CC MEETING: August 16, 2016
DATE: August 10, 2016
TO: Leonard Martin, City Manager
FROM: Scott Hudson, Environmental Services Director
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Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Single-Family Rehabilitation Incentive Agreements With Yeseica Cruz For 2305 Halifax Dr. In An Amount Not To Exceed $565.52, With Darrell Kopaska For 1819 Baxley Dr. In An Amount Not To Exceed $711.32, With Jean Ford Knight For 1817 Gravley Dr. In An Amount Not To Exceed $829.70, With Lemual Carrol Lord For 1815 Baxley Dr. In An Amount Not To Exceed $296.73, With Jessica M. Ramirez For 1811 Baxley Dr. In An Amount Not To Exceed $252.16, With Charline C. Shehane For 1808 Baxley Dr. In An Amount Not To Exceed $286.48, With Silvestre Perez For 1822 Baxley Dr. In An Amount Not To Exceed $818.06, With Amy Lehman For 1833 Hood St. In An Amount Not To Exceed $675.38, With Walter Arevalo For 1832 Spring Ave. In An Amount Not To Exceed $697.65, With Rosa And Marcelino Gutierrez For 1834 Spring Ave. In An Amount Not To Exceed $633.61, With Rene Lopez For 1836 Spring Ave. In An Amount Not To Exceed $712.36, With William And Jill Morgan For 1819 Spring Ave. In An Amount Not To Exceed $300.46, And With Brent H. Hesse For 1816 Gravley Dr. In An Amount Not To Exceed $568.40 For An Aggregate Grant Incentive Total Not To Exceed $7,347.83.
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BACKGROUND:
In November of 2014, City Council adopted the Single-Family Rehabilitation Incentive Program (“Incentive Program”) to provide financial incentives to homeowners in Neighborhood Empowerment Zones. This program provides payment equivalent to abating a portion of an owner’s property tax, depending on the property value and rehabilitation project expense.
Infrastructure improvements are currently underway in the Carrollton Downs and Santa Rosa Heights subdivisions through the NOTICE program. A concurrent option offered in which the street and driveway approaches are being replaced allows for private driveway and walkway replacement at the owners’ expense. To participate, residents make separate arrangements with the city’s contractor to replace their private driveways and walkways during the NOTICE project. These replacements are not part of the capital project. Payment is made upon verification of the completed work.
Thirteen property owners have applied for rehabilitation incentives to take advantage of this driveway/walkway replacement offer. Their thirteen properties are located within Neighborhood Empowerment Zones and meet the eligibility requirements of the Incentive Program. The program’s policy requires review by the Re-Development Sub-Committee prior to Council action. However, due to time constraints and the need to coordinate these projects with the contractor in a timely manner, the Sub-Committee has not reviewed these prior to submittal of this agenda item.
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY:
Rehabilitation projects such as these driveway replacements improve property values and the appearance of the neighborhood. Such expenditures encourage further investment in the community.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff recommends City Council approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into Single-Family Rehabilitation Incentive Agreements with Yeseica Cruz, Darrell Kopaska, Jean Ford Knight, Lemual Carrol Lord, Jessica M. Ramirez, Charline C. Shehane, Silvestre Perez, Amy Lehman, Walter Arevalo, Rosa and Marcelino Gutierrez, Rene Lopez, William and Jill Morgan, and Brent H. Hesse for incentives not to exceed $565.52, $711.32, $829.70, $296.73, $252.16, $286.48, $818.06, $675.38, $697.65, $633.61, $712.36, $300.46, and $568.40 respectively, for an aggregate total grant incentive not to exceed $7,347.83.