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HOPWA FY 2014 -2015 June 17, 2014 Page 2 2. Authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority to execute a cooperative agreement with AIDS Services Foundation Orange County in an amount not to exceed $12,000 for a one -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 Authority General Counsel. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At its regular meeting on June 4, 2014, by a vote of 6:0, the Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission recommended the actions stated above. 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. These funds were previously allocated to the City of Santa Ana as the most populous city in the county to use throughout the County of Orange. This fiscal year the City of Anaheim has been awarded the HOPWA funds as they are now the most populous city in Orange County. Due to the late notification and to ensure continuity of services for the upcoming year, the City of Santa Ana will contract with the City of Anaheim as an administrative agent to operate the HOPWA funds. Anaheim will provide $41,094 to Santa Ana for program administration. Eligible activities for the HOPWA program include: 1) new construction, acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing; 2) provision of tenant -based rental assistance; 3) short -term rental and mortgage payment assistance to prevent homelessness; 4) supportive social services and housing information services; 5) technical assistance; and 6) administrative expenses incurred by jurisdictions coordinating local programs. In allocating grant funds for eligible activities, the City of Santa Ana was required to consider the service needs of eligible persons who reside throughout Orange County and approve funding for projects which may be located anywhere within the county. In order to ensure that the limited funds were prioritized, staff worked closely with the Housing Committee of the Orange County HIV Planning Council, the HIV Planning Council, and agencies throughout the County of Orange to provide services to the HIV /AIDS community. On January 6, 2014, a strategic planning meeting was held to determine priorities for the Fiscal Year 2014 -2015 funds. Representatives from the Orange County Health Care Agency, service providers from throughout the county, HIV /AIDS infected and affected individuals and city staff participated in the meeting. Based on the strategic planning meeting, funding recommendations were established. The recommended funding levels are: 1) $600,000 to continue the Tenant -Based Rental Assistance Program with the Housing Authority of the City of Santa who will subcontract with AIDS Services Foundation Orange County to administer the wait list; 2) $890,372 to the Orange County Health 80A -2