FY27 Proposed Budget

• Maintained 86 public housing units and 24 additional affordable units for households with low income in the community. • Implemented a Tenant-Based Rent Assistance (TBRA) program using HOME funds to serve households on the Housing Choice Voucher waitlist. • Procured consultants for public housing repositioning and establishing development capacity within the City. • Maintained 86 public housing units and 24 additional affordable units for households with low income in the community. • Implemented a Tenant-Based Rent Assistance (TBRA) program using HOME funds to serve households on the Housing Choice Voucher waitlist. • Procured consultants for public housing repositioning and establishing development capacity within the City. • Staff capacity to administer all existing and new programs including those funded with ARPA and HOME-ARP funds allocated through the American Rescue Plan Act. • Training and compliance for new HUD requirements that add complexity to projects and demand more time from staff and subrecipients. • Developing and updating policies and procedures for existing and new programs in order to meet substantial changes in regulations and shifting community priorities. • Meeting HUD timeliness standards for expenditure of funds. • Successful administration of the HOME-ARP funds. • Staff capacity for monitoring and oversight of projects and affordable housing as we expand efforts and increase the number of affordable units under compliance. • Continue to maximize our federal resources, particularly the Mainstream and Emergency Housing vouchers which provide housing assistance to our most vulnerable populations. • Landlord retention in the Housing Choice Voucher Program. • Successful repositioning of the city’s public housing portfolio. • Software implementation. • Establishing policies and getting buy-in from property owners to address maintenance and replacement of aging HVAC systems in rental units. • Expansion of efforts to meet the needs of the community while providing the same level of service for existing programs.

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