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Weber Housing Authority asks South Ogden to place 25-unit supportive housing resolution on council agenda
Summary
Weber Housing Authority representatives asked the South Ogden City Council to place a resolution on the August agenda to allow a 25-unit permanent supportive housing project at 3746 South Washington Blvd, describing tenant eligibility, a 30-year operating subsidy and partnerships with the county sheriff's reentry team.
Weber Housing Authority representatives asked the South Ogden City Council at a July 21 work session to allow placement of a resolution so the authority can proceed with a permanent supportive housing project in the city.
"So the project will provide permanent, affordable housing paired with supportive services," said Andy, the authority’s presenter, summarizing the model as affordable rental housing combined with ongoing case management, health-care linkages and life-skills support for people with disabling conditions who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. He told council members the authority plans on-site case management, a resident monitor and a property manager and said referrals would come through the community’s coordinated entry system, not open enrollment.
The presenter identified the preferred site as 3746 South Washington Boulevard and described a 25-unit property with 19 one-bedroom units and six studios intended for single adults. He said funding will come from state, local and federal sources and that vouchers will cover a portion of rent so tenants pay about 30% of income; the authority described an operating subsidy commitment of 30 years.
Supporters who attended the work session urged council approval. "This property will be better maintained and better managed than a normal neighborhood would be," said Bob Hunter, who identified himself as a member of the Housing Authority Board and chairman of Weber Human Services, urging the council to consider statewide housing needs.
Council members asked about public-safety impacts and service demands. The presenter said security and on-site services reduce incidents and cited a nearby project that had produced minimal emergency calls; he also said the sheriff's office reentry team would be a partner under an MOU to provide case management at the site, but the MOU would be finalized only after city approval.
Legal staff and presenters noted a statutory step: a county housing authority must obtain a governing-body resolution before undertaking a project within city limits (Utah Code 35A-8-401). Staff said a draft resolution exists and the plan is to bring the item to the City Council's August meeting for deliberation and a possible vote on Aug. 18.
The council did not vote in the work session; the item will return to the full council for a formal action at the scheduled meeting.
