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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 08-04-1993 - III-K 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. -PC ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 4, 1993 SUBJECT: Housing Rehabilitation Environmental Review Record DEPARTMENT: Housing/Community Dev. PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: x ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara L. Fikes Notice of Intent to Request a Release of Funds Request for Release of Funds TELEPHONE NUMBER- Hillsborough - 732-8181 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 Mebane - 227-2031 Durham - 688-7331 PURPOSE: To authorize publication of a Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds and execution of the Request for Release of Funds. BACKGROUND: The Orange County HOME Consortium recently received an award of $803,600 in HOME Investment Partnership Program funds to be used for acquisition, housing rehabilitation and new construction activities in Orange County. Of this amount, $453,600 is available for housing rehabilitation activities. It is estimated that a total of 30 housing units in the County, including the towns, can be rehabilitated under this program. The N.C. Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) requires that an environmental assessment be conducted prior to the expenditure of funds. County staff has reviewed the regulations and determined that the proposed activities are exempt from the environmental review process. Therefore, the County can request the release of funds for this activity utilizing the attached Request for Release of Funds form. The County is also required to publish a Notice of Intent to Request a Release of Funds in a newspaper of general circulation. The notice attached, in a format prescribed by NCHFA will accomplish this task. Upon approval, this notice will be published on or about August 4, 1993 in the Durham Morning Herald. The public will have a seven (7 ) day comment period. RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends authorizing the publication of a Notice of Intent to Request a Release of Funds in the Durham Morning Herald on or about August 4, 1993 and authorize the Chair to sign the Request for Release of Funds on behalf of the Board. 2 NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST A RELEASE OF FUNDS August 4, 1993 ORANGE COUNTY c/o Orange County Housing and Community Development Department 300 West Tryon Street P.O. Box 8181 Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 (919) 732-8181 TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS: On or about August 12, 1993, Orange County on behalf of the State of North Carolina will request the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency to release Federal funds under Title II of the HOME Investments Partnership Act (PL 101-625) for the following project: PROJECT TITLE Orange County Housing Rehabilitation Program PURPOSE/NATURE OF PROJECT Housing Rehabilitation of thirty (30) substandard houses in Orange County occupied and/or owned by persons at or below 60% of median income. Total Project Cost = $453,600; Total HOME Cost = $453,600 HOME/Total Cost%=100% LOCATION OF THE PROJECT Orange County, North Carolina CENSUS TRACT All Census Tracts in Orange County. An Environmental Review Record respecting the within project has been made by Orange County which documents the environmental review of the project This Environmental Review Record is on file at the above address and is available for public examination and copying upon request. Orange County will undertake the project described above with HOME funds from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency under Title II of the HOME Investment Partnership Act. Orange County is certifying to NCHFA that Moses Carey, Jr., in his 3 official capacity as Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmental reviews, decision-making and action; and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The legal effect of the certification is that upon its approval Orange County may use the HOME funds and NCHFA will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. NCHFA will accept an objection to its approval only if it is on one of the following bases: (a) that the certification was not in fact executed by the certifying official or other officer of applicant approved by NCHFA; or (b) that applicant's environmental review record for the project indicates omission of a required decision, finding or step applicable to the project in the environmental review process. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58) and may be addressed to NCHFA at 3300 Drake Circle, Suite 200; P.O. Box 28066, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607- 3300. Objections to the release of funds on bases other than those stated above will not be considered by DCA. No objection received after August 30,1993 will be considered by NCHFA. Comments must specify whether they concern the finding of no significant impact or the intent to request release of funds. Moses Carey, Jr., Chair Orange County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 8181, 200 S. Cameron Street Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 • 4 NORTH. CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS AND CERTIFICATION ENVIRONMENTAL 1. Recipient's Name 2. Grant Agreement Number Orange County HOME Consortium M92-SG-37-011 3. Project Number 2 and 3 4. Recipient's Address(Include Street,City,State and ZIP Code) 5. Date of Request/Certification P.O. Box 8181 Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 8-13-93 6. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS. Release of approved grant funds for the following project is requested: PROJECT HOME Housing Rehabilitation Program • • • 7. • CERTIFICATION: With reference to the above project, the undersigned officer of the recipient hereby certifies: That the recipient has fully carried out its responsibilities for environmental review, decision-making,notice,publi- •cation, and action pertaining to the project named above; that the recipient has complied with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; that the recipient has complied with the environmental procedures, permit requirements and the statutory obligations under such laws cited in 24 CFR 58.5;that the recipient has taken into account the environmental criteria, standards, permit requirements and other obligations applicable to the project under the other related laws and authorities cited in 24 CFR Part 58;and that the recipient has complied with all applicable regulations of the North Carolina Department of tconattc and Community Development;that the level of environmental clearance carried out by recipient in connection with this said project( ) did Q() require the preparation and dissemination of an environmental impact statement; That the dates upon which all statutory and regulatory time periods for review, comment, or other response or action in regard to this clearance began and ended as indicated below;and that with the expiration of each of the time periods indicated below, the recipient is in compliance with the requirement of 24 CFR Part 58; 48 CDBG/HOME #102 (9-89) Commence Expire • ITEM MO/DAY/YR MO/DAY/YR Notice of Finding of No Significant Environme ital Impact Publication — Same: Comment period Notice of finding of No Significant Environmental Impact and Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds: Simultaneous Publication Same: Comment period Notice of Intent to File EIS: Publication Draft EIS: Comment period Same: 90-day period (CEQ) Final EIS: 30-day period (CEQ) 7-Day Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds:Publication 8/7/93 8/14/93 Request for Release of Funds: 15 Day ECD comment period 8/15/93 8/30/93 Other(specify) Attach o copy of notices) to public and offidovit(s)of publication. That the undersigned officer is authorized to,and does consent to assume the status of responsible federal official under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and each provision of law specified in 24 CFR 58 insofar as the provisions of these laws apply to ECD t s responsibility for environmental review,decision-making and action assumed and carried out by the recipient;that by so consenting,assumes the responsibilities,where applicable, for the conduct of environmental review, decision-making and action as to environmental issues, preparation and cir- culation of draft, final and supplemental environmental impact statements, and assumption of lead agency or cooperating agency responsibilities for preparation of such statements on behalf of Federal and State agencies including HUD, when these agencies consent to such assumption; That the undersigned officer is authorized to consent to,and does accept on behalf of the recipient and personally, the jurisdiction of the Federal courts for the enforcement of all these responsibilities, in his/her official capacity as certifying officer of the recipient. t �O/ . Signature of Certifying Office/ DATE9' Y Chair, Orange County Bd o" Commissioners ITEM ®� - Title Orange County P.O. Box 81811 Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 Agency and Address Earning Srerion 1001 of Title 18 of the ('lilted States Code and Criminal Procedure shall apply to this certification. Title 18 provides, among other things. Nter uhoever knowingly and willfully snakes or sues e dot-irotent or writing containing any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or blur), in airy marte•r trithin the/ur,sdiction of any department or cgencr ut the ("lilted States,shall be fated not more than 510.000 or imprisoned not Wrote than fire rears or both. • CDBG/HOME-i02 (9-89) -