RES-ORA-0434 Mobile Home Park Rental Assistance Program Renewal FY 2004-05RESOLUTION NO. ORA-
0434 A RESOLUTION OF THE
ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONFIRMING
AND RENEWING THE MOBILE HOME PARK
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR QUALIFIED V}:
RY LOW INCOME MOBILE HOME PARK
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ORANGE FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2004-05 AND MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH.WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 33334.2 and the
Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for the Orange Amended and Merged
Redevelopment Project Area, which merged and amended the Tustin Street, Northwest, and
Southwest Redevelopment Project Areas (collectively referred to herein as the Project Area), as adopted by
the City Council of the City of Orange (the City Council), authorize and direct
the Orange Redevelopment Agency (the Agency) to expend not less than twenty percent (20%) of
all taxes which are allocated to the Agency pursuant to California Health and Safety Code
Section 33670 for the purposes of increasing, improving, and preserving the community's supply of
low and moderate income housing available at affordable housing cost to persons of low
or moderate income and very low
income; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 33334.
2, the Agency has established a Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund (the Housing
Fund) in connection with the Project
Area; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 33334.2
and in carrying out its low and moderate income housing activities, the Agency is
authorized to provide subsidies to, or for the benefit of, very low income, lower income and low
or moderate income households and to maintain the community's supply of mobile
homes; and WHEREAS, Section 33334.2 of the California Health and Safety Code
provides that Housing Fund monies may be used outside the Project Area if a finding is made
by resolution of the Agency and the City Council that such use will be of benefit to the Project
Area; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. ORA-0019 and Resolution
No. 6026 adopted by the Agency and the City Council, respectively, on November 22, 1983 for
the Tustin Street Redevelopment Project Area; Resolution No. ORA-OI13 and Resolution
No. 7079 adopted by the Agency and the City Council, respectively, on June 14, 1988 for
the Amended Tustin Street Redevelopment Project Area; Resolution No. ORA-0058 and
Resolution No. 6654 adopted by the Agency and the City Council, respectively, on July
8, 1986 for the Southwest Redevelopment Project Area; Resolution No. ORA-0117
and Resolution No. 7097 adopted by the Agency and the City Council, respectively, on June
28, 1988 for the: Amended Southwest Redevelopment Project Area; and Resolution No.
ORA-0115 and Resolution No. 7086 adopted by the Agency and the City Council, respectively,
on June 21, 1988 for the Northwest Redevelopment Project Area; the Agency and the City
Council
allocated from specific redevelopment project areas for the purpose of increasing, improving
and preserving housing outside the Project Area, would be of benefit to the Project Area; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. ORA-0193 adopted December 12, 1989,
the Agency approved on a one-year pilot basis a Mobile Home Park Rental
Assistance Program the Program) authorizing the expenditure of Housing Fund monies to finance the
Program and provide rental subsidies to very low income mobile home park
residents; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. ORA-0220 adopted on
January 8, 1991,Resolution No. ORA-0237 adopted on January 28, 1992,
Resolution No. ORA-0256 adopted on November 10, 1992, Resolution No. ORA-0274
adopted on December 14, 1993, Resolution No. ORA-0283 adopted on December
13, 1994, Resolution No. ORA-0298 adopted on December 12, 1995, Resolution
No. ORA-0325 adopted on November 26, 1996, Resolution No. ORA-0334 adopted on
June 24, 1997, Resolution No. ORA-0341 adopted on May 26,1998, Resolution
No. ORA-0345 adopted on June 8,1999, Resolution No. ORA-0374 adopted on June
27, 2000, Resolution No. ORA-0395 adopted on June 26, 2001, Resolution No. ORA-0412 adopted
on June 25, 2002, and Resolution No. ORA-0427 adopted on
June 24, 2003 the Agency approved the continuation
of the Program. The aforementioned resolutions are collectively referred to as the
Prior Resolutions; and WHEREAS, in implementing the Program, the Agency has successfully assisted up
to
fifty (50) qualified very low income mobile home park residents annually since its
inception;and WHEREAS, funding is available from the Housing Fund to continue
the Program to assist the current three (3) Program participants during Fiscal Year
2004-05; and WHEREAS, the Agency desires to confirm and renew the Program for
Fiscal Year 2004-05 as more particularly described in Exhibit A attached
hereto
and to authorize the expenditure of additional Housing Fund
monies pursuant thereto as more particularly described
below.NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:I. The Agency finds and determines that the expenditure of
Housing Fund monies for rental subsidies to eligible and qualified "very low income households" (as
defined by Section 50105 of the California Health and Safety Code) residing
in mobile home parks, as contemplated by the Program, shall directly and specifically benefit
and protect the community's supply of low and moderate income housing, particularly the
supply of mobile homes, available at affordable housing cost to persons and families of
low and moderate income, reducing the housing costs otherwise paid by very low income mobile
home residents,all within the meaning of Section 33334.2 of the
California Health and Safety Code.2. The Agency finds and determines that the commitment
and expenditure of Housing Fund monies to pay for rental assistance pursuant to the Program
are specifically authorized
by
3. The Agency hereby finds that the expenditure of Housing Fund monies in the
aggregate sum of sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) from the Project Area to fund the Program
will be of benefit to the Project Area.
