Davenport City posts annual PHA plan for 45-day public review; commission moves meeting to April 14 to meet HUD deadline

The Davenport City Housing Commission was told the housing authority posted its streamlined annual Public Housing Authority (PHA) plan for a 45-day public review period and must submit the resolution approving the plan to HUD by April 17.

Malia, a housing authority staff member, told commissioners the annual plan is available online for public comment. “It has to be available for public opinion for the next 45 days,” Malia said, and she confirmed the public review period was open through April 6 for the version discussed at the meeting.

Malia described the streamlined annual plan as an annual HUD submission; next year the authority will submit a five-year plan in addition to the annual plan. She summarized notable items reported in the plan: the authority’s prior move from a 120% payment standard to 110%, changes to bedroom-size occupancy policy from the prior year, and continuation of the authority’s designation as a high-performing agency for reporting and inspection timelines.

On scheduling, staff said the resolution must be submitted to HUD by April 17. Commissioners agreed to move the regular April meeting up one week so the commission could act before the submission deadline; the commission tentatively scheduled the next meeting for Monday, April 14 at 4 p.m. in Council Chambers and asked staff to confirm availability of an essential commissioner (Yolanda) before finalizing.

Malia also reminded commissioners they must complete the annual conflict-of-interest training; she said staff will provide a presentation or a link and require a signed acknowledgement. Nicole was mentioned as a likely presenter from prior years.

No formal vote on the annual plan approval was recorded at the meeting; staff requested that commissioners review the online plan during the public-comment period and said any commission action would be scheduled before the April 17 HUD submission deadline.