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Home My WebLink AboutMEMORADUM OF UNDERSTANDING LICENSE INSPECTION DEPT t ([; CO) ~ 1f , MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY LICENSE AND INSPECTION DEPARTMENT 1815 Marvin Griffin Road Augusta, Georgia 30906 II' I Year 2005 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program This Memorandum of Understanding is for the purpose of establishing the responsibilities and requirements to be assumed by the Augusta-Richmond County License and Inspection Department and the Housing and Economic Development Department in implementing the Clearance and Demolition Project as approved by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission on October 4,2005. 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Project will be identified as the "Clearance and Demolition Program". This project will focus on the identification, demolition and clearance of unsafe and uninhabitable properties and overgrown/vacant lots with delinquent property taxes. The ARC License and Inspection . Department will identify and demolish unsafe and uninhabitable structures. Once said structures have been demolished, lots will be donated to the Augusta-Richmond County Land Bank Authority. The ARC Land Bank will make the properties available to Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), private investors and other developers to facilitate the construction of new affordable. housing for low income persons. The Land Bank will sell the properties to CHDOs or other developers at a reasonable value; the goal being to construct affordable housing and create a revolving fund for reinvestment into this program. The purchase price of the tax sale properties will cover the delinquent property taxes and all costs incurred by the License .and Inspection Department for demolition and clearance. The portion of the purchase price that covers the demolition and clearance costs will be deposited into the "demolition revenue account" that will continue to be used for the demolition of unsafe structures. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF PROJECT This project is eligible in accordance with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) regulations at 24 CFR 570.201(d) "Clearance Activities". 3. NATIONAL OBJECTIVE In accordance with CDBG regulations, each project funded must fulfill a national objective of the CDBG Program. Therefore, the national objective thisproject will fulfill is the provision of affordable housing to low and moderate income persons according to the standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Department. 1 ,. \ J 4. GRANT FUNDS Funding for this Project has been approved by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as noted below: Approved October 4, 2005 Year Funded 2005 Amount $200,000 CDBG funds will specifically be used for payment of costs related to the clearance and demolition of structures and other administrative-related expenses. 5. TERM OF AGREEMENT Services for this project shall commence on October 4, 2005 and be undertaken and completed in such sequence as to assure the expeditious completion of project activities. This Memorandum of Understanding shall remain in effect until December 31, 2006, or until otherwise terminated. 6. BUDGET Clearance, Demolition & other administrative-related costs $200,000 7. PROCUREMENT Procurement of construction shall be in accordance with the City's and Federal procurement policies and procedures. 8. PROJECT ACTIVITIES The Augusta-Richmond County License and Inspection Department and the Housing and Economic Development Department agree to jointly administer the "Project" as follows: The Augusta-Richmond County License and Inspection Department will: . Adhere to the CDBG regulations as set forth in 24 CFR Part 570. . Maintain all records pertaining to the clearance/demolition of houses to include but not limited to address of property and census tract. . Follow each demolition of structure until houses are constructed, sold and occupied by low income persons. . Ensure income data and all relevant information is provided to the Housing and Economic Development Department quarterly until all funds are exhausted. and the National Objective has been fulfilled. 2 I The Housing and Economic Developm~nt Department will: - Prepare Environmental Assessment _ Monitor project and authorize payment requests based on performance of work. - Provide Technical Assistance as required. 9. REPORTS a. Progress Reports are due on a quarterly basis until National Objective has been fulfilled according to the schedule below: For Period Covered October 4, 2005 - December 31 January 1- March 30 April 30 - June 30 July I - September 30 October 1 - December 31 Due January 15,2006 April 15 July 15 October 15 January 15 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and seals as of the date first written above. ATTEST: SEAL 4Jf;<<~ Clerk of Commission 'BY: 3 AUGUSTA, GEORGIA (jl1~' ~ David S. C enhaver As its Mayor. , Date: ~ Paul T. DeCamp, Jr., Interim Director,l! 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