City Hall, Council

Chamber

City of Santa Rosa

100 Santa Rosa Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA

HOUSING AUTHORITY

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND

SUMMARY REPORT - FINAL

OCTOBER 27, 2025

1:30 P.M.

ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN PERSON

OR VIA EMAIL IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETINGS.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING

BY ATTENDING IN-PERSON FROM THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT

100 SANTA ROSA AVENUE, SANTA ROSA.

THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO VIEW OR LISTEN TO THE MEETING LIVE AT:

1. HTTPS://SANTA-ROSA.LEGISTAR.COM/CALENDAR. CLICK ON THE

"IN PROGRESS" LINK TO VIEW;

2. VIA ZOOM WEBINAR BY VISITING

HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/82627010956, OR BY DIALING

877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 826 2701 0956;

3. COMCAST CHANNEL 28, AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99; AND

4. VIA YOUTUBE AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CITYOFSANTAROSA

IN THE EVENT A BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES REMOTELY BASED

ON JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES PURSUANT

TO AB 2449, THE BOARD WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

THROUGH THE ZOOM LINK OR DIAL-IN NUMBER ABOVE.

Comments from the public will be allowed on all agenda items at the

time each item is called. Comments on public hearing items may be

made when the hearing is opened.

Public Comment: Members of the public can provide public comment

on an Agenda Item In-Person from the Council Chamber.

E-mail Public Comment: To submit an e-mailed public comment to the

Housing Authority, please send to apaul@srcity.org by 12:00 p.m., on or

before October 24, 2025. Identify in the subject line of your e-mail the

Agenda Item Number on which you wish to comment, provide your

name in the body of the e-mail and your comment.

Public comments are limited to one comment per speaker per item.

1:30 P.M.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)

To consider and take action on any request from a Board Member to

participate in a meeting remotely due to Just Cause or Emergency

Circumstances pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 54953(f)).

3. ROLL CALL

4. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION

5. ELECTION OF OFFICERS

5.1

REPORT - ELECTION OF OFFICERS

BACKGROUND: The Housing Authority’s Chair, Jeremy Newton

resigned effective immediately on September 22, 2025, due to

scheduling conflicts. It is the process of the Housing Authority to, by

motion, elect a Chair to serve for the remainder of the calendar year.

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and

Community Services Department that the Housing Authority elect a

Chair to serve with a term of office commencing on October 27, 2025.

Staff Report

Attachments:

6. STAFF BRIEFING

6.1

24/25 Q4 FINANCIAL REPORT

FY 24/25 Q4 unaudited financial report

Memorandum

Attachments:

7. STUDY SESSION

8. PUBLIC COMMENTS (ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS)

Comments from the public will be allowed on all agenda items at the time

each item is called. This is the time when any person may address the

Housing Authority on matters not listed on this agenda, but which are within

the subject matter jurisdiction of the Housing Authority. Each speaker will be

allowed three minutes. To address the Housing Authority you are requested

to complete an orange Speaker Card and give it to the Recording Secretary.

9. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

9.1

Draft Minutes - September 22, 2025.

Attachments:

10. CHAIRMAN/ COMMISSIONER REPORTS

11. COMMITTEE REPORTS

12. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS/ COMMUNICATION ITEMS:

12.1

PENDING DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE UPDATE - Provided for

information.

Memorandum

Attachment 1

Attachments:

13. CONSENT ITEMS

14. REPORT ITEMS

14.1

REPORT - UPDATE TO HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM

ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN TO ADOPT A PREFERENCE TO ALLOW

EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER PARTICIPANTS TO

TRANSITION TO THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM

BACKGROUND: The Administrative Plan is the major policy document

guiding the ongoing administration of the federally regulated Housing

Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Where allowed under law, the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) permits local

jurisdictions to establish policies pertaining to the program. Revisions to

the Administrative Plan must be adopted by the Housing Authority. The

proposed change to the Administrative Plan is a necessary step to

address the expiration of the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV)

program and prevent participating families from losing their housing

assistance. The change will open the HCV waiting list only to current

EHV participants whose housing assistance is at risk of termination due

to lack of program funding and create a two-tiered waiting list

preference that gives EHV families with a head of household, spouse or

co-head who is elderly or disabled first preference and all other EHV

families second preference.

RECOMMENDATION: The Department of Housing and Community

Services recommends that the Housing Authority, by resolution, adopt

changes to the Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan Chapter 4

- Applications, Waiting List and Tenant Selection to adopt a preference

that will allow Emergency Housing Voucher participants to transition to

the Housing Choice Voucher program.

Staff Report

Attachments:

Attachment 1 - Chapter 4 of the Administrative Plan Redline

Resolution - Admin Plan EHV Transition

Presentation

15. ADJOURNMENT

The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admissions or access to, or treatment of or

employment in, its programs or activities. Disability-related aids or services, including printed information in alternate formats,

to enable persons with disabilities to participate in public meetings and programs are available by contacting the Housing

Authority Recording Secretary at (707) 543-3300 one week prior to the meeting/program.

This information can also be accessed via the internet at: http://www.srcity.org

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NOTE: Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Housing Authority regarding any item on this agenda will be

made available for public inspection in the Department of Housing and Community Services located 90 Santa Rosa Avenue

during normal business hours.