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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2001 0606 CC REG ITEM 11HITEM 1 1. 14 Crony':s3 "€max of MOORPARK CITY COUNCLZ. AGENDA REPORT Y: To: Honorable City Council From: Nancy Burns, Senior Management Analyst Date: May 23, 2001 (CC Meeting of June 6, 2001) Subject: CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 2001- ESTABLISHING A HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MOBILEHOME TENANTS AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NOS. 2000 -1695 AND 2001 -1835 DISCUSSION Resolution No. 2001 -1835, approved April 18, 2001, to establish a Hardship Assistance Program for mobilehome tenants, should have included language to rescind prior Resolution No. 2000 - 1695, which established a Hardship Assistance Program for Calendar Year 2000 only. Proposed Resolution No. 2001 - includes language to rescind both Resolution No. 2000 -1695 and Resolution No. 2001 -1835, and establishes the hardship assistance program approved by Council April 18, 2001. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Adopt Resolution No. 2001- Attachments: Proposed Resolution No. 2001 - Resolution No. 2000 -1695 Resolution No. 2001 -1835 Agenda Report from Council Meeting April 18, 2001 n RESOLUTION NO. 2001- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MOBILEHOME TENANTS AND RESCINDING RESOLUTIONS NO. 2000- 1695 AND 2001 -1835 WHEREAS, the Moorpark Municipal Code provides that the City Council may establish by resolution a Hardship Assistance Program for providing hardship financial assistance to tenants of mobilehome parks located with the city; and WHEREAS, such Resolution is to establish procedures for receipt and review of applications for such program; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish such assistance program; and WHEREAS, on February 2, 2000, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2000 -1695 establishing a mobilehome assistance program for Calendar Year 2000. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. A Hardship Assistance Program is hereby established for tenants of mobilehome parks located within the City of Moorpark, where such parks do not have an established hardship assistance program as part of an agreement with the City of Moorpark or the Moorpark Redevelopment Agency. SECTION 2. Tenants shall make applications for the assistance program on forms provided by the City. Said application shall include information regarding current income and housing expenses as shall be necessary for the City to determine that the Tenants meet Section 8 Housing income requirements. The application shall require copies of income tax forms, utility bills, rent and mortgage payments, and such other information deemed necessary by City staff to determine eligibility. SECTION 3. All applications shall be submitted to the City no later than forty -five (45) calendar days prior to the effective date of the rent increase. 032 Resolution No. 2000 - Page 2 SECTION 4. presented, and provided, to make standards. City staff shall review all materials may require additional information to be a determination of eligibility using Section 8 SECTION 5. No later than twenty -five (25) days prior to the effective date of the rent increase, the City Manager may grant hardship assistance to tenants who, based on information provided under Sections 2 and 4 herein, will expend thirty percent (300) or more of their gross income on housing costs. The City Manager shall at the same time establish the amount of the assistance to be provided. SECTION 6. No later than twenty (20) days prior to the effective date of the rent increase, the City Council's Budget and Finance Committee shall meet with each other applicant not subject to Section 5 who will expend less than thirty percent (300) on housing costs. At said meeting the Committee shall make a determination as to whether hardship assistance shall be granted and the amount of such assistance. SECTION 7. The City shall notify the mobilehome park t the tenants that will receive the hardship assistance amount of assistance for each tenant within five (5) the decision. owner o and the days of SECTION 8. The Finance Department shall be responsible for making the required assistance payments to the mobilehome owner on a monthly basis. SECTION 9. Resolution No. 2000 -1695 and Resolution No. 2001 -1835 are hereby rescinded in their entirety. SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify of this filed in resolution and shall cause a certified the book of original Resolutions. to the adoption resolution to be 90 Resolution No. 2000 - Page 3 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of June 2001. Patrick Hunter, Mayor ATTEST: Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk 32 RESOLUTION NO. 2000 -1695 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MOBILEHOME TENANTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2000 AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NOS. 99 -1669 AND 99 -1680 WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 254 adopted June 2, 1999 provides that the City Council may establish by resolution a Hardship Assistance Program for providing hardship financial assistance to tenants of mobilehome parks within the city; and WHEREAS, such resolution is to establish procedures for receipt and review of applications for such program; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish such assistance program for calendar year 2000 only; and WHEREAS, on October 20, 1999 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 99 -1669 establishing such an assistance program and on December 1, 1999, adopted Resolution No. 99 -1680 amending a provision of Resolution No. 99 -1669. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. A Hardship Assistance Program is herewith established for tenants of mobilehome parks located within the City of Moorpark for the calendar year 2000 only. SECTION 2. Tenants shall make applications for the assistance program on forms provided by the City. Said application shall include information regarding current income and housing expenses as shall be necessary for the City to determine that the Tenants meet Section 8 Housing income requirements. The application shall also require copies of income tax forms, utility bills, rent and mortgage payments, and such other information deemed necessary by City staff to determine eligibility. SECTION 3. All applications shall be submitted to the City no later than forty -five (45) calendar days prior to the effective date of the rent increase. The City Council's Budget and Finance Committee may waive the submittal deadline for Resolution No. 2000 -1695 Page 2 tenants who are submitting their first application for a hardship assistance, provided the application was received prior to posting of the notice of the Committee's hearing on any assistance application. For applications to be reviewed by the City Manager pursuant to Section 5 herein, the City Manager may waive the submittal deadline for tenants who are submitting their first application for a hardship assistance, provided the application was received at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the rent increase. SECTION 4. City staff shall review all materials presented, and may require