To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Katherine Smith, Director, Community Resources
Prepared By:
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Elizzebeth Loomis, Division Manager, Community Development, Housing and Homeless Services
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Presenter:
Katherine Smith, Director, Community Resources
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Subject:
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11:00AM *2024 Arapahoe County Housing Authority Annual Meeting
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meets annually as the Arapahoe County Housing Authority (ArCHA) Board to conduct required business and to receive reports on programs administered by ArCHA. The agenda for the ArCHA Board meeting is attached.
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Background and Discussion: An annual meeting of ArCHA is required under the by-laws of ArCHA. An agenda is proposed by staff and approved by ArCHA, along with the minutes from the previous annual meeting. Historically, the Secretary of ArCHA has been the Director of the Community Resources Department. At this meeting, ArCHA receives reports on ArCHA programs and provides direction to staff on ArCHA initiatives.
The BOCC, meeting as the ArCHA Board will be asked to consider the following:
1. Approval of the Agenda for the annual meeting. (Attachment 1)
2. Approval of the minutes of the 2023 ArCHA Annual Meeting. (Attachment 2)
3. Update on the Dominium Tax Deferral - In 2018, the BOCC agreed to provide Dominium Developers a property tax exemption for a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Senior Project in Centennial. This development is now completed, and funds have been received by ArCHA in the amount of $247,000.00. On November 2, 2020, BOCC approved to fund and create two FTE positions, Housing and Homelessness Supervisor and Grants Administrator, to support homeless services. These positions have been funded since 2020 through various Covid fund sources. As the Covid funds are running out, starting in January 2025, the Dominium funds will be used to support these positions.
4. Update on the Point in Time Survey Activities (Presenter: Cameron Shropshire)
Each year we participate in the Point in Time Survey with Metro Denver Homeless Initiative. This annual count is utilized to track the number of unhoused in our County and helps to inform funding on the federal level for our region. The Point in Time survey for 2024 was conducted January 22, 2024, two hundred and forty-five individuals (245) were recorded as sheltered (individuals to whom slept at temporary inclement weather emergency shelters, transitional housing, or safe haven programs) and four hundred and five (405) individuals were recorded as unsheltered (individuals slept on the streets or another place not meant for human habitation).
5. Approval of the agreement between Arapahoe County and ArCHA to lend County employees to ArCHA to administer programs as the Housing Authority (Attachment 3) and authorization for Katherine Smith to sign the agreement on behalf of the Housing Authority Board.
• This agreement allows Community Development, Housing and Homeless Services staff to undertake activities that are not allowable under our HUD grants by doing so through ArCHA and allocating their time to ArCHA.
• Authorization for Katherine Smith, as Director of the Community Resources Department, to sign regular business agreements and policies on behalf of the Housing Authority Board.
6. Appointment of Katherine Smith, Community Resources Department Director as Secretary to the ArCHA Board.
7. Authorization for Elizzebeth Loomis, as Director of ArCHA, to sign appropriate administrative documents on behalf of the Housing Authority Board, such as the Release of Deeds and Trusts.
8. Exploring future options with Arapahoe County Housing Authority, seeking opportunities in development, partnerships, vouchers, and case management. Presenter: Erich Chatham, Civita
Fiscal Impact: Arapahoe County General Funds in the amount of $30,000 annually are provided to ArCHA to support the activities, staff time, and training required to manage ArCHA programs and to support the annual Point in Time Survey. Any costs that are appropriate to be charged to HOME or CDBG are allocated to those programs.
Alternatives: The Board of County Commissioners may recommend alternatives to any of the recommendations listed above.
Alignment with Strategic Plan:
☒Be fiscally sustainable
☒Provide essential and mandated service
☒Be community focused
Staff Recommendation: CDHHS staff supports the recommendations made above.
Concurrence: N/A