In 2014-2015 the

Housing Authority of
the County of Salt
Lake and its partner
Housing
Opportunities Inc.
provided safe,
clean, affordable
housing and
supportive services
to over 4,000
households. Our
mission is to provide
and develop
quality, affordable
housing
opportunities for
individuals and
families while
promoting selfsufficiency and
neighborhood
revitalization in Salt
Lake County.

Inside this issue:

Housing Authority of the

County of Salt Lake
Annual Report
2014-2015

Board Chairs
Message

Directors Message

Mission Statement
and Values

Financial Statement 5
Demographics

Housing Assistance
Programs

Resident Services

8-9

Award of
Excellence

10

Farewell to Kerry
Bate

11

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Annual Report

Board Chairs Message

For 45 years, the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake has
been providing safe, affordable housing options in Salt Lake County.
Each day we serve more than 10,900 people and through an array of
services and community partnerships, we ensure they have the
support to successfully maintain housing assistance as well as the
support to move towards their goals of self-sufficiency. We believe
that our mandate is not only to provide housing, but opportunity for
our residents.

Patrick Leary
Board Chair

The Housing Authority saw a change in leadership this year with

Kerry Bate retiring after 12 years. Kerry always focused on what was
best for those we house and the staff we employ. Under his
leadership the Housing Authority built Grace Mary Manor, Kelly Benson
Apartments and Bud Bailey Community Apartments. He leaves a
strong agency. The Commissioners thank him for his leadership and
service.

The Housing Authoritys new Executive Director, Janice Kimball, brings a wealth of
experience to her new position. She has been with the Housing Authority for 17 years and
greatly values its mission. She has developed strong relationships with the partners with which
we work that are so vital to accomplishing our goals to serve low income and special needs
populations. We are lucky to have Janice at the helm as we continue our work.
As the Housing Authority enters our 45th year of providing housing and supportive services,
we are strong. We have dedicated staff that work to meet our mission, a strong management
team and are on solid financial footing. Nevertheless, while we continue to make significant
progress, we do face significant challenges. We still have unacceptably long waiting lists for
housing and vouchers. The need for affordable housing is growing in Salt Lake County, while
resources are constrained. We will continue to find new opportunities to increase affordable
housing options for low and moderate income households in our community. We will also
proactively work to redevelop or preserve our aging public housing apartments, so our
community has this vital asset for the next 45 years.
The Board of Commissioners and the staff of the Housing Authority are committed to serving
those in need with compassion, professionalism and dignity. Together, we will face the
challenges on the horizon with competence and creativity, to ensure we are helping as many
people as possible.

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2014-2015

Executive Directors Message

Dear friends,
It is my pleasure to
present the 2014-2015
annual report outlining
last years activities. I
am proud of the hard
work and dedication
extended throughout
the year by our staff. I
also want to thank the
Board of Commissioners
for their leadership and
support. This last year
brought many changes
as Kerry Bate, our
Executive Director
retired after 12 years of
service. I am grateful to
Kerry for his leadership
and support. He leaves
the Housing Authority
with a strong foundation
to continue to provide
services and meet the
challenges ahead.
As I begin this
chapter of my career as
the new Executive
Director, I feel extremely
fortunate. I have the
opportunity to work with
some incredibly hard
working, smart and
dedicated staff that
constantly amaze me
with the strength and
compassion they show
on a daily basis. I also
work for an agency
whose mission I
profoundly believe in.
Housing is essential to
our quality of life.
Affordable housing
provides not just a place
to live, but a stable

foundation from which

individuals and families
can obtain
employment, access
proper health and
nutrition and increase
education. Affordable
properties that are well
designed, managed
and maintained also
contribute to the
economic well-being of
communities by creating
jobs, contributing to the
tax base and providing
a stable workforce.
I am fortunate to
work in a community
where ending
homelessness is an
expectation that
receives leadership and
support from both the
public and private
sectors. It is an
environment that is
collaborative in nature
and focuses on best
practices and data to
make the best use of
resources.
The Housing Authority
has many opportunities

