Item HA 03 - Public Hearing - Approve Housing Authority Fiscal Years 2025-2030 5 Year Plan and Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual Plan

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EXHIBIT 1 BA Violence Against Women Act(VAWA)Goals. Provide a statement of the PHA's goals,activities,objectives,policies,or programs that will enable the PHA to serve the needs of child and adult victims of domestic violence,dating violence,sexual assault,or stalking. The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana will provide information on the Violence Against Women Act(VAWA)to active participants and owners to ensure protection for Victims of Domestic Violence,Dating Violence,Sexual Assault,or Stalking. C. Other Document and/or Certification Requirements. CA Significant Amendment or Alodification.Provide a statement on the criteria used for determining a significant amendment or modification to the 5-Year Plan. The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana defines"significant amendment or modification"as any that meet all of the following criteria: Would create a mission,goal or objective that would fundamentally change the existing mission,goals,or objectives already identified by the Housing Authority and would require formal approval by the Board of Commissioners. Any significant deviation or modification is subject to the following requirements: • The PHA must consult with the Resident Advisory Board(RAB)(as defined in 24 CFR 903.12); • The PHA must ensure consistency with the Consolidated Plan of the City of Santa Ana(as defined in 24 CFR 903.15);and • The PHA must provide for a review of the amendments/modifications by the public during a 45-day public review period(as defined in 24 CFR 903.17). • The PHA may not adopt the amendment or modification until the PHA has duly called a meeting of its Board of Directors(or similar governing body). This meeting,at which the amendment or modification is adopted,must be open to the public. • The PHA may not implement the amendment or modification until notification of the amendment or modification is provided to HUD and approved by HUD in accordance with HUD's plan review procedures(as defined at 24 CFR 903.23). C.2 Resident Advisory Board(RAB)Comments. (a) Did the RAB(s)have comments to the 5-Year PHA Plan? Y N ® ❑ (b) If yes,comments must be submitted by the PHA as an attachment to the 5-Year PHA Plan. PHAs must also include a narrative describing their analysis of the RAB recommendations and the decisions made on these recommendations. Three Resident Advisory Board meetings were held on February 5,2025 with 39 HCV participants who receive assistance from the Housing Authority. The meetings were conducted in three languages: English,Spanish,and Vietnamese. All active participants were mailed an invitation to participate on the Resident Advisory Board in English,Spanish and Vietnamese. The 39 members of the Resident Advisory Board provided input for the development of the 5-Year Plan. SAHA also conducted a survey for all of HCV participants. The survey was e-mailed to all active HCV participants who have provided their e- mail address to our staff. A total of 16 responses were received to the survey. Staff analyzes all of the recommendations from the Resident Advisory Board and survey responses by:1)considering the feasibility of each recommendation;2)discussing as a team how SAHA could implement each recommendation;and 3)making a determination on which recommendation(s)could be implemented or considered for future implementation. All of the recommendations were taken into consideration by the Housing Authority. C3 Certification by State or Local Officials. Form HUD-50077-SL,Certification by State or Local Officials of PHA Plans Consistency with the Consolidated Plan,must be submitted by the PHA as an electronic attachment to the PHA Plan. Page 5 of 9 form HUD-50075-5Y(03/31/2024)