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15 <br /> 1 Slide #22 <br /> Housing Department - page 171 <br /> Housing Choice Vouchers Under Lease Court-Scheduled Evictions Diverted <br /> am 400 <br /> 700 — 35 350 350 <br /> 635 <br /> 61p 800 <br /> e 300 <br /> 5W <br /> 499 400 4M <br /> 250 <br /> A00 YW <br /> 300 150 <br /> 200 <br /> 100 <br /> 100 <br /> 50 <br /> 0 <br /> FY201G17 FYY017-19 FY291&99 FY2Yt?M F5'Y020-2i F5"2021-72 FT2022-23 6u <br /> FY20OS F5UU 2 0 <br /> wq. �VL[t 2022-2023 AC100i 2023-1uN e.;9e' Z023-244 Prgecled eu�4-4u�7 C+w9al <br /> • 47 voucher holders are currently conducting housing search <br /> 1 <br /> 22 ORANGE <br /> RTH CA OUNATY <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked why the number of evictions for the FY24 projection <br /> 4 and the FY25 budget is the same (350). <br /> 5 Travis Myren said that the FY24 budget goal was 274 but that it has increased to 350 at <br /> 6 the year-end and they expect to do the same for next year. <br /> 7 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked what the strategy is to keep this if there is no additional <br /> 8 eviction assistance. <br /> 9 Blake Rosser, Interim Housing Director, said this was before they knew that there would <br /> 10 be no EHA funding coming in, so he expects it to be quite a bit less. He said the request is$55,000 <br /> 11 and there will be about $150,000 leftover. He said the current spend rate is $80,000 - $90,000 a <br /> 12 month. He said they would have to scale it back somehow. He said they would have to create a <br /> 13 strategy to stretch it out as far as possible. <br /> 14 Chair Bedford said the county is going to add another attorney in the department and if <br /> 15 that would increase the numbers. <br /> 16 Blake Rosser said a second attorney will be helpful and they may be able to touch more <br /> 17 people, but without the funds to pay funds in arrears to landlords, it is unlikely that as many <br /> 18 landlords will be accepting agreements. He said the second attorney will also be for outreach, <br /> 19 education, appeals, and other areas from eviction diversion. <br /> 20 Chair Bedford asked if $163,000 is moved, would they have enough personnel to cover <br /> 21 that work. <br /> 22 Blake Rosser said there is no one right way to deal with it. He said one method is to <br /> 23 reduce the scope and it is easier to handle by someone on staff. He said if they wanted to go full <br /> 24 speed as they are currently, he would suggest that they use part of the funds on temporary <br /> 25 personnel to help current staff. <br /> 26 Chair Bedford said there will still be a Housing helpline, which will be a handout and <br /> 27 referrals to CASA and other housing providers. <br /> 28 Bonnie Hammersley said that before they received ARPA, they budgeted $70,000 in <br /> 29 housing assistance. She said that puts it into perspective. She said that one of the things they <br /> 30 need with eviction diversion is case management. She said that if they do not have the funds to <br />