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HomeMy WebLinkAbout80A - TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM REQUEST FOR COUNCIL/ .~k~~ HOUSING AUTHORITY ACTION ~ ~s,. 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 CONTINUED TO -G'~~+~~~/~!i.<'~-''"~ FILE NUMBER 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 80A-1 Amendment to Agreement with the Santa Ana Housing Authority for HOPWA Program April 5, 2010 Page 2 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 CJN/SLB/LF/mlr Exhibit: 1. Amendment to Cooperative Agreement 80A-2 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 80A-3 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 80A-4