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HomeMy WebLinkAbout962102.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE CDBG APPLICANT STATEMENT OF ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN, AND PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT FOR SOUTHGATE PROJECT 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 a CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) Statement of Assurances and Certifications, Citizen Participation Plan, and Project Completion Report for Southgate Replacement Housing Project between 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, and the Colorado Division of Housing, with terms and conditions being as stated in said statement, plan, and report, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said statement, plan, and report, 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 CDBG Statement of Assurances and Certifications, Citizen Participation Plan, and Project Completion Report for Southgate Replacement Housing Project between 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, and the Colorado Division of Housing be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said statement, plan, and report. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 25th day of November, A.D., 1996. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Mfrt% WELD COUNTY, COLORADO r �� E • FXCI ISFn IIATF (7F SIONINQ`z (AYF) �b �u Barbar J. Kirkmeyer, Chair ' "'�1( (�' my Clerk to the Board �� d>� !Georges Baxter, Pro-Tem �l • Deputy Cler to the Board FXrLISFn Dale K. Hall APP C D AS TO F Cons an Constancece L. Harbert 9 ) y Attorney e ster W. H. W We ter___ VVV 962102 Ca : 5 ) //A' HA0016 ST A0016 r 'Community Development Block Grant APPUCANT STATEMENT OF ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS The applicant hereby assures and certifies that (a) It (1) Has developed its application, including its projected use of funds, so as to give maximum feasible priority to activities which wal benefit low and moderate income persons a aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight. (The requirement for this certification will not preclude the State from approve g an application where the applicant certifies and the State determines, that aN or part of the proposed project activities are designed to meet other community development needs that have arisen during the preceding twelve-month period and have particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community and where other financial resources are not available to meet such needs.) 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(51%) of the beneficiaries of the activity are low and moderate income persons;and (8) With respect to activities it claims aid in the elimination of slums or blight, it has determined and documented: (I) For activities to address slums or blight on an area basis: (I) The area meets a definition of a slum, blighted,deteriorated or . deteriorating area under State or focal law; (III Throughout the area,at least twenty-five percent (25%)of the buildings are in a state of deterioration or 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 contnbuted 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; (i) For activities to address slum or blight on a spot basis, the activities must be designed to eliminate specific conditions of bight or physical decay and must be limited to acquisition,clearance, relocation,historic preservation and rehabilitation of buildings, but only to the extent COOL Mee ew/ConiM,ua,w t 9621 'Z necessary to eliminate specific conditions detrimental to public health and safety. • (b) it is following a detailed citizen participation plan 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 blight areas and of areas in which Community Development Block Grant(CUBGI funds are proposed to be used: • (2) Provides citizens with reasonable and timely access to local meetings,information,and records relating to its proposed and actual use of COBG funds; (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 allatages 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 bight 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 mannerr 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(s); • (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. COOL nr,r T 2 962192 Date Tune Location Weld County September 7. 