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CITY OF ENCINITAS
HOUSING AUTHORITY
AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: March 22,2000
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Honorable Mayor and HOji \~boi~rd
Kerry L. Miller, City Ma~~ge) l).i
S,andra Holder,. ca,m~unlty eve!ocrnent Director&l
(Jal)' T. Barberio. Semor Planner ~
Amanda Mills, Housing & Grants Analyse
SUBJECT: Public hearing to n:ccive input on the draft 2000-2005 Encinitas Housing Authority
Agency Plan,
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BACKGROlIND: The Fncinitas Housing Authority must now prepare an Ager.cy Plan in
compliance with Section 511 of the Quality Housing and v'/urk Responsibility Act of 1998. The
Agency Plan looks at the housing needs of lower income households in the community,
particularly households receiving Secti,)ll 8 Rental Assistance, and develops priorities and
objectives to meet those needs over the next five years.
Publ ic hearings are scheduled for March :nnu and April 121h to receive input on the Ensinitas
Housing Authority Agency Plan. Public comments will be received on the draft Plan until April
10'''. lhe public is invited to comment in person, in writing, or during the public hearings.
ANAL YSI~: Based on analysis of demographic data and funding es~imates, staff has developed
the 2000/2005 Agency Plan. The members of the Housing Authority Board have received a copy
of the entire draft Agency Plan. Due to the size of the document, the proposed Executive
Summary and Strategy For Addressing Nt.:eds Table are included in this report as Attachments A
and B. A draft copy of the entIre Agency Plan can be viewed at the Community Development
Departmenr .
Some of the reljuip~d components include:
· The Housing Authority's mission for serving the needs of i-.;~....-in('Clme. very low income,
and extremely low-income families in the jurisdiction;
· (;oa!s and objectives, including quamifiabk measures of slIccess in reaching objectives
OWl' the c~)urse of the 5 years:
. } lousing Needs;
· Slatelm~nt of Financial Resources:
· Policies on Eligibility, Selection and Adm: ,1\.>I1S;
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ATTACHMENT H
STRATEGY TO ADDRESS ~EEl>S
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As it is not possible to address all the llousing r.:.:eds of low income and special needs households, the
Encinitas Housing Authority has selc',ted th~ following priority needs on which to focus the City's
resources in the upcoming year, Factors thr" int1uencc sclectil1n of the strategies inc~"de: funding
constraints. staffing constraints. limited avail;-.;ility of sites appropriatdy zoned f()r multi-family
housing, the housing market and results of community input.
~eed: Shorta~e of affordahle housin~ for all elieihle populations
StrateK:v I The Encinitas Housing Authority will focus on th~ following activities to maximize the
number of affordabk units available to the PHA within its current resources:
I) Maintain or increase Section 8 lease-up mles by marketing the program to owners,
particularly those outside areas of minority and poverty concentration
2) M' '"tam or increase Section R lease-up rates by establishing payment standards that will
cnaolt: familit:s to rent throughout the jurisdiction.
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The Encinitas Housing Authority will focus on the following activities to increase the
. fordable ilOusing units:
.pply fl)r additional general Section 8 units should they become available.
2) Consider mo<.lilications to existing f nClllsionary Housing Poli~y to expand options beyond
very hw income accessory units. which will increase the number of affordable units
actually available in the rental market.
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;'\Ieed: Extremely Ilm' l~come (Families at Gr below 30% of median incom~)
,I.,'lrutey;y t. The Encinitas ilqusir.g Authority will focus on the following activities to t~ rgel
available dssistance to families at or below 30% of AMI:
1) Maintain or increase Section 8 lease-up rates in the Sec~ion 8 mainstream program for
ptrsons with disabjliti~s by increasing 0utside agency participation.
~ed: ___ VC1llAlW "~co~le (Families at or below 50% of me,lian income)
.\'trwegy f The Encinitas Housing Authority will focus on the following activities to target
available assistance to families at or below 50% of AMI:
1) Adopt admissions preference for working families.
2) Adopt rent pol icies to encourage work.
Nccd~,__t:idcrly l3ouseholds
.\'lraley;y I. The Enciniws Housing Authority will focus on the following activities to target
available assIstance to elderly households.
I) Apply for special-purpose voucher~ targeted to the elderly, should they become available.
2) Work with lk'vdopers on creating and maintaining at1lmlable units for elderly households,