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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JANUARY 15, 2019 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE APPROPRIATION <br />ADJUSTMENTS FOR FUNDING FROM THE <br />HUD-VASH PROGRAM AND MAINSTREAM <br />VOUCHER PROGRAM <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 4, 1; 5,3) <br />1 V V ` Zr- <br />CITY <br />rCITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1s' 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 and Urban <br />Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program funds in the <br />amount of $2,183,924 in revenue account (no. 13618002-52000) and appropriating the <br />same amount to expenditure account (no. 13618760-69158). <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing additional Mainstream Housing Choice <br />Voucher Program funds in the amount of $585,384 in revenue account (no. 13818002- <br />52000) and appropriating the same amount to expenditure account (no. 13818760-69158). <br />DISCUSSION <br />In September 2017 and again in May 2018, staff submitted an application to the U.S. <br />Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for available funding through the HUD - <br />Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. HUD-VASH is a collaborative <br />program between HUD and the Veterans Administration (VA) which combines HUD housing <br />vouchers with VA supportive services to assist veterans who are homeless and their families find <br />and sustain permanent housing. Both applications were successful and this appropriation action <br />approves and recognizes three separate awards of HUD-VASH vouchers. On April 13, 2018 the <br />Housing Authority was awarded $1,054,965 in budget authority to support 100 H,UD-VASH <br />vouchers from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 competitive application (Exhibit 1). On September 14, <br />2018 the Housing Authority was awarded $1,075,199 in budget authority to support 100 <br />additional HUD-VASH vouchers received from the FY 2018 competitive application (Exhibit 2). A <br />second award of 5 HUD-VASH vouchers with additional budget authority of $53,760 was also <br />received on December 11, 2018 as part of the same FY 2018 competitive application (Exhibit 3). <br />In total this action approves and appropriates $2,183,924 to support 205 HUD-VASH vouchers. <br />In June 2018, staff also submitted an application to HUD for available funding through the <br />Mainstream Voucher Program. The Mainstream Voucher Program is a sub -set of special <br />20B-1 <br />