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MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
APRIL 5, 2010
TITLE: APPROVED
? As Recommended
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH THE SANTA ? As Amended
? Ordinance on 1st Reading
ANA HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR TENANT-BASED ? Ordinance on 2nd Reading
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ? Implementing Resolution
? Set Public Hearing For
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CITY MANAGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
RECOMMENDED ACTION
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute the attached amendment to the
cooperative agreement between the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Housing Authority
adding an additional $110,000 for a total of $610,000 for the Housing Opportunities for Persons
with AIDS (HOPWA) tenant-based rental assistance program, subject to non-substantive changes
approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
HOUSING AUTHORITY ACTION
Authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority to execute the attached amendment to
the cooperative agreement between the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Housing Authority
adding an additional $110,000 for a total of $610,000 for the tenant-based rental assistance
program, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the Executive Director and Authority
General Counsel.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION ACTION
At its regular meeting on March 16, 2010, by a vote of 4:0, (Villaselior absent), the Community
Redevelopment and Housing Commission recommended that the City Council authorize the City
Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute an amendment to the cooperative agreement
between the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Housing Authority adding an additional
$110,000 for a total of $610,000 for the tenant-based rental assistance program, subject to non-
substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney; and recommended that the
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Amendment to Agreement with the Santa Ana Housing
Authority for HOPWA Program
April 5, 2010
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Housing Authority authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority to execute an
amendment to the cooperative agreement between the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana
Housing Authority adding an additional $110,000 for a total of $610,000 for the tenant-based rental
assistance program, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the Executive Director and
Authority General Counsel.
DISCUSSION
The City of Santa Ana receives the federally funded HOPWA grant as it is the most populous city
in Orange County. A strategic planning meeting was held on January 22, 2009, to determine'
priorities for the 2009/2010 funds. Representatives from the Orange County Health Care Agency,
service providers from throughout the county, HIV/AIDS infected and affected individuals and City
staff participated in the meeting.
The recommended funding level for the Santa Ana Housing Authority to administer the HOPWA
rental assistance program was $500,000. At this time, there will be a shortfall in funds to fully fund
the rental assistance for the fifty participants through June 30, 2010, which is the end of the current
program year. The portion of rent the Santa Ana Housing Authority is responsible to pay the
landlords has increased greatly. At this time, the Santa Ana Housing Authority is requesting an
Th se additional funds are
amendment for additional funds in the amount of $110,000 (Exhibit 1). e
available from unexpended prior year allocations and will increase the agreement to $610,000.
Any funds unexpended by the Santa Ana Housing Authority at the close of the program year will
be reallocated to other eligible activities.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the Federal HOPWA Program Grant (account no. 40518761-69135).
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
ShellyvLandry-Bayle ~ Francisco Gutierrez
Housing Manager Executive Director
Community Development Agency Finance & Management Services Agency
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Exhibit: 1. Amendment to Cooperative Agreement
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND
THE SANTA ANA HOUSING AUTHORITY
This First Amendment to the Cooperative Agreement ("Amendment") is hereby
entered into this day of , 2010, by and between the City of Santa Ana
("City") and the Santa Ana Housing Authority ("Project Sponsor").
RECITALS:
A. City, on behalf of all jurisdictions in Orange County, has been designated to
receive grant funding provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development ("HUD") pursuant to the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS
("HOPWA") Program, and City has entered into a HOPWA grant agreement with HUD.
B. City and Project Sponsor entered into the "Cooperative Agreement Between
the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Housing Authority" ("Cooperative Agreement")
on July 1, 2009, whereby the Project Sponsor has provided leadership and is responsible
for planning and providing comprehensive HIV services for clients throughout Orange
County. Project Sponsor also maintains the wait list for the program, and provides
services to support the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program consisting of financial
eligibility of tenants, HQS inspections, and financial responsibility for housing assistance
payments to landlords.
C. Due to increases in Housing Assistance Payment costs, the parties desire to
amend the Cooperative Agreement, adding an additional One Hundred Ten Thousand
Dollars to the Cooperative Agreement. ~
WHEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective covenants and promises
contained in the Agreement, and subject to all the terms and conditions of the Agreement,
City and the Project Sponsors agree as follows:
1. The Cooperative Agreement shall be amended to include in Section III. Budget,
an additional One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($110,000) in Housing
Assistance Payments/Program Expense for a total Maximum Obligation of Six
Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($610,000).
2. Except as hereinabove modified, the terms and conditions of the Agreement
remain in full force and effect.
1 Exhibit 1
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment the date
stated above.
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Maria D. Huizar David N. Ream
Clerk of the Council City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM: SANTA ANA HOUSING
AUTHORITY
Joseph W. Fletcher
City Attorney
Cynthia J. Nelson
By: Lisa E. Storck Executive Director
Assistant City Attorney
2 Exhibit 1
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