Housing Commission

Next Regular Meeting:

Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 8:00 a.m.

About the meeting location:

The Housing Commission meets in the HACA Board Room located at 22941 Atherton Street in Hayward. The meeting location is open to the public and members of the public also have the option to observe and participate in the meeting remotely at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88460095724

In-person attendees who wish to speak on a matter should request a speaker slip from the Housing Commission Clerk, fill it out and return it to the clerk before the start of the meeting. Remote attendees should submit their written comment(s) to the Housing Commission Clerk. If submitting a written comment on a specific agenda item, please include your full name and the agenda item number. In-person and remote attendees who wish to comment on a matter NOT on the Housing Commission’s agenda must wait until the Chairperson calls for PUBLIC COMMENT. Comments on specific agenda items will not take place until the Chairperson calls for public comments on that agenda item. There is a time limit of 3 minutes for each public speaker. The Chairperson has the discretion to further limit this time if warranted by the number of public speakers. The Brown Act restricts the Housing Commission from discussing and/or acting on any matters that are not on the meeting agenda. Therefore, matters not on the agenda that are raised during public comment will be referred to staff.

The HACA Housing Commission meeting agenda packets can be accessed by clicking the button below:

Commission Agenda Packets

To request a copy of meeting agenda packets prior to 2010, please email your request to: melissat@haca.net.

Delegation of Powers

The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (“HACA”) was established by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors (“the Board”) on August 15, 1968, pursuant to Section 34240 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California. The Board served as HACA’s board of commissioners until November 29, 1977 when it adopted Ordinance #77-94 and established a Housing Commission.

The HACA Housing Commission is responsible for policy direction for an array of functions including HUD program administration, reporting and contracting; procurement and contracting for services and supplies, including construction, acquisition, and renovation of HACA-owned housing units; personnel functions, including negotiations with the union representing non-management employees; HUD program operational issues; budget approval; and audit approval.

There are 12 seats on the Housing Commission: one for a representative from each of the nine cities in HACA’s jurisdiction, one for a representative of the county’s unincorporated areas, one for a representative of HACA tenants and one for a representative of HACA’s senior tenants (62 years or older). The Housing Commissioners are generally members of the city council of the city they represent, however, this is not a requirement and from time to time, some cities have appointed persons who are not council members. Housing Commissioners serve four-year terms and may serve a total of three terms (i.e., 12 years).