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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-094-E Housing - Community Home Trust MOA DocuSign Envelope ID: 151F7C16-41CA-4F13-A111-44730D0886F2 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT This Agreement,made and entered into this 30th day of January, 2021, ("Effective Date")by and between Orange County,North Carolina, a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina,by and through its Orange County Department of Housing and Community Relations,its Orange County Housing Authority, and its Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (hereinafter, individually and collectively, "Orange County"),party of the first part; and Community Home Trust, (hereinafter, "Community Partner"),party of the second part. 1. PURPOSE The Parties hereby agree to jointly enter into this Memorandum of Agreement("MOA") as part of the County's"Move On"strategy(hereinafter,the"Program")in order to assist Orange County residents in the Master Leasing program who no longer want or need services offered in Master Leasing but continue to need assistance in maintaining their housing. 2. SERVICES A. The services to be provided will begin January 30,2021 and continue until terminated in accordance with Section 4. Term and Termination of this MOA. B. Community Partner is responsible for the following services: a. Identify and refer potential Program participants through ongoing case management practices. Potential Program participants will meet the following criteria: (1)do not need a high level of ongoing case management, (2) can live independently in the community, and (3) are able to contribute 30%of income to rent. b. In advance of recommending clients for the Program, connect the potential Program participants to a full array of mainstream resources,including but not limited to SNAP benefits, SSI/SSDI, etc., and community supports, like therapy, peer support services, and faith communities. c. Work together with the County's Housing Access Coordinator to identify a new unit for Program participants with landlords who are unwilling to take the Housing Choice Voucher, which will replace the client's Master Lease assistance under the Program. d. Work to stabilize Program participants in need of a higher level of service with the Housing Choice Voucher, and if necessary, connect clients to other needed programs. e. Fill slots in any future programs using the County's coordinated entry process. C. County is responsible for the following services: a. The Orange County Housing Authority shall provide Housing Choice Vouchers to eligible Program participants pursuant to the criteria in its Administrative Plan,which Plan can be viewed at http://orangecountync.gov/1098/Section-8-Housing-Choice- Voucher-Program b. County will contact Community Partner upon learning of any issue with a Program participant's housing and inform Community Partner what services are needed by the Program participant 3. TERM AND TERMINATION — This MOA may continue annually. Any party may cancel their involvement in this MOA arrangement with a thirty(30) day written notice to each Party's identified 1 DocuSign Envelope ID: 151F7C16-41CA-4F13-A111-44730D0886F2 representative as listed in this document. Also,any party may terminate their participation in this MOA for any reason and without penalty upon thirty(30) days written notice to all other parties. 4. AMENDMENT-The terms of this MOA may only be modified or amended with a written Amendment executed by the parties. 5. NOTICES—Written notices are required to be mailed to all parties by being sent to the attention of the contact persons listed herein: Orange County Attn: Corey Root 300 W.Tryon Street Hillsborough,NC 27278 Phone: 919-245-2496 croot@orangecountync.gov Community Partner Attn: Kimberly Sanchez Address: PO Box 2315, Chapel Hill NC 27515 Phone: 919-967-1545 Email: ksanchez(&ommunityhometrust.org 6. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR—The Parties shall operate as independent contractors for all purposes. Without waiving any applicable government or sovereign immunity,the Parties agree to each be solely responsible for their own acts or omissions in the performance of each of their individual duties hereunder, and shall be financially and legally responsible for all damages proximately caused by their individual acts or omissions. 7. WAIVER-No Party's failure to insist on enforcement of any rights under this MOA at any time or for any period of time shall be deemed waiver of those rights. The waiver by any Party to this MOA of a breach of any provision hereof shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. 8. HEADINGS-The headings set forth in this MOA are for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the substance of any provisions contained in this MOA. 9. SEVERABILITY - The provisions of this MOA are independent of and separable from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason any other provision or other provisions may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part. 10. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE—This MOA shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina.Venue shall be proper and shall lie exclusively in the Superior Court of Orange County North Carolina. Community Partner shall at all times remain in compliance with all local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations including but not limited to all state and federal anti-discrimination laws, policies,rules,and regulations and the Orange County Non-Discrimination Policy and Orange County Living Wage Policy (each policy is incorporated herein by reference and may be viewed at http://www.oran eg count)nc. og v/departments/purchasing division/contracts.12hp). Any violation of this requirement is a breach of this Agreement and Orange County may immediately terminate this Agreement without further obligation on part of Orange County.This paragraph is not intended to limit the definition of breach to discrimination. By executing this Agreement, Community Partner affirms 2 DocuSign Envelope ID: 151F7C16-41CA-4F13-A111-44730D0886F2 that Community Partner is and shall remain in compliance with Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the North Carolina General Statutes.By executing this Agreement, Community Partner certifies that Community Partner has not been identified, and has not utilized,the services of any agent or subcontractor,on this list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-86.58. 