Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee February 20, 2020
Agenda Overview • Welcome me • Overa rall Recovery Progra ram m Up Updat ate • HMGP 4241 (2015 Flood) ) Proper erty ty Buyout ut Program am Up Updat ate [Action] ion] ▪ Residenti ntial al Prope operty ty Acqui uisi sitions tions Upd Update ▪ Non Non-Resi siden dential tial Prop oper erty ty Acqui uisi sitions tions Upd Update – Disqualif ualifica ications tions of Two (2) Properti ties es • CDBG-DR R Up Updat ate ▪ Single le Famil mily y Ho Homeowner ner Rehab b Program ogram Upd Update ▪ Small Rental al Rehab b (SRR) ) Progra ogram Upd Update ▪ Realloc ocation ion of f Fund nding ing for r Busine ness ss Assistance stance Program ogram (BAP) P) • CDBG-MIT IT Fundin ding • Next Steps ▪ Meet eting ng Sche hedul dule • Adjourn urn Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee 2
Overall Recovery Program Update
Resources to Rebuild Richland County $99,236,208 $19.9 9 M $4.4 M $52.64 4 M $4 M $7.2 M $11. 1.1 M IA PA VOADS - City VOADs - County HMGP CDBG-DR Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee 4
Rebuilding Richland County 450 400 171 163 350 300 56 56 250 200 150 203 203 100 50 8 0 0 Completed /Working Pending Goal MFRG HMGP Buyout CDBG-DR Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee 5
HGMP 4241 (2015 Flood) Update
HMGP 4241-DR (2015 Flood) Update Property y Acquisitio isitions ns • We wer were appr proved for the acquisitio uisition n of seventy ty-four ur (74) propertie ties. s. ▪ Sixty ty-Four our (64) ) Residenti ntial al Prop oper erti ties ▪ Ten (10) Non- Residenti ntial al prope perti ties • Subseque uentl ntly, , 18 18 propertie ties s either r withd hdre rew from the program am or wer were disqual ualif ifie ied ▪ Ten (10) Residential ntial Proper operti ties es ▪ Eight t (8) Non-Res esid ident ential ial Prop oper ertie ies – Please e see Slide #9 for action tion requi uired red on two of the non- residentia ential l proper erties ties ▪ Fifty ty-Six Six (56) ) eligible le properties ties re remained ined eligib ible. e. • We have conclud uded all fifty ty-six six (56) property ty acquisitio uisitions ns at this time. Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee 7
HMGP 4241-DR (2015 Flood) Update Demolition/Land olition/Land Rest storation oration Phase ase • We are now progressing gressing with th the Demoli olition tion /Land nd Rest stora oration tion Phas ase of the Project ject: ▪ Of the fifty ty-six ix (56) ) proper operties, ties, – 37 have e compl pleted ed demo molit ition/ ion/land and restorat oration ion – 13 13 are un undergoing dergoing demo molit ition/ ion/res restoration oration at this s time me – 3 are problem blematic tic proper erti ties es – We are worki king ng with RC Building ng Codes s and Inspe pect ctions ions • Will requ quire ire engin ineer eerin ing g study dy – 3 are vacant nt lot ots – No demolition tion needed. • Not ote: We are wo working rking with h Community unity Planni ning ng & Development ment (Conser ervatio ation n Divisio ision) n) on reforestatio tation n of appl plicab icable properti ties. ▪ Trillion ion Trees s Project oject Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee 8
HMGP 4241-DR (2015 Flood) Update • During ng the acquisitio uisition n process ss of two wo (2) non-resid resident ntial ial properties ties (same e corp rpora rate owners rshi hip) p) we w we were re noti otifie ied d the property ty owner wo would not ot accept pt the purcha hase e contract act witho hout ut signif nific icant ant revisions sions. – One the revision ions s sought ght full indemni mnifica icati tion n for the property ty owner er of any hazardou dous s materi erial al findi dings ngs on the properti ties es – The properti ties es were re subs bseq eque uentl tly y viewed ed and it was det etermined rmined there re is a signif ifica icant nt pot oten ential tial of hazar ardous dous materi erial al conta tami mina natio tion n (Brown wn Fields ds) – Due to the hazar ardous ous materia ial indemni mnifica icatio tion n requisit quisite, e, it was recommen mmende ded d to the Count nty Ad Administr inistrat ator we withdr hdraw w from further her acqu quisit isition on consider siderat ation. on. – The Ad Admin inistrat istrator or concurr curred, ed, and directed ed the withd hdrawal al be presen ented ed to the BRC C for actio ion. n. ▪ Action ion: : Recom ommen end d County nty Counc ncil forma rmally ly approve e with thdra drawal al of these ese two o (2) non-re reside sidential ntial proper perti ties es from om program gram acqui uisit ition. ion. Richland County Disaster Recovery Group Working Group 9
