REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Charles Kovac, Housing Manager
Subject:
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Approval of the Mobile Home Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program Guidelines; Amendment No. 1 to the City's Homeowner Rehabilitation Loans and Grants Program Policies and Procedures; Amendment No. 1 (Substantial) to the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan - Resolution No. 2022-56; Amendment No. 3 (Substantial) to the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan for Federal Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) Entitlement Grant Programs - Resolution No. 2022-61; and authorization to temporarily reduce rents for eligible seniors at Ocean View Estates
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Statement of Issue:
The City receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) federal entitlement grant funds annually from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Amendments to the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan and the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan ("Substantial Amendments") for the CDBG and HOME programs are proposed to help fund the proposed senior Mobile Home Tenant Based Rental Assistance (MHTBRA) Program and also authorize various minor funding and performance objective adjustments to previously approved programs.
Staff has also proposed guidelines for the MHTBRA Program ("Guidelines"), as well as an amendment to the City's Homeowner Rehabilitation Loans and Grants Program Policies and Procedures ("Housing Rehab Policies") that incorporates the MHTBRA Program into the housing rehabilitation program. This amendment will allow the program to offer small grants to address corrections identified during the Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspections that HUD requires for TBRA assistance.
Should the City Council approve the Substantial Amendments to the 2022-2023 Annual Action Plan...
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