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40th Annual Meeting Agenda
Practitioner's Guide to Assisted Housing and Mastering the Housing Choice Voucher Program
June 22-24, 2011
Washington Marriott Hotel
1221 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
202-872-1500
Click here to register!
| Wednesday, June 22 |
1:00 pm |
Registration
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| 2:30 to 3:45 pm |
Three Concurrent Sessions
I. Developers, Finance, Syndication & Nonprofits:
Funding issues
remainin flux,
what is the
impact on
current
properties or
preservation
transactions.
How to
understand
appropriations
risk and other
related
concerns. What
message should
we be sending
Congress?
Stephen Wallace, Nixon Peabody
Stephen Niles,
Klein Hornig
Ray James, Coan and Lyons
II. PHA and Voucher Administrators: Update on the current administrative fee study including status of field surveys, expected outcomes and likely approaches to funding admin fees in the future.
What cost
savings
measures are PHAs employing
in light of
FY11 cuts.
Is HUD
considering
regulatory
relief to help
PHAs in light of
insufficient
funding?
Moderator: Marion Morris, NLHA
Mike Dennis, Deputy Director, Voucher Program, U.S. Dept. of HUD
Roberta Graham,
Quadel
Consulting
III. Housing Management: Occupancy issues including EIV use/system, CA rebid, transition guide, DUNS/CCR, TRACs, utility allowances consistency issues,
auto OCAFs and more.
Moderator: Alan Sharkey, Mass Housing
Moderator: Sheila Malynowski, Preservation Management
Michael Adamson,
Indiana Qualdel
Deborah Lear, U.S. Dept. of HUD
Yvette Vivianni, U.S. Dept. of HUD
Shawn Steen, CGI Federal
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| 4:00 to 5:15 pm |
The View from HUD
Hear from HUD officials about the latest proposals including cross collaboration with other agency housing programs, as well as other
HUD
initiatives.
Ms.
Henriquez
will also be
on hand to
announce
NLHA's
scholarship
winners.
Sandra Henriquez, U.S. Dept. of HUD
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| 5:15 to 5:30 pm |
Announcement of NLHA Scholarship Winners
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| 5:30 to 7:00 pm |
Networking Reception
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| Thursday, June 23 |
Two Workshop Tracks: (any registrant may attend any session that is offered)
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TRACK ONE - Practitioner Guide to Assisted Housing
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| 9:00 to 10:30 am |
Multifamily Potpourri: A chance to discuss current issues relating to asset management, preservation and enforcement including:
• 2530
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Property
Transfers
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Medical
Marijuana
• Post M2M Audits
• Inspections
• Any issue raised by the audience
Moderator: Lisa Tunick, Hessel, Aluise and Neun
Richard Price, Nixon Peabody
Jonette Hahn, Reznick Group
Stephen
Salup,
Starrett
Corporation
Gerald Salzman, Pepper Hamilton
Denise
Murphy,
Murphy
Consulting
LLC
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| 10:30 – 10:45 am |
Break
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| 10:45 am – 12:15 pm |
Multifamily HUD Update: The latest information concerning Section 8 renewal guide revisions,
OCAF
automation,
status of
handbook
revisions
including
use of
residual
receipts,
recent REAC
developments
and more.
Moderator: Denise B. Muha, NLHA
Marilyn
Edge, U.S. Dept. of HUD
Margaret Salazar, U.S. Dept. of HUD
Catherine
Brennan, U.S. Dept. of HUD
Stan
Houle, U.S. Dept. of HUD
David Vargas, U.S. Dept. of HUD
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| 1:15 to 2:45 pm |
Maximizing Your Loan Application Prowess:
High volume
in the FHA
market
requires
careful
assembly of
your loan
application
and
addressing
issues
related to
other
assets in
order to
minimize
delays
and other
problems.
This
session will
also discuss
recent FHA
underwriting
changes, new
loan
documents
and
Fannie/Freddie
lending.
Moderator/Speaker: Monica Sussman, Nixon Peabody
Michele Levoir-Sloan, Prudential Mortgage Capital
Melissa Peters, Wells Fargo
Daniel Sullivan, U.S. Dept. of HUD
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| 2:45 to 3:00 pm |
Break
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| 3:00 to 4:30 pm |
The Greening of HUD:
HUD’s efforts to
provide
incentives to
improve energy
efficiency will
be discussed
along with
lessons learned
from the Green
Retrofit Program
and other
initiatives
including green
financing.
