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:
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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.
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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
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