2005-04-05
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MINUTES OF THE ENCINITAS HOUSING AUTHORITY SPECIAL MEETING
APRIL 5, 2005, 6:00 P.M, 505 SOUTH VULCAN A VENUE.
CALL TO ORDERlROLL CALL
Vice Chair Person Dalager called the meeting to order at 6:01 P.M.
Present:
Board President Maggie Houlihan, Board Members James Bond, Lupita Chavez,
Beatrice Crepeau, Dan Dalager, Christy Guerin, and Jerome Stocks.
Absent:
None.
Also
Present:
Executive Director Miller, Board Clerk Cervone, Housing Coordinator
Harris, and Deputy Board Clerk Greene.
There being a quorum present, the meeting was in order.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA ITEMS
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HI. Approval of the draft 2005-2010 Ae:encv Plan of the Encinitas Housine: Authority and
200512006 Annual Plan for submission to the U.S. Department of Housine: and Urban
Development (BUD). Contact Person: Housine: Coordinator Harris.
Housing Coordinator Harris reviewed the report stating that the Housing Authority was required to
prepare a five year Agency Plan in compliance with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility
Act of 1998.. The plan identifi~d hou&ing needs of lower income households on the waiting list for
the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program.
Mr. Harris stated that the City expected to receive about $1.1 million annually to assist eligible
households with rental assistance through the Section 8 Housittg Choice Voucher program.
Additionally, Mr. Harris stated that the City had a balance of$150,QOO of HOME funds to provide
eight families with rental assistance for a limited term of24 months. The Agency Plans would be
available for public review and comment from March 27, to May 11,2005, at which time the final
plans would be presented to the City Council for approval.
The only significant changes from the prior agency plan were those which were approved by the
Housing Authority the previous summer, in response to a significant cut in funding by HUD.
The changes were incorporated into the Agency Plans, as follows:
. Payment standards were changed from 110% of Fair Market Rents (FMR) to a range of
90% to 110% of Fair Market Rents (FMR). Currently, the actual payment standards were
. between 95% and 100% ofFMR.
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. Occupancy standards were changed from one bedroom for the head of household and one
bedroom for every two persons to two persons per bedroom. This change affected about
15 households which would have a choice to either pay more for the unit they are
currently living in or moving into a smaller unit.
. The portability policy was changed to allow the HA to deny portability when it
determined that it did not have sufficient funding to cover the additional cost.
These changes were implemented to enable EHA to better manage its operating budget in a time
of decreased HUD funding. For the past two years, HUD, at the direction of Congress, capped
the total amount of funding for housing assistance payments and administrative costs.
The staff recommendation was to approve the draft 2005-2010 Agency Plan and 2005/2006
Annual Plan for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
ACTION:
Bond moved, Houlihan seconded to approve the staff recommendation to approve the draft
2005-2010 Agency Plan and the 2005/2006 Annual Plan for submission to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Before the vote was taken, Board Member Bond requested that Minutes of previous Housing
Authority meetings be included in all Housing Authority agendas.
. Vote:
Motion carried. Ayes: Bond, Crepeau, Chavez, Dalager, Guerin, Houlihan, Stocks; Nays:
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chair Person Dalager declared the meeting adjourned at 6:08 P.M.
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Vice Chair Person Dalage
er, Executive Director
By: Kathy Greene,
Deputy Board Clerk
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