Special Notice / Hearing: 30-day notice (newspaper publication)__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors (Sitting as the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo)
From: Debbie McIntyre, Executive Director, Housing Authority
Subject: FY 2025-2026 Moving To Work Annual Plan
RECOMMENDATION:
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Acting as the Governing Board of Commissioners for the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo, conduct a public hearing to consider the FY 2025-2026 Moving To Work Annual Plan:
A) Open public hearing
B) Close public hearing
C) Adopt a resolution approving the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo FY 2025-2026 Moving To Work ("MTW") Annual Plan ("Plan") as set forth in Attachment A and authorizing the Housing Authority Executive Director or Designee, to execute documents related to the MTW Plan submission.
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BACKGROUND:
MTW is a demonstration program that offers participating housing authorities the opportunity to design and test innovative, locally designed housing and self-sufficiency strategies for low-income households by allowing exceptions from certain housing regulations. The MTW program is funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") with the goals of increasing administrative efficiencies, encouraging self-sufficiency, and increasing housing choice.
The Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo ("HACSM") has been an MTW agency since May 2000; HACSM is one of the original 39 MTW housing authorities. As a result of the vital foundational work of the original MTW agencies, HUD expanded the program to include what is now 139 MTW housing agencies.
As an MTW agency, HACSM has created an affordable housing fund to assist in the development of affordable housing, increased HACSM's percentage of budget authority allowed for the Project-Based Voucher program, developed landlord incentives for new and existing landlords and enhanced its Prov...
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