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Adopt a resolution approving the Solano County Housing Authority's Move-to-Work Plan, and authorizing the submittal of the Plan and application packet to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Authorize the Interim Director of Resource Management to sign the application and any other documentation necessary for the Move-to-Work Plan submittal
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that:
1. The Board adopt a resolution approving the Solano County Housing Authority's Move-to-Work (MTW) Plan, and authorizing the submittal of the Plan and application packet to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD);
2. The Board authorize the Interim Director of Resource Management to sign the application and any other documentation necessary for the MTW Plan submittal.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Since 1996 HUD has provided an opportunity to some Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to participate in a MTW demonstration program that allows for the design and testing of innovative housing and self-sufficiency strategies for low-income families. In 2016 HUD expanded eligibility criteria, which allowed the Solano County Housing Authority (SCHA) to submit an interest package to participate in the MTW demonstration program to HUD in May 2019. The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution on May 14, 2019 approving submission of the interest package (Attached). The SCHA was notified on August 28, 2020 that it had been selected by HUD to submit a secondary application for designation as an MTW agency.
In preparing the MTW plan, the Vacaville Housing Authority on behalf of SCHA held public meetings on September 14, 2020 and September 17, 2020. A draft MTW Plan was prepared based on these public meetings and was released for public comment on September 25, 2020. As required by HUD, a public hearing befo...
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