The Residential Anti-displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan under Section 104(d)

of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, As Amended

Buena Vista County will replace all occupied and vacant occupiable low/moderate-income dwelling units demolished or converted to a use other than as low/moderate-income housing in connection with an activity assisted with funds provided under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, as described in 24 CFR 570.496a(c)(1).

All replacement housing will be provided within three years after the commencement of the demolition or conversion. Before entering into a contract committing Buena Vista County to provide funds for an activity that will directly result in demolition or conversion, Buena Vista County will make public by publication in a newspaper of general circulation and submit to IDED the following information in writing:

1. A description of the proposed assisted project;

2. The address, number of bedrooms, and location on a map of low/moderate-income housing that will be demolished or converted to a use other than as low/moderate-income housing as a result of an assisted project;

3. A time schedule for the commencement and completion of the demolition or conversion;

4. To the extent known, the address, number of bedrooms and location on a map of the replacement housing that has been or will be provided.

5. The source of funding and a time schedule for the provision of the replacement housing;

6. The basis for concluding that the replacement housing unit will remain a low/moderate-income dwelling unit for at least 10 years from the date of initial occupancy.

7. Information demonstrating that any proposed replacement of dwelling units with smaller dwelling units (e.g., a 2-bedroom unit with two 1-bedroom units), or any proposed replacement of efficiency or single-room occupancy (SRO) units with units of a different size, is appropriate and consistent with the housing needs an priorities identified in the state’s Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development.

To the extent that the specific location of the replacement housing and other data in items 4 through 7 are not available at the time of the general submission, Buena Vista County will identify the general location of such housing on a map and complete the disclosure and submission requirements as soon as the specific data are available.

The County Auditor, who can be contacted at Buena Vista County Courthouse, P.O. Box 220, Storm Lake, Iowa 50588-0220 or (712)-749-2542 is responsible for tracking the replacement of housing and ensuring that it is provided within the required period. The County Auditor, who can be contacted at Buena Vista County Courthouse, P.O. Box 220, Storm Lake, Iowa 50588-0220 or (712)-749-2542 is responsible for ensuring requirements are met for notification and provision of relocation assistance, as described in CFR 570.496(a)(c)(2), to any lower-income person displaced by the demolition of any dwelling unit or the conversion of a low/moderate-income dwelling unit to another use in connection with an assisted activity.

Consistent with the goals and objectives of activities assisted under the Act, Buena Vista County will take the following steps to minimize the direct and indirect displacement of persons from their homes.*

1. Coordinate code enforcement with rehabilitation and housing Assistance programs.

2. Evaluate housing codes and rehabilitation standards in reinvestment areas to prevent undue financial burden on established owners and tenants.

3. State rehabilitation of apartment units to allow tenants to remain in the building/complex during and after the rehabilitation, working with empty units first.

4. Arrange for facilities to house persons who must be relocated temporarily during rehabilitation.

5. Adopt policies to identify and mitigate displacement resulting from intensive public investment in neighborhood.

6. Adopt policies, which provide reasonable protection for tenants faced with conversion to a condominium or cooperative.

7. Adopt tax assessment policies, such as deferred tax payment plans, to reduce impact of increasing property tax assessments on lower income owner-occupants or tenants in revitalizing areas.

* The jurisdiction must determine the appropriate steps. Examples are listed.

Adopted by Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors this 3^rd day of June, 2003.

Signed: Herb Crampton, Chairperson Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors ______________________________

Attest: Karen Strawn, Auditor, Buena Vista County_________________________ ___________