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REQUEST FOR HOUSING <br />AUTHORITY ACTION <br />MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 7, 2019 <br />TITLE: <br />QUARTERLY REPORT FOR HOUSING <br />CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM <br />JANUARY 2019 — MARCH 2019 <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,3) <br />EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />RECORDING SECRETARY USE ONLY: <br />10 el <br />C ❑ As Recommended <br />O ❑ As Amended <br />CONTINUED TO <br />Receive and file the Quarterly Report for the Housing Choice Voucher Program for the period of <br />January 2019 — March 2019. <br />COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION ACTION <br />At its regular meeting on April 24, 2019, by a vote of 8:0, (Urzua absent) the Community <br />Redevelopment and Housing Commission approved the recommended action. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The January 2019 — March 2019 Quarterly Report for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) <br />Program provides statistics for the day-to-day activities of the Santa Ana Housing Authority. The <br />report is divided into three sections: Applicants, Participants, and Production. <br />Applicants <br />The Santa Ana Housing Authority accepted applications from July 1, 2015 through July 30, 2015 <br />and received a total of 16,375 applications. A random lottery procedure was used and the Santa <br />Ana Housing Authority accepted 5,000 of the 16,375 applications to establish a 2015 HCV <br />Waiting List. Charts 1 and 2 depict the characteristics of those applicants currently on the <br />Waiting List. As of March 2019 there are 2,905 applicants on the 2015 HCV Waiting List. <br />Chart 1 illustrates the percentage of applicants on <br />the 2015 HCV Waiting List who live or work in Santa Ana. <br />These applicants are given a preference on the Waiting <br />List together with U.S. Military Veterans. <br />1. Residency Preference <br />Work i n Santa <br />6Ana 29% <br />Veteran 1% <br />live in Santa 1°% <br />Ana 78% <br />