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HOUSING ADVISORY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE,
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA HELD
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1996 AT 5:30 P.M.
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Call To Order
The meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m. by Chair Helka. Present were
Commissioners Horton, Haran, and Houck. There was a quorum.
Reading of the Minutes
Motion by Horton, seconded by Houck, that reading of the minutes be dispensed with since
each commissioner had received a copy before the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Presentations From The Floor
Mr. Nathan Aguru from the College of Architecture at Arizona State University, was in the
audience to observe this public meeting.
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Conventional Low-Rent Public Housing Maintenance Charge List Revision
Conventional Public Housing residents can be charged for tenant caused damages in their
apartments. The amounts that can be charged are posted for 30 days for review and any
comments the residents may want to make. The maintenance charge list revision was
presented for Commission review/information.
Revisions to the Section 8 Administrative and the Low Rent Occupancy Programs
Regulatory changes that will affect the Section 8 Administrative and the Low Rent
Programs were submitted. 1) In the past, minimum tenant rents, for all tenants, were
based on 30% of the tenant's income. Under the revised regulations, there will be a
"minimum rent",for all tenants, of not less than $25 or more than $50. Staff recommended
that the minimum rent be set at $25 since this amount would cause the least financial
burden on the tenants. 2) Federal Preferences previously mandated that housing
authorities give priority to applicants who were involuntarily displaced, living in
substandard housing, or paying over 50% of their income for rent and utilities before
serving other applicants who did not meet one of these requirements. For the duration of
the federal fiscal year 1996, housing authorities will no longer be required to select
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families from their waiting list using the federal preferences. (It is anticipated that these
regulations will be extended beyond that time frame.) Housing Authorities may, however,
retain these or other local preferences. Glendale has two local preferences for working
families (which include s elderly/handicapped) and for Glendale residents; staff
recommended that these two local preferences be retained. 3) Housing Authorities must
delay the reissuance of certificates and vouchers, resulting from termination of assistance
for three months. This would have a financial impact on the Section 8 Program. The
amount of funding received for the Section 8 Program is determined by the number of
clients leased-up on the first day of the month. By delaying the reissuance of certificates
and vouchers, the amount of funds received by the federal government to run the program
would be reduced. This reduction of approximately $7,100 would be offset by income
received by other housing authorities to administer portable clients.
A motion to approve the minimum rents and the removal of federal preferences, and to
forward them to the Mayor and Council, was made by Horton and seconded by Haran.
Motion carried unanimously.
Expenditure/Revenue Report
The revenue and expenditure report was reviewed and discussed; no action was required.
Monthly Activity Report
1'1 The monthly activity report was reviewed and discussed. The only request was for a minor
reformatting of the form used to convey the information to the Commission.
Adjournment
On motion by Haran, seconded by Houck, the meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m.
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