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HomeMy WebLinkAbout970140.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE 1996/97 CDBG HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM CERTIFICATIONS AND PLANS AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with 1996/97 CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Program Certifications and Plans from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Housing Authority to the Colorado Division of Housing, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said certifications and plans, copies of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, ex -officio Housing Authority Board, that the 1996/97 CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Program Certifications and Plans from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Housing Authority to the Colorado Division of Housing be, and hereby are, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said certifications and plans. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 27th day of January, A.D., 1997. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST Weld Co BY - Deputy Clerk to the Board APPROVE AS TO y Attor gt; e/9j5f Dale K. Hall -Geor f E. Baxter, Chair '4272x« nstance L. Hat EXCUSED Barbara J. Kirkmeyer W. H. 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Continue to provide 1 w 0 0 W O u .0 O f.s s 0) 0 0 0 b. 3c 00 „ O O N N 'J O• ' `2 O R V R ties for lower e 9'70140 'Community unity Development Block Grant APPUCANT STATEMENT OF ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS The applicant hereby assures and certifies that (a) It torn, including its projected rse-.of-funds, - so_as-to_give (1) Ha maximum olds b eits priority application, tivities which wit benefit low and moderate income pesos o aid feasible Priorhe preventionto or elimination of slums or bight. (The requirement for this scers or aid in wit e preclude the State from approving an application where the applicant ficetion tand not certifies stud the State determines, that all or part o�sproposed diet pr�� activities are designed to meet other community development during the preceding twelve-moflth mod and have particular urgency because existing cordtions pose a serious and immediate threat to the not enable h or wean of tmeet suer roa the community and when other financial resources are s.) Furthermore: (A) With respect to activities it claims benefit low and moderate income persons, it has determined and documented that not less than fifty-one percent 1%) of the beneficiarie s of the activity are low and moderate income persons; and WI With respect to activities it claims aid in the elimination of skims or blight, it has determined and documented: (ii -For activities to address slums or bight on an area basis: (I) The area meets a definition of a slum, blighted, deteriorated or . deteriorating area under State or local law; (II) Throughout the area, at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the buildings are in a state of deterioration oc two or more types of public improvements are in a state of deterioration; • (III) Documentation is being maintained on the boundaries of the area and the condition which qualified the area at the time of its designation; and (IV) The assisted activity addresses one or more of the conditions which cons* tested to the deterioration of the area. (V) Rehabilitation will only be undertaken on residential structures which are not occupied by low and moderate income persons if such structures are substandard under local definition, and provided that all deficiencies making such structure substandard must be corrected before less critical work on the structure may be undertaken; (Ii) For activities to address slum or blight on a spot basis, the activities must be designed to eliminate specific conditions of blight or physical decay and must be limited to acquisition, clearance, relocation, historic preservation and rehabilitation of buildings, but only to the extent talc A..,.....ac.nao.w,++ s�v necessary to eliminate specific eonS6ons detrimental to public health and safety. lb) it is following a detailed citizen participation plain which: (1) Provides for and encourages citizen participation with particular emphasis on participation by persons of low and moderate income who are residents of slum and bliightaress-end of areas in -which Community Development Block Grant (CDSG) funds are proposed to be used; ' (2) Provides citizens with reasonable and timely use DBfunds; local �ngs, information, and records relating to its proposed and actual (3) Provides for technical assistance to groups representative of persons of low and moderate income that request such assistance in developing proposals with the level and type of assistance to be determined by the applicant; (4) Provides for public hearings to obtain citizen views and to respond to proposals and questions at all stages of the community development program, including at least the development of needs, the review of proposed activities, and review of program performance, which hearings shall be held after adequate notice at times and locations convenient to potential or actual beneficiaries, and with accommodation for the handicapped; (5) Provides for a timely written answer to written complaints and grievances, within 15 working days where practicable; and (6) Identifies how the needs of non-English speaking residents will be met in the case of public hearings where a significant number of non-English speaking residents can be reasonably expected to