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New Vouchers and Administrative Fee Funding for the Housing Choice Voucher Program <br />November 15, 2022 <br />Page 3 <br />3 <br />0 <br />6 <br />8 <br />On July 14, 2022, the Housing Authority submitted an application for extraordinary <br />administrative fees to administer our unleased Mainstream Program vouchers as we <br />prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on August 24, 2022, <br />the Housing Authority received an award of $115,500 in Extraordinary Administrative Fee <br />Funding (Exhibit 3). With these one-time funds, staff will return to the City Council to <br />recommend approval of an agreement with a nonprofit organization to administer these <br />funds on behalf of the Housing Authority. The organization will conduct extensive landlord <br />outreach in the private market and provide landlord incentives to increase the availability <br />of rental units and decrease the time involved in the search for an eligible and affordable <br />unit for Mainstream voucher holders. The organization will also provide housing <br />navigators to connect landlords to clients through housing navigation services, and <br />facilitate the lease-up process while ensuring wrap-around service case management <br />services are in place afterwards for the tenants. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Appropriation adjustments will recognize a total of $1,000,220 in HAP revenue account, <br />for 38 new vouchers, and 25 new Foster Youth to Independence vouchers. Additionally, <br />$115,500 will be added in the Mainstream Program Voucher Administrative revenue <br />account for the following expenditures: <br />Fiscal Year Accounting Unit- <br />Account Fund Description Accounting Unit, <br />Account Description Amount <br />FY 22-23 17918002-52011 Housing Choice Voucher <br />HAP <br />Housing Assistance <br />Payments $1,000,220 <br />FY 22-23 18018002-various <br />Mainstream Program <br />Vouchers Administrative <br />Revenue <br />Administrative funds $115,500 <br />Total Expenditures $1,115,720 <br /> <br />The expenditure-spending plan is only an estimate and is subject to change. <br />EXHIBIT(S) <br />1. HUD Award Letter dated September 23, 2022 <br />2. HUD Award Letter dated September 28, 2022 <br />3. HUD Award Letter dated July 29, 2022 <br />Submitted By: Michael L. Garcia, Executive Director of Community Development <br />Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager