Oxnard--The Oxnard City Council approved the Five-Year Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan, Annual Agency Plan, and Capital Fund Program (CFP) Five- Year Action Plan for Low Rent Public Housing on April 7.
The item is not complete, however, as the adopted form will return to the Housing and Economic Development Committee for further discussion and will be amended by the council at a later date.
The Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 requires the Oxnard Housing Authority (OHA) to submit a Five-Year Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan and an Annual Agency Plan.
With the Five-Year and Annual Agency Plan, the program provides policies for the Public Housing Program and the Housing Choice Voucher Program/Section 8 Program. It provides a framework for local accountability, plus an easily identifiable source document.
Public housing residents, Section 8 participants, and the public may locate information about the Housing Authority’s policies, rules, and regulations.
They can also find agency services.
Housing Director Emilio Ramirez said HUD (Housing and Urban Development) requires a document that shows how the city will operate its programs within the housing authority.
The document identifies the regulations the city will enact and the goals the city will pursue.
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