1995 7100 P.M GilcrestHigh School • •In the can of senullf-juriodetlene• opPico*os.nth preeIPnino mtnidliritY and county mat had at In.st ono pubic brag- (4) As applicable, providing citizens with reasonable and timely access to local meetings, information and records regarding its proposed and past use of CDBG funds; (5) in preparing"its project Plan/aPplication, considering any such comments and views and, if deemed appropriate, modifying the proposed project obit/application; (6) Making the final project plan/application available to the public; (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. (dl In the event it is awarded CDBG funds by the State it wig: (1) Follow a residential antidisplacement and relocation assistance plan which shall: (A) In the event of such displacement, provide that: (i) Governmental agencies or private developers shall provide within the same community comparable replacement dwellings for the same number of occupants as could have been housed in the occupied and vacant occupiable low and moderate income dwelling units demolished or converted to use other than for housing for low and moderate income persons, and provide that such replacement housing may include existing housing assisted with project based assistance provided under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (fi1 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; (tu) Relocation benefits shag be provided for all low or moderate income persons who occupied housing demolished or convened to a use other than for low or moderate income housing, including reimbursement for actual and reasonable moving expenses, security deposits, credit checks,and other moving-related expenses,including any interim living costs; and, in the case of displaced persons of low and moderate income, provide either: C044 AllinVincale•NORea..."1•4 962_192 ($) compensation sufficient to ensure that,(weir-year period,the displaced families shall not bear, after relocation, a ratio of shelter costs to income that exceeds 30 percent or, III) if elected by a fanldy, a lamp-sum payment equal to the capitalized value of the benefits available tinder subcyvse(Q to permit the household to secure participation in a housing cooperative or mutual housing association. CM Persons displaced shall be relocated into comparable replacement housing that is: (q decent, safe, and sanitary; (R) adequate in size to accommodate the occupants; 111) functionally equivalent; and, _AV) in an area not subject to unreasonably adverse environmental conditions; (8) persons displaced shall have the right to elect,as 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)fv) 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 (A►(i) and (Al®shall not apply in any case in which the Secretary of the U.S.Department 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 COW funds from one eligible activity to another by following the same procedures required in paragraph (c) for the preparation and submission of the final project plan/application. (e1 It will: (1) Minimize displacement of persons as a result of activities assisted with CDBG funds and provide for reasonable benefits to any person involuntarily and permanently displaced as a result of the use of COBG funds to acquire or substantially rehabilitate property; (2) 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; CMG.........✓c.,.rrac.... 962192 • (3) Not attempt to recover any, capital costs of public improvements assisted in whole or part with WOG funds by assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of low and moderate income, including any fee charged or assessment made as a condition of obtaining access to such public improvements, unless: (A) CDBG 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 reverwa sources other than the CDBG program, or (B) for purposes of•assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of moderate income who are not persons of low income,it certifies that it lacks sufficient CD8G funds to comply with the requirements of subparagraph (A); (hl 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 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and other provisions of Federal law, as specified In 24 CFR Part 58, which further the purposes of NEPA, insofar as the provisions of such Federal law apply to the Colorado Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)Program; (2) Is authorized and consents on behalf of the applicant and himself/herself to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts for the purpose of enforcement of his/her responsibilities as such an official. hg) 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) Davis-Bacon Fair labor Standards Act (40 USC 276a -2768-51 requiring that, on all prime contracts which exceed$2,000 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 residential property 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 Aserrc.wr.c 962192 0) It will comply with: . (1) Tide VI of the Cava Rlghts-Aet of 1964(Pub.L.88352;42 USC 2000(d))proly'b)png 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 Fair Housing Act (42 USC 3601-20), as amended, prohibiting housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, 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. (5) 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 52,000. (6) Section 3 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1968 (12 USC 1701 (u)), 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 (inckrdng 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 HUD 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 CDBG funds, and which provides for relocation assistance for all low/moderate-income households so displaced. coec,r,.w.lc.,6c,.:er.