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Conduct a noticed public hearing to approve the Solano County Housing Authority Public Housing Agency Annual Plan and Moving-to-Work Supplemental Plan
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Published Notice Required? Yes _X__ No _ _
Public Hearing Required? Yes _X__ No _ _
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors conduct a noticed public hearing and approve the Solano County Housing Authority (SCHA) Public Housing Agency Annual Plan and Moving-to-Work (MTW) Supplemental Plan.
SUMMARY:
The 1998 Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act requires the SCHA to develop Public Housing Agency Plans. The Agency Plans consists of a 5-Year Plan and an Annual Plan. The Annual Plan provides details about the SCHA programs for the upcoming fiscal year in relation to the 5-Year Plan. The request before the SCHA is to approve the Annual Plan for FY2021/22 and the MTW Supplemental Plan.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the Department's FY2020/21 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program provides rent subsidies on behalf of very low-income Solano County households (annual income below $46,250 for a household of four) so they can live in decent, safe and affordable housing. The SCHA program contributes an annual investment of just over $2,050,000 into the local economy (Cities of Dixon, Rio Vista, and Unincorporated Areas of Solano County). HUD now allocates funding to assist up to 368 voucher holders each month. The number of each type of voucher provided to the SCHA by HUD is detailed in Attachment D.
HUD generally requires Public Housing Authorities to submit a 5-Year Plan and then an Annual Plan each fiscal year during the 5-Year Plan period for continued receipt of HCV funding. The current 5-Year Plan adopted on March 24, 2020, covers the period 2020-2025. Since the SCHA i...
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