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Public Hearing 2. B.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	04/06/2021
Submitted For:	Malissa Buzan
Submitted By:	Patricia Campos, Section 8 Housing Program Administrator
Department:	Community Services	Division:	Comm. Action Program/Housing Servs.

Information

Request/Subject

Gila County Public Housing Agency's Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Plan and Related Certifications

Background Information

The Public Housing Agency Plan is a plan that informs HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), residents, and the public of the Public Housing Agency's (PHA's) mission for serving the needs of low-income and very low-income families and the PHA's strategy for addressing those needs.

Evaluation

The Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA), Title VII, Small Public Housing Authorities Paperwork Reduction Act exempted qualified PHAs from the annual plan requirement.

The Gila County Public Housing Authority is currently a qualified PHA; a qualified PHA is a PHA that:
1. has a combined unit of 550 or less public housing units and section 8 vouchers; and
2. is not designated trouble under section 6(j)(2) of the 1937 Act, the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS), as a troubled public housing agency during the prior 12 months; and does not have a failing score under the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) during the prior 12 months.

Although HERA exempts qualified PHAs from the requirement to prepare and submit an annual plan, qualified PHAs must carry out the following annual requirements:

Each qualified PHA must annually hold a public hearing to review the goals, objectives, and policies of the agency and obtain public comment. HUD considers the annual public hearing essential to PHAs in determining whether changes to goals, objectives, and policies are needed.

Each qualified PHA is required to submit a signed Civil Rights Certification form (HUD-50077-CR) along with a Certification by State or Local Official of PHA Plans-Consistency with the Consolidated Plan or State Consolidated Plan form (HUD-50077-SL) to HUD. Copies of the forms are attached to this agenda item.

Conclusion

In order for the Gila County Public Housing Authority to meet its requirements related to the PHA Annual Plan, a public hearing needs to be held to obtain comments on the goals, objectives, and policies of the Gila County Public Housing Authority; and receive authorization from the Board of Supervisors for the Board Chairman to sign the required related forms, which will be submitted to HUD.

Recommendation

The Community Services Department Director recommends that the Board of Supervisors hold the public hearing, and approve the Chairman to sign HUD form numbers HUD-50077-CR and HUD-50077-SL.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to review the goals, objectives, and policies of the Gila County Public Housing Authority; and to authorize the Chairman's signature on required related forms (HUD-50077-CR and HUD-50077-SL), which will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by the Gila County Public Housing Authority (PHA) as it relates to the Gila County PHA's FY 2021 Annual Plan. (Malissa Buzan)

Attachments
Civil Rights Certification
HUD Form HUD-50077-SL
Public Notices