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Approve the revised Solano County Housing Authority Administrative Plan for submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Solano County Housing Authority (SCHA) approve the revised Solano County Housing Authority Administrative Plan for submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
SUMMARY:
A comprehensive update to the SCHA Administrative Plan was last completed in 2012. The Board is requested to approve an updated Administrative Plan, which is based on HUD's model plan.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the department's FY2019/20 Adopted Budget. The Housing Authority program is financed through HUD.
DISCUSSION:
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program provides rent subsidies on behalf of very low-income households (annual income below $42,850 for a household of four) so they can live in decent, safe and affordable housing. The Solano County Housing Authority (SCHA) program (whose jurisdiction includes the City of Dixon, City of Rio Vista and the Unincorporated Areas of Solano County) is administered by the Vacaville Housing Authority by contract with Solano County. The SCHA program contributes an annual investment of approximately $2,500,000 into the economy by providing rental subsidies on behalf of eligible families. HUD allocates 270 tenant-based vouchers and 20 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Vouchers (VASH) to the SCHA.
HUD issues program regulations that housing authorities must follow, but also allows housing authorities to establish local policies through the Administrative Plan. The SCHA periodically updates the Administrative Plan as regulations and other circumstances change, whe...
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