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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 16-18RESOLUTION NO.16-18 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, ADOPTING A RESIDENTIAL ANTIDISPLACEMENT AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR FY2016-FY2021, AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 104 (d) OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974,(42 U.S.C. 5301 ET SEQ.) AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, Section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974,(42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) as amended, (the "Act") and implementing regulations require that each applicant for Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") funds must adopt, make public and certify that it is following a residential antidisplacement and relocation assistance plan; and WHEREAS, the City of Apache Junction is submitting an application to the Arizona Department of Housing ("ADOH") for CDBG funds. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1) That the Mayor and City Council of the City of Apache Junction, do hereby adopt the residential antidisplacement and relocation assistance plan pursuant to 24 C.F.R. 42.301 et seq. as described below: RESIDENTIAL ANTIDISPLACEMENT AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PLAN A)The City of Apache Junction 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 funds provided under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended,("The Act"). B)All replacement housing will be provided within three years of the commencement of the demolition or rehabilitation relating to conversion. C)Before obligating or expending funds that will directly result in such demolition or conversion, the City of Apache Junction will make public and submit to the ADOH CDBG Program the following information in writing: RESOLUTION NO. 16-18 PAGE 1 OF 3 1.A description of the proposed 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 to moderate ("LM") 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 a LM 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 ADOH's approved Consolidated Plan ("CP"). D)The City of Apache Junction will provide relocation assistance, as (described in the Act and implementing regulations, to each LM household displaced by demolition of housing or by the conversion of a LM dwelling unit to another use as a direct result of assisted activities. E)Consistent with the goals and objectives of activities assisted under the Act, the City of Apache Junction will take the following steps to minimize displacement of persons from their homes: 1. Coordinate code enforcement with rehabilitation and housing assistance programs. RESOLUTION NO. 16-18 PAGE 2 OF 3 2. Evaluate housing codes and rehabilitation standards in reinvestment areas to prevent undue financial burden on established owners and tenants. 3. Stage rehabilitation of apartment units to allow tenants to remain in the building/complex during and after the rehabilitation, working with empty units first. 4. Arrange for facilities to house persons who must be relocated temporarily during rehabilitation. 5. Adopt policies to identify and mitigate displacement resulting from intensive public investment neighborhoods. 6. Adopt policies which provide reasonable protections for tenants faced with conversion to a condominium or cooperative. 7. Establish counseling centers to provide homeowners and tenants with information on assistance available to help them remain in their neighborhood in the face of revitalization pressures. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION THIS 30..D DAY OF POt4 2016. PSIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS /Lp DAY OF M a l 2016. ATTEST: KATHLEEN CONNELLY City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: 5711.16 RICHARD J. STERN City Attorney RESOLUTION NO. 16-18 PAGE 3 OF 3