4. The provisions of the Prior Resolutions, except to the extent inconsistent with
the provisions of this Resolution, are hereby ratified and confirmed.
5. Based on the above findings and determinations, the Agency hereby confirms
and renews for Fiscal Year 2004-05 the Program, as described in Exhibit A attached hereto
and incorporated herein by reference, and further directs and authorizes staff to administer
the Program as described
therein.ADOPTED this 22nd day of June,
2004.
ATTEST:
M~(~
Lc~~I, MARY E. MURPHY, Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the Orange Redevelopment
Agency at a regular meeting thereof held on the 22nd day of June, 2004 by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:DIRECTORS: Ambriz, Alvarez, Murphy,
Cavecche DIRECTORS:
None DIRECTORS:
Coontz DIRECTORS:
None
L~G:~ {
Mary E. M h~lerk
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EXHIBIT "A"
ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MOBILE HOME PARK RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
PROGRAM STATEMENT
1. PROGRAM PURPOSE
The purpose of the Mobile Home Park Rental Assistance Program (the Program) is to
assist very low income mobile home park residents whose income does not exceed 50%
of the County median income and who pay more than 50% of their income for housing
costs. The Program provides monthly subsidy payments representing the difference
between the household's monthly housing costs and 30% of the household's income.
Such payments are made directly by the Orange Redevelopment Agency (the Agency)
to the mobile home park resident.
II. LEGAL AUTHORITY AND ADMINISTRATION
The Program was adopted by the Agency Board on December 12, 1989 and implemented
on February 1, 1990 on a one-year pilot basis pursuant to the California
Community Redevelopment Law (California Health and Safety Code Sections 33300 et. seq.), and
has been subsequently confirmed and renewed for additional one-year periods.
The Program is funded through the Agency's Low and Moderate Income
Housing Fund.III.
NOTIFICATION/APPLICATION To contain Program costs, new applications for the Program have not
been accepted since January 28, 1992. Only current participants are notified by mail to
reapply for assistance through the Program. This policy change was adopted by the
Agency Board under its Resolution No. ORA-0237 dated January 28, 1992.
Each application is processed in the order that it is received. The application and all
materials relating to eligibility are maintained in individual files
for each
participant.IV. ELIGIBILITY Participants must demonstrate that their income does not exceed 50%
of the County median income and that they currently live in a mobile home
park. Participants are required to provide proof of income, rental and housing
expenses, and coach registration. Space rent limit is $618. Participants are encouraged to
apply for Section 8 Rental Assistance Program through the Orange County
Housing Authority (OCHA).Assistance payments provided through the Program are terminated upon
acceptance of a participant into the OCHA Section 8
Rental
A. General
No member of the governing body of the City or the Agency, and no other
official employee or agent of the City or Agency who exercises any policy
decision-making function in connection with the Program shall directly
or indirectly be eligible for the
Program.B.
Income Participant eligibility is determined based on information submitted on
the application and verified by staff. The Program is targeted to households
whose income does not exceed 50% of the County median income, adjusted for
family size. Household income includes but is not limited to wages, tips,
pensions,assistance payments (both public and private), investment income from
assets dividends and/or interest), Social Security, commissions and royalties for
all household members living in the mobile home. Staff requests information
from participants to substantiate all income sources and eligibility including
income tax returns. Participants are required to provide all requested documentation
and to provide authorizations to verify
information.C. Housing
Costs Eligible participants must provide proof of housing costs. Housing costs
include space rent, rent or payment for the mobile home, utilities,
homeowners insurance, registration fees, and property
taxes.A space rent limitation of $515 became effective February I, 1993. This
limit was increased to $550 effective July 1, 2002, and to $618 effective July 1,
2004 to be consistent with the federal Fair Market Rent for mobile home spaces
in Orange County set forth by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development and published by OCHA. Participants whose rent exceeds $
618 are not eligible for the Program. For purposes of the Program, the limitation
of 618 is deemed to include all remuneration payable by a participant to
the mobile home park owner, whether characterized as rent or
otherwise.V. PROGRAM FUNDING LIMITATIONS AND
CONDITIONS Participants will be informed that the FY 2004-05 Program (July 1, 2004
through June 30, 2005) was approved. The approved budget for the FY 2004-05
Program is sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000). Rental assistance payments will be in the
form of monthly checks paid to eligible participants by the Agency. Continuation of
the Program for successive years will remain contingent upon the effectiveness of
the Program, funding availability, and Agency Board approval. The continuing eligibility
of participants will be determined on
an
All participants will be required to sign a disclaimer certifying that they understand
these conditions, that this assistance may be considered income by the Internal Revenue
Service, and that participation in this Program may adversely affect their subsequent
eligibility for the OCHA Section 8 Rental Assistance Program.
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