and challenges ahead

as we further our mission
to provide affordable
housing to low-income
individuals and families
in Salt Lake County.
Going forward, our goals
are to continue to be a
high performer in the
Section 8 and Public
Housing programs. We
will also strive to develop
new affordable housing
units as well as acquire
new rental assistance. It
is imperative that we
find ways to preserve our
existing properties that
serve low-income
households, stretch to
help those who have
barriers, and work with
local communities to
develop quality
affordable housing that
will be an asset to the
community and serve
their specific needs.

Janice Kimball
Executive Director

Housing is
essential to our
quality of life.
Affordable
housing
provides not
just a place to
live, but a stable
foundation from
which
individuals and
families can
obtain
employment,
access proper
health and
nutrition and
increase
education.

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Annual Report

Mission Statement and Values

Our Mission
0

Our mission is to provide and develop quality affordable housing opportunities for
individuals and families while promoting self-sufficiency and neighborhood
revitalization.

Our Values

We believe that housing is a basic right and a foundation for success in life. All of us
benefit when our citizens have a safe place to call home.

While housing is a foundation, it is not enough to simply have a roof over ones
head. We support to the best of our abilities the lives of our residents with excellent
programs for their individual growth and welfare.

We create communities that are safe and peaceful. Our residents are part of their
neighborhood and society as a whole. We are proud of the communities we help
create and the housing we build and manage.

We believe that people should be able to choose the housing that best meets their
individual needs, and that those needs evolve and change. We work hard to
appreciate and support our residents throughout the evolution of their lives
circumstances.

We deserve the publics support and confidence for the resources they entrust in our
agency. We understand that resources are finite and that our programs and services
must be energy efficient, sustainable and economically viable.

We respect and celebrate the whole person, whether resident or employee. Our
work culture responds to individual needs and the benefit of the whole. We are
fair. We listen to everyone associated with our efforts.

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2014-2015

Statement of Financial Activities

The Housing Authority

is able to leverage its
financial resources
through community
partnerships and inkind donated services.
Longtime partners
include:

* Percent of Total Revenue

HUD-Housing Choice Vouchers

$19,099,032

Tenant Revenue

$2,846,933

Other Subsidies

$2,430,347

Other Revenue

$2,310,246

HUD-Shelter Plus Care

$1,649,200

HUD-Public Housing Operating Fund

$1,624,786

HUD-Public Housing Capital Fund

of Utah

$137,322
$30,839,661

Total Revenue

Catholic Community
Services

Department of Child
and Family Services

Department of
Workforce Services

Family Promise

First Step House

Fourth Street Clinic

HUD

International Rescue

$741,795

HUD-ROSS

The Asian Association

Committee

*Percent of Total Expenses

Housing Assistance Payments

$2,816,240

Maintenance Expenses

$1,811,470

Admin Expenses

$1,751,386

Depreciation Expenses

$1,389,334

Tenant Services Expenses

$1,130,751

Utilities
Total Expenses

The Road Home

Salt Lake City, Salt

Lake County and the
State of Utah

$21,587,471

Direct Program Expenses

Other Expenses

$650,453
$502,693
$31,639,798

Valley Behavioral
Health

Veterans
Administration

Volunteers of
America, Utah

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Annual Report

HACSL Program Participant Demographics

Extremely Low
Income = 30% of
Area Median
Income Salt Lake
County
Two Person
Family = $17,350
Very Low Income =
50% of Area Median
Income
Salt Lake County
Two Person
Family = $28,900
Low Income = 80%
of Area Median
Income
Salt Lake County
Two Person
Family = $46,200

Average Household Income

$12,447

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2014-2015

Housing Assistance
Housing assistance in the form of rental based assistance and physical subsidized
housing comprises the bulk of HACSLs budgeted operations. Assistance programs
include Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, Public Housing in dedicated communities
or scattered across the valley, and Permanent Supportive Housing. HACSL has been
designated as a high performer by HUD for Public Housing and Section 8 programs.
These forms of financial resources are a lifeline in the community for low, very low,
and extremely low-income individuals and families.

