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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY'S PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE TENANT MONITOR PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, when disturbances occur at public housing projects and police officers are called to the premises, there is often no single person with the proper authority and responsibility to file complaints with the police officers or to handle the situation, especially when the property managers' offices are closed during nights and weekends; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii Public Housing Authority has developed a plan to implement the Tenant Monitor Program as a pilot program in three housing projects; and
WHEREAS, under the proposed Tenant Monitor Program, resident managers will be designated as points of contact who are immediately available for emergency situations when property management is unavailable and who may authorize police or other emergency responders to enter the property, direct police or other emergency responders to appropriate units or sections of the housing projects, and confirm whether individuals do or do not reside on the property; and
WHEREAS, under the proposed Tenant Monitor Program, designated resident managers will not be employees of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority but will receive community police training from the Honolulu Police Department and other safety awareness training from the Department of the Attorney General; and
WHEREAS, as part of the proposed Tenant Monitor Program, the Hawaii Public Housing Authority plans to provide free rent to individuals who are designated as resident managers; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is awaiting approval from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development on the Authority's Tenant Monitor Program plan to provide free rent to the designated resident managers and expects approval of the plan by July 1, 2010; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2010, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Legislature support the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's plan to implement the Tenant Monitor Program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is encouraged to provide an option of either free rent or partial rental assistance, in lieu of compensation, to a designated resident manager under the proposed Tenant Monitor Program so that:
(1) The value of the rental assistance is commensurate with the resident manager's duties, which may differ from the duties of another resident manager in the Tenant Monitor Program depending on factors such as the size of the housing project for which a resident manager is responsible; and
(2) The Hawaii Public Housing Authority may designate more than one resident manager per housing project to ensure adequate or improved coverage throughout the day; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is requested to report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2011. The report shall address the following:
(1) Whether or not the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved the proposed Tenant Monitor Program;
(2) If the Tenant Monitor Program is not approved, the reasons for the disapproval; and
(3) If the Tenant Monitor Program is approved, an update on the status of implementation of the Program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority.
Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Tenant Monitor Program