Resolution - 1995 - 02 - Residential Anti-Displacement And Relocation Assistance Plan - 01/24/1995
ORIGiNAL
RESOLUTION NO. 2-95
RESIDENTIAL ANTI-DISPLACEHENT AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PLAN, UNDER
SECTION 104 (d) OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF
1974, AS AMENDED
The City of Eagle 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, as described in 24
CFR 570.496a (b) (1) .
All replacement housing will be provided within three years of the
commencement of the demolition or rehabilitation related to
conversion. Before obligating or expending funds that will
directly result in such demolition or conversion, the City of eagle
will make public and submit to the Idaho Department of Commerce the
following information in writing:
1.
A description of the proposed assisted 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/moderate income dwelling
units as a direct results 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 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
replacement dwelling units; and
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 household in the jurisdiction.
The City of Eagle will provide relocation assistance, as described
in 570.496a(b) (2) to each low/moderate income household displaced
by the demolition of housing or by the conversation of a
low/moderate income dwelling to another use as a direct result of
assisted activities.
Consistent with the goals and objectives of activities assisted
under the Act, the City of Eagle will take the necessary steps to
minimize the displacement of person 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 their 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;
7. Adopt policies which provide reasonable protection 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 revitalizing areas;
8. Establish counseling centers to provide homeowners and renters
with information on the assistance available to hep them remain in
their neighborhood in the face of revitalization pressures.
The City of Eagle, Ada County, hereby certifies it will officially
adopt and publish in a newspaper of general circulation said
Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan.
This resolution shall become effective January 24, 1995.
CITY OF EAGLE
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MAYOR STEVE GUERBER
PUBLISHED: JANuARY 19\5
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