Agenda 01/10/2017 Item #16D 2 16.D,2
01/10/2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairman to execute one Landlord Payment
Agreement, allowing the County to administer the Rapid Re-Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Program through the Emergency Solutions Grant Program.
OBJECTIVE: To implement the Board-approved action plan by providing rental assistance to
individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Collier County.
CONSIDERATIONS: Funding Approval Agreements issued by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) and approved by the Board on September 8, 2015 fund Collier's Emergency
Solutions Grant (ESG) program (Agenda item 16D13). The Funding Approval Agreements require grant
funds to be used for homelessness prevention and recovery projects in accordance with 24 CFR 576.
On August 11, 2015 the Board approved in absentia and ratified at the September 8, 2015 FY2015-2016
HUD Annual Action Plans authorizing Community and Human Services (CHS) staff to administer a
rental assistance program to prevent homelessness using Emergency Solutions Grant funds in the amount
of$58,654. (Agenda Item 16F1).
CHS has prepared Landlord Payment Agreements for each landlord agreeing to participate in the
program. The following landlord will be entering into a Landlord Payment Agreement:
NR Contractors, Inc.
Paragraph 1 of the agreement contains the term of each agreement. Some of the agreements contain a
term that commences prior to the date of the Board consideration. This is consistent with the program and
will allow payments for rent arrears.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available from the Emergency Solutions Grant program provided annually
through HUD. Funds appropriated for rental assistance are requested via separate Board action within
Housing Grant Fund (705) project 33436. Payments beyond 60 days will require interest to be paid from
Collier County's General Fund (001).
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: Acceptance and implementation of this item will further
certain Goals, Objectives, and Policies within the Housing Element of the Growth Management Plan.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires a majority
vote for Board approval. -JAB
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners approves and authorizes the
Chairman to execute Landlord Payment Agreement with the above-referenced landlord, allowing the
County to administer the Rapid Re-Housing and Homelessness Prevention Program through Collier
County's Emergency Solutions Grant.
Prepared by: Jody Paley, Grant Coordinator, Community and Human Services
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Landlord Agreement-NR Contractors (PDF)
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01/10/2017
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.D.2
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairman to execute one
Landlord Payment Agreement, allowing the County to administer the Rapid Re-Housing and
Homelessness Prevention Program through the Emergency Solutions Grant Program.
Meeting Date: 01/10/2017
Prepared by:
Title: Grants Coordinator—Community& Human Services
Name: Jody Paley
11/22/2016 11:23 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director- Cmnty&Human Svc—Public Services Department
Name: Kimberley Grant
11/22/2016 1 1:23 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Community&Human Services Kristi Sonntag Additional Reviewer Completed 11/29/2016 1:06 PM
Community&Human Services Maggie Lopez Additional Reviewer Completed 12/01/2016 8:44 AM
Public Services Department Amanda O.Townsend Additional Reviewer Completed 12/09/2016 11:30 AM
Community&Human Services Leslie Davis Additional Reviewer Completed 12/09/2016 3:30 PM
Public Services Department Hailey Margarita Alonso Level 1 Division Reviewer Completed 12/14/2016 2:38 PM
County Attorney's Office Jennifer Belpedio Level 2 Attorney of Record Review Completed 12/15/2016 3:58 PM
Grants Erica Robinson Level 2 Grants Review Completed 12/19/2016 3:47 PM
Public Services Department Steve Carnell Level 2 Division Administrator Review Completed 12/22/2016 8:58 AM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A.Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 12/22/2016 9:51 AM
Office of Management and Budget Valerie Fleming Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 12/27/2016 9:24 AM
Budget and Management Office Ed Finn Additional Reviewer Completed 12/28/2016 9:46 AM
Grants Therese Stanley Additional Reviewer Completed 12/28/2016 12:21 PM
County Manager's Office Nick Casalanguida Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 12/28/2016 3:47 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 01/10/2017 9:00 AM
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EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT
LANDLORD PAYMENT AGREEMENT
FOR TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into between Collier County Board of County Commissioners,
hereinafter referred to as the "agency",NR Contractors, Inc., 5318-5340 Gilchrist,Naples, FL
34113, 239-597-9083.
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The undersigned landlord hereby agrees to the following conditions in order to receive landlord
payments from the agency under the Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG):
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1. This agreement shall begin on September 27, 2016 and shall end upon 30-days written
notification from either party to the other, or if funding for this program is no longer
available.
