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Minutes of a Meeting of the
Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Approval of
Minutes November
18, 2025
Communications
Public Hearing
New Business
The Board of
Commissioners of the
Newport News:
Redevelopment and
Housing Authority
Approving the Housing
Choice Voucher
Program Payment
Standards and
Amendment to the
Five-Year/Annual Plan
The Board of
Commissioners of the
Newport News.
Redevelopment and
Housing Authority
Authorizing
Amendment to the
Five-Year Annual Plan
and Establishing Flat
Rents
December 16, 2025
Commissioner Bell moved that the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of
Commissioners held on November 18, 2025, be approved. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Knight and passed with a majority vote.
Dr. Davis announced a Public Hearing was being held to receive comments on the
Public Housing Flat Rents Agency Plan Amendment for Fiscal Years 2026-2029
which includes the Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2026, Housing Choice Voucher
Payment Standards Agency Plan Amendment, the Revised Utility Allowances for
Public Housing and the Section 8 HCV program and Amendments to the 5-year pian.
A notice advertising the Public Hearing was posted in the lobby of the Authority at
227 27" Street, Newport News and appeared in the Daily Press on November 2, 2025
and December 7, 2025 and the Tidewater Hispanic newspaper on November 6, 2025
stating the proposed amendments were available for public examination at the
Authority’s office at 227 27 Street, Newport News, VA, Public Housing Management
Office.
No public comments or emails were made or received.
Commissioner Bell made a motion to close the Public Hearing. Commissioner Knight
seconded the motion which passed with a majority vote.
The Board was provided with copies of the resolution for the Housing Choice
Voucher Program Payment Standards and Amendment to the Five-Year Annual
Plan. The Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standard is used to calculate the
housing assistance payment for families participating in the Housing Choice
Voucher program and is the maximum monthly assistance payment allowable. In
accordance with HUD regulations, and atthe Housing Authority's (HA) discretion,
the Voucher Payment Standard amount may be set by the HA between 90
percent and 110 percent of the HUD published Fair Market Rent (FMR). The HA
reviews the appropriateness of the Payment Standard annually when the new
FMR is published and adopts a payment standard for our jurisdiction. This
schedule is a component of our Agency Plan.
HUD has mandated that Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards reflect
the small area Fair Market rents (FMR) according to zip codes. These changes
will be effective for current HCV clients at each family's next regular re-
examination. If approved, this change will become effective January 1,2026.
The attached resolution is recommended for approval.
Commissioner Holloman made a motion to approve the resolution. Commissioner
Bell seconded the motion which passed with a unanimous vote. The resolution is
attached to and made a part of these minutes.
The Board was provided with copies of a resolution authorizing an amendment to the
Five-Year Annual Plan and Establishing Fiat Rents. The Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) regulations require housing authorities to develop a flat
rent schedule for each public housing complex. The flat rent is based on the market
rent charged for comparable units in the private, unassisted rental market. These
schedules are a component of NNRHA’s Agency Plan.
An Authority may set their flat rents no lower than 80% of the fair market rent (FMR)
in their metropolitan area. NNRHA currently has four of the 799 families in public
housing paying the Flat Rent. The proposed Flat Rent Schedule is attached.
To address hardships by any increased rent, NNRHA will ask staff to continue to
phase in the flat rent increase by $50 quarterly until the new amount is achieved.
The attached resolution is recommended for approval.Jump to an indexed page (43 of 43)