participate. (c) It has provided for and encouraged citizen participation, with particular emphasis on participation by persons of low and moderate Income who are residents of slum and blight areas and of areas in which COBG funds are proposed to be used, by: (1) Furnishing citizens information concerning the amount of funds available for proposed community development and housing activities and the range of activities that may be undertaken, including the estimated amount proposed to be used for activities that will benefit persons of low and moderate income and its plans for minimizing displacement of persons as a result of activities assisted, with COBG funds and to assist persons actually displaced as a result of such activities; (2) Publishing a proposed project plan/application in such a manner to afford citizens an opportunity to examine its content and to submit comments on the- proposed project plan/application and on the community development performance of the jurisdiction(si; (3) Holding one or more public hearings, as indicated below, to obtain citizen views and to respond to proposals and questions related to community development and housing needs, proposed activities and past.COBG performance. All hearings were held no sooner than five days after notice, at times and locations convenient to potential or actual beneficiaries, and with accommodation for the handicapped and for the needs, of non-English speaking residents where a significant number of such residents could have been reasonably expected to participate. WOG .r,.e,,..le.,:F,.d...x 970140 r Appficant/Participant" Weld County Dais Time Location Jul 1, 1924_7_: 00 -a r'� ener Town Hall Gilcrest, Colorado boit, .INt porodp dM municipality and county antic hold of Most ens pu6Fc hr.diw. (4) As applicable, proviofing citizens with reasonable and timely access to local meetings, information' and records regarding its Proposed and pest use of CDBG tuna: (5) in preParing its project plan/application, considering any such comments and views and. if deemed appropriate, modifying the Proposed project plan/aPplcation: (6) Making the final project plan/application available to the pudic: (7) Identifying Its community development and housing needs, including the needs of low and moderate income persons, and the activities to be undertaken to meet such needs. On In the event it is awarded CDBG funds by the State it wiz: (1) Follow a residential antidisplacement end relocation assistance Plan which shall: (A) In the event of such displacemem, provide that: (i) Governmental agencies or private developers shall provide within the same community comparablereplacement :dwellings for the same number of occupants as could have been housed int* occupied: and vacant occupiable low and moderate Income dwelling units dernbashed or converted to use other than for housing for' low and moderate income persons, and provide that such Solacement housing' may include existing housing assisted with project based assistance provided under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937: 1pl Such comparable replacement dwellings shag be designed to remain affordable to persons of low and moderate income for 10 years from the time of initial occupancy; (uu1 Relocation benefits shall be provided for all IOW or moderate income �r persons who occupied housing demolished or converted e than for low or moderate income housing, including reimbursement foractual and reasonable moving expenses, security deposits, credit checks, and other moving -related expenses, including any interim living costs; end, in the case of displaced persons of low and moderate income, provide either. COIN ......arc .v —c 970140 (1) compensation sufficient t,o orient* that, fora 5 -year period, the displaced to aTies shall not bear, after relocation, a ratio of shelter costs to income that acted! 30 percent or. (l0 if elected by a family, s lump -sum payment equal to the capitalized value of the benefits available -under subdauae (I) to permit the household to secure peidoipatlon in a housing cooperative or mutual-housing_association. fvi Persons displaced shall be relocated into comparable replacement housing that is: (I) decent, safe, and sanitary; (II) adequate in size to accommodate the occupants; (111) functionally equivalent and, (IV) in an area not subject to unreasonably adverse environmental conditions; (B) persons displaced shall have the right to elect, es an alternative to the benefits under this subsection to receive benefits under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 if such persons determine that it is in their best interest to do so; and, • (C) where a claim for assistance under subparagraph (A)fiv) is denied by grantee, the claimant may appeal to the State, and that the decision of the State shall be final unless a court determines the decision was arbitrary and capricious. (2) Comply with the provisions of the above paragraph (1) except that paragraphs (MO) and (A)fii) shall not apply in any case in which the Secretary of the U,SAepartment of Housing and Urban Development finds, on the basis of objective data, that there is avaaable in the area an adequate supply of habitable affdrdable housing for low and moderate income persons. A determination under this paragraph is final and nonreviewable.. (3) Provide citizens with reasonable notice of, and opportunity to comment on, any substantial change proposed to be made in the use of COBG funds from one eligible activity to another by following the same procedures required in paragraph (ci for the preparation and submission of the final project planfapplication. (el It will: (1) Minimize displacement of persons as a result of activities assisted with COBG funds and provide for reasonable benefits to any person involuntarily and permanently displaced as a result of the use of COOG funds to acquire or substantially rehabilitate Property; (21 Affirmatively further fair housing in addition to conducting and administering its project in conformity with Public Law 88-352 and Public Law 90-284 as certified in paragraph (h) hereinafter; coda Aarewis.rc.nirc.o«+. 