CDBG-DR Update
CDBG-DR Rehab Status Com omple leted ed ▪ 56 MHUs have e com omple leted ed constructi nstruction on. ▪ 75 st 75 stick k bui uilt home me repair irs have e begun gun – 63 63 comple pleted ed repairs. s. ▪ 32 32 rebuilds lds have e begu gun n constr nstruc ucti tion on. – 4 completed ed rebuilds. uilds. Ex Expecta ctati tion ons ▪ Al All stick ck bui uilt t repair irs s comple leted d by May. ▪ All rebuilds Al lds com omple leted ed by mid-July July with th 2 being ng com omple lete e beginnin inning g of Aug ugus ust. t. Posit itive e Impact act ▪ Beginnin inning g March h 2019, 9, the e progr gram am inst stit itut uted d qua uality y ass ssur urance ance meas asures ures to include de a c cus ustome omer r satisf sfac acti tion on sur urvey y for home meowne ners s to rate e the e qua uality y and d timel meliness iness of wor ork k com omple leted ed by our ur contr tract actor ors. s. – 93% of repairs s have e finished shed ahead d of schedule edule and all but t one contract tractor or have receiv ived ed the top p two scor ores es on their ir cust stomer omer satis tisfact action ion survey results. ts. Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee 11
CDBG-DR Rehab Status Previously viously, , we closed sed the Small all Rental ntal Rehab ab (SRR) RR) program gram due ue to ina nactivit tivity y and nd moved ed the moni nies es int nto o the SFR R program. gram. We have found at least st one SRR that at applied ied on time me and is qualif ified ied for repair air. Action on: : Recommend ommend Count nty Counci ncil l reopen pen the SRR program gram by transf ansferring erring $400,000 from m the SFR R program gram to the SRR R program gram to conduct ct repairs irs to any qualif lified ied SRR that at are eligible gible for repairs irs under r the program gram guidelines. delines. ▪ All fun unds s will l come from m the CDBG DBG-DR DR grant nt mone ney. ▪ No cost t to the County nty. . Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee 12
CDBG-DR Rehab Status The County nty has receiv eived ed no activ ivity ity in the Busin siness ess Assistan istance ce Progr gram am while le we have signifi nificant ant ne needs s in n the SFR R program. gram. Action: on: Recommend ommend Count nty Counci ncil l close se the BAP program gram and transf ansfer er $1,050,0 ,000 from m the BAP P program gram into o the SFR R program. gram. ▪ All fun unds s will l come from m the CDBG DBG-DR DR grant nt mone ney. ▪ No cost t to the County nty. . Cu Currently rently, , the CD CDBG-DR DR progra gram m has s 110 homes s fr frozen en and another her 118 18 indiv ividua duals ls on the he waiting ing list st. Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee 13
CDBG-MIT Funding
CDBG-MIT Overview • $6.875 5 billio ion n in Communi unity ty Developme ment nt Block k Grant t Mitiga gatio tion n (CDBG-MIT IT) ) funds ds to gra rantees s re recoveri ring ng from qualif lifyi ying ng 2015, , 2016, , and 2017 disas asters ▪ $21, 1,86 864, 4,00 000 0 allocat ocated ed to Richla hland nd County nty • Increas ease resilie ience nce to disas aster ers s and reduce ce or eliminat inate the long- term risk k of loss of life, injur jury, , dama mage to and loss of property ty, , and suffering ring and hardship, hip, by lessening ing the impact act of future re disas asters • 50% of funds s must benefit t low-and and-mo mode derat rate income me (LMI) I) individ ividual uals Richland County Disaster Recovery Group Working Group 15
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