On May 18, 2017, City Council adopted Resolution 2017-20 approving the Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) for Fiscal Years 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020. The City’s LHAP provides a plan for expending State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) housing grant funds, to include eligible activities (i.e. Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and Purchase Assistance Programs), maximum award thresholds for such activities/programs, and identifying set asides for income-eligibility and special need. The LHAP provides for a maximum award of $50,000 per homeowner under the SHIP Owner-Occupied Rehab Program, which addresses repairs or improvements needed for safety and sanitary habitation and/or correction of substantial code violation for very-low, low, and moderate-income residents. Staff has received an application for the Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation to a single-family home at 2980 Garden Terrace NE for repairs to address code compliance violations as well as exterior repairs to address wood rot, aging and non-operational windows, HVAC, code-related plumbing and electrical issues, replacement of the hot water heater and aging kitchen cabinets and countertops.  This home was built in 1961 and the plumbing and electrical are original.

The homeowner requested three (3) estimates; however, was only able to obtain two (2) estimates.  If approved, the contract will be awarded to the lowest bidder. Due to the extent of the repairs still needed, staff is requesting to exceed the maximum award by $25,000 for a total of $75,000 in order to address necessary repairs.