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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2001-035 - Home and CDBG RESOLUTION NO. 2001-35 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING ADOPTING CITY OF REDDING ANTI- DISPLACEMENT AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR HOME AND CDBG ENTITLEMENT ACTIVITIES, AS REQUIRED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD). WHEREAS: 1. The City of Redding adopted a Relocation Policy and Plan on January 19, 1976, by Resolution No. 76-8. 2. The City of Redding adopted a Tenant Assistance Plan on June 5, 1990, and Rules and Regulations for implementation ofthe California Relocation Assistance Law and Property Acquisition Procedures on June 6, 1995, to address Federal and State relocation requirements. The relocation policy adopted in June 1995 replaced the previously-adopted Relocation Policy and Plan from 1976. 3. The proposed residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan was specifically developed to comply with Federal regulations governing the Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, with an emphasis on 104(d)rules which focus on the loss of low-income housing in the community through demolition or conversion. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Redding hereby adopts City of Redding Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan for HOME and CDBG Entitlement Activities to comply with federal HOME and CDBG requirements, a copy of which is attached and made a part hereof by reference. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced, read and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 6th day of March 2001 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cibula, Kight, Stegall and McGeorge NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Pohlmeyer ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None AVID . 9r G Ole , /or Attest: Form Approved: Li Connie Strohmayer, City / � W.-Leonard Wingate, C,ity Attorney Gj Cl‘1 CITY OF REDDING ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR HOME & CDBG ENTITLEMENT ACTIVITIES Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan under Section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as Amended, and Section 105 (b)( 16) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act The City of Redding will replace all occupied and vacant occupiable low/moderate-income dwelling units demolished or converted to a use other than low/moderate-income housing in connection with an activity assisted with funds provided under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended and described in 24 CFR 570.606(c), and the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and as described in 24 CFR 91.353(e), and 24 CFR 42.375. All replacement housing will be provided within three years after the commencement of demolition or conversion. Before entering into a contract committing the City to provide funds for an activity that will directly result in demolition or conversion, the City will make available through publication in a local newspaper of general circulation and submit to HUD the following information in writing: 1. A description of the proposed activity; 2. The location on a map and number of dwelling units by size (number of bedrooms) that will be demolished or converted to a use other than as low/mod rate-income dwelling units as a direct result of the assisted activities; 3. A time schedule for the commencement and completion of demolition or conversion activities; 4. The location on a map and the number of dwelling units by size (number of bedrooms) that will be provided as replacement dwelling units. If such data is not available at the time of the general submission, the City will identify the general location on an area map and the approximate number of dwelling units by size, and provide information identifying the specific location and number of,dwelling units by size as soon as it is available; 5. The source of funding and a time schedule for the provision of the replacement • dwelling units; 6. The basis for concluding that each replacement dwelling unit will remain 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 dwelling units with smaller dwelling units (e.g., a 2-bedroom unit with two 1-bedroom units) is consistent with the housing needs of lower-income households in the City of Redding. The City is responsible for tracking the replacement of housing and ensuring that it is provided within the required period. The City is responsible for ensuring requirements are met for notification and provision of relocation assistance, as described in §42.350, to any lower-income person displaced by the demolition of any dwelling unit or the conversion of a low/moderate-income dwelling unit to another use in connection with an assisted activity. Consistent with the goals and objectives of activities assisted under the Act, the City may take the following steps to minimize the displacement of persons from their homes: 1. Coordinate code enforcement with rehabilitation and housing assistance programs. 2. Evaluate housing codes and rehabilitation standards in reinvestment areas to prevent placing undue financial burden on long-established owners or tenants of multi-family buildings. 3. Stage rehabilitation of apartment units to allow tenants to remain during and after rehabilitation by working with empty units or buildings first. 4. Establish facilities to house persons who must be relocated temporarily during rehabilitation. 5. Adopt public policies to identify and mitigate displacement resulting from intensive public investment in neighborhoods. 6. Adopt policies which provide reasonable protections for tenants faced with conversion to a condominium or cooperative. 7. Adopt tax assessment policies such as deferred tax payment plans to reduce impact of rapidly increasing assessments on lower-income owner-occupants or tenants in revitalization areas. 8. Establish counseling centers to provide homeowners and renters with information on the assistance available to help them remain in their neighborhood in the face of revitalization pressures.