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FROM: CATHERINE KUTSURIS, DIRECTOR a County
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Y
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AND DEVELOPMENT (DCD)
DATE: November 4, 2008
SUBJECT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION
PROGRAM HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM POLICIES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
ADOPT the updated Community Development Neighborhood Preservation
Program's Housing Rehabilitation Program Policies effective November 1, 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
A. The Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) is a home rehabilitation loan program
sponsored by the Building Inspection Division. The rehabilitation program is funded by
Community Development Block Grant funds, which are made available to the County
under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C.
5301 et seq.)
B. The County DCD's Economic and Redevelopment Division (ERD) receives the funds
and authorizes the Building Inspection Division's Neighborhood Preservation Program
(NPP) to administer the portion of the funds allocated to the rehabilitation program
through an interdepartmental agreement.
C. The policy establishes guidelines for administering the rehabilitation program, which
offers zero-interest and 3% interest loans to qualifying low-income and very-low-income
homeowners. The Board of Supervisors adopted the original policies on July 17, 1984
and adopted the updated policies on November 30, 2004.
D. ERD staff recommended NPP review the maximum loan amount. NPP determined the
current maximum of $40,000.00 does not reflect the current market costs for the type
and amount of work that needs to be done on the older housing stock projects
completed through the Program. Many of the projects also require lead based paint
remediation. ERD and NPP staffs have worked cooperatively to review average
project costs and determined the loan amount maximum be increased to $50,000.00.
E. A change was made to the title of the policies from "Community Development
Neighborhood Preservation Program Housing Rehabilitation Program Policies"to"The
Neighborhood Preservation Program Housing Rehabilitation Program Policies."
F. Changes in Article VI. Administration to reflect changes in the department names from
"the County Building Inspection Department" to the Department of Conservation and
Development's Building Inspection Division; and in the department name"the Planning
Department" to the Department of Conservation and Development's Economic and
Redevelopment Division.
G. No other changes were made to the existing Neighborhood Preservation Program
operating procedures and policies.
H. The updated policy is attached.
Community Development NPP Housing Rehab Program Policies -2—
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