4-1 SUBMISSION ANNUAL ADMIN PLAN_EXHIBIT 3

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4-II.C. OPENING AND CLOSING THE WAITING LIST \[24 CFR 982.206\] Closing the Waiting List A PHA is permitted to close the waiting list if it has an adequate pool of families to use its available HCV assistance. Alternatively, the PHA may elect to continue to accept applications only from certain categories of families that meet particular preferences or funding criteria. SAHA Policy SAHA may close the waiting list when the estimated waiting period for housing assistance for applicants on the list exceeds 24 months. Where SAHA has particular preferences or funding criteria that require a specific category of family, SAHA may elect to continue to accept applications from these applicants while closing the waiting list to others. SAHA may determine after reviewing the community need and available funding that it may be beneficial for the waitlist to remain open indefinitely. Reopening the Waiting List If the waiting list has been closed, it cannot be reopened until the PHA publishes a notice in local newspapers of general circulation, minority media, and other suitable media outlets. The notice must comply with HUD fair housing requirements and must specify who may apply, and where and when applications will be received. SAHA Policy SAHA will begin to announce the reopening of the waiting list at least 30 days prior to the date applications will first be accepted. If the list is only being reopened for certain categories of families, this information will be contained in the notice. SAHA will give public notice by publishing the relevant information in suitable media outlets including, but not limited to: The Orange County Register, Miniondas, or other Spanish publications, Ngoi Viet newspapers. 4-II.D. FAMILY OUTREACH \[HCV GB, pp. 4-2 to 4-4\] The PHA must conduct outreach as necessary to ensure that the PHA has a sufficient number of applicants on the waiting list to use the HCV resources it has been allotted. Because HUD requires the PHA to serve a specified percentage of extremely low income families (see Chapter 4, Part III), the PHA may need to conduct special outreach to ensure that an adequate number of such families apply for assistance \[HCV GB, p. 4-20 to 4-21\]. PHA outreach efforts must comply with fair housing requirements. This includes: Analyzing the housing market area and the populations currently being served to identify underserved populations Ensuring that outreach efforts are targeted to media outlets that reach eligible populations that are underrepresented in the program Avoiding outreach efforts that prefer or exclude people who are members of a protected class Page 4-5 04/01/14