Based on these priorities, the activities/tools created are to be funded with NSP funds.

Blight: The City of Victorville uses the State of California's definition of blight as found in Health and Safety Code Sections 33030 and 33031 which are attached as Exhibit B. The City also uses the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings to demolish severely substandard structures and backs the process through VMC 13.02.210 (nuisance abatement) as applicable. The Section of this code is also attached as Exhibit B. H & S 17920.3 provides detailed definitions of physical conditions of a substandard building. Affordable rents: Note: Grantees may use the definition they have adopted for their CDBG program but should review their existing definition to ensure compliance with NSP program -specific requirements such as continued affordability. Any NSP funded rental activity will use the required "affordable rents" which shall be defined as 30 percent of the household's adjusted income, less utility allowances as adopted by the County of San Bernardino's Housing Authority for the Section 8 program, as appropriate. HUD's Fair Market Rent schedule for the San Bernardino/Riverside/Ontario MSA will be used. Income levels influence the ability of a household to afford housing, services and other necessities. Households with lower incomes are limited in their ability to balance housing costs with other needs and often the ability to find housing of adequate size. HUD has established the following income categories: Extremely Low Income Households: Households whose gross income is equal to or less than 30 percent of the area median income. Low Income Households: Households whose gross income is between 31 percent and 50 percent of the area median income. Moderate Income Households: Households whose gross income is between 51 percent and 80 percent of the area median income. Above Moderate: Households whose gross income is above 80 percent of the area median income. Above Middle: Households whose gross income is above 120 percent of the area median income. Continued affordability: The City will ensure continued affordability by recording a 45 year affordability covenant for each single family residence that participates in the NSP funding and a 55 year affordability covenant for every rental unit made available under this program. All units shall be monitored annually to ensure compliance with the covenants recorded following the City of Victorville's Monitoring Plan. Rehabilitation Standards: The NSP funds will utilize the current revised "Rehabilitation Standards" used for the Owner Occupied Rehabilitation (OOR) Program (funded from Redevelopment Housing funds) and the California Building Codes: Code Corrections: At completion, each project will address all health and safety issues and all code violations shall be corrected. Applicable codes will include: the California Code Regulations, Title 24, Part 1 (California Administrative Code), 2 (California Building Code), 3 (California Electrical Code), 4 (California Mechanical Code), 5 (California Plumbing Code), 6 (California Energy Code), 7, 8 (California Historical Building Code), 9 (California Fire Code), 10 (California Existing Building Code), 12, and the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Administrative Code published by the International Conference of Building Officials. Additionally it will address other applicable codes, such as ADA, Section 504 and releva

nt sections of Title 24 pertaining to disability access. Lead Based Paint: NSP funding will be made available where applicable to control or abate defective lead based paint surfaces in the property rehabilitation. A lead based paint inspection report may be required for any home built prior to 1978. Eligible Improvements: Improvements in the rehabilitation of properties can include the following: \ , , Exterior work to help preserve or protect structures, roofing, siding, re-leveling, bracing, repai

The City will use approximately 25% of the NSP Allocation, as required, to serve individuals and/or families whose incomes is at or below the 50 percent of area median income.

It is the intention of the City to limit the number of demolitions to no more than 3 units. The City is not planning any conversions. The properties to be acquired and demolished will be vacant; however, they might have had at one time low-to-moderate income households. When possible, every effort will be made to return a unit to the same income level, if the information is available.

It is the intent of the City to partner with other jurisdictions and/or non-profits to fully leverage our NSP funds to create as many units at or below 50% of AMI as possible. However, it is difficult to estimate the number of units to be created at this time, but every attempt will be made to create at a minimum two units. There will be a minimum of 5 units created for households at or below 80% and the number of units to make available to low-, moderate and middle-income households at or less than 120% is at a minimum 10 units.

The City anticipates fully committing/obligating all the NSP funds within the 18 months. Some of the activities are expected to produce program income which will continue to fund these NSP activities until July 2013, unless otherwise HUD authorizes the use of said funds beyond this date.

On October 31, 2008, the City published the draft Amendment to the FY 2008-2009 Action Plan and 2007-2012 Consolidated Plan inviting citizens and agency representatives to comment on the draft Amended Plans. In addition, the public notice informed citizens regarding the availability of the draft Amended Plans during a 15 day public comment period beginning October 31, 2008 through November 17, 2008. The City Council, at the November 18, 2008 City Council meeting, adopted the amended plans for submittal to HUD directing staff to incorporate any and all citizen comments received at the council meeting and during the 15 day public comment period in the final amended plan. No public comments were received either in writing, by telephone, or at the council meeting.

Copies of the amended plan have been made available for public review and comment from Monday, September 21, 2009 to Tuesday, October 6, 2009. There were no public comments received during this 15-day public comment period on the Amended Action Plan.

On October 6, 2009, the City Council conducted a Public Hearing to consider any input, comment or suggestions on the Amended NSP Action Plan. There were no comments received at the City Council Public Hearing.

Copies of the amended plan were made available for public review and comment from August 3, 2018 through August 20, 2018. There were no public comments received during this 15 day public comment period on the amended action plan. On August 21, 2018 the City Council conducted the public hearing to consider any input, comment, or suggestions on the amended NSP action plan. There were no comments received at the city council public comment hearing.

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