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Needles council adopts Housing Authority annual plan with HUD‑required updates
Summary
The council voted to recommend adoption of the Housing Authority annual agency plan for 2026–27 (Resolution 2026‑13 HACN). Housing staff explained HUD‑mandated changes including a 90‑day processing requirement (down from 120), allowance to include mobile‑home space rent in subsidy calculations, closing the one‑bedroom waiting list where capacity is limited, and adding new preference points for households displaced by program funding cuts.
The City Council on April 14 approved a resolution recommending that the Housing Authority Board adopt the annual agency plan (Resolution 2026‑13 HACN), a required action to maintain HUD funding and reflect new HUD policy changes.
City Manager presented the agenda item as a compliance action required by HUD. Housing Manager Angelica Dearmer walked the council through principal changes: the agency is on year 2 of a five‑year plan and must conform to HUD updates; staff proposed closing the…
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