Community HOME Investment Program CHIP

1. Community HOME InvestmentProgram(CHIP) HABITAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY FEDERAL COMPLIANCE

2. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Compliance AgendaHabitat Development Activity Environmental Review Requirements Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Property Acquisition Requirements Accessibility - Visitability Section 3

3. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Environmental Requirements Obligation of Recipients: Comply with environmental and historic preservation laws Assess and evaluate environmental effects Minimize and mitigate any adverse effects Public Notification Do not obligate funds until release of funds

4. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Environmental Requirements Choosing an Environmentally Sound Site Steps Toward Obtaining a �Clean� Site Choose site carefully Visual Inspection of site Inquire about past uses of site Adjoining Properties/Surrounding Area Review Federal & State records for possible Toxins and Hazards

5. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Environmental Requirements Choosing an Environmentally Sound Site DCA Recommendations Wetlands/Flood Plains Lead Based Paint Asbestos Noise 1,000 feet � major road, highway, or freeway 3,000 feet � railroad 15 miles � military airfield 5 miles � civil airport

6. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Environmental Review Requirements Tier 1 Sub-Recipients DCA complete Statutory Checklist DCA publish in newspaper DCA charge sub-recipient for cost of publishing DCA request ROF DCA issue Authority to Grant Funds after HUD clearance

7. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Environmental Review Requirements Tier 2 Sub-Recipients Submit Environmental Screening Checklist Submit supporting documentation Floodplain/Wetland Maps Noise Study SHPO clearance DCA complete Site Specific Environmental Screening Checklist DCA perform clearance DCA issue Notice to Proceed

8. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop

9. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop

10. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Single Family Housing Development Program

11. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Single Family Housing Development Program

12. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Applicable Civil Rights Laws and Regulations Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Affirmative Marketing Ethnic and Racial Reporting Requirements Section 3

13. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity Section 109 The right of all in this country to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold and convey real and personal property without regard to: Race Sex Color Disability Religion Familial Status Or National Origin

14. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity ADA and Section 504 Ensures non-discrimination based on disability Accessible locations include: Housing Public Hearing locations Application Intake Public Information TDD Georgia relay service

15. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Affirmative Marketing Affirmatively Further Fair Housing Market to Appropriate Target Population Advertise Newspapers Television Town Hall Meetings

16. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Minority Business Enterprises (MBE/WBE) Make business opportunities available: Minority Women Required to report activity

17. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity What is Section 3? Provision of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 Helps foster local economic development, neighborhood economic improvement, and individual self-sufficiency Requires recipients of certain HUD financial assistance to provide job training, employment and contracting opportunities for low or very low income residents in connection with projects and activities in their neighborhood.

18. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Section 3 Applicability: $200K Threshold for Recipient Grant Award $100K Threshold for Construction Contracts Housing rehabilitation (including lead-based paint abatement) Housing construction Other public construction

19. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Ways to qualify for Section 3: Resident Business

20. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Who are Section Residents? Residents of the non-metro county where the HUD-assisted project is located and who have a household income that falls below HUD�s income limits. Public housing resident Section 8 resident Determining Income Levels Section 3 low income is defined as 80% or below the median income of that area (CDBG low to moderate income standard). Section 3 very low income is defined as 50% or below the median income of that area (CDBG low income standard).

21. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity What is a Section 3 Business? 51% or more owned by Section 3 residents Section 3 residents make up 30% of its full-time permanent staff Provide evidence of a commitment to subcontract more than 25% of the dollar award of all subcontracts to businesses that qualify as a Section 3 business

22. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Ways to Implement Section 3 Contact resident councils, resident managers or other resident organizations to request assistance in notifying residents of jobs First-source hiring agreements Sponsor job informational meetings Partnership with Department of Labor First-source hiring agreement: an agreement that requires any contractor or subcontractor that works on a Section 3 covered project to recruit from and hire persons from certain specified places first. Job informational meetingsFirst-source hiring agreement: an agreement that requires any contractor or subcontractor that works on a Section 3 covered project to recruit from and hire persons from certain specified places first. Job informational meetings

23. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Ways to Implement Section 3 Partnership with Local Technical College Conduct job interviews at the housing development or the neighborhood service area of the project Use community-based organizations to recruit and screen qualified persons Compile a list of all existing vocational training and apprenticeship programs in the area. First-source hiring agreement: an agreement that requires any contractor or subcontractor that works on a Section 3 covered project to recruit from and hire persons from certain specified places first. Job informational meetingsFirst-source hiring agreement: an agreement that requires any contractor or subcontractor that works on a Section 3 covered project to recruit from and hire persons from certain specified places first. Job informational meetings

24. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Remember: Discuss plans for complying with Section 3 in your 2012 Application Start early establishing systems and relationships DCA will work on �standard approaches� for recipients Section 3 Reporting � More to come Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

25. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Acquisition of Property Basic Requirements Amount Paid Must be Based on Appraised Value Owner Must be Offered Fair Market Value Written Purchase Offer No Tenant Occupancy First Right of Refusal No prior displaced tenants Wishes to purchase rental property Triggers URA Not an eligible CHIP Expense

26. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Accessibility � Visitability Accessibility Mandated by Federal Law New Construction Reconstruction Visitability Mandated by Georgia Law New Construction Reconstruction

27. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Accessibility � Visitability Accessibility Zero step entry Front, side or rear 36 inch door width First Floor Interior door 32 inch Hallway width 36 inches Bathroom wall reinforced for grab bars Electrical Plug at least 15 inched above floor Electrical no higher than 48 inches above floor Breaker box Light switch thermostat Main breaker inside on first floor Visitability Zero step entry Front, side or rear All main floor doors with 32 inches of clear passage space Includes bathroom At least a half-bath on main floor

28. 2012 CHIP Applicants� Workshop Compliance Requirements Questions? Tarolyn Moore (404) 679-5271 tarolyn.moore@dca.ga.gov