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Council Meeting: January 27, 2004 Santa Monica, California
To: Mayor and City Council
From: City Staff
Subject: Professional services contract with Compliance Solutions for Section 8
program compliance, eligibility determination for City owned affordable
housing projects and the Inclusionary Housing waiting list, Section 8
applicant eligibility determination and Rental Integrity Management
Monitoring (RIMM) monthly reviews.
INTRODUCTION
This report requests City Council authorization for a contract with Compliance Solutions
for up to $56,300 for conducting field audits to ensure housing program compliance,
determine the eligibility of applicants for both City owned affordable housing projects
and the Inclusionary Housing waiting lists,
determine the eligibility of Section 8 waiting
list applicants for Section 8 vouchers, and assist City staff in Rental Integrity
Management Monitoring (RIMM) monthly reviews.
BACKGROUND
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that housing
authorities ensure program compliance and recently instituted the Rental Integrity
Management Monitoring (RIMM) program. The recently instituted Rental Integrity
Management Monitoring (RIMM) program requires housing authorities to augment the
amount of eligibility documentation for program participants.
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DISCUSSION
The Santa Monica Housing Authority has a purchase order with Compliance Solutions
to assist staff in determining the eligibility of Section 8 waiting list applicants for Section
8 vouchers and to conduct field audits to ensure Section 8 program compliance.
Compliance Solutions was originally selected through a Request for Qualifications
process and is well versed in both Section 8 regulations and the operations of the Santa
Monica Housing Authority. As a result, the Housing Authority will be able to focus its
staff resources on the annual income recertification of current Section 8 participants
while Compliance Solutions qualifies Section 8 waiting list applicants and assists City
staff in monthly file reviews to ensure compliance with RIMM requirements. Compliance
applicants for both
Solutions will also aid Housing and Redevelopment staff in qualifying
City owned affordable housing projects and the Inclusionary Housing waiting list.
Housing and Redevelopment Division staff will reopen the Inclusionary housing waiting
list in early 2004. Staff proposes to contract with Compliance Solutions at $50 per hour.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
Budget authority is available in Housing Division Account # 01264.555060.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a professional services contract with Compliance Solutions in an amount not to
exceed $56,300 to conduct field audits to ensure Section 8 program compliance, to
assist staff in determining the eligibility of Section 8 waiting list applicants for Section 8
determine the eligibility of applicants for both City owned affordable
vouchers, to
housing projects and the Inclusionary Housing waiting lists,
and to assist City staff in
Rental Integrity Management Monitoring (RIMM) monthly reviews.
Prepared by: Jeff Mathieu, Director, Resource Management Department
Bob Moncrief, Housing & Redevelopment Manager
Peter Mezza, Housing Authority Administrator
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