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REQUEST FUR HOUSING AUTHORITY ACTION MEETING DATE: RECORDING SECRETARY USE ONLY: MAY 7, 2U12 TITLE: FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2Q12-2113 APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended CONTINUED TO ~~ INTERIM E UTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority to execute a cooperative agreement between the City of Santa Ana and the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana in the amount of $600,000 for aone-year term for the implementation of the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Tenant-Based Renta! Assistance Program, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the Executive Director and Authority General Counsel. 2. Authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Autharity to execute a cooperative agreement with AIDS Service Foundation Orange County in an amount oat to exceed $12,000 for aone- year term to administer the wait list for the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the Executive Director and Autharity General Counsel. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At its Regular Meeting of April 17, 2012, by a vote of 6:0 (Reyes absent), the Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission approved the recommended actions. DISCUSSION Since 1993, the City of Santa Ana has received federal funds through the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program to be used countywide. The HOPWA Program is designed to provide resources and incentives for fang--term comprehensive strategies to meet the housing needs of persons with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The allocation to the City of Santa Ana for fiscal year 2012-2013 is $1,548,615.