RES-ORA-0341 Renewing Mobile Home Park Rental Assistance ProgramRESOLUTION NO. ORA- 0341
A RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY CONFIRMING AND RENEWING THE MOBll,E
HOMEP ARK RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR
MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE AND MAKING CERT AIN FINDINGS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH
VHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections 33334.2 and the Redevelopment
Plans for the Tustin Street, Northwest, and Southwest Project Area(s) (the "Project Area(s)") as
adopted and thereafter amended by the City Council of the City of Qrange 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
moderat'e 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 each of the Project Area(s); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 33334.2 in canying
out its low and moderate income housing activities, t.he 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
VHEREAS, Section 33334.2 of the California Health and Safety Code provides that
Housing Fund monies may be used outside the Project Area(s) if a finding is made by resolution
of the Agency and the City Council that such use will be of benefit to each of the Project(s); and
VHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. ORA-OOI9 and Resolution No. 6026
adopted November 22, 1983 for Tustin Project Area; Resolution No. ORA-O 113 and Resolution
No. 7079 adopted June 14, 1988 for the Amended Tustin Project Area, Resolution
No. QRA-0058,Resolution No. 6654 adopted July 8, 1986 for the Southwest Project Area,
Resolution No. QRA-7086, Resolution No. 0115 adopted June 21, 1988 for the Northwest
Project Area, Resolution No. 7097, Resolution No. 0117 adopted June 28, 1988 for the Southwest
Project Area, the Agency and City Council found that the use of taxes allocated
from specific redevelopment project areas for the purpose of housing outside those Project areas, will be of
benefit to those
project areas; and VHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. ORA-OI93 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 revenues
to finance the Program and provide rental subsidies to very low income
mobile home park residents;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. QRA-0220 adopted January 8, 1991,
Resolution No. ORA-0237 adopted January 28, 1992, Resolution No. ORA-0256
adopted November 10,1992, Resolution No. QRA-0274 adopted December 14,
1993, Resolution No. ORA-0283 adopted December 13, 1994, Resolution No. ORA-
0298 adopted December 12, 1995, Resolution No. ORA-0325 adopted November 26, 1996,
and Resolution No. ORA-0334 adopted June 24,1997, the
Agency approved the continuation of the Program; and WHEREAS, in implementing the Program,
the Agency has successfully assisted up to fifty 50) mobile home park residents and funding has
been budgeted to continue the Program to assist the
cun-ent fifteen (15) Mobile Home Park participants; and WHEREAS, the Agency desires
to confirm and renew the Program as more particularly described in the accompanying
Agenda Item and to authorize the expenditure of additional Housing
Fund monies pursuant thereto as more particularly
described below.NOW, THEREFORE, THE
ORANGE REDEVELQPMENT AGENCY DOES HEREBY RESQL VE AS FOLLOWS:1. The Agency finds
and determines that expenditure of Housing Fund revenues for rental subsidies to eligible, very low income
persons and families 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, is specifically authorized by subsec1tions (8) and (10) of California Health and
Safety Code Section 33334.2(e) and further that such assistance is not classified
as new construction or substantial rehabilitation and is therefore not subject to the requirements of Section 33334.
2(e) of the California Health and Safety Code.3. The Agency hereby finds
that the expenditure of Housing Fund revenues from the Project Area(s) to fund the
Program will be of benefit to the Project(s).4. Based on the
above findings and determinations, the Agency hereby confirms and renews for an additional 12
month period, the Mobilehome Park Rental Assistance Program as described in Exhibit "A" attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference and further directs and
authorizes staff to administer the
ADOPTED this 23rd day of June 1998
ATTEST:
I
C ~..
Chalrnian, Qrange
Redevelop
t Agency t./I hereby
certifY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the Qrange Redevelopment Agency
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of June , 1998.AYES:
DIRECTORS: MURPHY,
SLATER, COONTZ, SPURGEON, ALVAREZ NOES: DIRECTORS: NONE
ABSENT: DIRECTORS: NONE
ABSTAIN: DIRECTORS: NONE
d~L Clerk,
Oran Reso/
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EXHIBIT "A "
ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MOBILE HOME PARK RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
PROGRAM STATEA-
fENT I. 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 is less than 50% of
the County median income. The Program provides montWy 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. J:"EGAL AUTHORITY AND
ADMINISTRATION The Program was adopted by the Agency Board in December 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 Redevelopment
Housing Set-Aside
funds.III. NOTIFICATION/APPLICATION New applications for the Program have not been accepted since
December 18, 1990. Qnly current participants are notified by mail to reapply for
assistance through the Program.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. JELIGffiILITY Participants must demonstrate that their inc,ome is less than 50%
of the County median income and they currently live in a mobile home park. Participants
are required to provide proof of income, rental and household expenses, and
coach registration. Space rent cannot exceed $515. If rent is below $449.00, the participant is
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 participant to the
OCHA Section
8 Program.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
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 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
dwelling. 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 coach,. if any, utilities, homeowners insurance,
and registration fees or property taxes, if any.
A space rent limitation of$515.00 b~:came effective February 1, 1993. Participants
whose rent exceeds this amount are not eligible for the Program. For purposes of
the Program, the limitation of $515.00 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 CONDITIQNS
Participants will be informed that the FY 1998-99 Program (July 1, 1998 through June
30,1999) was approved. The cost of the FY 1998-99 Program will be
approximately sixty thousand dollars ($60,000). The rental assistance payment will be in the form
of monthly checks to eligible participants from 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
annual basis.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 adv(~rsely affect their subsequent
eligibility for the OCHA Section
8 Program.n:/econdevlbousingmisclmobilehome/
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