-, 962V)2 (2) Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Poreies Act of 1970, es amended —Tide It Reel Property Acquisition(Pub.L 91-646 and HUD implementing regulations at 49 CFR Part 24), providing for uniform and equitable treatment of persons displaced from their homes, businesses, or farms by federal or federally- assisted programs and establishing uniform and equitable,land acquisition policies for federal assisted programs. Requirements include bone tide land appraisals as a basis for land acquisition,specific procedures for selecting contract appraisers and contract negotiations, furnishing to owners of property to be acquired a written summary statement of the acquisition price offer based on the fair market price, and specified procedures connected with condemnation. (3) Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970,as amended — Tide II, Uniform Relocation Assistance (Pub. L 91.646 and HUD Implementing regulations st 49 CFR Part 24),providing for fair and equitable treatment of all persons displaced as a 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 local law. or the grant recipient must adopt a written policy available to the public desalting 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; (1) National Environmental Policy 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 Environmental Duality (40 CM Parts 1500 - 1508) pew/king for establishment of national policy, goals, and procedures for protecting, restoring and enhancing 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 Places. (3) Executive Order 11593,Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment.May 13. 1971 (36 FR 8921 et seq.) requiring that federally-horded projects contribute to the preservation and enhancement of sites, structures and objects of historical, architectural or archaeological significance. (4) The Archaeological ad Historical Data Preservation Act of 1974, amending the Reservoir Salvage Act of 1960 (16 USC 469 et seq.), providing for the preservation of historic and archaeological data that would be lost due to federally-funded development and construction activities. (5) Executive Order 11988,Floodplain Management,May 24. 1977(42 FR 26951 et seq.) prohibits undertaking certain activities in flood plain 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 all actions proposed to be located in or appreciably affecting a wetland. Undertaking or assisting new construction located in wetlands must be CD•G wm,..,,�K..as..awa 962±1.2 II-14-1996 3: 191-M 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 t et seq., 7401 et seq.), as amended, prohibiting the commitment of federal financial assistance for any project which the Enviv..,.onW Protection Agency determines may contaminate an aquifer which is the sole or principal drinking 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 species 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. 19) The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 116 USC 1271 et seq.), as amended. prohibiting federal assistance in the construction of any water resources project that would have a direct and adverse affect on any river included in or designated for study or inclusion in-the National Wad and Scenic Rivers System. (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 clear zones_ (I) It will: (11 Comply with The Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act Title IV 142 USC 4831) prohibiting the use of lead-based paint in residential structures constructed or rehabilitated 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. (2) Ccmply with the Armstrong1Walker "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.L. 101-121), which prohibits spending CDBG funds to influence or attempt to influence federal officials; which requires the Ming of a disclosure form when non-CDBG 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 962A.1.92 general focal government at all tiers and that NI subrecipients shall certify accordingly as Imposed by Section 1352, Tide 31, U.S. Code. Any parson who fails to fie the required certification shall be subject to civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each failure. (m) It will comply with all parts of Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, which have not been cited previously as well as with other appUcabie laws and regulations. VAlv last Signature, Cldef Elected •j.[s _ Signature, Chief Elected Official/Officer' �" p p I OfficialOfficer Barbara J. Kiri®eyer,C`'�StlJ Name (Typed or Printed) Name (Typed or Printed) Name (Typed or Printed) Chair, Weld County Board of Commissioners Title Title Title 11/25/96 Date Date Date somas..Oaf Omni off allOnar• sq..o...On and Offinl/Ottin Spann.On non Offienoff rr N.n.RIPN or Main Na rinPM or rrI ..m Hon fume w Pon.q lb. 11e. Tab Onee pp r.n , t n.. ' ✓ y r Y Y.< r w.3 j. r y e i e <>� y +-. .eF. 3 ! ✓', tom.. ..=- /".""...").Z, r-7',:5-22::-.747‘-^";-:= .",-edn�i>!�"^"^ ...y:+y..r."�✓m✓.f,_^.._`.._.taw..y....5,.w;c.✓e:lsc�✓M�n%wF:u....���-�'1".,slw�'.ri� -+^Se.s�vl,�:�[elt/f"'^.�. ,.:.;,i<J.