Linda Goldstein, Goulston Storrs & NLHA Green Committee Chair
Drew Ades, Fannie Mae
Stockton Williams,
U.S. Department of
Energy
Kevin McMahan, Federal Practice Group
Robert E. Hazelton,
Dominion Due Diligence Group
Theodore Toon, U.S. Dept. of HUD
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TRACK TWO - Mastering the Housing Choice Voucher Program
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| 9:00 to 10:30 am |
Voucher and Admin Fee Funding:
• FY11 funding levels/formula
• Admin fee calculation and projections
• Unforeseen costs and portability funding
• Move toward cash management of accounts
Moderator: Nan McKay, Nan McKay & Associates
Miguel Fontanez-Sanchez, HUD Director Financial Management Division
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| 10:30 to 10:45 am |
Break
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| 10:45 am to 12:15 pm |
Net Restricted Assets & Voucher Management System Reporting:
• Importance of NRA accounting
• Potential NRA Moved to Treasury
• VMS makeover
• Next generation of VMS to include HQS
• Understanding allowable uses of NRA
• Recent IG findings and potential impact
Moderator: Nan McKay, Nan McKay & Associates
Carissa Riddle, HUD Director, HCV Financial Management Center
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| 12:15 to 1:30 pm |
Luncheon and Membership Meeting
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| 1:30 to 2:45 pm |
Enterprise Income Verification - 9.2:
• Improved Navigation
• Batch and SSN searches
• Multiple Family EOP Deletions
• Debts owed to PHAs and monetary judgment reporting
• Broader report search options
• Print option for wage and benefit reports
Moderator:
Amy Ginger,
Quadel
Consulting Corp.
Nicole Faison, Director HUD EIV System
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| 2:45 to 3:00 pm |
Break
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| 3:00 to 4:30 pm |
Data Security and Identity Protection Issues: This session will detail strategies for compliance with HUD's notice on safeguarding data including personal information and provide guidance on privacy incident reporting requirements.
Moderator:
William Riley,
Quadel
Consulting
Nicole Faison,
U.S. Department
of HUD
Porter B.
David, U.S.
Department of
HUD
Ray Diaz,
MAC Computer
Consulting
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| 4:30 to 6:00 pm |
Capitol Hill Visits: This time is set-aside for you to visit your congressional representatives to let them know what housing issues are important to your organization.
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| 4:30 to 5:45 pm |
NLHA Board Meeting
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| 6:00 to 7:30 pm |
Networking Reception
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| Friday,
June 24 |
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TRACK ONE - Practitioner Guide to Assisted Housing
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| 9:00 to 12:00 noon |
Housing and the Law
A. Fair Housing and 504 Update: An increasing number of lawsuits have been filed against housing providers relating to Fair Housing and 504 complaints. Learn from two leading experts on how to ensure compliance and avoid litigation.
Moderator/Speaker: Harry J. Kelly, Nixon Peabody
Sheila Salmon, Coan and Lyons
B. Section 8 Litigation: Status of decisions impacting rent adjustments, enhanced vouchers and other cases pertinent to federal housing programs.
Moderator/Speaker: Steven Gordon, Holland & Knight
Carl Coan, III, Coan & Lyons
Dianne Pickersgill, Ballard Spahr LLP
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TRACK TWO - Mastering the Housing Choice Voucher Program
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| 9:00 to 10:15 am |
SEMAP, Rent Reasonableness and More: A look at streamlining SEMAP, rent reasonableness clarifications,
inspections and other current issues impacting day to day administration of the voucher program.
Moderator: Marion Morris, NLHA PHA Coordinator
Shiree Monterio, Quadel Consulting
Brian Gage, U.S.
Dept. of HUD
Elizabeth Twomey
U.S. Dept. of HUD
James T. Witcher, U.S.
Dept. of HUD
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| 10:15 to 10:30 am |
Break
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| 10:30 am to 12:00 noon |
Moving to Work and Family Self-Sufficiency:
A HUD official will provide an
overview of the 30 MTW programs and promising methods that may work for your
agency. Also, results of a HUD study on FSS will be discussed. What is working
and what apprenticeships, job training and alliances at the local level can beef
up current efforts?
Moderator: Alex Sanchez, Santa Clara Housing Authority
Ivan Pour, Program Director, MTW Demonstration
Danielle Bastarache, Director, Housing Voucher Programs, U.S. Dept. of HUD
Carrol Vaughn, San Diego Housing Commission
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Adjournment
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