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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING THE COUNTY'S LOCAL HOUSING
ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR FY 2000-2001, 2001-2002, AND 2002-2003.
WHEREAS, Chapter 420, Florida Statutes, describes the State
Housing Initiative Partnership Program (SHIP) , and states that the
principal objective of that program is to increase the amount of
affordable housing within the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS, on April 6, 1993 , Indian River County approved
ordinance number 93-13, establishing the Local Housing Assistance
Program; and
WHEREAS, the current county's Local Housing Assistance plan
expires on June 30, 2003 ; and
WHEREAS, The county's current Local Housing Assistance Plan
adequately addresses the county's affordable housing needs; and
WHEREAS, on April 2nd, 2002, the Board of County Commissioners
considered a proposed amendment to the county's Local Housing
Assistance Plan;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County, Florida that:
Section 1.
The above recitals are ratified in their entirety
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Section 2 .
Pages 29 and 30 of the Indian River County Local Housing
Assistance Plan for FY 2000-2001, 2001-2002, and 2002-2003 are
hereby amended as shown in attachment "A" by the Board of
County Commissioners.
Section 3 .
The Board of County Commissioners directs staff to submit two
copies of revised pages 29 and 30 of the Indian River County
Local Housing Assistance Plan to the Florida Housing Finance
Corporation by certified mail .
The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner Ginn
and seconded by Commissioner Macht
and being put to a vote,
the vote was as follows:
Chairman, Ruth Stanbridge Ay
Vice Chairman, John Tippin We
Commissioner, Kenneth R. Macht Ay-e_
Commissioner, Fran Adams 4e-
Commissioner, Caroline D. Ginn Aya--
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and
adopted this 2nd day of April 2002 .
RESOLUTION NO. 2002 - 017
Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
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William G. Collins, II
Deputy County Attorney
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Attachment "A"
inspection by the corresponding jurisdictional Building
Department and the county designated inspector that all
required rehabilitation activities for the eligible
housing unit are completed. No SHIP funds will be
paid
for any work completed prior to issuance of the notice to
proceed.
Besides general rehabilitation activities, funds may be
Provided for emergency repairs . Emergency repairs
eligible for SHIP funding are limited to weatherization
activities. Weatherization means materials or measures
and their installation which are used to improve the
thermal efficiency of a residence. For emergency
repairs, only one written licensed contractor estimate is
needed. No credit verification is needed for emergency
repairs.
Rehabilitation/emergency repair grants may be leveraged
with private funds, small city Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) funds, weatherization funds, HUD
transitional housing funds, and other state and federal
programs as appropriate.
b. Eligibility
i . Geographic Area
Rehabilitation grants may be made for eligible
housing units located anywhere in the County,
including all municipalities located within the
County.
ii . Housing Unit Classification
Eligible housing units receiving IRCLHAProgram
Rehabilitation Grants must be owner-occupied
single-family residences or multi-family
residential rental projects owned and managed by a
non-profit organization. Mobile homes are not
eligible.
iii . Applicant Classification
(a) Rehabilitation grants may be awarded to the
following eligible persons :
1 . Very Low-Income Eligible Persons
2 . Non-Profit Organizations
3 . Low-Income Eligible Persons only when the
rehabilitation grant is a match for
another housing program such as the CDBG
program, HOME Investment Partnership
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Program (HOME) , or other state or federal
housing program.
(b) Rehabilitation grants shall result in eligible
housing for the following eligible persons :
1 . Very Low-Income Persons
2 . Low-Income Persons
c. Basic Award Terms
i . Maximum Monetary Award
The maximum monetary award for a rehabilitation
grant shall not exceed $20, 000 . 00 per each eligible
single-family housing unit. Rehabilitation grants
for multiple family structures shall be limited to
a maximum monetary award of $100, 000 for 3 or more
unit multi-family rental building owned and managed
by a non-profit organization.
ii . Repayment Terms/Timeframe
The repayment of funds awarded as a rehabilitation
grant is not required, except in cases where the
assisted housing unit is sold prior to termination
of the unit's affordable classification timeframe
(10 years for owner-occupied units 15 years for
rental units) . In cases where the unit is sold,
the entire original grant amount must be paid back
at the time of resale of the unit .
iii . Interest Rate
There will be no applicable interest rate for
rehabilitation grants
iv. Affordable Classification Timeframe
Housing units whose owners receive funds from the
IRCLHAProgram Rehabilitation Grant Strategy Program
shall be occupied by the same qualified eligible
household who received the assistance for a period
of not less than ten years (10) years . Any multi-
family rental building rehabilitated with SHIP
funds provided pursuant to this strategy must be
owned and managed by the same non-profit
organization which receives the original assistance
for 9) fifteen (15) years. For rental units,
the Indian River County SHIP office will monitor
rents and renters' income eligibility on an annual
basis for the 15 year life of rental rehabilitation
assistance grant period.
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