970140 (3) Not attempt to recover any capital costs of public improvements assisted in whole or part with COBB funds by assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of low and moderate income, Jock/drip any fee charged or assessment made as a contrition of obtaining sweat to such public improvements, unless: (A) MG funds are used to pay the proportion of such fee or assessment that relates to the capital costs of such public improvements that are financed from revenue sources other than the COW program. or (B) for purposes otassassing any amount against VMperties owned and occupied by persons of moderate income who are not persons of low income. It certifies that it sacks sufficient C0BG funds to comply with the requirements of subparagraph W: (f) Its chief executive officer or other officer of the applicant approved by the State: (1) Consents to assume the status of responsible Federal official under the National of Federal law, as Ettvironnxmtal Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and other provisionsoA, insofar as the specified in 24 CFR Part 58, which further the purposes PA, Block provision of such Federal law apply to the Colorado Community Grant (COW) Program; (2) Is authorized and consents on behalf of the applicant and hirhhself/herself to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts for the purpose of enforcement of his/her responsibilities as such an official. (g) It will comply with the financial management regulations, policies, guidelines and requirements set forth in the CDBG Public Facilities and/or Housing Guidebook. (h) It will comply with: (1) Section 110 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and any State regulations regarding the administration and enforcement of labor standards; (2) Davisa3acon Fair Labor Standards Act (40 USC 276a - 276ab1 requiring that, on all prime contracts which exceed 12.000 for federally -assisted construction, alteration or rehabilitation, laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor. (This requirement applies to the rehabilitation of residentialproperty only if such property is designed for use 'of eight or more families.) (3) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act of 1962 (40 USC 327 at seq.) requiring that mechanics and laborers employed on federally -assisted contracts which exceed $2,000 be paid wages of not less than one and one-half times their basic wage rates for all hours worked in excess of forty in a work week. (4) Copeland -Anti-Kickback" Act of 1934 (40 USC 276 (c)) prohibiting and Prescribing penalties for "kickbacks" of wages in federally- financed or assisted construction activities. COW Ass = 01 It will comply with: (1) Tine VI of the (cavil Flights -Act of 1964 (Pub. L 88-352; 42 USC 2000-(W) prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion or religious affiliation, or national origin in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. (2) The Fait. Housing Act (42 USC 3601-20), as amended, prohibiting housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handcap, and familial status. (3) Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 USC 5309), as amended, providing that no person shall be excluded from participation (including employment, denied program benefits or subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex under any program or activity funded in whole or in part under Tide I (Community Development) of the Housing and Community Development Act. (4) Executive Order 11063 (1962), as amended by Executive Order 12259, requiring equal opportunity in housing by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in the sale or rental of housing built with federal assistance. (51 Executive Order 11246 (1965), as amended by Executive Orders 11375, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in any phase of employment during the performance of federal or federally -assisted contracts in excess of $2,000. (6) Section 3 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1968 (12 USC 1701 lull, as amended, providing that, to the greatest extent feasible. opportunities for training and employment that arise through HUD -financed projects, will be given to lower -income persons in the unit of the project area, and that contracts be awarded to businesses located in the project area or to businesses owned, in substantial part, by residents of the project area. (7) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC 793), as amended, providing that no otherwise qualified individual shall, solely by reason of a handicap, be excluded from participation (including employment), denied program benefits or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal funds. Effective communication with persons of all types of disabilities must be ensured. (8) Age Discrimination Act of 1975, (42 USC 6101), as amended, providing that no person shall be excluded from participation, denied program benefits or subjected to discrimination on the basis of age under any program or activity receiving