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

he Housing Authority of the County of Salt

Non Elderly Disabled Vouchers (25) - Vouchers
Lake was designated High Performer by HUD for
enable non-elderly persons with disabilities
the 10th consecutive year for effectively managing
currently residing in nursing homes or other
the HCV program. The Housing Choice Voucher
healthcare institutions to transition into the
(HCV) Program, also known as Section 8, is HACSLs
community.
largest program for assisting very low-income families
VASH Vouchers (201) - Rental assistance for
in affording decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the
homeless Veterans with case management and
private market. The Housing Authority of the County
clinical services provided by the Department of
of Salt Lake was awarded 37 new Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs (VA).
Supportive Housing (VASH) in 2015.
With Federal budget cuts continuing to impact the
The Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake has
program, the staff works hard to ensure that all
2445 vouchers which include targeted funding for:
vouchers are fully utilized, but continue to see a
Project Based Vouchers (205) Rental assistance substantive unmet demand for this program with over
for eligible families who live in specific housing
10,000 households on the waiting list.
developments or units and meet specific barriers.

Family Unification Vouchers (162) Vouchers

referred by Department of Child and Family
Services for families for whom the lack of
adequate housing is a primary factor in the
separation, or the threat of imminent separation,
of children from their families or the delay in the
discharge of the child, or children, to the family
from out-of-home care or to assist youth ages 18
to 21 years old that left foster care at age 16 or
older and lack adequate housing.

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Resident Services
Resident Services Department provides supportive
T he
services to residents of the Housing Authority in various
programs designed with the overall goals of helping
clients maintain their housing assistance and increasing
self-sufficiency. Some highlights of programming during
the last year include:

PROGRAM
Family Self Sufficiency

Housing Retention Program

Youth Programs

Parents as Teachers

Onsite Employment
Training Program

2014-2015 OUTCOMES

13 households completed the program and successfully moved off of

subsidized housing including seven households that purchased homes.

93% (182) of the household served remained housed one year after
receiving case management services.

437 kids attended after school programs which focus on homework

support, increasing leadership skills and violence prevention while decreasing drug use.

This early intervention program was expanded to serve 35 families in

the Bud Bailey Apartment community and Section 8.

The Bud Bailey Apartment community piloted the Stepping Towards

Employment Program and has successfully engaged 14 residents. Four
participants found jobs in the traditional workforce. The program has
paid $7,800 in stipends for training hours completed thus far.
28 participants from the Local Employment Training Program from
Grace Mary Manor earned a total of $12,700 in stipends to reward
their efforts.

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2014-2015

Resident Services, contd.

Public Housing Program

Public Housing Program provides
T he
residents with decent and safe rental
housing at rates that extremely low-income
individuals and families can afford. Residents
have access to supportive services, including
youth violence and drug abuse prevention,
afterschool
programs,
parent
skill
development, and education. As part of our
crime prevention strategy, HACSL partners
with Unified Police Department for additional
patrolling
and
community
policing
services.
HACSL owns and operates 626
units of Public Housing.

In Memory of Ben Peni

Kelly Benson Apartments is celebrating its five

year anniversary this year. This building provides
59 units of affordable housing for formerly
chronically homeless
seniors. 22 original
residents still reside at Kelly
Benson five years later. This
is an amazing feat for
a population that qualifies
for this housing because of
a history of challenges within traditional housing
programs. 23 additional seniors have been in
residence between 2-4 years, and 10 have
been in residence between 1-2 years. The wrap
-around services operated from a Housing
First
philosophy
is a key
component
to the
foundation
of the
stability of
these
residents.

