Meeting Minutes

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HOUSING

AUTHORITY

DIANE BURGIS, CHAIR

JOHN GIOIA

CANDACE ANDERSEN

KEN CARLSON, VICE CHAIR

SHANELLE SCALES-PRESTON

CYNTHIA JORDAN

JOANN SEGURA

JOSEPH VILLARREAL, EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR, (925) 957-8001

1:00 PM

Administration Building 1025 Escobar Street,

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order

Commissioner John Gioia, Commissioner Candace Andersen,

Commissioner Diane Burgis, Commissioner Ken Carlson,

Commissioner Shanelle Scales-Preston, Commissioner Cynthia

Jordan, and Commissioner Joann Segura

Present

CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.3 on the following agenda)

– Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar by request of any Commissioner.

Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered with the Discussion Items.

Motion:

Second:

Carlson

Andersen

Aye:

Commissioner Gioia, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner

Burgis, Commissioner Carlson, Commissioner Scales-Preston,

Commissioner Jordan, and Commissioner Segura

Passed

Result:

DISCUSSION ITEMS

HOLD public hearing and RECEIVE report on the Housing Authority of the

County of Contra Costa's (HACCC) workforce vacancies, recruitment, and

retention efforts in compliance with Assembly Bill 2561. (Gov. Code §

3502.3.) RECEIVE testimony and CLOSE the public hearing. (No fiscal

impact)

D.1.

26-914

Motion:

Second:

Andersen

Carlson

Aye:

Commissioner Gioia, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner

Burgis, Commissioner Carlson, Commissioner Scales-Preston,

Commissioner Jordan, and Commissioner Segura

Passed

Result:

CONSIDER approving the Housing Authority’s Annual Agency Budget for

Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2027; and ADOPT PHA Board Resolution

No. 5275 approving the Annual Agency Budget on HUD Form 52574.

D.2.

26-911

HUD-52574 PHA Board Resolution FY 2026-27 (unsigned)

Attachments:

Motion:

Andersen

Aye:

Commissioner Scales-Preston, Commissioner Andersen,

Commissioner Gioia, Commissioner Carlson, Commissioner

Burgis, Commissioner Jordan, and Commissioner Segura

Passed

Result:

CONSIDER accepting a report on the status of the U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) homeless programs funding cuts.

D.3

26-946

Homeless Programs Funding Cuts

Attachments:

Motion:

Andersen

Carlson

Second:

Aye:

Commissioner Carlson, Commissioner Burgis, Commissioner

Andersen, Commissioner Segura, Commissioner Jordan,

Commissioner Gioia, and Commissioner Scales-Preston

Passed

Result:

CONSIDER accepting a report on the U.S. Department of Housing and

Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule changing treatment of

mixed-status households in HUD’s section 214 programs. The proposed rule

change will impact approximately 29 families/118 people in the voucher

program and 7 families/31 people in public housing.

D.4

26-949

CRS Noncitizen Eligibility For Federal Housing Program

OP ED - Public Housing

Attachments:

HUD Mixed Status Website

CBPP Mixed Status Analysis

NHLP Analysis of Mixed Status Families

CAHA Letter re Mixed Status Rule

HUD Proposed Rule re Eligible Status

Burgis

Motion:

Second:

Andersen

Aye:

Commissioner Scales-Preston, Commissioner Burgis,

Commissioner Carlson, Commissioner Gioia, Commissioner

Jordan, Commissioner Segura, and Commissioner Andersen

Passed

Result:

D.5

PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)

CONSENT ITEMS

CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS

A motion was made to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Aye:

Commissioner Gioia, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner

Burgis, Commissioner Carlson, Commissioner Scales-Preston,

Commissioner Jordan, and Commissioner Segura

Passed

Result:

RATIFY HACCC’S Executive Director's execution of Purchase and Sales

Agreements Authorizing the sale of four parcels of land in Richmond,

located at 1710-1714 First Street, 317/325 Silver Avenue, 525 Silver/1711

Giaramita, and 308, 320,322 Market/1748 3RD Street.

C.1.

26-910

approved

RECEIVE the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa’s

investment report for the quarter December 31, 2025

C.2.

C.3.

26-912

26-913

Investment Report for Board- Qtr 12-31-25

Attachments:

approved

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing

Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or his designee, to execute a

contract with Staples Business Advantage that will expire on February 2,

2029, to provide the Housing Authority with office products and supplies in

an amount not to exceed $300,000.

approved

ADJOURN