title
CC:HA - CONSENT ITEM: Authorization to Release a Request for Proposals to Award up to 50 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Project-Based Vouchers for the Creation of New Construction or Substantial Rehabilitation Affordable Housing Projects.
body
Meeting Date: November 11, 2024
Contact Person/Dept.: Tevis Barnes/Housing and Human Services
Phone Number: 310.253.5780
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (11/07/2024)
Department Approval: Tevis Barnes, Housing and Human Services Director (10/21/2024)
_____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council and the Culver City Housing Authority (Authority) Board authorize the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to award up to 50 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Project-Based Vouchers (PBVs) for the creation of new construction or substantial rehabilitation affordable housing projects.
BACKGROUND
Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act of 2016/ National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate
For Fiscal Year 2024/2025, the Authority plans to implement policy changes derived from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act of 2016 (Act) and the HUD-required National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) inspection protocols.
Under the Act, HUD is instituting changes in how Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) like the Authority implement Section 8 HCV PBVs to support the creation of affordable housing units through either new construction or substantial rehabilitation. The Act also makes changes to the way the Section 8 HCV Program calculates income and income deductions, including PBVs. The rule aims to align the Section HCV Program with industry standards by consideri...
Click here for full text