Supportive Housing
Programs
Housing programs
S upportive
provide rental assistance to
homeless and chronically homeless
individuals and families including
refugees, disabled, those suffering
from a mental illness, and others
coming from jail. Partner agencies
refer into our programs and also
provide intensive case management
and supportive services to enable
our clients to live independently.
HACSL continues to create new
partnerships, researches, examines,
and applies for additional programs
that can assist those in our
community. Expansion of Supportive
Housing programs means that more
of the most vulnerable populations
will have access to housing.

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Annual Report

National Award of Excellence

This year, the Bud
Bailey Apartment
Community received
the National
Association of Housing
and Redevelopment
Officials Award of
Excellence for
program innovation
and project design.
The Housing Authority
would like to express its
gratitude and special
thanks to Zwick
Construction and to
Method Studios for
the design concept of
this beautiful
community.

From left to right: Saul N. Ramirez Jr.-NAHRO CEO, Janice KimballExecutive Director, Kerry Bate, Preston Prince-NAHRO President

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2014-2015

Farewell to Kerry Bate

Kerry Bates work spans more than 40 years in the community development and
affordable housing arena within the state of Utah. His vision, leadership and
tireless efforts have inspired others and have resulted in tangible impacts in the
lives of thousands of local citizens.
Kerry had a major impact on the
Housing Authoritys success over the
past 12 years. During his time as
Executive Director, Kerry proved to be
an extraordinary leader and truly
honored the concept of teamwork. He
focused on special communities with
great need by providing affordable
housing for low-income households,
housing for veterans, refugees, the disabled, the chronically mentally ill,
homeless youth and homeless families, as well as provided tenant
services to promote self-sufficiency. He was instrumental in working with
federal, state and private foundations to fund major Housing First and
other affordable projects. His passionate emphasis on housing made Salt Lake County a national model for lowincome and homeless housing and Utah a national leader in homeless housing projects.
Under Kerrys leadership, the Housing Authority:

Increased 1,037 units, reaching a total of 4,038 families

served throughout Salt Lake County

Gained five new properties: Frontier Apartments,

Covewood Apartments, Grace Mary Manor, Kelly Benson
Apartments and Bud Bailey Apartments for a total of 391
physical units added

Increased 316 vouchers within the Section

8 program reaching a total of over 2,400
housing choice vouchers

Saw an increase of 200 households

served through the Veterans Supportive
Housing program

Increased Non-HUD funding to

$9,082,609,

Increased Continuum of Care- Shelter

Plus Care program funding to $1,621,422

Increased Homeless Assistance Rental

Program funding to $1,233,000.

A very special thanks to Kerry for his many

years of service. The Housing Authority
wishes him the very best!

HACSL

3595 S Main Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84115
Phone: 801-284-4400
Fax: 801-284-4406
www.hacsl.org

Board of Commissioners

Resident Advisory Board

The Board of Commissioners consists

of seven members appointed by the
Mayor of Salt Lake County for four
year terms. Board members are recognized leaders in the community
who use their varied areas of expertise to formulate policies and approve programs for the Housing
Authority of the County of Salt Lake.

The Resident Advisory Board consists of

eight members and serves as a
committee that works with the Housing
Authority of the County of Salt Lake on
programmatic and policy areas of
concern to its residents. Its mission and
purpose is to represent the needs and
interest of residents receiving housing
assistance.

Patrick Leary
Chair

Maria Jacobs
Chair

David Fitzsimmons
Vice-Chair

Mary Ann Ericksen

Vice-Chair

Stephanie Bourdeaux
Commissioner

Laura Allred
Treasurer

Jennifer Johnston
Commissioner

Angeles Castel

Mark Johnston
Commissioner
Roderic Land
Commissioner
Olivia Niitsuma
Commissioner

Jeanette Hackford
Richard Menke
Royal Miller
Olivia Niitsuma
Carl Schettler