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March 24, 2008
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Agenda
Item No. MHGB2 Roll
Call No. 08- Communication No. 08-144
Submitted by: Chris M. Johansen, Housing Services Director |
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AGENDA HEADING:
Approval
of the City of Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency Five Year and One Year
Agency Plans (on file in the City Clerk’s Office).
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend
approval to submit the Five Year and One Year Public Housing Agency Plans and the
Revised Section 8 Administrative Plan; the Public Housing Admissions and
Continued Occupancy Policy, and the Family Self-Sufficiency Action Plan to the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and authorize the Mayor
to execute and the City Manager to implement the Capital Fund grant if awarded.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Amount:
$1,009,394
Funding
Source: FY07-08Operating
Budget, Housing Services Department Capital Fund Program, Pg. 178, SP350 HSG280000.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The 1998 Quality
Housing & Work Responsibility Act requires Housing Authorities to develop
and submit to HUD, Five Year and One Year Agency Plans, which serve as an
operations, planning, and management tool for the Housing Agency.
The Five Year
Plan includes a mission statement and goals and objectives of the Housing
Agency to serve the needs of low and moderate-income families.
The One Year
Plan, with an effective date of July 1, 2008 contains specific operational
information and includes the application for capital improvements of $1,009,394.
Housing
Authorities are also required to review and revise policies governing the
Section 8 housing programs, the policies governing the Public Housing programs
and the Family Self-Sufficiency programs.
The Plans were
developed by the Public Housing Board, which held three working sessions open
to the public on November 28, 2007, December 19, 2007, and January 16, 2008. Notices of the Public Hearing and
availability of the “draft” plans for review and comment were published in the Des
Moines Register on January 31, 2008. The
Plans were available for public review at the Agency’s Administrative office
and the City Clerk’s office beginning on January 31, 2008 and the public
hearing held on March 19, 2008.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION(S):
NONE
BOARD/COMMISSION ACTION(S):
Date:
March 19, 2008
Roll Call Number: PH08-11
Action: Recommend Approval to Governing Board.
Date:
March 26, 2007
Roll Call Number: 07-516
Action: Authorizing
submission of Five Year and One Year Public Housing Agency Plans; and
authorizing submission of Revised Section 8 Administrative Plan, Public Housing
Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy, Public Housing Lease Agreement,
Public Housing Schedule of Damages, Public Housing Resident Charges Policy and
Family Self-Sufficiency Action Plan. (Council Communication No. 07-174) Moved by Kiernan to approve.
Motion Carried 7-1.
Date:
March 21, 2007
Roll Call Number: PH07-17
Action: Recommend Approval to Governing Board.
Date:
March 20, 2006
Roll Call Number: 06-484
Action: Approval
of City of Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency Five Year and One Year Agency
Plans; and authorizing submission of Revised Section 8 Administrative Plan,
Public Housing Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy, Public Housing Lease
Agreement, Public Housing Schedule of Damages, Public Housing Resident Charges
Policy and Family Self-Sufficiency Action Plan. (Council Communication No. 06-148) Moved by Vlassis to approve.
Motion Carried 7-1.
Date:
March 21, 2006
Roll Call Number: PH06-13
Action: Recommend
Approval to Governing Board.
ANTICIPATED ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS:
Receipt
of approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
For more information on this and other agenda items,
please call the City Clerk’s Office at 515-283-4209 or visit the Clerk’s Office
on the second floor of City Hall,