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GARLAND
POLICY REPORT
Work Session Item 3.b.
City Council Work Session Agenda
Meeting Date:
07/10/2023
Item Title:
Annual Performance Update on the City of Garland Housing Agency's 2020-2024 Five Year Plan and Administrative Plan Approval
Submitted By:
Steve Fitch
Strategic Focus Areas
:
Safe Community
Vibrant Neighborhoods and Commercial Centers
Customer-Focused City Services
Sound Governance and Finances
Future-Focused City Organization
ISSUE
Council is requested to consider approval of the Garland Housing Agency's Annual Performance Update and the Administrative Plan revisions in order for the City of Garland to continue to receive funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide rental assistance to low income families.
OPTIONS
At the July 18, 2023, Regular Meeting, the City Council may approve a resolution adopting the GHA's Annual Performance Update on the Five-Year Plan for submission to HUD and a resolution to approve the Administrative Plan.
The City Council may take no action. Funding for the fiscal year 2023 - 2024, housing assistance payments for 1,536 families and approximately $17.5 million could be withheld by HUD.
RECOMMENDATION
Council is requested to adopt the accomplishments presented in the Fiscal Year Beginning 2023 Annual Plan and approve the Garland Housing Agency's Administrative Plan. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the July 18, 2023, Regular Meeting.
BACKGROUND
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) signed into law on October 4, 1988, the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (QHWRA). The QHWRA merges the Section 8 Voucher and Certificate programs, and it requires all housing authorities and agencies to develop a 5 year plan and an annual strategic plan prior to receiving funds from HUD. The development of the Garland Housing Agency Plans requires the City to engage in a process that examines the needs of those being served in public housing, consults with interested and affected parties, and designs strategies for addressing those needs. The City Council approved the Garland Housing Agency's 5-Year Plan on July 21, 2020. The attached electronic document is a summary of the City of Garland Housing Agency's (GHA) annual performance under its third year of the 2020-2024 Five-Year Plan, as required by HUD.
HUD requires each agency to submit an annual performance progress report on their five-year plan. The progress report must be made available to the public for comments, prior to submitting it to HUD for annual certification. The Annual and Administrative Plans were made available for public viewing by interested parties at the Garland Housing Agency on May 5, 2023, for the required 45-day comment period. All this information was made available to the public through an advertisement in the Dallas Morning News. A public hearing was held at the Garland Housing Agency's office for public comments on June 20, 2023. There were no comments from the public hearing.
HUD requires that each Housing Agency develop and adopt an Administrative Plan that identifies the policies the agency will follow to administer the Housing Choice Voucher Program Funds. Each year the administrative plan is reviewed and changes are made as HUD regulations and policies are updated or changed and as internal policies need to be changed or updated to improve the administration of the program.
CONSIDERATION
The approval of the annual performance report and any changes to the administrative plan are required in order for the City of Garland to continue to receive Housing Choice Voucher funds to provide housing assistance to low-income families.
Attachments
Garland Annual Plan
Adminstrative Plan
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