title
Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the proposed Section 8 Program 2025 Streamlined Annual Public Housing Agency Plan for the Housing Choice Voucher Program
end
RECOMMENDED ACTION
recommendation
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the Department) operates as a Public Housing Authority (PHA); and
WHEREAS, 42 U.S.C ?1437(c-1) (a) and (b) requires PHAs to submit an annual PHA Plan that has been made available for public comment;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the Department's 2025 Annual PHA Plan is hereby approved in the form presented to this meeting to be made available for public comment;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that if there are not substantive public comments received requiring reconsideration of the plan, staff is authorized and directed to file the plan as final with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with no further Board review; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that if there are material public comments, staff is directed to bring the plan, with such comments and any recommended revisions, back to this Board for reconsideration.
end
BACKGROUND
Section 511 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 created the requirement for submission of PHA plans. The PHA Plan is a brief guide to PHA policies, programs, and strategies for meeting local housing needs and goals for the upcoming fiscal year. The Annual Plan, which is prepared and submitted to HUD every year, provides information about the program operations and services for the upcoming fiscal year.
The 2025 Annual Plan will not be adopting any additional preferences for Project Access, Housing Choice Voucher, or Emergency Housing Voucher Programs. The Department focus its efforts expanding supply of quality affordable units; implementing HUDs revised guidance on inspection of dwelling units for initial inspections, improving partnerships, and increasing access to housing choice.
The Department's PHA is designated as ...
Click here for full text