federal funds. (i) It will comply with: (1) Section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. as amended (42 USC 5301), known as the "Barney Frank Amendment" and the HUO implementing regulations at 29 CFR Part 570, requiring that local grantees follow a residential antidisplacement and relocation assistance plan which provides for the replacement of all low/moderate-income dwelling units that are demolished or convened to another use as a direct result of the use of COBG funds, and which provides for relocation assistance for all low/moderate-income households so displaced. coed n.....r,carsc, tiorei 970140 (2) Uniform Relocation Assistance end Real Property Acquisition Faces Act of 1970, es amended —Title ((l. Red Property Acquisition (Pub. L 91446 end HUD irrmplerrentirmg regulationsat 49 CM Part 24), providing for uniform and equitable treatment of Persons displaced from their homes, businesses, or farms by federal rP uniform and equitable. for asserted programs and loguirements include bona fide land appraisals as a basis federal assisted ospecific eprocedures for selecting contract appraisers and contract for land oneacquisition, ngto to be acquired s written summary negotiations, of furnishing to owners a property market price and specified statement of the acyu;a►�pr(ce-offer based on the fair procedures connected with condemnation. (3) Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition PcAides Act of 1970, as amended — Tide It Uniform Relocation Assistance (fubb and 91446uitablendtreaHUO implementing regulations st 49 CFR Part 24), providing forment of all persons displaced as s result of any federal or federally -assisted program. Relocation payments and assistance, last -resort housing replacement by displacing agency, and grievance procedures are covered under the Act Payments and assistance will be made. pursuant to state or Weal law. or the grant reci lent must adopt a written policy available to the pubic describing the relocation payments and assistance that will be provided. Moving expenses and up to $22,500 or more for each qualified homeowner or up to $5,250 or more for each tenant are potential costs. (k) It will comply with: (11 National Environmental Pofioy Act of 1969(42 USC 4321 et seq.). as amended, and the implementing regulations of HUD (24 CFR Part 58) and of the Council on. national policy, goals, l iy(40 and proCM carts edures 1500 pro- tetecting, re) sttoringg for esatnndd(mSehment of nhancig environmental quality. (2) National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 USC 470 et seq.), as amended, requiring consideration of the effect of a project on any district, site, building, structure or object that is included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Maces. (3) Executive Order 11593. Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Envionment. May 13, 1971 (36 FR 8921 et seq.) requiring that federafty4unded projects contribute to the preservation and enhancement of sites, structures and objects of historical, architectural or archaeological significance. ing the (4) ReseArchaeological roir Sal ge Act of 1960 (16 USC 469 et Preservation Providing for the e Preservation n of historic and archaeological data that would be lost due to federally -funded development and construction activities. (91 Executive Order 11988, floodplain Management, May 24.1977 (42 FR 26951 et seq.) prohibits undertaking certain activities in flood plaits unless it has been determined that there is no practical alternative, in which case notice of the action must be provided and the action must be designed or modified to minimize potential damage. (6) Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands. May 24, 1977 (42 FR 26961 et seq.) requiring review of as actions proposed to be located in or appreciably affecting a wetland. Undertaking or assisting new construction located in wetlands must be COW tirw.tinrw.'.^`7 970140 avoided unless it is determined that there is no practical alternative to such construction and that the proposed action includes all practical measures to minimize ' potential damage. (7) Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 (42 USC 201. 300 f et seq.. 7401 et seq.), as amended, prohibiting the commitment of federal financial assistance for any project which the Environmental Protection Agency determines may contaminate an aquifer which is the sole or -principal dridriei water source for -an area. (8) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 USC 1531 et seq.), as amended, requiring that actions authorized, funded, or carried out by the federal government do not jeopardize the continued existence of endangered and threatened reticles or result in the destruction or modification of the habitat of such species which is determined by • the Department of the Interior, after consultation with the State, to be critical. (9) The Wed end Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 USC 1271 et seq.), as amended, prohibiting federal assistance in the construction of any water resources project that would have a direct and adverse System, in or designated for study Or inclusion in the National ere and Scenic Rivers (101 The Clean Air Act of 1970 (42 USC 1857 et seq.), as amended, requiring that federal assistance will not be given and that license or permit will not be issued to any activity not conforming to the State implementation plan for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards. (11) HUD Environmental Criteria and Standards (24 CFR Part 51) Providing national standards for noise