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Housing Authority <br />https://www.santa-ana.org/cd <br />Item # 2 <br />or City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />April 6, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Housing Authority Annual Plan <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Public Hearing - Approve the Housing Authority Annual Plan <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Conduct a public hearing in consideration of the approval and submission of the <br />Housing Authority Annual Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban <br />Development. <br />2. Adopt a resolution approving the Housing Authority Annual Plan and authorize the <br />Executive Director of the Housing Authority to submit the Annual Plan to the United <br />States Department of Housing and Urban Development. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires <br />housing authorities that administer a Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program to have an <br />Annual Plan for the management and operation of the program. The general purpose of <br />the Annual Plan is to advise HUD, program participants, applicants, and members of the <br />public on the Housing Authority's policies, programs, operations, and strategies for <br />meeting local housing needs and goals. Specifically, the Annual Plan (Exhibit 1) provides <br />information on the following topics: (1) new activities to be undertaken by the Housing <br />Authority in the next year; (2) findings from the most recent Fiscal Year audit; and (3) <br />annual progress the Housing Authority has made in meeting the goals and objectives <br />described in the Five -Year Plan for FY 2020-2025. This Annual Plan is for the second <br />year of the Five Year Plan for FY 2020-2025. <br />As required by HUD, three ad hoc Resident Advisory Board meetings were held on March <br />12, 2021 with seven HCV participants who receive housing assistance from the Housing <br />Authority. The meetings were conducted in three languages: English, Spanish, and <br />Vietnamese. All active participants were mailed an invitation to participate on the <br />Resident Advisory Board and the Board provided input for the development of the Annual <br />Plan. The comments from the Resident Advisory Board were incorporated into the <br />