2. The agency agrees to provide the landlord with a list of names and contact information for all a)
agency personnel authorized to commit ESG funds. The landlord will only accept payment
commitment from authorized agency personnel. Changes (addition/deletions) to the o
authorized personnel list must be approved in writing by an authorized agency representative. -75
3. The landlord agrees to provide agency with contact information for authorized CHS
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representative to resolve a crisis and/or apply benefit commitment on the client's behalf.
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4. The landlord agrees to provide agency with copy of all leases and modifications or
amendments for each eligible ESG program participant.
5. The agency agrees to provide payments directly to the landlord on behalf of the eligible ESG
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program participant and as long as the grantor agency and/or regulation does not prohibit
payment.
6. The landlord assures that no household receiving ESG assistance will be treated adversely
because of such assistance under applicable provisions of federal, state or local regulatory
requirements. During the term of this agreement, landlord agrees to give the agency a copy of
any notice to the program participant to vacate the housing unit, or complaint used under o
state or local law to commence an eviction action against the program participant.
7. The landlord assures that eligible households on whose behalf ESG assistance is received
will not be discriminated against.
8. The landlord understand that only eligible activities listed under 24 CFR 576.106, Short-term
and medium-term rental assistance, are to be paid with ESG funds.
9. The landlord understand that only costs of Short-term and medium-term rental assistance in
accordance with the terms of the ESG program are allowed. No charges that result from
illegal activities such as bad checks or meter tampering will be paid with ESG funds.
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10. The landlord understand that the ESG benefit amount must pay for the complete charges
owed by the ESG program participant and that acceptance of ESG benefit will be deemed as
Landlord's acknowledgement and acceptance has become current on any and all payments
due to landlord as a result of the ESG payment.
11. The landlord agrees to assist the agency in verifying the ESG program participant's
information and to make timely commitments to resolve any crisis situation. Subject to the
landlord's privacy requirements, the landlord agrees to provide the agency with the following
detailed ESG program participant information: (1) current amount owed (broken down by
month) (2) due date/eviction dates in formal eviction notice / 3-day notice and (3) amount
necessary to resolve the situation.
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12. In accordance with the Florida Local Government Prompt Payment Act, the agency agrees to
provide payment to the landlord as follows:
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(a) Rental Arrears, Application Fees and/or Deposits: will be dispersed by the agency
within 60 days from the date of the agency's approval of the program participant's a
eligibility if the rental assistance is a valid ESG program expenditure.
(b) Ongoing rental assistance: will be disbursed by the agency for eligible ESG recipients -'
in accordance with the rental agreement as issued by the landlord on behalf of the o
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program participant under the same terms and conditions (i.e., same payment due date, (.1
grace period, and late penalty requirements).
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(c) Payments beyond 60 days will require interest to be paid from non-ESG funds.
(d) Agency's promise to pay can only be issued after ESG participant has been certified as z
Eligible under the ESG program.
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13. This Landlord Agreement will be signed by agency, and landlord's authorized representative. a
Documentation authorizing authority must be provided from landlord.
14. If an ESG payment to the landlord cannot be applied to a ESG program participant's account, 3
the funds will be returned to the agency.
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15. The landlord, with the exception of municipal providers, must be in "active" status with the
State of Florida: http://sunbiz.org/search.html. The landlord's name must also be verified E
against the System for Award Management website at http://www.sam.gov. The agency
agrees to maintain documentation of verification that the business name of the landlord on
this agreement is the same as the legal business name on the State of Florida System for
Award Management website.
16. Agency does not assume any responsibility for, or liability to, any person injured as a result
of landlord's action or failure to act in connection with the implementation of this agreement
or as a result of any other or failure to act by the landlord.
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17. Landlord is not the agent of agency and this agreement does not create any relationship
between agency and any lender to landlord or suppliers, employees, contractors or
subcontractors used by landlord in connection with this agreement.
18. Nothing in this agreement will be construed as creating any right of a program participant or
a third-party to enforce any provision of this agreement or to assess any claim against
agency, or landlord under this Rental Assistance Agreement.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed by their
undersigned officials as duly authorized.
AGENCY LANDLORD z
Collier County Government NR Contractors, Inc
Community and Human Services 5318-5340 Gilchrist E
3339 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 211 Naples, FL 34113
Naples, FL 34112
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D'AI GHT E. BROCK, Clerk Approved as to form and legality
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