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Home My WebLink About03 120312 HCV FSS FY 2012REQUEST FOR HOUSIRIG AUTHORITY ACTION MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 3, 2012 TITLE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER FAMILY SELF SUFFICIENCY FY2012 GRANT M~~ "~ 's!'y Ec4: , F ±~ f 4~~ ~ , .::4 E ~~ y RECORDING SECRETARY USE ONLY APPROVED ^ As Recommended (~ As Amended CONTINUED TO INTERIM. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ,:. RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority to implement the Family Self-Sufficiency grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in an amount not to exceed $69,000, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the Executive Director and Authority General Counsel. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At its regular meeting of November 6, 2012, by a vote of 6:0, (Morfin absent), the Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission recommended that the Housing Authority authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority to implement the Family Self-Sufficiency grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in an amount not to exceed $69,000, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the Executive Director and Authority General Counsel. DISCUSSION The Housing Authority has been selected to receive $69,000 for Fiscal Year 2012 to support the Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency grant program. The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program made available from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), was established in 1990 by the National Affordable Housing Act. The program encourages communities to develop strategies to help families participating in the voucher program to obtain employment that will lead to economic independence and self sufficiency. It directs Public Housing Authorities to use Section 8 assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher Program and to work with welfare organizations, schools, businesses, and other local partners to develop a comprehensive program that gives participating families the skills and experience necessary to obtain employment that pays a living wage. The Santa Ana Housing Authority (SAHA) offers this voluntary FSS program to all Section 8 voucher participants. Some of the program services may include: child care, transportation, Resolution -Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds December 3, 2012 Page 2 education, household skill training, job training and employment counseling, substance/alcohol abuse treatment counseling or treatment and homeownership counseling. As part of this program, an interest-bearing escrow account is established by the SARA for each FSS participating household. Escrow credit is based on increases in earned household income and credited to this account by the SARA during the five-year term of the FSS contract. If a participating family completes the contract and no household member is receiving cash welfare assistance, the amount of the FSS account is paid to the head of household. The SAHA has managed the Self Sufficiency program since 1995. Currently, there are 2,658 active voucher participants under the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Forty three individuals participate in the FSS program. Although the SAHA manages the FSS program, it has established public and private partnerships with the following organizations to ensure that FSS participants are successful: Centennial Education Center- Rancho Santiago Community College Neighborhood Housing Services of Orange County Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Orange County Women Helping Women CaIWORKS -Orange County Social Services Agency Transitional Child Care-Orange County Social Services Agency Education Training Program -Orange County Social Services Agency One-Stop Partners at WORK Center -Workforce Investment Board and Santa Ana College. The Santa Ana WORK Center established by the Workforce Investment Board serves as an excellent referral for FSS participants seeking career testing, job training and placement services. FISCAL__IMPACT Funds were anticipated and budgeted in the FY 12/13 budget and deposited into the FSS Program account (no. 14018760-57864). Shelly Landry-Bayle Housing N~anager `" Community Development Agency NTE/SLB/kg Exhibit: 1. HUD FSS Award Letter ~~~o ~, s ;~ U.S. DEPARTMENT ®F HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ,~ ~~~ ~~, Financial Management Center ~'~ a 2380 McGee Street, Suite 400 `' ~' ~ ~ Kansas City, MO 64108-2605 ~: w. `~~~ ~;~ 7 :. Y OFFICE OF PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING September 28, 2012 CA093 CITY OF SANTA ANA HSG AUTH 20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA P.O. BOX 22030 SANTA ANA, CA 92701 Dear Executive Director: SUBJECT: FY 2012 Housing Choice Vouchers Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator Award Your agency has received notification from the Public and Indian Housing Grants Management Center of an award under the Department's FY2012 Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Coordinator Program. This letter is to advise you of the funding awarded and to provide a copy of the executed Annual Contributions Contract, Notice of Amendment, and Funding Exhibit(s). This notice should be maintained with your Consolidated ACC. Expenses must be reported in the Voucher Management System (VMS} for each reporting cycle the award is effective. The expenses do not have to match the disbursement exactly, but should reflect that the agency is actively using the funds that are being disbursed each month. The specific information concerning this award(s) is identified below. Funding Increment Number Effective Date Expiration Date Budget Authority Assigned CA093FSF008 111/2013 12/31/2013 $69,000 Effective Dates: • Renewal FSS Awards Renewal awards will be effective the day immediately following the expiration of date of the prior award. The term for these awards will be 12 months. The funds have been obligated and will be disbursed evenly over the term of the increment. New FSS Awards The effective date assigned for all new awards is October 1, 2012. If your agency would prefer a different effective date, it cannot be a date prior to October 1, 2012, or later than January 1, 2013, without approval from the Department. The term for these awards will be 12 months. You must confirm in writing the effective date your agency requires. Please submit a written request to your FMC Financial Analyst no later than October 15, 2012. Funds for new awards will not be disbursed until your agency has confirmed an effective date. www.hud.gov espanol.hud.gov EXHIBIT 1 Public housing agencies receiving an increment in excess of $100,000 in Budget Authority (BA) are required to submit Form HUD-50071, Certification of Payments to Influence Federal Transactions, and if applicable, Form SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. If this letter notifies you of a renewal in excess of $100,000, and your PHA has not submitted the Forms} HUD-50071 (and SF-LLL where applicable}for your currentfiscal year; the documents must be submitted to your Financial Analyst at the Financial Management Center (FMC} within 30 days of the date of this letter. These forms are located on the Internet at the following addresses: Form HUD-50071 http:Ilwww.hud.qov/utilitiesiinterce,pt.cfm?lofficesladmlhudclips/forms/files/50071.pdf Form SF-LLL http:l/www. hud.gov/offices/adm/hudcli~ps/forms/files/sflll. pdf If there are any questions concerning the funding, please contact your FMC Financial Analyst. Should you have any questions concerning the award process or amount of the award, please contact Cedric A. Brown, Acting Director, Grants Management Center, at (202} 475-8589. We offer our congratulations on this award and wish you every success with your FSS Program. Sincerely, ~'$~~E'~ Y.4' r, z fI~ ~~~ Y~ yyta ~ h rr xnti. ~t 5 ,,S ivy, s r C+ ~"`1 Division Director Enclosures Memo Reference: 12-124 Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract Housing Choice Voucher Program U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Developn office of Public and Indian Housing Section 8 HUD NOTICE TO HOUSING AGENCY AMENDING CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRACT H®us i ng Agency: CA093 CITY F SANTA ANA HSG AUTH In accordance with Paragraph 2.c. of the Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract between HUD and the HA, you are notified that the funding exhibits of the Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract is hereby revised to add a new funding increment as provided in the attached revised funding exhibit. (This notice adds one or more funding increments listed on the attached funding exhibit.) The revised funding exhibit is attached to this HUD notice. This revised funding exhibit replaces and revises the priorfunding exhibit. In accordance with Paragraph 2.d. of the Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract, this HUD notice and the attached funding exhibit constitutes an amendment to the Consolidated Annual Contribu~ons Contract. United States of America Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Authorized Representative Larissa Riddle, Director Financial Management Center Date of Document: 9128/20 ~ 2 Form HUD-52520A (12l U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PIH SECTION 8 -FUNDING EXHIBIT PROGRAM-BASED ACC NUMBER: CA093 FIELD OFFICE: 9DPH CA093 CITY OF SANTA ANA HSG AUTH 20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA P.O. BOX 22030 SANTA ANA, CA 92701 HA FISCAL YEAR-END: 06134 FUNDING INCREMENT FIRST DAY OF NUMBER TERM CA093FSF006 111/2011 CA093FSF007 111/2012 CA093FSF008 111/2013 PROGRAM TYPE: FSS LAST DAY OF CONTRACT BUDGET TERM TERM AUTHORITY UNITS 12/31/2011 12 69,000 NlA 12/31/2012 12 69,000 NIA 12/31/2013 12 69,000 NIA