traditional income data must be provided in the MTW Supplement form until such time that it can be submitted in IMS-PIC or other HUD system.
G.2 Establishing Reasonable Rent Policy.
Has the MTW agency established a rent reform policy to encourage employment and self-sufficiency? Yes
G.3 Substantially the Same (STS) – Local, Non-Traditional.
The total number of unit months that
families were housed in a local,
non-traditional rental subsidy for the
prior full calendar year.
10,873 # of unit months
The total number of unit months that
families were housed in a local,
non-traditional housing development
program for the prior full calendar
year.
0 # of unit months
Number of units developed under the local, non-traditional housing development activity that were available for occupancy during the prior full calendar year:
PROPERTY
NAME/
ADDRESS
0/1
BR
2 BR
3 BR
4 BR
5 BR
6+
BR
TOTAL
UNITS
POPULATION
TYPE*
if
'Population
Type' is
Other
# of
Section
504
Accessible
(Mobility)**
# of Section
504
Accessible
(Hearing/
Vision)
Was this Property Made
Available for Initial
Occupancy during the
Prior Full Calendar Year?
What was the Total
Amount of MTW
Funds Invested into
the Property?
G.4 Comparable Mix (by Family Size) – Local, Non-Traditional.
To demonstrate compliance with the statutory requirement to continue serving a 'comparable mix" of families by family size to that which would have been served without MTW, the MTW agency will provide the number of families occupying local, non-traditional units by household size for the most recently completed Fiscal Year in the provided table.
Page of 17 17 (01/2021)form HUD-50075-MTW Family Size: Occupied Number of Local, Non-Traditional units by Household Size
1 Person 400
2 Person 213
3 Person 127
4 Person 74
5 Person 72
6+ Person 53
Totals 939
H. Public Comment
Attached you will find a copy of all of the comments received and a description of how the agency analyzed the comments, as well as any decisions made based on those comments.
I. Evaluations.