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7 <br />GAP <br />PROGRESS <br />SINCE JUNE 2019 STATUS NOTES <br />NEEDED <br />TO FILL <br />Sustained <br />funding for <br />Landlord <br />Incentive <br />Program (LIP) <br />Implemented <br />LIP in April 2020 <br />(flyer) to increase <br />units available for <br />people exiting <br />homelessness <br />and people with <br />Housing Choice <br />Vouchers <br />PARTIALLY <br />FILLED <br />Funding requested via County <br />American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding, <br />to be decided Fall 2021 <br />$200,000 <br />annually <br />for 200 <br />units <br />Program Description: <br />The Landlord Incentive program provides landlords with $1000 signing bonus for new leases and $500 for <br />renewing leases for Housing Choice Voucher participants and participants in other programs like Rapid Re- <br />housing, veterans programs, and for clients working with the Local Reentry Council and Compass Center. The <br />County has funded LIP with CARES Act and HCV funds that all expire at the end of 2021. LIP is managed by the <br />Housing Access Coordinator. COVID eviction moratorium created stagnation in unit turnover -- providing Landlord <br />Incentives for new and renewing leases has proven an effective strategy during COVID to create unit availability for <br />people with Housing Choice and other vouchers. <br />Program Budget: <br />100 new leases, $1000 each $100,000 <br />200 renewal leases, $500 each $100,000 <br />TOTAL $200,000 <br />GAP <br />PROGRESS <br />SINCE JUNE 2019 STATUS NOTES <br />NEEDED <br />TO FILL <br />Housing Locator Orange County <br />allocated the <br />County portion for <br />this position in the <br />FY21-22 budget <br />UNFILLED Housing Locator allow the HAC to <br />concentrate on system-level unit <br />recruitment <br />$67,000 <br />Program Description: <br />The Housing Locator would provide client-level assistance in locating units for people exiting homelessness, <br />people with Housing Choice Vouchers, and other people at risk of homelessness who contact the Housing <br />Helpline. The position will work in coordination with the Housing Access Coordinator (HAC) to develop and <br />maintain landlord relationships. This will allow the HAC to focus more completely on system-level landlord <br />recruitment, which is currently difficult due to demand for providing direct housing navigation support for the <br />more vulnerable residents in housing search with vouchers in-hand. People are searching for units with Housing <br />Choice Vouchers and other rental assistance without being able to locate units. As of September 2021, there are <br />over 160 households experiencing homelessness who are connected to service providers and in active housing <br />search, up from average of 102 households in 2019. <br />Program Budget: <br />Salary & benefits for Housing Locator position $67,000 <br />GAP DETAILS <br />CURRENT GAPS: HOUSING <br />Orange County has made significant progress on filling some system gaps, there is also more work to be done. <br />Here is the current status with some gaps added from previous editions of the Gaps Analysis. <br />11