2025-2026 Approval of the Housing Authority's Annual Section 8 Management Certification
Summary
SCH Number
2026071100
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
2025-2026 Approval of the Housing Authority's Annual Section 8 Management Certification
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/28/2026
Document Description
The Housing Authority of the County of Riverside (Housing Authority) is authorized to administer 10,187 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) units, a form of tenant-based rental assistance funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD established the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) to evaluate the performance of Public Housing Agencies administering the HCV Program. The SEMAP Certification consists of 14 required program indicators used by HUD to assess agency performance.
Contact Information
Name
ERLAN GONZALEZ
Agency Name
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Job Title
Principal Development Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Within the County of Riverside and Twelve Entitlement Cities wit
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Within the County of Riverside and Twelve Entitlement Cities within Riverside County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(5) and 15061(b)(3).
Reasons Why Project is Exempt: The Housing Authority's Annual SEMAP Certification and supporting documents are not projects as defined by California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21065 and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, because they are an administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. The plans consist of the administration and planning of ongoing programs to provide housing assistance to certain low-income populations within the County of Riverside and will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment and as such are not projects pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5). In the alternative, even if a determination is made that the plans are a project subject to CEQA, the Plans
are exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 1506l(b)(3) as they will not have any potential for direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical environmental impact, only administrative and financial impacts. The County of Riverside Board of Supervisors has considered the Notice of Exemption pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and finds no substantial changes to the plans or circumstances under which the Plans will be undertaking necessitating further environmental documentation.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15378(b)(5)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(5) and 15061(b)(3).
Reasons Why Project is Exempt: The Housing Authority's Annual SEMAP Certification and supporting documents are not projects as defined by California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21065 and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, because they are an administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. The plans consist of the administration and planning of ongoing programs to provide housing assistance to certain low-income populations within the County of Riverside and will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment and as such are not projects pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5). In the alternative, even if a determination is made that the plans are a project subject to CEQA, the Plans
are exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 1506l(b)(3) as they will not have any potential for direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical environmental impact, only administrative and financial impacts. The County of Riverside Board of Supervisors has considered the Notice of Exemption pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and finds no substantial changes to the plans or circumstances under which the Plans will be undertaking necessitating further environmental documentation.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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