Public Housing Authority - Regular Meeting
The Hawaiian Gardens Public Housing Authority held a brief regular meeting on August 26, 2026, approving the consent calendar and adopting Resolution No. 2026-002 for the Section 8 Management Assessment Program certification.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Public Housing Authority
- Meeting Type
- Public Housing Authority
- Location
- Hawaiian Gardens, CA
- Meeting Date
- August 26, 2026
Transcript
39 sections
The Public Housing Authority meeting of August 26, 2026 is hereby called to order at 5.50 p.m. Will the City Clerk please conduct a roll call?
Director Hernandez?
Here.
Director Jones?
Here.
Director DePaulo? Here. Director Farfan?
Here.
Director Vargas? Here. Chairmember Del Rio? Here. We have a quorum.
Will the City Clerk please provide brief information relating to public comment?
A member of the public may submit a public comment via written correspondence or by submitting an e-comment through the City's website. Another way to participate is through our Zoom option. The Zoom meeting ID and passcode are in the agenda packet. In-person public comments are also welcome at the City Council Chamber. Public comment is now open. And there are no members of the public on Zoom.
Now we move to agenda organization. Would any director like to make any changes to the agenda?
Can I get a motion to approve the agenda? Motion to approve.
Second.
Roll call please.
Director Hernandez? Yes. Director Jones? Yes. Director DePaula? Yes. Director Farfan?
Yes.
Director Vargas?
Yes.
Chairmember Del Rio?
Yes.
Motion carries.
Now we move to consent calendar. Does any director want to pull any agenda item from the consent calendar for separate discussion?
Can I get a motion to approve consent calendar its entirety as presented? Motion to approve.
Second.
Roll call please.
Director Hernandez? Yes. Director Jones? Yes. Director DePaula? Yes. Director Farfan? Yes. Director Vargas? Yes. Chairmember Del Rio?
Yes.
Motion carries.
Now we move to discussion items. Recommendation to adopt resolution 2026-002, approving the certification for the Section 8 Management Assessment Program. Is there a staff report?
Yes. Good evening, Chair and members of the Public Housing Authority. Pursuant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as known as HUD, the Housing Authority is required to complete a Section 8 Management Assessment Program, or CMAP, for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 2026. The CMAP is a self-evaluation tool used by staff to determine if the Section 8 Voucher Program is operating effectively to help families who participate in the program. The Housing Authority's performance was evaluated using 14 key indicators, including housing quality standards, rent reasonableness, payment standards, timely annual reexamination, and others. staff audited the program and prepared the self-certification form which was uploaded online to hud hud will assign the housing authority a performance rating of high standard or troubled the housing authority should get a response by september 30th this concludes my report and i'm happy to take any questions you may have thank you are there any questions We have 102 vouchers, 97 in the city, plus five portable vouchers of people that ported out to different cities. And we have six port-ins and 261 participants on the waiting list.
Thank you, Alice. May I have a motion to approve?
Motion to approve.
Can I get a second? Second. Roll call, please.
Director Hernandez? Yes. Director Jones? Yes. Director DePaula? Yes. Director Farfan? Yes. Director Vargas? Yes. Chair Member Del Rio?
Yes.
Motion carries.
Now we move to item C, new business. Is there any new business? Oral staff reports, are there any oral staff reports? Or member reports, are there any member reports? There being no further business, I hereby adjourn this meeting at 5.54 PM to the next public housing authority meeting to be held on Wednesday, September 23rd.
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