CC MEETING: September 20, 2016
DATE: September 14, 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 Juan Pina For 1821 Gravley Drive In An Amount Not To Exceed $680.10; With Brenda Hall For 1801 Baxley Drive In An Amount Not To Exceed $554.78; And With Mary Kleypas For 2401 Briarwood Lane. In An Amount Not To Exceed $628.47; For An Aggregate Total Incentive Not To Exceed $1,863.35.
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BACKGROUND:
In November of 2014, the City Council adopted the Single-Family Rehabilitation Grant 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 subdivision through the NOTICE program. A concurrent option offered where the street and driveway approaches are being replaced allows for private driveway and walkway replacement at the owners' expense. To participate, residents make a separate arrangement 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.
Three property owners have applied for rehabilitation incentives to take advantage of this driveway/walkway replacement offer. Their three properties are located within a Neighborhood Empowerment Zone and meet the eligibility requirements of the Incentive Program. The program's policy requires review by the Re-Development Sub-Committee prior to City Council action. However, due to time constraints and the need to coordinate these projects with the contractor in a timely manner, ...
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