RESOLUTION NO. 2009-12

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, SITTING AS THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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ADOPT A RESOLUTION
1. AMENDING THE MOVING TO WORK (MTW) ANNUAL PLAN TO INSTITUTE A TIERED SUBSIDY TABLE FOR ALL HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER APPLICANTS, PROJECT-BASED PARTICIPANTS AND THE ORIGINAL 300 MTW PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, BASED ON THEIR VOUCHER BEDROOM SIZE AND ANNUAL ADJUSTED INCOME; AND
2. AUTHORIZNG THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO CERTIFY THE MTW ANNUAL PLAN AMENDMENT

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, sitting as the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo (HACSM), State of California, that

WHEREAS, on March 31, 2009, the Board adopted HACSM’s Moving to Work (MTW) Annual Plan for FY 2009-2010, which delayed implementation of a Tiered Subsidy Table in order for HACSM to conduct further impact analysis. HACSM has completed its analysis and plans implementation of the Tiered Subsidy Table; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines, housing authorities may initiate an amendment process to ensure their Annual Plan reflects changes that occur during the plan year; and

WHEREAS, HACSM completed the plan amendment process in accordance with HUD regulations and requirements, including that all documents were made available to the public for review for a prescribed period of time prior to adoption by the governing board and a public meeting was advertised in local newspapers and held on November 16, 2009, to receive additional comments; and

WHEREAS, HACSM anticipates the Tiered Subsidy Table will increase staff productivity, decrease errors in the calculation of participants’ rent portion, decrease barriers for participants securing rental units and increase their ability to take personal responsibility in their choice of rental units; and

WHEREAS, this Board is authorized to approve this MTW Annual Plan amendment ;and

WHEREAS, there has been presented to the Board of Commissioners for its consideration and acceptance the amendment to HACSM’s MTW Annual Plan, and the Board of Commissioners has examined and approved the same as to form and content.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that:
1. The Moving to Work (MTW) Annual Plan is amended to institute a Tiered Subsidy Table for all Housing Choice Voucher applicants, Project-Based participants and the original 300 MTW program participants, based on their voucher bedroom size and annual adjusted income; and
2. The Director of the Department of Housing or the Director’s designee is authorized to execute any documents required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to certify the MTW Annual Plan amendment.

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