HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-07-15 Special HA Minutes of the Regular Adjourned and Special
Meeting
of the Housing Authority
Santa Ana, California
July 15, 2025
CALL TO ORDER
MINUTES: Chair Amezcua called the Regular Adjourned and Special Housing
Authority Meeting to order at 7:D6 P.M.
ATTENDANCE Authority Members Phil Bacerra
Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Jessie Lopez
David Penaloza
Thai Viet Phan
Vice Chair Benjamin Vazquez
Chair Valerie Amezcua
City Manager Alvaro Nunez
City Attorney Sonia R. Carvalho
Recording Secretary Jennifer L. Hail
ROLL CALL
MINUTES: Secretary Jennifer L. Hall conducted Roll Call.
Chair Amezcua, Vice Chair Vazquez, and Authority Members Bacerra and Penaloza
were present. Authority Members Hernandez, Lopez, and Phan were absent.
ADDITIONSIDELETIONS TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AGENDA
MINUTES: None.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS — Members of the public may address Housing Authority on items
on the Housing Authority agenda.
MINUTES: None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve staff recommendations on the following
Consent Calendar Items: 1 through 2.
MINUTES: At 7.06 P.M., the Consent Calendar was considered.
MOTION: Chair Amezcua moved to approve staff recommendations on the
following Consent Calendar Items: 1 through 4, seconded by Vice Chair Vazquez.
The motion carried, 4-0-3, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: AUTHORITY MEMBER BACERRA, AUTHORITY PENALOZA,
VICE CHAIR VAZQUEZ, CHAIR AMEZCUA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: AUTHORITY MEMBER HERNANDEZ, AUTHORITY MEMBER
LOPEZ, AUTHORITY MEMBER PHAN
Status: 4— 0 — 3 - Pass
1. Excused Absences
Department(s): City Clerk's Office
Recommended Action: Excuse the absent members.
2. Minutes from the Regular Meeting of March 18, 2025 (Continued from the
Housing Authority meeting of July f, 2025, Item No. 2)
Department(s): City Clerk's Office
Recommended Action: Approve minutes.
3. Agreement with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP for On-Call Bond Counsel
Services for the Housing Authority
Department(s): Community Development Agency
Recommended Action: Authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority
to execute a three-year agreement with two, one-year renewal options with Orrick,
Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP to provide on-call bond counsel services for a term
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beginning July 15, 2025 through July 14, 2028, for an amount not-to-exceed
$150,000 for the entire Agreement (inclusive of renewal options).
4. Memorandum of Understanding the City of Santa Ana, the Santa Ana
Workforce Development Board, and the Santa Ana Housing Authority —
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Partners (Contingent upon
approval of City Council Item #07)
Recommended Action: 1. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the City
of Santa Ana (City), the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board (SAWDB), and
the Santa Ana Housing Authority (SAHA) setting the terms for the sharing of
resources and expenses associated with the operations of a comprehensive one
stop center for a three-year term expiring June 30, 2028 and payment to the City of
Santa Ana in an estimated amount not to exceed $57,152 (Agreement No.A-2025-
116-02).
2. Authorize the Executive Director to execute amendments during the term that
adjust shared operational expenses and make non-substantive changes to comply
with changes in federal or state law; provided all other terms and conditions of the
MOU remain the same and approved by the City Attorney.
**END OF CONSENT CALENDAR**
BUSINESS CALENDAR
5. Approve an Update to the Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan to
Comply with the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (Continued
from the Housing Authority meeting of July 1, 2025, Item No. 3)
Department(s): Community Development Agency
Recommended Action: Approve an update to the Housing Choice Voucher
Administrative Plan to comply with the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization
Act.
MINUTES: The business calendar was considered at 7:07 P.M.
MOTION: Chair Amezcua moved to approve the recommended action for
Business Calendar Item No. 5, seconded by Authority Member Bacerra.
The motion carried, 4-0-3, by the following roll call vote:
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AYES: AUTHORITY MEMBER BACERRA, AUTHORITY PENALOZA,
VICE CHAIR VAZQUEZ, CHAIR AMEZCUA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: AUTHORITY MEMBER HERNANDEZ, AUTHORITY MEMBER
ABSENT: LOPEZ, AUTHORITY MEMBER PHAN
Status: 4— 0 — 3 - Pass
HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBER COMMENTS
MINUTES: None.
ADJOURNMENT—Adjourn the Housing Authority meeting.
MINUTES: Chair Amezcua adjourned the Housing Authority Meeting at 7:08 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
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Secretary
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