11. ENTIRE CONTRACT AND SIGNATURES - This MOA sets forth the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. All prior conversations or agreements, whether written or oral among the Parties hereto or their representatives are merged within and extinguished. Except as provided herein, no modification hereof shall be binding upon the Parties unless the same is in writing and signed by all. All electronic signatures affixed hereto evidence the consent of the Parties to utilize electronic signatures and the intent to the Parties to comply with Article I IA and Article 40 of the North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 66. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the Parties have set their hands and seals as of the day and year written above. DocuSigned by: ORA q%kQkN v t1Mb y By: Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager COM ',gXef6!kRTNER By: Kimberly Sanchez, Executive Director 3 DocuSign Envelope ID: 151F7C16-41CA-41`13-A111-44730D0886F2 72/1/2021 E(MM/DDYYY) A�" CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE /Y THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AFFIRMATIVELY OR NEGATIVELY AMEND, EXTEND OR ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW. THIS CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE ISSUING INSURER(S), AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OR PRODUCER,AND THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. IMPORTANT: If the certificate holder is an ADDITIONAL INSURED,the policy(ies) must have ADDITIONAL INSURED provisions or be endorsed. If SUBROGATION IS WAIVED, subject to the terms and conditions of the policy, certain policies may require an endorsement. A statement on this certificate does not confer rights to the certificate holder in lieu of such endorsement(s). PRODUCER CONTACT NAME: High &Rubish Insurance PHONE Fax PO Box 3040 AIC No Ext: 919-913-1144 AIC No):919-913-1155 Chapel Hill NC 27515-3040 ADDRESS: INSURER(S)AFFORDING COVERAGE NAIC# License#:1000008811 INSURERA:Owners Insurance Company 32700 INSURED COMMHOM-01 INSURER B: Hartford Fire 19682 Community Home Trust&/or Orange Comm Housing &Land INSURERC:Auto-Owners Insurance 18988 PO Box 2315 INSURER D: Chapel Hill NC 27515 INSURERE: INSURER F: COVERAGES CERTIFICATE NUMBER:1967266887 REVISION NUMBER: THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN, THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES.LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS. INSR TYPE OF INSURANCE ADDL SUBR POLICY EFF POLICY EXP LIMITS LTR INSD WVD POLICY NUMBER MM/DD/YYYY MM/DDIYYYY A X COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY Y 9111638100 11/27/2020 11/27/2021 EACH OCCURRENCE $1,000,000 c 35116381 7/1/2020 7/1/2021 DAMAGE TO RENTED CLAIMS-MADE OCCUR PREMISES Ea occurrence $100,000 MED EXP(Any one person) $5,000 PERSONAL&ADV INJURY $1,000,000 GEN'L AGGREGATE LIMIT APPLIES PER: GENERAL AGGREGATE $2,000,000 POLICY❑ PRO- JECT ❑ LOC PRODUCTS-COMP/OPAGG $1,000,000 X OTHER: $ A AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY 9111638100 11/27/2020 11/27/2021 COEaMBINED accidentSINGLELIMIT $1,000,000 ANY AUTO BODILY INJURY(Per person) $ OWNED SCHEDULED BODILY INJURY(Per accident) $ AUTOS ONLY AUTOS X HIRED X NON-OWNED PROPERTY DAMAGE $ AUTOS ONLY AUTOS ONLY Per accident UMBRELLA LIAB OCCUR EACH OCCURRENCE $ EXCESS LIAB CLAIMS-MADE AGGREGATE $ DED RETENTION$ $ A WORKERS COMPENSATION 35017592 1/2/2021 1/2/2022 X PER OTH- AND EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY Y/N STATUTE ER ANYPROPRIETOR/PARTNER/EXECUTIVE ❑ E.L.EACH ACCIDENT $1,000,000 OFFICER/MEMBER EXCLUDED? N/A (Mandatory in NH) E.L.DISEASE-EA EMPLOYEE $1,000,000 If yes,describe under DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS below E.L.DISEASE-POLICY LIMIT $1,000,000 B Dishonesty Bond 22BDDHL3739 9/11/2020 9/11/2021 500,000 DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS/LOCATIONS/VEHICLES (ACORD 101,Additional Remarks Schedule,may be attached if more space is required) Holder is listed as Additional Insured CERTIFICATE HOLDER CANCELLATION SHOULD ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POLICIES BE CANCELLED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE THEREOF, NOTICE WILL BE DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY PROVISIONS. Orange County Government PO Box 8181 AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE Hillsborough NC 27278 ©1988-2015 ACORD CORPORATION. All rights reserved. ACORD 25(2016/03) The ACORD name and logo are registered marks of ACORD DocuSign Envelope ID: 151F7C16-41CA-4F13-A111-44730D0886F2 ORANGE COUNTY—DEPARTMENT USE ONLY Party/Vendor Name: Community Home Trust Party/Vendor Contact Person: Kimberly Sanchez Contact Phone: 919-967-1545 Party/Vendor Address:PO Box 2315 City Chapel Hill State:NC Zip:27515 Department: OCHCD Amount: N/A Purpose: CoC Budget Code(s): N/A Vendor#N/A (N/A if new vendor) Vendor is a BOCC consultant? Yes ❑ NoD Contract Type: (Check one) New ® Renewal ❑ Amendment ❑ Effective Date 2/1/21 Approved by Board Yes❑No❑ Agenda Date: This agreement is approved as to technical form and content and I as Department Director affirmatively state work on this project has not been initiated prior to execution of the agreement: DocuSigned."by::1 Department Director's Signature t�a SWlbv, Date:2/1/2021 Agreements for emergency services or repair are not subject to the above affirmation. If services related to this agreement have already begun or been completed please briefly describe the nature of the emergency condition that was addressed: N/A Information Technologies (Applicable only to hardware/software purchases or related services)This agreement has been reviewed and is approved as to information technology content and specifications: Office of the Chief Information Officer Date: Risk Management This agreement is approved for sufficiency of' "Wdards,specifications,and requirements: QUS& rbvvur[b 2/1/2021 Office of the Risk Management Officer Date: F91768e0�s--- Financial Services This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act: DocuSigned by: Office of the Chief Financial Officer Date: 2/1/2021 Legal Services This agreement is approved as to legal f OWMeiency: Office of the County Attorney alm, Auril. T Sib Date: 2/1/2021 Clerk to the Board Received for record retention: All Docusign contracts must be copied to the Clerk upon completion: occlerkdocs@orangecountync.gov The following signature block is for hard copies only and is not required for Docusign contracts: Office of the Clerk to the Board Date: Revised 07/20 9