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RESOLUTION NO. g9 -ig
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR
FUNDING UNDER THE RENTAL REHABILITATION GRANT PROGRAM IN THE
AMOUNT OF $200,000. 00 WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
1 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
WHEREAS, the California Department of Housing and Community
Development has notified the City of Redding that $2,699,000. 00
will be available to California communities on a competitive
basis under the Rental Rehabiliation Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the City has received $797, 000. 00 in Rental
Rehabilitation Program funds in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it would be in
1 the best interests of the residents of the City of Redding to
continue to participate in this program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the City
should apply for $200, 000. 00 under this program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has studied the attached
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certifications required by HUD in connection herewith and has
agreed to same; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has studied the attached Tenant
li Assistance Policy and Affirmative Marketing Procedures and has
agreed to same;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Redding hereby authorizes the City Manager to file an
application for the Rental Rehabilitation Grant Program in the
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amount of $200,000 .00 and hereby adopts the Tenant Assistance
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Policy and Affirmative Marketing Procedures attached hereto and
incorporated herein.
II I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was intro-
duced
and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Redding on the 17th day of January, 1989, and was duly
adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Buffum, Dahl , Fulton, & Johannessen
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Carter
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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MAUR1 JOHANNESSEN, Mayor
City of Redding
ATTEST:
ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk
FORM APPROVED:
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R4!,ALL A. HAYS, C' / Attorney
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City of Redding Tenant Assistance Policy
It is the
policy of the City of Redding that projects funded through the
Rental Rehabilitation Grant Program will not cause involuntary movement. In
order to minimize displacement, potential projects will be reviewed and
selection made taking into consideration the
residents affected bythe Potential displacement of
project. No tenant shall be considered displaced if
the tenant has been offered a decent, safe and sanitary dwelling unit in the
1i� project at an affordable rent.
Should a tenant be displaced through unforeseen circumstances, it will be
determined that the tenant has been displaced by public action and he will
' ! receive a priority for rental assistance under the Housing Authority rental
{I ; assistance program.
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In administering the Rental Rehabilitation Grant Program, the Cityof against any Redding
will not discriminate
person in any manner, including regard to
race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap or national oricin. The following
services will be provided to all without discrimination.
1. Information, counseling, referrals and other relocation services will be
provided to any persons displaced by rental rehabilitation activities.
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2. Practices and methods of administration of the program will be
implemented in such a manner to assure that displacement of persons will
not occur because of their
articular race, color,
handicap, preligion, sex, age,
or national origin.
3. The following information and counseling will be provided to all tenants
occupying units that will be rehabilitated under the Rental Rehabilita-
tion Program.
a. Displaced tenants will be
given an opportunity to select replacement
dwellings from a full range of neighborhoods within the total
housing market.
b. Displaced tenants will be counseled as to indiv_dual rights under
I,' the Federal Fair Housing Law.
c. Information on how to search for suitable replacement housing.
II Displaced tenants will be given the full ran:e of counseling
services that are given to tenants under the Housing Authority's
rental assistance programs.
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C. Procedures to be used by owners to inform and solicit applications
from persons in the housing market area who are not likely to apply
for the housing without special outreach.
The City of Redding Housing Authority will assist property owners in
I I 1' their efforts to reach persons in the community, and especially in
the eligible neighborhoods. The Housing Authority has contacts in a
number of public agencies that can be used to reach such persons.
Newsletters of churches, non-profit organizations serving low-income
Iii persons, neighborhood organizations may be used, and community
gathering spots such as supermarkets, restaurants, senior centers,
and laundromats often have bulletin boards used to advertise apart-
ment rentals. In addition, various media such as TV and radio
public service spots, local newspapers, etc. , may be used to
announce the program and availability of units rehabilitated with
HUD funding.
II D. Affirmative Marketing Record Keeping and Assessment.
The City of Redding will keep records on all program announcements,
brochure distribution, articles, radio/TV spots relating to the RRP.
We will ask persons calling to inquire about the availability of
II rehab units how they first heard about the program and whether they
are aware of the affirmative marketing policy. We will inform
property owners and landlords of the rehab units that they are to
keep records on any advertising of rehab units, whether by ad in a
I newspaper, a posted notice or a sign in the unit window, so that we
may see if the affirmative marketing of the units to tenants is
taking place. In addition, landlords will provide information to
the City of Redding Housing Authority on the lease status of Section
8 holders, so that the availability of the units for affirmative
marketing efforts is known. In the case where a unit is not sub-
'I I sequently occupied by a Section 8 holder, we will ask that landlords
inform the City of Redding about the characteristics of new tenants
1 (income, race, family size, etc. ) as part of an annual review of the
rehabilitation project. When new tenants have moved in, we will ask
landlords to determine the means by which they learned about the
availability of the unit and will evaluate the affirmative marketing
practices used to recruit such tenants.
If our annual review process shows that a given property owner/
landlord has not complied with the affirmative marketing policy
agreed to as part of the agreement, we will give the owner one year
to demonstrate that this situation has been corrected and that an
affirmative marketing procedure is being carried out before taking
more direct action. I.
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