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<br />Funding Allocations for the U. S. Department <br />of Housing and Urban Development Housing <br />Opportunities for Persons with Aids Program <br />Fiscal Year 2004-2005 <br />May 3, 2004 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager <br />and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the County <br />of Orange Health Care Agency in the amount of $675,000 to continue <br />to provide supportive housing services to HIV/AIDS individuals in <br />the County of Orange. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager <br />and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with AIDS <br />Housing Washington to perform a housing needs assessment and provide <br />an Orange County HIV/AIDS Housing Plan. <br /> <br />By a vote of 5: 0 (Rodriguez, <br />Meeting of April 20, 2004. <br /> <br />Turner <br /> <br />absent) <br /> <br />at <br /> <br />its <br /> <br />Regular <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Since 1993, the City of Santa Ana has received federal funds through the <br />U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Housing <br />Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. The HOPWA program <br />is designed to provide resources and incentives for long-term <br />comprehensive strategies to meet the housing needs of persons with <br />Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). HUD has allocated $1,436,000 <br />to the City of Santa Ana for fiscal year 2004-2005. <br /> <br />Eligible activities for the HOPWA program include: I} new construction, <br />acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing, 2) provision of <br />tenant-based rental assistance, 3} short-term rental and mortgage payment <br />assistance to prevent homelessness, 4) supportive social services and <br />housing information services, 5} technical assistance, and 6) <br />administrative expenses incurred by jurisdictions coordinating local <br />programs. In allocating grant funds for eligible activities, the City of <br />Santa Ana is required to consider the service needs of eligible persons <br />who reside throughout Orange County and approve funding for projects <br />which may be located anywhere within the County. <br /> <br />In order to ensure that the limited funds are prioritized, City staff has <br />worked closely with the Housing Committee of the Orange County HIV <br />Planning Council, the HIV Planning Council, and agencies throughout the <br />County of Orange who provide services to the HIV/AIDS community. On <br />January 22, 2004, a strategic planning meeting was held to determine <br />priorities for the 2004-2005 funds. Representatives from the Orange <br />County Health Care Agency, service providers from throughout the County, <br /> <br />251-2 <br />