City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Santa Rosa, CA  
City of Santa Rosa  
Housing Authority  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Monday, August 22, 2022  
1:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Test called the meeting to order at 1:52PM.  
2. ROLL CALL  
4 -  
Present  
Chair Diane Test, Commissioner Stephen Burke, Commissioner  
Thomas LaPenna, and Commissioner Yvonne Rawhouser  
3 -  
Absent  
Vice Chair Jeffrey Owen, Commissioner Wayne Downey Ph. D, and  
Commissioner Scott McWhorter  
3. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION  
Commissioner Burke stated that he will be abstaining from item  
11.1.  
4. STAFF BRIEFING  
Megan Basinger, Housing and Community Services Director,  
introduced item 4.1.  
4.1  
FY 21/22 Q4 FINANCIAL UPDATE  
This staff briefing summarizes Housing Authority (“Authority”)  
expenditures and funding sources for Fiscal Year 2021-22 (July 1, 2021  
- June 30, 2022).  
Kate Goldfine, Administrative Services Officer Housing and  
Community Services, provided information and answered  
Commissioner questions.  
Rebecca Lane, Housing and Community Services Manager,  
assisted in responding to Commissioner questions.  
Megan Basinger, Housing and Community Services Director,  
assisted in responding to Commissioner questions.  
Public Comments:  
None  
5. STUDY SESSION  
NONE  
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS (ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS)  
NONE  
7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
7.1  
June 20, 2022 - Draft Minutes.  
Approved as submitted.  
8. CHAIRMAN/ COMMISSIONER REPORTS  
8.1  
APPOINTMENT OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE- For Housing  
Authority Chair and Vice Chair  
Chair Test introduced item 8.1 and requested Commissioners  
consider their interest in the positions of Chair and Vice Chair for  
next year.  
Commissioner Burke and Commissioner Downey were appointed to  
the nominating committee by Chair Test.  
Public Comments:  
None  
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS  
Commissioner Burke commented upon the Housing Authority  
Planning Day and the results of the Ad Hoc Committee discussions.  
Public Comments:  
None  
10. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS/ COMMUNICATION ITEMS:  
10.1  
COMMUNICATION - PENDING DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE UPDATE  
Provided for information only.  
Megan Basinger, Housing and Community Services Director,  
commented upon a visit to River City Apartments in Petaluma,  
staffing updates, the return of Nicole Del Fiorentino, various  
construction units throughout the City that are in the Housing Pipeline  
and are close to opening, and answered Commissioner questions.  
Rebecca Lane, Housing and Community Services Manager,  
assisted in responding to Commissioner questions.  
Public Comments:  
None  
11. CONSENT ITEMS  
11.1  
RESOLUTION - RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO 1739 AND  
ADOPTING A REVISED RESOLUTION TO CONSISTENTLY  
REPRESENT THE CONDITIONAL COMMITMENT OF LOAN FUNDS  
AS $2,220,000 TO PEP HOUSING FOR VIGIL LIGHT APARTMENTS  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and  
Community Services Department that the Housing Authority, by two  
resolutions, 1) rescind Resolution No. 1739 which approved a  
conditional commitment of loan funds in the amount of $2,220,000 for  
Vigil Light Apartments; and 2) adopt a new resolution to replace  
Resolution No. 1739 to consistently represent the award as $2,220,000  
to PEP Housing for Vigil Light Apartments.  
This item was continued to the September 26, 2022, meeting due to  
a lack of a quorum.  
12. REPORT ITEMS  
12.1  
REPORT - RESOLUTION - HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER  
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN REVISION - ELIMINATING  
CHAPTER 18 FAMILY SELF SUFFICIENCY (FSS) PROGRAM  
ACTION PLAN AND ADOPTING A SEPARATE INDEPENDENT FSS  
ACTION PLAN  
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. Chapter 18  
of the current Santa Rosa Housing Authority Administrative Plan  
incorporates the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program Action Plan that  
outlines the policies and procedures for the administration of the FSS  
Program. The Department of Housing and Community Services (HCS)  
administers the FSS program for the City of Santa Rosa Housing  
Authority (Housing Authority). The FSS program is a voluntary program  
offered to Housing Choice Voucher program participants that enables  
voucher households to increase their earned income and reduce their  
dependency on welfare assistance and rental subsidies through  
resource referrals, case management and asset building opportunities.  
On May 16, 2022, HUD published the FSS Final Rule and new  
regulations outlining program administration guidelines and mandating  
that all FSS programs submit an updated FSS Program Action Plan to  
HUD by September 30, 2022. The FSS Action Plan in Chapter 18 of the  
Administrative Plan is being replaced by a separate independent FSS  
Action Plan that incorporates substantive changes issued by HUD in the  
FSS Final Rule dated May 16, 2022 and in Title 24 of the Code of  
Federal Regulations Part 984.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and  
Community Services Department that the Housing Authority, by  
resolution, adopt the revisions to the Housing Choice Voucher Program  
Administrative Plan eliminating Chapter 18 - Family Self Sufficiency  
(FSS) Program Action Plan and adopting the separate independent  
FSS Action Plan that incorporates the substantive changes issued by  
HUD in the FSS Final Rule dated May 16, 2022 and in Title 24 of the  
Code of Federal Regulations Part 984.  
Julie Garen, Program Specialist Housing and Community Services,  
gave a presentation and answered Commissioner questions.  
Rebecca Lane, Housing and Community Services Manager,  
assisted in responding to Commissioner questions.  
Public Comments:  
None  
A motion was made by Commissioner Burke, seconded by Commissioner  
LaPenna,to waive reading of the text and adopt  
RESOLUTION NO. 1744 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING  
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING THE HOUSING  
CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN REVISION  
– ELIMINATING CHAPTER 18 -FAMILY SELF SUFFICIENCY (FSS)  
ACTION PLAN AND ADOPTING A SEPARATE INDEPENDENT FSS  
PROGRAM ACTION PLAN.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 -  
Yes:  
Chair Test, Commissioner Burke, Commissioner LaPenna and  
Commissioner Rawhouser  
3 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Owen, Commissioner Downey Ph. D and Commissioner  
McWhorter  
13. ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Test adjourned the meeting at 2:44PM.  
Approved on:  
_______________________________  
Steven V. Brown  
Recording Secretary