RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL
The City Council, acting as the Roseville Housing Authority Board, is not required to take any action on this item. This quarterly report is for informational purposes only.
| BACKGROUND
Pursuant to the bylaws of the Roseville Housing Authority (RHA), the City Council, acting as the governing board for the Housing Authority, holds its quarterly meeting the first Wednesday of March, June, September, and December, or as soon as possible thereafter. Staff has prepared the following status report regarding lease-up activity for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. The HCV Program provides income-qualified households in Roseville and Rocklin with rental assistance using funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This assistance is utilized at rental units that meet program specific housing standards, are owned by a willing property owner, and are within Roseville or Rocklin city limits. This rental assistance ensures that the household can afford to live in safe and decent housing. During the fourth quarter of 2023 there were a total of 796 families receiving rental assistance through RHA. Vouchers utilized in the city limits of Roseville total 648, there were 132 vouchers being utilized in Rocklin, and 16 in other jurisdictions, which are approved transfers out of the area.
RHA continues to operate the very popular Landlord Incentive Program, implemented in April 2023. With limited rental inventory, this successful program has allowed RHA to house a record number of families and attract new owners to the program. RHA’s HCV leasing success rate of 96% has impressed HUD’s administration. Staff persists in looking for other ways to attract new and retain current property owners.
RHA is authorized to provide 823 households with HCV rental assistance. RHA also has several special voucher programs including 50 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) providing rental assistance to individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness; 75 vouchers allocated specifically for families on the waiting list with a head-of-household or partner that are non-elderly and disabled (NED vouchers) and 43 Mainstream vouchers assist households who have a non-elderly head of household or partner with a disability and are transitioning out of institutional or other segregated settings, are currently homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless. There are 85 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers for veteran households that come via referral from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department. Veterans receive case management from HUD VASH caseworkers which assist them with managing day to day life challenges, paperwork, and housing search.
In its efforts to expand affordable housing opportunities, Roseville Housing Authority will continue to apply for additional vouchers and administrative fees when award or NOFA applications are made available from HUD to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs). RHA will continue to work with developers on new projects that expand the use of project-based vouchers and plans to open the Project-Based Voucher (PBV) Waitlist during the first quarter of 2024 to lease new vouchers at new affordable apartment complexes that will be coming on-line soon.
RHA staff continues to work through HUD’s Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) and keep track of changing requirements. The HOTMA final rule was officially published in the Federal Register on February 14, 2023 and revises HUD regulations to put new regulations into effect. These regulations change the United States Housing Act of 1937, particularly those affecting income calculation, annual and interim reviews, and program eligibility. The process of adopting the HOTMA changes will take a full year and RHA will be fully compliant as of January 1, 2025.
The attached table provides a monthly summary of RHA’s voucher programs for the fourth quarter of 2023. Each housing authority is required to be at least 95% leased-up for its voucher allocation or utilizing at least 95% of its annual budget authority to remain in compliance with HUD’s requirements. The lease-up rate for a calendar year cannot exceed 100% of its allocation of vouchers (per voucher type), and/or 100% expenditure of its annual budget allocation for the program. Agencies leasing up or expending 98% or more of its allocated vouchers and/or budget can reach high-performing status. RHA continues to meet HUD program requirements for high-performing status through 100% expenditure of its annual budget allocation and, for the second year in a row, received additional funds through HUD's shortfall process due to continued aggressive leasing of vouchers.
| FISCAL IMPACT
This Housing Authority Quarterly Status Report does not create any additional cost to the City’s General Fund.
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to activities that will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, or is otherwise not considered a project as defined by CEQA Statute §21065 and CEQA State Guidelines §15060(c)(3) and §15378. The Roseville Housing Authority Quarterly Report meets the above criteria and is not subject to CEQA. No additional environmental review is required
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CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN/OVERARCHING GOALS
Goal C - Maintain a safe and healthy community
Goal D - Enhance economic vitality
| Respectfully Submitted,
Trisha Isom, Housing Manager
Melissa Anguiano, Economic Development Director | | | 
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Dominick Casey, City Manager
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