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Accessible Housing Program

The 2020-21 Proposed Budget includes administrative resources to support the program, resources for the
construction of new and rehabilitation of existing accessible units, and other resources required to meet the
requirements of the Settlement Agreement. Resources are allocated as follows:

ACCESSIBLE HOUSING PROGRAM FUND 2019-20 2020-21
Adopted Proposed
DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS Budget Budget

CITY ATTORNEY – Funds are provided for one Deputy City Attorney to support the $ 137,119 $ 304,786
Accessible Housing Program.

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT

Salaries – Funds are provided for 80 positions in the Housing and Community 4,052,533 6,799,749
Investment Department (HCID) to support the Accessible Housing Program, as
well as a portion of the salaries for HCID administrative and support staff.

Overtime General – Funds are provided for overtime expenses associated with - 125,000
meeting deadlines for the Settlement Agreement and VCA.

Printing and Binding – Funds are provided for materials to ensure that non- 5,000 10,000
discriminatory rental occupancy policies are adopted and implemented by owners
and property management agents, as well as annual training for City staff,
owners, and property managers in Federal and State laws related to
nondiscrimination in regard to people with disabilities.

Travel – Funds were provided for staff to attend national conferences for 17,500 -
Americans with Disability Act Coordinators.

Contractual Services

Court Monitor – Funds are provided for a Court Monitor appointed by the 850,000 -
District Court to ensure the Settlement Agreement is implemented effectively
and to assist the Court in monitoring the City’s compliance. Funds are provided
as a Special Purpose Fund Appropriation for 2020-21 under Court Monitor.

Architecture Services – Funds are provided for the Chief Architect to be 1,268,000 -
licensed to carry out accessibility inspections, write scopes of work, and
develop and prepare architectural drawings and plans. Funds are provided as a
Special Purpose Fund Appropriation for 2020-21 under Technical Services.

General Contractors – Funds are provided for general contractors to conduct - -
accessibility retrofit alterations geared towards making the projects and units
accessible for persons with mobility and/or hearing/vision impairments,
pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, State and Federal laws and regulations.
Funds are provided in the Unappropriated Balance for 2020-21.

Modification of HCID Systems – Funds are provided for modification to 710,280 -
HCID’s Housing Information Management System (HIMS) to allow it to meet
the data collection and reporting requirements mandated by the Settlement
Agreement and VCA. Funds are provided as a Special Purpose Fund
Appropriation for 2020-21 under Contract Programming – Systems Upgrades.

Website Registry Development – Funds are provided to create and maintain 330,000 -
a Website Registry for accessible housing with specified requirements intended
to ensure equal access to affordable housing units financed through the City.
Funds are provided as a Special Purpose Fund Appropriation for 2020-21
under Contract Programming – Systems Upgrades.

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