abatement and control, acceptable separation distances from explosive or fire prone substances, and suitable land uses for airport runway dear zones. (p It will: (1) Comply with The Lead -Rased Paint Poisoning Prevention Act -=Troll IV (42 USC 4831) - prohibiting the use of lead -based paint in residential structures constructed or rehabietated with federal assistance, and requiring notification to purchasers and tenants of such housing of the hazards of lead -based paint and of the symptoms and treatment of lead -based paint poisoning. (21 Comply with the ArnitrongtWslker "Excessive Force" Amendment, (P.L. 101-144) & -Section 906 of Cranston Gonzalez Affordable Housing Act of -1990, which -requires =that a recipient of HUD funds must certify that they have -adopted or will adopt and enforce a policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within their jurisdiction against individuals engaged in nonviolent civil rights demonstrations; or fails to adopt and enforce a policy of enforcing applicable state and local laws against physically barring entrance to or exit from a facility or location which is the subject of such non-violent civil rights demonstration within its jurisdiction, (31 Comply with the "Government -wide Restriction on Lobbying. (P.1. 101-121), which prohibits spending COBG funds to influence or attempt to influence federal officials: which requires the filing of a disclosure form when non -00136 funds are used for such purposes: which requires certification of compliance by the state; and which requires the state to include the Certification language in grant awards it makes to units of co.G .a,. 970140 drag certify accordingly as Imposed by Section 1352, Tide 31, U.S.government person erg ers end is tothad srequired shag be subject to dvd penalty of not less Tide 31, U.Code. Any who fails file the requited certification • than $10;000 and not more than $100,000 for each failure. (m) It Will comply with all parts of Tide 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, which have not been cited previous& es well as with other app$cable laws and regulations. 7d Chief Elected Official/Officer' George E. Baxter, Name (Typed or Printed) Chair Title of/9 7/97 Date Siena.. 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CT t7, CT 16,GI' 19.01, CT 104L7 PO. cT zt.CTzs Indira?. Its, twntk/des a Oscine, Earn, Evans, Almamna FrsdnIc% Fort Lupton. aKaaneebut cry'MJ&S a its a a Runde. X I. estimated Mal 100% of the lends rpeeWd cop easel low and moderate natant penetle. Perma nent, Warmish. de' ptaacwm anosWarmish.man alai Mvanwwgary to consider min e6spleca. mate .se naliv.s wag be examined to mine adze diatoeoert- ■ no levele eaerraa e pbe w�o.tded�disp1 0 1gable beats a .1 -- verse alias and Any bow mederale Wang which .&moastedor or caw eded aN be rp.'aoea A putt haring van be held a 790 pm. on July 31, 1996 it the Cauca Tam He9lo- aned at 704 edl auea. Okra,. Comrade b tNska Main views we to respond to pro- posals and psalms mlded le: 'the COON application for proposed abna znple tarry owner d 'ComnWMyy daebprsnt and noosing needs, muzzy the needs *flow and mod- pas nterngperso w..as wee as cam needs to the cannwrity MR Mightbe addressed weasel me COMprogram. 7aperformanee a Weld Couty In any - Ire «A al oo.atenny flairiliipthant retpomI- Wed fleet comments areeOalso wagoning and M M. mint W Catrtyy wawa by naanp holy. .O tax A, Ora4e'. Colored. 90632- OM or *AF la comments will be combated In deddng pSigher to submit in pptte3on for the pro. asa summary seam WE 6s Wadable at Sts Wo s of kioi Weidd Cowry Housing Awllodly, 710 11th An., Sufi WS 4yat.y, CO on Jut/ at, 1996 wl9 5:00 pm 'on any COON ecpacellonta) Me Coucay bade to sated to Ms Maw /racy a Its ppllodbn As outwitted to Me pale all be scrabble for pubic renew at lea Wad Coonele d*Aug.a ing 6, 1�. lit A... County, fro lnonstba aid records regarding Weld CoertYs proposed and test use of CORD funds we sealable a was County Houdnp Comae doo, Ar'Mt9 regular ono* hours. Advance nee* It t•V•eded. a peciai as- commodackas are needed, please us a pdae d Can be ads notify dxe, The Board ate wad County Housing Authority ay: James M.3nechat Pab:tend-14'26 W96 In TM North Waeliaral4 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF WELD I, Bruce J. Bormann, of said County of Weld, being duly sworn, say that I am Publisher of THE NORTH WELD HERALD as. a weekly newspaper having a general circulation in said County and State, published in the Town of Eaton, in said County and State; and that the notice, of which the annexed is a true copy, has beenptblished in said weekly newspaper for One suntoccive week(s), that the notice was ptblished in the regular and entire issue of every number of the paper during the period and time of publication, and in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement, and that the publication of said notice: Public Notice and Notice Of Public Hearing W/C plane to submit appication to CDOt4 for CDOH Funds was in said newspaper bearing the date(s) of: Thursday, the 25th Thursday, the Thursday, the Thursday, the day of July , 1998 day of July , 1998 day of July , 1996 day of July , 1996 and that the said THE NORTH WELD HERALD has been published continuously and uninterruptedly for the period of 52 consecutive weeks, in said County and State, prior to the date of first publication of said notice, and the same is a newspaper within the meaning of an Act to regulate printing of legal notices and advertisenl , approved May 18, 19311 and all prior acts so far as i BORMANN, PUBUSHER Publication Cost $ 3.37 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25141 day of July, 1996 ERIKA C. BAGLEY, NOTA My commission expires October 21, 1999 970140 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN This Citizen Participation Plan is hereby adopted to ensure that the citizens of Weld County, Colorado, particularly persons of low and moderate income residing in areas in which CDOH funds are proposed to be used, are provided an opportunity and encouraged to participate in the planning and implementation of CDOH-funded activities. PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearings will be the primary means of obtaining citizen views and responding to proposals and questions related to community development and housing needs, proposed CDOH activities and past CDOH performance. Prior to submitting a CDOH application to the State, Weld County will conduct at least one public hearing to identify community development and housing needs, including the needs of low and moderate income persons, as well as other needs in the community that might be addressed through the CDBG program, and to review proposed CDOH activities and the past performance of Weld County in carrying out it's CDBG program. A formal public notice will be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area at least five (5) days prior to such public hearings. A public notice will also be posted in the Evans City Hall and in other places frequented by the public, especially low and moderate income persons and persons benefitting from or affected by proposed CDOH activities. As circumstances warrant and as Weld County determines necessary or appropriate, participation may additionally be specifically solicited from persons of low and moderate income, those benefitting from or affected by CDOH activities and/or representatives of such persons. Hearings will be held at times and locations convenient to potential and actual beneficiaries, and with accommodation for the handicapped. In the case of public hearings where a significant number of non-English speaking residents can be reasonably expected to participate, arrangements will be made to have an interpreter present. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND RECORDS Information and records regarding the proposed and past use of CDOH funds will be available at the Evans City Hall during regular office hours. The public will be so informed by public notice. Special communication aids can be made available to persons on request. 970140 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE The Weld County Housing Authority will provide technical assistance to groups representative of persons of low and moderate income that request assistance in developing CDOH proposals. The level and type of assistance appropriate will be determined by the Weld County Housing Authority based on its ability to provide or arrange for such assistance, the cost of providing such assistance and other relevant factors. WRITTEN COMMENTS AND RESPONSES Weld County will respond to written complaints and grievances in writing in a timely manner. When practicable, such written responses shall be made within fifteen (15) working days. v atur of Chief Elected Official D/ /a 7/97 Date 970140 RESIDENTIAL ANTIDISPLACEMENT AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PLAN for the Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Program and/or the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Weld County will replace all occupied and vacant occupiable low/moderate income dwelling units demolished or converted to a use other than as low/moderate income housing as a direct result of activities assisted with HOME funds, as required by Section 105(b) of the Cranston - Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (42.U.S.C. 12705(b)) and or with CDBG funds, as required by Section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the Act), and implementing regulations at 24 CFR 570.496a. All replacement housing will be provided within three years of the commencement of the demolition or rehabilitation relating to conversion. Before obligating or expending funds that will directly result in such demolition or conversion, Weld County will make public and submit to the State the following information in writing: 1. Description of the proposed assisted activity; 2. The general location on a map and approximate number of dwelling units by size (number of bedrooms) that will be demolished or converted to a use other than as low/moderate dwelling units as a direct result of the assisted activity; 3. A time schedule for the commencement and completion of the demolition or conversion; 4. The general location on a map and approximate number of dwelling units by size (number of bedrooms) that will be provided as replacement dwelling units; 5. The source of funding and a time schedule for the provision of replacement dwelling units; and, 6. The basis for concluding that each replacement dwelling unit will remain in a low/moderate income dwelling unit for at least 10 years from the date of initial occupancy. 