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REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
_'TV COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
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CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
MAY 3, 2004
TITLE:
FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR THE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS PROGRAM
FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005
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APPROVED
0 As Recommended
0 As Amended
0 Ordinance on 1" Reading
0 Ordinance on 20' Reading
0 Implementing Resolution
0 Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager
and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement between the
City of Santa Ana, the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana,
and AIDS Services Foundation Orange County in the amount of $500,000
for the continuation of the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program.
Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager
and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the County
of Orange Health Care Agency in the amount of $675,000 to continue
to provide supportive housing services to HIV / AIDS individuals in
the County of Orange.
Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager
and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with AIDS
Housing Washington to perform a housing needs assessment and provide
an Orange County HIV/AIDS Housing Plan.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Recommended that the City Council:
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Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager
and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement between the
City of Santa Ana, the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana,
and AIDS Services Foundation Orange County in the amount of $500,000
for the continuation of the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program.
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Funding Allocations for the U. S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development Housing
Opportunities for Persons with Aids Program
Fiscal Year 2004-2005
May 3, 2004
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2.
Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager
and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the County
of Orange Health Care Agency in the amount of $675,000 to continue
to provide supportive housing services to HIV/AIDS individuals in
the County of Orange.
3.
Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager
and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with AIDS
Housing Washington to perform a housing needs assessment and provide
an Orange County HIV/AIDS Housing Plan.
By a vote of 5: 0 (Rodriguez,
Meeting of April 20, 2004.
Turner
absent)
at
its
Regular
DISCUSSION
Since 1993, the City of Santa Ana has received federal funds through the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Housing
Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. The HOPWA program
is designed to provide resources and incentives for long-term
comprehensive strategies to meet the housing needs of persons with
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). HUD has allocated $1,436,000
to the City of Santa Ana for fiscal year 2004-2005.
Eligible activities for the HOPWA program include: I} new construction,
acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing, 2) provision of
tenant-based rental assistance, 3} short-term rental and mortgage payment
assistance to prevent homelessness, 4) supportive social services and
housing information services, 5} technical assistance, and 6)
administrative expenses incurred by jurisdictions coordinating local
programs. In allocating grant funds for eligible activities, the City of
Santa Ana is required to consider the service needs of eligible persons
who reside throughout Orange County and approve funding for projects
which may be located anywhere within the County.
In order to ensure that the limited funds are prioritized, City staff has
worked closely with the Housing Committee of the Orange County HIV
Planning Council, the HIV Planning Council, and agencies throughout the
County of Orange who provide services to the HIV/AIDS community. On
January 22, 2004, a strategic planning meeting was held to determine
priorities for the 2004-2005 funds. Representatives from the Orange
County Health Care Agency, service providers from throughout the County,
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Funding Allocations for the U. S. Department
~f Housing and Urban Development Housing
~portunities for Persons with Aids Program
Fiscal Year 2004-2005
May 3,2004
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HIV/AIDS infected and affected individuals, and City staff participated
in the meeting.
Based on the strategic planning meeting, the fiscal year 2004-2005
funding recommendations were established. The recommended funding levels
are: 1) $500,000 to continue the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program
with the Housing Authority of the City of Santa and AIDS Services
Foundation Orange County; 2) $675,000 to the Orange County Health Care
Agency for supportive housing services to individuals throughout Orange
County; 3) $50,000 to AIDS Housing Washington to perform a needs
assessment and provide an Orange County HIV/AIDS Housing Plan; and
4) $43,080 for administrative costs. It was also recommended that the
remaining $167,920 would be held available for a future development
project.
FISCAL :IMPACT
AUD provides HOPWA funds to the City. No additional City funding is
~ecessary. Funds are available in the HOPWA Program account (account no.
405-148-6931) .
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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