HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 455 RESOLUTION NO. 455
RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION OF THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 23 OF THE UNITED
STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937, AS AMENDED,
TO THE CITY OF SARATOGA
WI{EREAS, under the provisions of Section 23 of the United States
Housin~ Act of 1937, as amended, the Housing Assistance Administration
is authorized to provide financial assistance to local public housing
agencies in providing low-rent housing by leasing dwelling units in
existing privately-o~ned structures; and
WHEREAS, said Section 23 provides that the provisions thereof
shall not apply to any locality unless the governing body of the
locality has by resolution approved the application of such provisions
to such locality;
NOWs THEREFOREs BE IT RESOLVED BY TKE COUNCIL OF SARATOGA AS
FOLLOWS:
The application of the provisions of Section 23 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to the City of Saratoga is
hereby approved subject to the following conditions:
1. That the authority charged with responsibility for local
administration of the program establish a two-year
Saratoga residence preference for applicants.
2. That the City Council of Saratoga shall approve any and
all income schedules adopted by the local administrative
authority for purposes of determining eligibility under
the low-rent housing program,
3. That all rental units operated under the program shall
meet and comply with all local city codes and health
standards which are in existence at the time the initial
lease is executed,
4. That on the average, the amounts paid by the local
administrative authority for leased premises shall be
consistent with local lease-rental rates and not infla-
tionsty in trend.
5, That in the event a tenan[ of a lease-rental housing is
a welfare recipient, rental payments shall not be less
than ~elfare housing allowance.
6. That the County Housing Authority shall establish and
maintain an effective cooperative program with the City
for the rehabilitation of demolition of such structures
at the time of vacations by persons participating in the
lease-rental program, The purpose of the cooperative
program rill be to subject dilapidated or substandard
structures to the Ctty*s h~alth and safety inspections
and procedures when vacated by persons participating in
the rent-subsidy program in order that such structures
will not be noccupied until they comply with all local
city codes,
7. That the number of units operated in Saratoga by the
local administrative authority shall be limited to a
figure mutua!1y agreed upon from time to time by said
authority and the City Council of Saratoga.
8. That monthly occupancy reports shall be submitted to the
City Council of Saratoga by the locat administrative
authority showing the status of the program and its
degree of effectiveness in meeting toe-income and
elderly citizens' co~nunity housing needs.
9. That the City Council or the Council*s designated authority
shall approve all waivers, relating ~o the number of tenants
to be concentrated in any one area of the City, which are
provided for in the provisions of Section 23 of the U. S.
Bousing Act of 1937 as sinended.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS ...21~L~.~_...day of oe~h~r _ ,
19.~., by the folioring vote: ·
AYES: Councilmen: Ty,ier, Smith, Dryer
NOES: Councilmen: il~Obtxins
ABSENT: Councilmen: Sanders
APPROVED'
Mayor
ATTEST: