Certification of the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) and Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) Policies and Procedures and Authorization to File the SEMAP with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Item Number: C 7 Meeting Date: 08/23/2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Certification of the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) and Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) Policies and Procedures and Authorization to File the SEMAP with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Contact Person/Dept.: Tevis Barnes Mona Kennedy Community Development Department/Housing Agency Fiscal Impact: Yes No X General Fund: Yes No X Phone Number: (310) 253 5782 Public Hearing: Action Item: Attachments: X Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: _______________ Public Notification: Agendas and Meetings City Council (08/18/10) Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld: (08/11/10) Chief Financial Officer Approval:Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (08/18/10) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (08/18/10) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (08/18/10) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Certify the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP); and 2) Authorize the Mayor and the City Manager to execute the SEMAP Certification on behalf of the City and authorize its submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and 3) Approve the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) policies and procedures as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. BACKGROUND: SEMAP: On September 10 1998 HUD established SEMAP. SEMAP was designed to assist HUD with measuring the performance of Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) that administer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. Under SEMAP PHA s conduct a self evaluation based on fourteen (14) HUD defined indicators (24 Code of Federal Regulations Section 985.1 985.3). A scor...
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