Hawaiian Gardens City Housing Authority staff report 2025 budget shortfall and say they are awaiting HUD reimbursement

The Hawaiian Gardens City Public Housing Authority heard from staff on March 25 that a budget reconciliation for 2023 through 2025 is complete and that the authority is running a shortfall for 2025, a staff member said.

Elise, a staff member, told the authority that "Linda with the finance department completed the budget reconciliation for 2023 to 2025" and that "the housing authority is running a shortfall. We have been working with HUD staff on this. So, we're waiting to see if we will get reimbursed funds for the 2025 shortfall." The report did not specify the size of the shortfall or any dollar figures.

The updates came during the meeting’s new-business oral staff reports. The board first completed routine procedural business: it called the meeting to order at 5:48 p.m., confirmed a quorum and approved the meeting agenda and the consent calendar by roll call. The chair announced that the motions "carry." The board adjourned at 5:51 p.m. and set its next meeting for April 22, 2026, at 5:45 p.m.

Votes at a glance: the transcript shows the agenda and consent calendar were approved by roll call and recorded as carried; Directors recorded in the roll calls included Director Hernandez, Director Jones, Director Depala, Director Farfin, Director Vargas (the transcript also contains the variant spelling "Vardis"), Vice Chair Member Roa (the transcript also contains the variant "Roof"), and Chair member Del Rio. The transcript does not report dollar amounts or a detailed plan for covering the 2025 shortfall.

The staff report said authority staff are working with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on potential reimbursements; the timing and amounts of any HUD reimbursement were not specified in the staff remarks. The meeting contained no public comments and no formal motions linked to budget appropriations or amendments during the session.