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Community Development Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/community-development <br />Item # 11 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />March 19, 2024 <br />TOPIC: Emergency Housing Vouchers <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve Appropriation Adjustment Recognizing $725,000 in Housing Assistance <br />Payment Funds for Emergency Housing Vouchers <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing housing assistance funding in the <br />amount of $725,000 in revenue account (no. 17918002-52011) and appropriating the <br />same amount to expenditure account (no. 17918760-69158) to administer existing <br />vouchers. (Requires five affirmative votes) <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law <br />and appropriated $5 billion for new incremental Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) <br />across the nation. Eligibility for these EHVs is limited to individuals and families who are <br />(1) homeless; (2) at risk of homelessness; (3) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic <br />violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking; or (4) recently <br />homeless and for whom providing rental assistance will prevent the family’s <br />homelessness or having high risk of housing instability. On June 10, 2021, the Housing <br />Authority received an award of 89 vouchers for the EHV program and on July 20, 2021, <br />the City Council approved the funding for these new vouchers (Exhibit 1). All of the <br />EHVs have been successfully leased. <br />Due to the rising costs of housing assistance payments, the budgeted amount for FY <br />2023-24 was insufficient to cover payments through the end of the year. To ensure <br />continued support for these families, staff is requesting approval of an appropriation <br />adjustment for an additional $725,000 to pay for housing assistance payments through <br />the end of FY 2023-24. This is not new or additional funding for the EHVs. This <br />appropriation adjustment will recognize additional funds in the FY 2023-24 budget for <br />these vouchers for accounting purposes. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Approval of the appropriation adjustment will recognize $725,000 in Emergency <br />Housing Voucher HAP revenue account (no. 17918002-52011 Federal Direct – ARPA