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To:	Contra Costa County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
From:	Joseph Villarreal, Housing Authority
Date:	September 18, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

HIGH PERFORMER FINAL RATING FOR THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) SECTION EIGHT MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT PLAN (SEMAP) FOR FISCA

Action of Board On: 09/18/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Commissioner
Candace Andersen, Commissioner
Diane Burgis, Commissioner
Karen Mitchoff, Commissioner
Jannel George-Oden, Commissioner

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, Commissioner

Contact:

925-957-8028

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: September 18, 2018
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BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATIONS

CONSIDER report on the final results for the Section 8 Management Assessment Plan (SEMAP), as amended by HUD, for the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa (HACCC) for the period of April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.

BACKGROUND

HUD utilizes SEMAP to evaluate a public housing authority’s (PHA) management of the HCV program. SEMAP scores are based on a combination of electronic data reported to HUD at regular intervals by PHAs and self-reported scores based on internal audits conducted by PHA staff for 13 different program management indicators.

BACKGROUND (CONT'D)

On May 22, 2018, the Board approved HACCC’s SEMAP submission of 125 out of 140 possible points for fiscal year 2018. This translates to a SEMAP score of 89%, which is a standard performer. However, an internal worksheet used by staff to score SEMAP mistakenly included the 5 point deconcentration bonus as a mandatory element, thus placing the 5 bonus points in the denominator of 140 total SEMAP points. HUD's final rating removed the bonus points from the denominator and showed HACCC's actual score as 125 out of 135 possible points for a SEMAP score of 93%. This makes HACCC a high performer for fiscal year 2018.

HUD's final scoring letter is attached.

FISCAL IMPACT

HUD provides over $105 million annually to serve low-income families in Contra Costa County via the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance program. Failure in SEMAP could lead to a loss of some or all of this funding.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION