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1 Attachment D — Program, Category Specific, and Special Conditions 21. Any payment by the Recipient using CDBG funds for acquisition of any property, right-of-way, or easement that exceeds fair market value as determined through the appraisal process established in HUD Handbook 1378 shall be approved in writing by DEO prior to distribution of the funds. Should the Recipient fail to obtain Department pre-approval, any portion of the cost of the acquisition exceeding Fair Market Value shall not be paid or reimbursed with CDBG funds 22. The Recipient shall take photographs or video of all activity locations prior to initiating any construction. As the construction progresses, additional photography or videography shall document the ongoing improvements. Upon completion of construction, final documentation of the activity locations will be provided to DEO with the administrative closeout package for this Agreement. 23. If an activity is designed by an engineer, architect, or other licensed professional,it shall be certified upon completion by a licensed professional as meeting the specifications of the design,as may have been amended by change orders. The date of completion of construction shall be noted as part of the certification. This certification shall be accomplished prior to submission of an administrative closeout package and a copy of the certification shall be submitted with the administrative closeout package. 24. If necessary, the Recipient shall retain sufficient adriunistration funds to ensure Internet access,including email, for the duration of the Agreement,including any time extensions. If the Recipient does not already have a computer designated to the person responsible for grant oversight,which is located in the program office and capable of Internet access, administrative funds may be used as needed to obtain, at reasonable cost, a computer to allow Internet access. Category Specific Conditions for Neighborhood Revitalization 1. The Recipient must meet a National Objective for each service area addressed with CDBG funds. If a National Objective is not be met for a service area, all CDBG funds received for the activities conducted in that service area must be repaid. 2. If the Recipient is undertaking the installation of water lines with CDBG funds for the purpose of fire protection, those lines shall only be converted to a potable water distribution system if the housing units of all low-and moderate-income families in the service area are hooked up to the potable water system at no cost to low- and moderate-income households. These hookups must be accomplished prior to or concurrent with conversion of the water lines to a potable water distribution system. 3 Recipients are responsible for verifying and maintaining documentation that households receiving direct benefit, in the form of hookups to potable water and/or sewage collection lines, meet program requirements regarding the low-to-moderate income national objective. The homeowner files must be maintained locally and at a minimum contain the following: a) The name of the owner, the address of the property, and family size; b) The method and source documentation used to verify household income; c) Documentation that the income of the household is below Section 8 income limits based on family size; Rev 09/03/2015 23