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Oxnard Housing Authority adopts five-year PHA plan, authorizes 2025 capital fund budget
Summary
The Oxnard Housing Authority on March 18 adopted its five-year public housing agency (PHA) plan and the 2025 annual PHA plan, including a capital fund budget tied to HUD funding and the Choice Neighborhoods planning work. The board approved the resolution 8-0 following a staff presentation and limited public comment.
The Oxnard Housing Authority Board on March 18 adopted a five‑year Public Housing Agency (PHA) plan and the 2025 annual PHA plan, and approved the capital fund five‑year action plan and 2025 capital fund budget, authorizing the housing director to submit required HUD certifications and reports. The resolution passed 8‑0.
The plans set the Housing Authority’s priorities for preserving and improving public housing and expanding housing supports for low‑income residents. Interim Housing Director Brenda Lopez summarized the documents for the board and said the annual plan ties to HUD reporting and capital fund applications that “must be reinvested or used back to modernize public housing units.” Lopez also described ongoing planning steps under the Choice Neighborhoods grant awarded in 2024, including visioning and transformation planning for the La Colonia area and Felicia Court.
Board and staff emphasized the plan’s role as both a reporting document and an application vehicle for federal funds. Lopez said the capital fund budget included funding allocations that will be used to maintain and modernize the housing authority’s units; a council member later referenced a capital fund figure included in the staff materials during committee discussion.
Public testimony during the hearing was brief. Two callers addressed broader community concerns rather than technical aspects of the plan: one caller urged caution about traffic signal changes near low‑income housing, and another raised unrelated civic issues. No speakers opposed the plan on its substantive content.
The board’s action included three linked approvals: (1) adoption of the five‑year PHA plan and 2025 annual PHA plan; (2) authorization for the chair to execute HUD certification forms; and (3) approval of the capital fund five‑year action plan and 2025 capital fund budget and authority for the housing director to accept the funds. The board vote on the motion was recorded as 8 in favor, 0 opposed.
Why it matters: the adopted plans are required by HUD and set the framework for how federal capital grant dollars and program operations will be used to preserve and improve public housing in Oxnard. The Choice Neighborhoods planning work could lead to larger federal funding requests if the planning steps proceed to an implementation application.
Looking ahead: staff said they will submit required HUD certifications and reports and continue next steps for the Choice Neighborhoods planning process. Board members and staff indicated they plan to return with project‑level details as planning advances and funds are programmed.
