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Board approves IGA amendment for Bellevue properties; authorizes independent‑entity inspections
Summary
The Scottsdale Housing Agency Governing Board adopted Resolution 2025‑01 to authorize an intergovernmental agreement amendment with the Housing Authority of Maricopa County for independent‑entity inspections and rent‑reasonableness studies related to Bellevue properties; roll‑call vote was unanimous.
The Scottsdale Housing Agency Governing Board voted to adopt Resolution 2025‑01 to authorize an amendment to the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Housing Authority of Maricopa County enabling independent‑entity inspections and rent‑reasonableness studies for Bellevue properties.
Mary (Scottsdale Housing Agency staff) provided background: the city acquired and rehabilitated the Bellevue property (Bellevue 1) in 2013. The property consists of eight units rented to households at or below 60% of area median income under Community Development Block Grant funding and associated rental limits. Staff said that until 2023 none of the units had been leased to Housing Choice Voucher participants; HUD guidance requires independent‑entity inspections and a rent‑reasonableness study when a voucher holder leases a unit owned by the public housing agency. To comply with HUD requirements and avoid a conflict of interest, staff recommended entering an IGA amendment with the Housing Authority of Maricopa County to perform the required inspections and rent‑reasonableness determinations. The record noted the contract/IGA number as 2024016COS‑A1 (amendment #1).
Motion and vote
A board member moved that the Housing Agency Board adopt Resolution 2025‑01 authorizing the actions described on the agenda; a second was recorded and a roll call vote followed. The roll call recorded the following votes: Chair Lohrey—Yes; Vice Chair Jones—Yes; Commissioner Jamieson—Yes; Commissioner Shearer—Yes; Commissioner Dodds—Yes; Commissioner Churchill—Yes; Commissioner Cooley—Yes. The resolution passed with all members present voting yes.
Why it matters: HUD requires an independent entity conduct inspections and rent‑reasonableness reviews when a voucher holder leases a unit owned by the housing agency to prevent conflicts of interest; the IGA amendment assigns that work to the Housing Authority of Maricopa County and sets an estimated fiscal‑year cost for the service (staff estimated roughly $500 annually to perform an inspection and rent‑reasonableness study for recertification of the currently housed voucher participant).
Next steps
With board approval, staff may execute the amendment (IGA 2024016COS‑A1, amendment #1) with the Housing Authority of Maricopa County; staff will proceed with required independent inspections and rent‑reasonableness studies when voucher participants lease Bellevue units.
