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SR-HA-2 (12) . .,.~ HA..~ tv! AV ~ -1 1991 l I, t CED/HD:SW:lc/acc2/pc Houslng Authority Meeting 05/14/91 Santa Monica, california TO: Housing Authority FROM: City Staff SUBJECT: Resolution Approving Revised Section 8 Housing Voucher Annual contributions Contract INTRODUCTION This report recommends that the Housing Authority take the following actions to receive new HUD funding for an expiring allocation of section 8 rental assistance: (1) approve a resolution amending the Voucher Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract (CACC); and (2) authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority to execute the CACC. BACKGROUND Like many other local Housing Authorities, the Santa Monica Housing Authority has been monitoring the issue of expiring section 8 contracts. These federal contracts, by their terms, all have scheduled expiration dates. without additional funding to renew these expiring contracts, needed rental assistance subsidies would disappear. Fortunately, the current federal budget contains an appropriation to finance the renewal of Section 8 contracts which are scheduled to expire this year. These renewals will enable low income households to continue to receive rental assistance with no interruption of beneflts. JiA-~ MilV 1 , .:-< ~1- !t1 --..i~j L --' Through the Section 8 Voucher Program an eligible tenant is entitled to a rental subsidy that is the difference between 30% of their adjusted income and a payment standard set by the Housing Authority. The tenant can pay more or less than 30% of their income depending on the actual rent for the unit. The payment standards are usually adjusted annually to provide increased tenant subsidies to offset rent increases. The Vouchers are transferrable to any city with an active housing authority to insure greatest mobility for Section 8 applicants. DISCUSSION The Santa Monica Housing Authority currently administers a rental assistance program with funding for approximately 167 vouchers. The allocation that is the subject of this report is due to expire on May 12, 1991. This allocation was previously funded for five years to support a total of 29 households. Hun has invited the Santa Monica Housing Authority to renew this expiring allocation to support the continued participation of 29 ellgible households. The new contract will have a term of 5 years. BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT Payments to Santa Monica Housing Authority's section 8 program are budgeted in account number 12-700-695-00000-7734-00000. The new proposed Annual Contributions Contract lncreases federal budget authority for the Santa Monica Housing Authority's section 8 , Voucher Program to reflect increases in rents in the local area which have been experienced in the last five years and which are projected for the next five years. Since the Housing Authority's FY 1991-92 budget already provides for anticipated cost increases, approval of the proposed contract will not require any budget action at this time. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Housing Authority adopt the attached resolution amending the Voucher Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract and authorize the Executive Director to execute the CACC. Prepared by: Nancy West, Housing Program Manager steven Wagner, Housing Coordinator Department of Community and Economic Development Attachments: Resolution :acc2 ----~- - I . ... -, RESOLUTION NO. 45(HAS) (Housing Authority series) A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDED EXHIBIT II TO PART I OF SECTION 8 EXISTING HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRACT NO. SP-520 (V) AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Monica (npHA") desires to enter into an amended Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract ("CACC") with the United States of America ("Government") for the Section 8 Existing Housing Voucher Program~ and WHEREAS, the amended Section 8 EX1st1ng Hous1ng Voucher CACC, Part I, consists of the following: (a) Part I of the CACC, HUO-52520D(1/89) applicable to the section 8 Existing Housing Voucher Program~ (b) Exhibit I; and (c) Exhibit II, adding Replacement project No. CA16-VII1-007. NOW, THEREFORE, be 1t resolved by the PHA as follows: section 1. The amended Exhibit II of the CACC for the Section 8 Existing Housing Voucher Program is hereby approved and accepted. THe Chairperson or Acting Chairperson lS hereby authorized and directed to execute the counterparts of the CACC on behalf of the PHA, and the Secretary is hereby authorized to impress the official seal of the PHA on each such counterpart and to forward such executed counterparts to the Government together wlth such other documents evidencing the approval and authorizing the execution thereof as may be required by the Government. Section 2. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be 1D full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~-;~ -F-rl.-.:......"--=..- ROBERT M. MYERS city Attorney :cacc.res , .... . -, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 14th day of May, 1991 } dPd Chairman I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Housing Authority of the city of Santa Monica at a meeting thereof held on the 14th day of May, 1991, by the following vote of the Authority: AYES: commissioner: Genser, Holbrook, Olsen, Vazquez, Zane, Abdo NOES: commissioner: None ABSENT: commissioner: Katz ATTEST: .~-/~ h UA/fl~ t), I ~ ------~ - Clerk I ha