General Plan - Moreno Valley

CHAPTER 8 – HOUSING8.7 OVERVIEW: HOUSING GOALS,OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, ANDPROGRAMSThe goals, objectives, policies andprograms detailed in this document areto be accomplished during the sevenyear planning period from February 1998through December 2005. The Communityand Economic Development Departmenthas responsibility for administering theCity’s housing programs. Housing staff alsooversees and assists other agenciesworking with the City to carry out housingprograms.The Riverside County Housing Authoritycurrently oversees public housing in the Cityand administers the Section 8 Program.The City will continue to work with thisagency to assist Moreno Valley residents.The City has identified several programs toachieve its goals to produce and preserveaffordable housing. The implementation ofthese programs such as the HomeImprovement Loan Program, theMORENO VALLEY GENERAL PLANHomeowners Assistance for MinorRehabilitation, the Mobile HomeRehabilitation Grant Program, HomebuyerAssistance Program, and RentalRehabilitation Program, were created tomaintain and improve the living conditionsof low to moderate income households.In addition, the City is assisting Habitat forHumanity in the rehabilitation and creationof new ownership housing for very- lowincomefamilies. These programs, whencoupled with the various social services,childcare programs, shelter and foodservices and counseling programs(including homeless prevention) provide cityresidents with opportunities to utilizeprograms at little or no cost. By utilizingmultiple programs and working with thestate, county, private and nonprofitagencies, the City can work to the numberof persons with incomes below the povertyline.Table 8-33 provides a quantified summaryof all the housing programs in the proposedelement.Page 8-69 July 11, 2006