Yolo County Housing Authority approves 2026 meeting calendar; staff updates include EV chargers, vouchers and anniversary plans

The Yolo County Housing Authority on Oct. 15 approved its 2026 meeting calendar, advanced several consent-agenda items and received staff updates on several programs including the installation of electric-vehicle chargers at agency properties and status of emergency housing vouchers amid a federal government shutdown.

The calendar approved by the commission would set 2026 meetings on the second Wednesday of the month; staff listed proposed dates (Jan. 14, March 11, May 13, July 8, Sept. 9, Oct. 14 and Dec. 9) and said the commission could later amend the schedule if needed.

The commission approved its consent agenda (items 5 through 12) and the meeting agenda earlier in the session. No public comment was received on the items when called.

Ian Evans, executive director for Yolo County Housing, provided program updates. He said the agency expects delivery of equipment for the Cottonwood Meadows EV charging site within weeks and that electrical work there is complete. Evans said permits and construction bids are in place for the El Rio site outside Winters, with construction expected to begin in November. The agency’s main office permit was delayed but has been approved and is scheduled to begin work the week of Nov. 14. Evans said installations at Las Casitas and River Bend in West Sacramento are planned to start in November or December. In total, the agency expects to install 26 EV charging ports across the five locations.

On funding, Evans said HUD has confirmed that public housing and voucher funding will be allocated through the end of the calendar year despite the ongoing federal shutdown, adding that the agency will continue to monitor the situation. He also said the commission will receive updates in December on the emergency housing voucher program and on public housing rent collection, including staff research into state and federal policy questions about solar and rent collection raised at the September meeting.

Evans also announced agency 75th anniversary activities, including a staff swag distribution and planned jurisdictional resolutions. He listed dates for jurisdictional presentations to local councils and the Board of Supervisors between Oct. 21 and Dec. 9.

Votes at a glance
• Consent agenda (items 5–12): approved by the commission (motion and second; unanimous among members present).
• 2026 meeting calendar (item 16): approved (motion and second; unanimous among members present).

Provenance: The items above were presented during the regular agenda under staff updates and the calendar item; the commission approved the calendar and consent agenda during the meeting.