RECOMMENDATIONS
CONSIDER report on the proposed strategies to improve the physical condition of the Housing Authority's public housing units in response to chronic federal funding shortfalls and provide direction to staff as necessary.
BACKGROUND
As presented at the May 2014 Board of Commissioners meeting, HACCC has spent over $7 million (including ARRA funds) during the past five years to rehabilitate vacant public housing units and bring them back online. This effort has paid off as occupancy rates at all properties except North Richmond have climbed from 75% - 80% in some cases, to rates that are consistently between 97% - 100%. Now that there are few vacant units due to physical conditions and occupancy rates have improved, HACCC must shift its focus to the viability and long term physical health of its properties.
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