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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 19, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE APPROPRIATION <br />ADJUSTMENT - HOUSING CHOICE <br />VOUCHER PROGRAM AND HOME <br />INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 4, 1; 5,3) <br />J <br />CIT 4' ANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 15' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing additional Housing Choice Voucher <br />Program funds in the amount of $2,771,060 in revenue account (nos. 13618002-52000 and <br />13718002-52000) and appropriating the same amount to expenditure accounts (nos. <br />13618760 -various and 13718760 -various). <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing additional HOME Investment Partnerships <br />Program funds in the amount of $6,083 in revenue account (no. 13018002-52000) and <br />appropriate same to reserve appropriation account (no. 13018780-69011). <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 ("2017 Act") was signed by the President of the <br />United States on May 5, 2017 to authorize the funding for the federal government for the <br />remainder of fiscal year 2017. This bill made funds available to the United States Department of <br />Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a variety of programs including the Housing Choice <br />Voucher (HCV) program and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME). The 2017 <br />Act also established the allocation methodology for calculating housing assistance payments <br />(HAP) renewal funds, new incremental vouchers and administrative fees, based on validated <br />information from the Voucher Management System for the prior calendar year. <br />The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana administers the HCV program as one of four <br />public housing agencies in the county. During the preparation of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18 <br />budget, information regarding the actual allocations of the HAP funds and administrative fees <br />were not available from HUD. A conservative budget approach was utilized and the estimated <br />HAP funds to be received for the period of July through December 2017 was budgeted at $13.6 <br />million, which was lower than the $15 million amount actually received from HUD. Furthermore, <br />HUD recently announced funding provisions for the HCV program for the period of January <br />through June 2018 based on the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ("2018 <br />20A-1 <br />