REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 20, 2019
FROM
MARIA RAZO, Executive Director, Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
SUBJECT
Title v
Approve, confirm and ratify prior actions of the Board of Governors and Housing Commission for the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve, confirm and ratify all actions from May 6, 2014 to the present heretofore taken by the San Bernardino County Housing Commission and the Board of Governors of the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino, and the officers, employees and agents of the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino are authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino, to do any and all things and take any and all actions and execute and deliver any and all certificates, agreements, assignments, and other documents, which they, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable in order to consummate and to effectuate the actions, including but not limited to the following:
a. Moving to Work Annual Plans and Amendments
b. Moving to Work Agreement and Amendments
c. Agency wide Annual Budgets and Amendments
d. Housing Services Administrative Plans
e. Admission and Continued Occupancy Policy
f. Contracts and/or Agreements executed in the exercise of its powers delineated under Section 34312 of the California Health & Safety Code
(Presenter: Maria Razo, Executive Director, 332-6302)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County cost). The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) is a separate legal entity with an annual budget of over $120 million, which operates on a federal fiscal year cycle.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of this item will confirm and ratify all actions from May 6, 2014 to the present taken by the San Bernardino County Housing Commission (Housing Commission) and the Board of Governors of the HACSB (Board of Governors).
On May 6, 2014 (Item No. 80), the Board of Supervisors for the County of San Bernardino declared itself to be the commissioners of HACSB who were referred to as the Board of Governors and amended the Bylaws of the HACSB. The Board of Supervisors also adopted an ordinance (adding Chapter 47 of Division 2 of Title 1 to the County Code) to create the Housing Commission to be an advisory body subordinate to the Board of Governors. Under the County Code, the Housing Commission consisted of five non-tenant members and two tenant members.
On May 20, 2014 (Item No. 43), July 25, 2017 (Item No. 23) and August 22, 2017 (Item No. 28), the Board of Supervisors delegated to the Housing Commission the ability to approve certain items, but the Board of Governors retained full authority over budget, vouchers, legal counsel and legal actions, bonds and the acquisition and disposition of real property.
On July 9, 2019 (Item No. 14), the Board of Supervisors approved the addition of two tenant members to the Board of Governors pursuant to Title 42 of the United States Code section 1437, Title 24 of the Code of Regulations section 964.415 and California Health and Safety Code section 34271. The two tenant board members have been appointed, taken their oaths of office and assumed their seats as full members of the Board of Governors.
On August 6, 2019 (Item No. 55), the Board of Supervisors (a) considered a proposed ordinance to repeal Chapter 47 of Division 2 of Title 1 of the County Code of Ordinances, thereby dissolving the Housing Commission, and (b) adopted a resolution repealing the delegation of authority to the Housing Commission.
Approval of this item will result in the reconstituted Board of Governors, with the two tenant members, approving, confirming and ratifying all actions (both closed and open session items) from May 6, 2014 to the present of the Housing Commission and the Board of Governors, for the purpose of ensuring the integrity of such prior actions.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Legal Counsel (Julie J. Surber, Principal Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on August 13, 2019; Finance (Kathleen Gonzalez, Administrative Analyst, 387-5412) on August 13, 2019 and Finance and Administration (Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-4523) on August 13, 2019.