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OSHA Regular Meeting

Orange County · Housing Authority Board
Thursday, December 18, 2025

Regular meeting Housing and affordabilityContracts and procurement

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What was decided

  1. Approved 1November Minutes Approved unanimously
  2. Approved 4Complete the 2026 Work Plan Approved unanimously
  3. Approved 5HUD Five-Year Plan — amendment for non-competitive PBV selection Approved unanimously

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's Housing Authority Advisory Board takes up an amendment letting it select project-based voucher projects without competition. Project-based vouchers attach rental assistance to specific units rather than to a household, changing how the authority commits subsidy to particular developments. The board also takes up its 2026 work plan and the program manager's monthly report. That report covers voucher utilization, voucher issuance, terminations and informal hearings.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The board voted unanimously on December 18 to amend the authority's HUD five-year plan so project-based voucher projects will be selected without competition. Members also adopted a 2026 work plan, leaving room for staff edits. They asked what would happen if federal funding is cut; staff said that seems unlikely, but that other funding would probably not be available. The board also approved November's minutes and heard a member's update that housing is now a White House priority, its shape still unclear.

How the votes went

Three unanimous votes: approving the November minutes, adopting the 2026 work plan subject to staff edits, and amending the five-year plan for non-competitive project-based voucher selection.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

No one spoke.

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Agenda items (5)

Staff or committee report · 2Minutes approval · 1Discussion item · 1Other · 1
  1. 1 November Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Approved unanimously
  2. 2 Updates from Members
    Staff or committee report Housing and affordability
    A member noted reporting that housing has become a White House priority, with no clarity yet on how it will take shape.
  3. 3 Program Manager's Report
    Staff or committee report Housing and affordability
    Monthly overview covering voucher utilization, voucher issuance, the voucher management system report, terminations and informal hearings.
  4. 4 Complete the 2026 Work Plan
    Discussion item Housing and affordability
    The board adopted its 2026 work plan with room for staff edits. Members asked about contingencies if federal funding is cut; staff said that seems remote but that other funding would likely not be available.
    Approved unanimously
  5. 5 HUD Five-Year Plan — amendment for non-competitive PBV selection
    Other Contracts and procurementHousing and affordability
    An amendment to the authority's HUD five-year plan stating that project-based voucher projects will be selected non-competitively.
    Approved unanimously

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