RESOLUTION NO. R17-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE'S 2017 COMMUNITY HOUSING STREAMLINED ANNUAL PHA PLAN (form HUD-50075-HP), TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
Staff Contact: Elaine Adamczyk, Interim Director, Community Services
Purpose and Recommended Action
This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title, and adopt a resolution approving the City of Glendale's 2017 Public Housing Agency Annual Plan (hereafter the "PHA Plan"), and authorize the submission of the PHA Plan to HUD no later than April 17, 2017.
Background
Federal regulation requires that all housing authorities have a PHA Plan, and that the PHA Plan be updated and submitted to HUD annually. The PHA Plan includes the Streamlined Annual PHA Plan (High Performer PHAs) (form HUD 50075-HP), Public Housing Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy, Section 8 Administrative Plan, and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Addendum. The 2017 PHA Plan is an Annual Plan.
Changes to the PHA Plan are dictated by federal regulation, or involve local discretion. All changes have been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney's Office and the members of the Council-appointed Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC). None of the required substantive changes will impact the provision of services by the City's Community Housing Division.
Analysis
The PHA Plan provides basic information regarding the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and Conventional Public Housing Programs that provide rental assistance for low and very low-income families who may otherwise live in substandard housing, or would be homeless. The key substantive changes, as required by the Federal Government, would include:
* Deconcentration and Other Policies that Govern Eligibility, Selection and Admission (Attachment A, pages 5-7): There will be new declarations providing clarity for...
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