RES-ORA-0334 Renewing Mobile Home Park Rental Assistance ProgramRESOLUTION NO. ORA- 0334
A RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY CONFIRMING AND RENEWING THE
MOBILEHOME PARK RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
FOR MOBILEHOME PARK RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections 33334.2 and the RedevelopmentPlansfortheTustinStreet, Northwest, and Southwest Project Area(s) (the "Project Area(s)") as
adopted and thereafter amended by the City Council of the City of Orange 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 supplyoflowandmoderateincomehousingavailableataffordablehousingcosttopersonsoflowor
moderate income and very low income; and
WEIEREAS, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 33334.2 the AgencyhasestablishedaLowandModerateIncomeHousingFund (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 carryingoutitslowandmoderateincomehousingactivities, 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 mobilehomes; and
WHEREAS, Section 33334.2 of the Califomia 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
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. ORA. 0019 and Resolution No. 6026 adoptedNovember22, 1983 for Tustin Project Area; Resolution No. ORA 0113 and Resolution No. 7079
adopted June 14, 1988 for the Amended Tustin Project Area, Resolution No. ORA 0058,
Resolution No. 6654 adopted July 8, 1986 for the Southwest Project Area, Resolution No. ORA
7086, Resolution No. 0115 adopted June 21, 1988 f1Jr 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 redevelopmentprojectareasforthepurposeofhousingoutsidethoseProjectareas, will be of benefit to those
project areas; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. ORA 0193 adopted December 12, 1989, the
Agency approved on a one-year pilot basis a Mobilehome: Park Rental Assistance Program (
the Program") authorizing the expenditure of Housing I'und revenues to finance the Program
and provide rental subsidies to very low income mobilehome park residents;
and Reso/
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. ORA-0220 adopted January 8, 1991,
Resolution No. ORA-0237 adopted January 28, 1992, Resolution No. ORA-0256
adopted November 10,1992, Resolution No. ORA-0274 adopted December 14, 1993,
Resolution No. ORA 0283 adopted Dc~cember 13, 1994, Resolution No. ORA..0298 adopted
December 12, 1995, and Resolution No. ORA-0325 adopted November 26, 1996,
the Agency approved the
continuation of the Program; and WHEREAS, in implementing the Program, the Agency has
successfully assisted up to fifty 50) mobilehome park residents and funding has been budgeted to
continue the Program to assist the current twenty-
two (22) Mobilehome 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 REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE 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
mobilchome 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 mobilehomes, available at affordable housing cost to persons and families of low and moderate
income, reducing the housing costs otherwise paid by very low income mobilehome 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 monie:s to pay for rental assistance pursuant to
the Program, is specifically authorized by subsections (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) ofth(
l California Health and Safety Code.3. The Agency hereby finds that the expenditure
of Housing Fund revenues from the Project Are:a(s) to fund the Program will be
of benefit to th(~ 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 Program
ADOPTED this 24th day of June 1997
ATTEST:
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I h1ereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the
Orange Redevelopment Agency at a regular meeting thereof held on the ?4th day of June
1997.
AYES:DIRECTORS: rmRPHY, SLATER, COONTZ, SPURGEON, ALVAREZ
NOES:DIRECTORS: NONE
ABSENT:DIRECTORS: NONE
ABSTAIN: DIRECTORS:NONE
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EXHIBIT "A"
ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MOBILEHOME PARK RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
PROGRAM STATEMENT
I. PROGRAM PURPOSE
TILe purpose of the Mobilehome Park Rental Assistance Program (the "Program")
is to assist very low income mobilehome park residents who earn less than 500/0 of
thl~ County median income and who pay more than 50% of their income for
housing. The Program will provide a monthly subsidy payment representing the
difference between the household's monthly housing costs and 30% of the
household's income. Such payments will be made directly by the Orange
R(~development Agency of the City of Orange (the "Agency") to the mobilehome
park resident.
II. LEGAL AUTHORITY AND ADMINISTRATION
The Program was adopted by the Agency in December 1989 on a one-year
pilot ba.sis pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law (
California Hl~alth and Safety Code Sections 33300 et. seq.) and has been
subsequently confmned and renewed. The Program is funded through Redevelopment
Housing Se:t-
Aside funds.ID.
NOTIFICATION/APPLICATION Participants will be notified by mail to reapply for assistance through
the Program.Participants must demonstrate that they meet the income criteria, pay
more than 50% of their income for housing expenses, and currently live in
the mobilehome park. Each application will reflect the time and date received, and
will be processed in that order. The application, together with all other
materials relating to eligibility, will be maintained in an active file for
each participant.
IV. ELIGffiILITY
Participant will be required to provide proof of income, rental and household
exp(~nses, and coach registration. Should rent be below $449.00, the resident will
be encouraged to apply with the Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) to
receive assistance through the Section 8 Program. Rental Assistance payments
provided through the Mobilehome Park Rental Assistance Program will be
tenninated upon acceptance of participant to the 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
Program.B.
Income Participant eligibility will be detemrined based on facts submitted on
the application and verified by Agency staff. The Program is targeted to
those households living in mobilehome parks in the City and having incomes
at 50% or less of the median income" adjusted for family size, and
paying more than500/0 of their income for housing costs. 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. The Agency staff will request appropriate
information substantiating all income sources and eligibility; information is to
include income tax returns. Residents will cooperate in providing information
to assist in the verification
process.C. Housing
Costs Eligible participants must provide evidence that they are paying in excess
of 50% of their income for housing costs. Housing costs will 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 became effective February 1,
1993.Participants whose rents exceed this amount are not eligible for
the Program. F or purposes of this Program, the limitation of $515.00 shall
be deemed to include all remuneration payable by a Participant to
the mobilehome park owner, whether characterized as rent or
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v. PROGRAM FUNDING LIMITATIONS AND CONDITIONS
Participants will be informed that the Program is approved for a twelve (12) month
period. Sufficient funds have been appropriated through June 30, 1998. The
amount appropriated for the Mobilehome Park Rental Assistance Program Fiscal
Year 1997-1998 is one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). There is
no guarantee that the Program will be continued after twelve months.
New applications for the Program were no longer accepted as of December 18,
1990.All Participants will be required to sign a disclaimer certifying that
they undlerstand these conditions, that participation in this Program may
adversely aff(~ct their subsequent eligibility for Section 8 assistance, and that if they
receive this, assistance, it may be considered income by the Internal Revenue Service.
At the end of the twelve month period (commencing June 1, 1997 and ending
June 30, 1998), the Agency will determine whether to continue the Program based
on an evaluation of Program performance, as well as budgetary limitations
and funding constraints at that
time.The rental assistance payment will be in the form of a monthly check to
the eligible participants from the Agency. Should the Program be extended for
an additional fiscal year, a review of each participant's eligibility will be required.
At that time, the participants will be interviewed by Agency staff to
determine continued eligibility and, if eligible, to recalculate the monthly rental
assistance
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