°,»'{ CoeG Cfl ad .t 962402 EXHIBIT DC-B,Cont PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT 1. GRANTEE NAME AND ADDRESS: CONTACT PERSON: Jim Sheehan Weld County PHONE NUMBER: (970)356-4000 ex 4401 PROJECT TITLE: CONTRACT NUMBER: Southgate Replacement Housing 95-938 A. PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: For each project activity (usually a major item in the Contract's Scope of Services Budget, e.g.,property acquisition/disposition, residential rehabilitation,senior center,water facilities,and administration, etc.)provide the following (if more than 3 activities, please attach additional sheets): 1. NAME OF ACTIVITY. Activity#1: Replacement Housing for three homeowners displaced due to flooding Activity#2: Emergency Rehabilitation for two units in Southgate • Activity #3: 2. NATIONAL OBJECTIVE SERVED. (Indicate the primary one) f Benefit to Low and Moderate Income Persons Prevention or Elimination of Slums or Blight; or unc Urgent Need. 3. PROPOSED ACCOMPLISHMENTS. (In quantifiable terms, i.e., replacement of 400 feet of water mains, rehab of 25 owner-occupied homes, etc.) Activity #1: Three replacement housing units. Activity#2: Emergency Repairs for four units. Activity #3: 4. ACTUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS. (In quantifiable terms) Activity #1: Replacement housing for three homeowners Activity #2: Emergency Repairs for two units Activity #3: 5. ACTIONS REMAINING AND ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE(Include date and name of firm completing audit) Projects finalized with the exception of audit, which will be completed by June 30, 1997. IX-B-3 962102 6. TOTAL ACTUAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE ACTIVITY(Include sources and amounts) A. Activity #1 Activity #2 Activity#3 Total CDBG S $105,000 OtherS 43,670 14,399 Total 148,670 14,399 B. PERSONS BENEFITTING: ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 2 ACTIVITY 3 Total Persons Benefitting 10 5 Total LMI Benefitting 10. % of LMI Persons inn I on MINORITY PERSONS 10 4 White 1 Black Hispanic 10 4 Asian/Pacific Islander American Indian/Alaskan Native • Handicapped • Female Head of Household • Breakdown by Handicapped and Female Head of Household is required of all projects except those that serve all persons within a designated area. Effective in 1993, grantees are required to report all applicants for as well as beneficiaries of CDBG assisted projects that involve an application or screening process. C. PERSONS APPLYING: ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 2 ACTIVITY 3 Total Persons Applying 10 5 Total LMI Applying 10 5 .- % of LMI Persons MINORITY PERSONS 10 4 White Black Hispanic 10 5 Asian/Pacific Islander American Indian/Alaskan Native • Handicapped • Female Head of Household 962' 2 IY_Rn 7. PROGRAM INCOME: (if no program income was earned, please answer question #1 only) 1. Was any program income earned on any of the project activities? Yes 2. If yes, was any program income returned to the state? NO 3. How much Program Income is currently on hand? 4. If program income was retained, was it used for an eligible activity? Please describe: Used for the financing of replacement houisng activities. B. ACTIONS TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING: Describe actions and results of actions to affirmatively further fair housing. Required of all grantees. EHO logo on all printed material Signs and posters with EHO C. MBE AND WBE CONTRACTS AND SUBCONTRACTS: List below all contracts and subcontracts with Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs)and Women Business Enterprises (WBEs). Use check marks or Xs to identify each as a WBE, Black (BLIQ, Hispanic(His), Asian/Pacific Islander (API), or American Indian/Alaskan Native (ALAN). List each contract separately. Add additional lines if necessary. Name of ID # Contract WBE MBE Contractor or Amount Subcontractor Blk His API AIAN D. DID SECTION 3 REGULATIONS APPLY TO THIS PROJECT? Yes_ No yy If yes, please attach to the PCR information regarding: 1. any new hires from each "covered" subcontractor including name, address and telephone number of the subcontractor, number of new positions available by job class or description, number of applications filed by Section 3 residents by job class or description; gender, ethnicity and disability status of all new hires; 2. All of the new hires for any "covered" activity including the name and location of the project and all of the information listed above under 1. E.. CRIZEN COMMENTS Date and location of post-award public hearing- July 31, 1996 at Gilcrest Town Hall with special invitation to Southgate residents. 