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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 7, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR THE <br />HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR <br />PERSONS WITH AIDS PROGRAM <br />FISCAL YEAR 2012 - 2013 <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1St Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute the attached cooperative <br />agreement with the County of Orange Health Care Agency in an amount of $902,159 for a <br />one-year term to provide supportive housing services to HIV/AIDS individuals in the County of <br />Orange, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute the attached cooperative <br />agreement with the City of Santa Ana and the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana in <br />the amount of $600,000 for a one-year term for the implementation of the Housing <br />Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program, subject to <br />non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION ACTION <br />At its regular meeting on April 17, 2012, by a vote of 6:0 (Reyes absent), the Community <br />Redevelopment and Housing Commission approved the recommended actions. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Since 1993, the City of Santa Ana has received federal funds through the U. S. Department of <br />Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS <br />(HOPWA) Program to be used countywide. The HOPWA Program is designed to provide <br />resources and incentives for long-term comprehensive strategies to meet the housing needs of <br />persons with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The allocation to the City of Santa <br />Ana for fiscal year 2012-2013 is $1,548,618. <br />Eligible activities for the HOPWA Program include: 1) new construction, acquisition and <br />rehabilitation of affordable housing; 2) provision of tenant-based rental assistance; 3) short-term <br />rental and mortgage payment assistance to prevent homelessness; 4) supportive social services <br />25D-1