additional information to be provided, to make a determination of eligibility using Section 8 standards. SECTION S. No later than twenty -five (25) days prior to the effective date of the rent increase, the City Manager may grant a hardship assistance to tenants who, based on information provided under Section 4 herein, expend thirty -five percent (356) or more of their gross annual income on housing costs. The City Manager shall at the same time establish the amount of the assistance to be provided. SECTION 6. No later than twenty (20) days prior to the effective date of the increase, the City Council's Budget and Finance Committee shall meet with each applicant meeting Section 8 housing standards but who expend less than thirty -five percent (350) of their gross annual income on housing costs. At said meeting the Committee shall make a determination as to whether hardship assistance shall be granted and the amount of such assistance. SECTION 7. The City shall notify the owner of the mobilehome park of the tenants that will receive the hardship assistance and the amount of assistance for each tenant within five (5) days of the decision being made. SECTION 8. Following the determination on the hardship assistance payments, a resolution amending the operating budget to appropriate the required funds shall be presented to the City Council for action, if required. SECTION 9. The making the required on a monthly basis. Finance Department shall be responsible for assistance payments to the mobilehome owner 1903 Resolution No. 2000-1695 Page 3 SECTION 10. Resolution No. 99-1669 and Resolution No. 99- 1680 are hereby rescinded in their entirety. SECTION 11. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original Resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of'February 2000. ATTEST: Deborah S. TraffensteA, City Clerk ('� 10 () 32 5 RESOLUTION NO. 2001 -1835 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MOBILEHOME TENANTS WHEREAS, the Moorpark Municipal Code provides that the City Council may establish by resolution a Hardship Assistance Program for providing hardship financial assistance to tenants of mobilehome parks located with the city; and WHEREAS, such Resolution is to establish procedures for receipt and review of applications for such program; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish such assistance program. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. A Hardship Assistance Program is hereby established for tenants of mobilehome parks located within the City of Moorpark, where such parks do not have an established hardship assistance program as part of an agreement with the City of Moorpark or the Moorpark Redevelopment Agency. SECTION 2. Tenants shall make applications for the assistance program on forms provided by the City. Said application shall include information regarding current income and housing expenses as shall be necessary for the City to determine that the Tenants meet Section 8 Housing income requirements. The application shall require copies of income tax forms, utility bills, rent and mortgage payments, and such other information deemed necessary by City staff to determine eligibility. SECTION 3. All applications shall be submitted to the City no later than forty -five (45) calendar days prior to the effective date of the rent increase. SECTION 4. City staff shall review all materials presented, and may require additional information to be provided, to make a determination of eligibility using Section 8 standards. Resolution No. 2001 -1835 Page 2 SECTION 5. No later than twenty -five (25) days prior to the effective date of the rent increase, the City Manager may grant hardship assistance to tenants who, based on information provided under Sections 2 and 4 herein, will expend thirty percent (300) or more of their gross income on housing costs. The City Manager shall at the same time establish the amount of the assistance to be provided. SECTION 6. No later than twenty (20) days prior to the effective date of the rent increase, the City Council's Budget and Finance Committee shall meet with each other applicant not subject to Section 5 who will expend less than thirty percent (300) on housing costs. At said meeting the Committee shall make a determination as to whether hardship assistance shall be granted and the amount of such assistance. SECTION 7. The City shall notify the mobilehome park owner of the tenants that will receive the hardship assistance and the amount of assistance for each tenant within five (5) days of the decision. SECTION 8. The Finance Department shall be responsible for making the required assistance payments to the mobilehome owner on a monthly basis. SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original Resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED this ;18'y day of ApriX' 2001. trick HunVer,_ Mayor ATTEST: Deborah S.`Traffenstedt, City Clerk T I 1 0. D• RMEMOM jg pit r�r MOORPARK CITY COUNCILS w ='° AGENDA REPORT To: Honorable City Council From: Nancy Burns Senior Management Analyst Date: April 5, 2001 (CC Meeting of April 18, 2001) Subject: CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 2001- ESTABLISHING A HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MOBILEHOME TENANTS AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2000 -1695 BACKGROUND Prior to May 1999, the Moorpark Municipal Code provided for a hardship assistance program for tenants of the City's mobilehome parks. Park owners were responsible for underwriting the cost of waivers of a rent increase for approved hardship applications. Changes to the Municipal Code since that time provide that the City may establish a program by resolution for hardship financial assistance to mobilehome park tenants. DISCUSSION On February 2, 2000, Council adopted Resolution No. 2000- 1695, which provided guidelines for a City - funded hardship assistance program for the City's mobilehome parks for Calendar Year 2000 only. The resolution also provided for ministerial approval of tenant applications for hardship assistance where housing costs equaled thirty -five percent (35 %) or more of gross income. A Regulatory Agreement, executed May 1, 2000, between the City and Augusta Homes, new owner of Villa del Arroyo Mobilehome Park, provides for a hardship assistance program in that park. That program includes key elements of the City's hardship assistance program for mobilehome tenants. 3 Honorable City Council Date 04/06/01 Page 2 The proposed Resolution would establish a hardship assistance program that would benefit tenants of the City's other mobilehome park, Moorpark Mobilehome Park. It would authorize the City Manager to review and approve applications that indicate thirty per cent (300) or more of the applicant's gross income will be spent on housing costs. Applications that do not meet this criterion would be reviewed by the Budget and Finance Committee for approval or denial. During the last half of 2000, the City provided assistance to three tenants of Moorpark Mobilehome Park in the total amount of three hundred six dollars ninety cents ($306.90). Funding was from the Moorpark Redevelopment Agency Housing Setaside Funds. STAFF RECONMNDATION Adopt Resolution No. establishing a hardship assistance program for mobilehome tenants. Attachment boa; s,