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To:	Contra Costa County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
From:	Joseph Villarreal, Housing Authority
Date:	August 6, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

REPORT UPDATING THE STATUS OF THE VOLUNTARY TRANSFER OF THE RICHMOND HOUSING AUTHORITY'S HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER AND PROJECT-BASED VOUCHER PROGRAMS TO

Action of Board On: 08/06/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Commissioner
Candace Andersen, Commissioner
Karen Mitchoff, Commissioner
Federal D. Glover, Commissioner

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, Commissioner
Jannel George-Oden, Commissioner

Contact:

9259578028

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 6, 2019
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BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATIONS

ACCEPT a report on the status of the voluntary transfer of the Richmond Housing Authority's housing choice voucher and project-based voucher programs to the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa.

BACKGROUND

The transfer occurred on July 1, 2019 and went fairly smoothly. RHA transferred approximately 1,670 active voucher files and HACCC staff have begun going through them one-by-one in order to bring them into compliance with HUD standards. This process is expected to take one and a half to two years. This process is expected to have a significant impact on the actual funding levels of the program. Thus, the rental subsidy that RHA was receiving from HUD may differ from what HACCC receives in the future. At this point it is hard to say if that number will increase or decrease.

BACKGROUND (CONT'D)

Apart from those issues, HACCC, RHA, the City of Richmond and HUD San Francisco are working to try preserve RHA's public, and other affordable housing by using PBVs administered by HACCC. To this end, HACCC and RHA submitted a series of waiver requests to HUD Washington. This request is attached. HUD Washington has not yet replied to these waiver requests. Staff will update the Board once a response is received.

FISCAL IMPACT

The transfer of the Richmond Housing Authority's (RHA) Voucher programs has increased the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa's (HACCC) current contract with HUD from 7,097 vouchers to 9,101 vouchers. The final numbers are still to be determined based on HACCC's file updates, but it is anticipated that HACCC's voucher budget for FYE 2020 will increase from $117 million to between $142 million and $150 million.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION

None. Information item only.