Okaloosa County BOCC — July 2, 2013 — SHIP20132014Certification sla — reading text

State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) Program Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Funding Certification Name of Local Government Okaloosa County Projected Allocation* $ 376,320 *see allocation chart attached to this document Strategies Category Existing Special Total Total $ (HO or or New Needs Units to Amount to Rental) Strategy Eligible* be be Expended Served Special Needs Housing HO Existing Yes 3 $120,000 Rehabilitation HO Existing No 5 $245,031 $ $ $ Total must equal total allocation for 2013-2014 minus administrative costs $365,031 *For strategies targeting the Special Needs requirement, describe the process that will be utilized to ensure this goal is met: Okaloosa County will ensure that a partnership is formed between Horizon’s Inc. and/or other non-profit agency to recognize homeowners who have Special Needs and a need for rehabilitation. Instructions for Completing Chart: 1. For Strategies: a. Only list strategies that you plan to fund with the 2013-2014 FY SHIP allocation. b. List the strategies by the name as it appears in your approved, current LHAP. If it is a new strategy, which can be noted in the third column, list the strategy name that will be proposed in your LHAP amendment. c. All strategies must conform to the restrictions as described in the legislative language below as well as all existing SHIP requirements.  d. If you choose to add a new strategy to address the new program requirements, that requires a formal amendment. Funds expended on a non-approved strategy will be subject to recapture. 2. For Category: select homeownership (HO) or rental. 3. For Special Needs: Answer yes or no as to whether or not the strategy will address special needs households as required in the legislative language as part of meeting the 20% minimum requirement. This does not mean that the strategy has to specifically mention special needs households, but rather special needs households will be targeted and tracked with the strategy. 4. For Units: state number of households to be addressed in the strategy. This does not need to be broken down by income category for this chart. 5. For Total: a. State the total funding amount dedicated for each strategy. b. Total all strategies. This total should equal the allocation minus up to 3% for administration costs. Proposed Administration Costs*: $11,289 *Local governments may not use more than 3 percent of their allocations under this section for administrative costs. Legislative Language Except as otherwise specified in this section, local governments must use this funding according to the SHIP statute and rules and within the parameters of their adopted local housing assistance plan. (2) All funding appropriated under this section must be targeted for one or more of the following strategies: (a) Rehabilitating or modifying owner-occupied houses, including blighted homes or neighborhoods. (b) Assisting with purchases of existing housing, with or without rehabilitation. (c) Providing housing counseling services. (d) Providing lease-purchase assistance. (e) Implementing strategies approved by FHFC which are related to assisting households and communities impacted by foreclosures, using existing housing stock. (3) Of the funding provided in this section, each local government must use a minimum of 20 percent of its allocation to serve persons with special needs as defined in s. 420.0004, Florida Statutes. Before this portion of the allocation is released by FHFC, a local government must certify that it will meet this requirement through existing approved strategies in the local assistance plan or submit a new local housing assistance plan strategy for this purpose to the FHFC for approval to ensure that it meets these specifications. The first priority of these special needs funds must be to use them for persons with developmental disabilities as defined in s. 393.063, Florida Statutes, with an emphasis on home modifications, including technological enhancements and devices, which will allow homeowners to remain independent in their own homes and maintain their homeownership. (4) Local governments may not use more than 3 percent of their allocations under this section for administrative costs. Expenditure Deadlines Except as otherwise provided in section 7 of this act, notwithstanding s. 216.301, Florida Statutes, and pursuant to s. 216.351, Florida Statutes, entities to which funds are appropriated pursuant to this act may expend such funds through the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Any funds that are encumbered by June 30, 2015, must be disbursed (expended) by September 30, 2015. On September 30, 2015, any funds that remain undisbursed must be transferred to the State Housing Trust Fund within the Department of Economic Opportunity. There is no provision for an expenditure extension. Certifications for SHIP Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Funding __Okaloosa County ________________________________agrees that: 1. The city/county has read and understands the legislative language as outlined in this document and as found in its entirety at: http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1852/BillText/er/HTML 2. The city/county understands that we are required to meet the goals as described in the language for the allocation of SHIP funds for fiscal year 2013-2014 in addition to meeting all other SHIP program requirements in section 420.9071-9079, Florida Statutes and chapter 67-37, Florida Administrative Code. 3. The city/county will use at least 20% of the allocation of SHIP funds for fiscal year 2013- 2014 for special needs households as defined in 420.0004 (13)** through approved strategies or by incorporating new strategies, prioritizing funding for persons with developmental disabilities as defined in s. 393.063 (9), Florida Statutes***, with an emphasis on home modifications, including technological enhancements and devices. 4. The city/county agrees to tracking each household for special needs and will report such data as part of the annual report or as requested by FHFC. 5. The city/county agrees to expend no more than 3% of fiscal year 2013-2014 SHIP allocation for our administrative costs to run the SHIP program. 6. The city/county understands that the expenditure deadline for this funding is September 30, 2015, and that there is no provision for expenditure extensions. ** 420.0004 (13), F.S.“Person with special needs” means an adult person requiring independent living services in order to maintain housing or develop  independent living skills and who has a disabling condition; a young adult formerly in foster care who is eligible for services under s. 409.1451(5); a survivor of domestic violence as defined in s. 741.28; or a person receiving benefits under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program or the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program or from veterans’ disability benefits. ***393.063 (9), F.S. “Developmental disability” means a disorder or syndrome that is attributable to retardation, cerebral palsy, autism, spina bifida, or Prader-Willi syndrome; that manifests before the age of 18; and that constitutes a substantial handicap that can reasonably be expected to continue indefinitely. Authorized Signature: _Don R. Amunds, Chairman ______________ ______________________________________ Name Signature Date: _____________________________________________ Please return this completed form as a PDF document to robert.dearduff@floridahousing.org