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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Resolution 734RESOLUTION N0. 73'y A RESOLUTION RELATING TO CENTRAL POINT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE STATE OF OREGON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT' FUNDS FOR WOODSTOVE REPLACEMENT AND HOUSING REHABILITATION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT, OREGON, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City of Central Point's Finance Director is hereby appointed as the Certifying Officer for the 1995 Grant Contract #H95021 between the City of Central Point and the State of Oregon to use Community Development Block Grant funds for Woodstove Replacement and Housing Rehabilitation in the City and surrounding County neighborhoods. Section 2. The City hereby finds that the following activities proposed in its 1995 Oregon Community Development Grant project for the Central Point Woodstove Replacement and Housing Rehabilitation are exempt from environmental review requirements because they are defined as exempt activities in Part 58.34 and they consist solely of: Grant Administration (Exempt under 58.34(a)(3)) Environmental Studies (Exempt under 58.34(a)(1)) Section 3. A. The City of Central Point recognizes that discrimination in the sale, rental, lease, advertising of sale, rental or lease, financing of housing or land to be used for construction of housing, or in the provision of brokerage or rental services because of race, color, sex, disability (physical or mental}, familial status (children) or national origin is prohibited by Title VIII of the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. It is the policy of the City of Central Point to support the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and to attempt to ensure equal opportunity in housing for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability (physical and mental), familial status (children) or national origin. B. Within the resources available to the City of Central Point through city, county, state, federal and community volunteer sources, the City of Central Point will assist all persons who feel they have been discriminated against because of race, color, religion, disability (physical and mental), familial status (children) or national origin in the grocess of filing a complaint with the Oregon Civil Rights Division or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Seattle Regional Office Compliance Division, so that such persons may seek equity under federal and state laws. 1 - RESOLUTION N0. "J3 (071195) C. The City shall publicize this resolution and through this publicity shall cause real estate brokers and sellers, private home sellers, rental owners, rental property managers, real estate and rental advertisers, lenders, builders, developers, home buyers and home or apartment renters to become aware of their respective responsibilities and rights under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and any applicable state or local laws or ordinances. D. The City's publicity will at a minimum include, but not be limited to: 1. The printing, publicity and distribution of this resolution; 2. The distribution of posters, flyers, pamphlets and other applicable Fair Housing information provided by local, state and federal sources, through local media of community contacts; and 3. The publicizing of locations where assistance will be provided to those seeking to file a discrimination complaint. Section 4. A. The City 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 570.488(b). B. All replacement housing will be provided within three years after the commencement of the 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 public by publication in a newspaper of general circulation and submit to the Oregon Economic Development Department the following information in writing: 1. A description of the proposed assisted 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\moderate-income dwelling units as a direct result of the assisted activities; 3. A time schedule for the commencement and completion of the demolition or conversion; 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 are 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; 2 - RESOLUTION N0. 73y (071195) 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; and 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 jurisdiction. C. Central Point will be responsible for tracking the replacement of housing and ensuring that it is provided. within the required period. D. Central Point will be responsible for ensuring that requirements are met for notification and provision of relocation assistance, as described in 24 CFR 570.488(c)(2), to any lower- income person displaced by the demolition of any dwelling unit to another use in connection with an assisted activity. E. Consistent with the goals and objectives. of activities under the Act, Central Point will work with local public housing authority to target Section 8 existing program certificates to households being displaced, and recruit area landlords to participate in the program. Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage this. ~~ day of 1995. Mayor Rusty McGrath ATTEST: City Re sent tive Approved by me this ~L da of ~~, 1995. Ma or Rusty McGrath 3 - RESOLUTION NO. 73 (071195)