962"2? IX-B-5 Please include a summary of each written citizen comment received by the local governing body or the local CDBG administering unit from the date of the grant award to the date of this report should be attached to this report. The summary should include the grantee's assessment of the citizen comment and a description of any action taken in response to the comment. Copies of newspaper articles on the project should also be attached to this report. E. CERTIFICATIONS AS CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE GRANTEE JURISDICTION, I CERTIFY THAT: ▪ All project activities (including all related construction/rehabilitation activities), except required administration activities have been completed. • The results/objectives specified in the grant contract have been achieved; • All costs to be paid with CDBG funds have been incurred with the exception of any admministrative costs related to project close-out (including audit costs) and any unsettled third party claims; • The information contained in this report is accurate to the best of my knowledge; • All records related to grant activities are available on request and, • CDBG fu used to reduce the level of local financial su commu.,��v pq�j/�iS ctivities. pport for housing and 1861 g) Signature of Chief Ele ed Officktl / Date ®: q Barbara J. Kirkmeyer, Chair N�% Typed Name/Title of Chief Elected Official Weld County 95-938 Name of Grantee Contract Number ACCEPTANCE BY THE STATE OF COLORADO Project Monitor Date: Financial Management Date: CDBG Coordinator Date: DOLA Rev.4/95 IX-B-6 962112 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN For Weld County's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Pursuant to Section 104(a) (3) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, this Citizen Participation Plan is hereby adopted to ensure that the citizens of the County of Weld, particularly persons of low and moderate incomes who reside in slum and blight areas and in areas where CDBG funds are proposed to be used, are provided the opportunity and are encouraged to participate in the planning and implementation of CDBG-funded activities. Public Hearings Public hearings will be the primary means of obtaining citizen news and responding to proposals and questions related to community development and housing needs, and proposed CDBG activities and past CDBG performance. Prior to submitting a CDBG application to the State, the County of Weld 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 CDBG activities along with the past performance of the County of Weld in carrying out its CDBG responsibilities. In the event that CDBG funds are granted by the State, the County of Weld will conduct at least one additional public hearing to allow citizens to review and comment on its performance in carrying out its CDBG program. Formal public notice will be provided at least three days prior to such public hearings. As circumstances warrant and as the County of Weld determines necessary or appropriate, notice may additionally be specifically directed to persons of low and moderate incomes, those benefitting from or affected by CDBG 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 may 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 CDBG funds are available at the offices of the Weld County Housing Authority, 710 11th Avenue Ste 103 in Greeley during regular office hours. The public will be so informed by public notice. Technical Assistance The County of Weld will provide technical assistance to groups representative of persons of low and moderate incomes who request assistance in developing CDBG proposals. The level and type of assistance appropriate will be determined by the County of Weld, based on its ability to provide or arrange for such assitance, the cost of providing such assistance, and other relevant factors. Written Comments and Responses The County of Weld will respond to written complaints and grievances in writing in a timely manner. When practicable, such written responses shall be made within fifteen working days. 4./,uib%. ✓�_24,42/ti ti //005/9 nature of Chief Electee Date d' Official �rw ,nci Cl tGi •� 4a-6>WeZ my ( 4 k to the Board u Deputy CL tit to the Board 9622 cl? WELD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY PHONE(303)352-1551 P.O.O. Box A GREELEY,COLORADO 80632 C. COLORADO TO: Barbara J. Kirkmeyer, Chair, Board of County Commission FROM: Judy Griego, Director, Department of Social Service SUBJECT: Southgate Certifications DATE: November 21, 1996 The Housing Authority Budget for 1997 was discussed at the Work Session of November 18, 1997. The State Division of Housing has requested that we submit the following in order to close out the Southgate Project: 1. Applicant Statement of Assurance and Certifications; 2. Citizen Participation Plan. 3. Close Out Report for the Southgate Project As explained to us, the forms are required in order to satisfy HUD monitoring. 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 September 7, 1995 at the Gilcrest High School for Southgate residents. The Close out Report is the final report for Southgate activity. Three families were assisted through the Replacement Housing Project and two families were assisted with Emergency repairs 962102 Staff is recommending approval of the above three items relating to the Southgate Replacement Housing Project. If you have any questions, please telephone me at 352-1551, Extension 6200. 9621`1'2 Hello