7. Information demonstrating that any proposed replacement of housing units with smaller dwelling units (e.g., a 2 -bedroom unit with two 1 -bedroom units), or any proposed replacement of efficiency or single -room occupancy (SRO) units with units of a different size, is appropriate and consistent with the housing needs and priorities identified in the approved Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS). To the extent that the specific location of the replacement housing and other date in items 4 through 7 are not available at the time of the general submission, Weld County will identify the general location of such housing on a map and complete the disclosure and submission 970140 requirements as soon as the specific data are available. Weld County Housing Authority at telephone number 356-4000 extension 4401 is responsible for tracking the replacement of low/moderate income housing and ensuring that it is provided within the required period. The Weld County Housing Authority at telephone number 356-4000 extension 4401 i is responsible for providing relocation payment and other relocating assistance to any low/moderate income person displaced by the demolition of any housing or the conversion of low/moderate income housing to another use. The Weld County will provide relocation assistance, as described in 570.496a(b)(2), to each low/moderate income household displaced by the demolition of housing or by the conversion of a low/moderate income dwelling to another use as a direct result of assisted activities. Consistent with the goals and objectives of activities assisted under the Act, the Weld County will take the steps indicated below to minimize the displacement of persons from their homes:* The following are examples of steps to minimize displacement. The first two are required. The others are optional. Only check those which are appropriate for the project and local circumstances. Add other steps as necessary or appropriate. X Provide substantial levels of relocation assistance, as required by 24 CFR 570.496a(b)(2). The substantial cost of providing such assistance serves as a strong deterrent to unnecessary displacement. X Replace all occupied and vacant occupiable low/moderate income housing demolished or converted as a direct result of HOME -assisted project activities, and make such replacement housing affordable for at least ten years. The substantial cost of providing such replacement housing serves as a strong deterrent to unnecessary displacement. Consider all practical alternatives to any proposed project which may result in residential displacement. Alternatives to be considered include other sites for the proposed facilities/project. Also to be considered are the costs and benefits, both financial and nonfinancial, of each alternative. X Provide counseling and referral services to assist displacees find alternative housing in the community. Work with area landlords and real estate brokers to locate vacancies for households facing displacement. X Stage rehabilitation of assisted housing to allow tenants to remain during and after rehabilitation, working with empty buildings or groups of empty units first so they can be rehabilitated first and tenants moved in before rehab on occupied units or buildings is begun. Establish temporary relocation facilities in order to house families whose displacement will be of short duration, so they can move back to their neighborhoods after rehabilitation or 970140 new construction. Evaluate housing codes and rehabilitation standards in reinvestment areas to prevent their placing undue financial burden on long-established owners or on tenants of multi -family buildings. Develop displacement watch systems in cooperation with neighborhood_ organizations to continuously review neighborhood development trends, identify displacement problems, and identify individuals facing displacement who need assistance. Coordinate code enforcement with rehabilitation and housing assistance programs. Adopt policies to identify and mitigate displacement resulting from intensive public investment in neighborhoods. Adopt policies which provide reasonable protections for tenants faced with conversion to a condominium or cooperative. Adopt tax assessment policies, such as deferred tax payment plans, to reduce impact of increasing property tax assessments on lowl.moderate income owner -occupant or tenants in revitalizing areas. SignatuChief Elected Official Date ir of 970140 COLORADO TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: WELD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY PHONE (303) 352-1551 P.O. Box A GREELEY, COLORADO 80632 George E Baxter, Chair, Board of County Commissiog siQ-. Judy Griego, Director, Department of Social Services � 1996/97 Housing Rehabilitation Program Certifications January 23, 1997 As discussed at the Housing Authority Work Session of January 20, 1997 , the State Division of Housing has requested that we submit the following as required by the Community Development Block Grant Program 1. Applicant Statement of Assurance and Certifications; 2. Citizen Participation Plan. 3. Residential AntiDisplacement Plan 4. Community Development Plan The applicant Statement of Assurance and Certification details the regulations which must be complied with in return for receiving Federal assistance. The Citizen Participation plan delineates the process whereby the public is provided input into the development of the project. A hearing was conducted prior to the submission of the proposal on July 31, 1996 at the Gilcrest City Hall. The AntiDisplacement Plan details the requirements which must be adhered to when/if involuntary displacement is necessary. The Community Development Block Grant Program requires that communities state their community development and housing needs in a Community Development Plan. Staff is recommending Board approval of the above Certifications relating to the 1996/97 Housing Rehabilitation Contract. If you have any questions, please telephone me at 352-1551, Extension 6200. 970140 Hello