[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Hornell: Art.
I, 6-12-1978. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Urban Renewal Agency — See Ch. A345.
[Adopted 6-12-1978]
The Department of Development and the Hornell Urban Renewal Agency have
a Relocation Office in the Department of Development, City Hall, to administer
all relocation activities in the City of Hornell. The office is staffed by
trained, competent personnel, sensitive to human relationships, with the necessary
skills to assist individuals, families and business concerns that are to be
displaced.
The Department of Development and the Relocation Office will be responsible
for administering the relocation program as follows:
A.
Information will be provided at the earliest possible
date as to the availability of relocation payments and assistance and the
eligibility requirements therefor, as well as the procedures for obtaining
such payments and assistance.
B.
A direct personal interview will be arranged to determine
the extent of the need of each eligible person for relocation assistance.
C.
Current and continuing information on the availability,
prices and rentals of comparable sales and rental housing and of comparable
commercial and industrial properties and locations will be made available.
D.
Assurances will be provided that, within a reasonable
period of time prior to displacement, there will be comparable, decent, safe
and sanitary replacement housing available to eligible persons who will be
displaced.
E.
Assistance will be provided to eligible persons displaced
from a business in obtaining and becoming established in a suitable replacement
location.
F.
Displaced persons will be furnished information concerning
federal and state housing programs, disaster loans and other programs administered
by the Small Business Administration and other federal or state programs offering
assistance to displaced persons.
G.
Advisory services will be provided to eligible persons,
such as counseling and referrals with regard to housing, financing, employment,
training, health, welfare and other relocation-related matters in order to
minimize hardships.
H.
Assistance will be provided in completing any required
applications and forms.
I.
Information will be provided to persons expected to be
displaced by acquisition regarding agency eviction policies and temporary
rental agreements.
J.
All relocation housing resources to be utilized by displaced
persons prior to and subsequent to occupancy by such persons will be inspected
by city personnel.
K.
Assurances will be provided that the relocation process
does not result in different or separate treatment on account of race, color,
religion, national origin, sex or source of income.
L.
All displaced persons, prior to their relocation, will
be furnished an informational statement as early as practicable containing
all information required in the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Relocation Handbook, Chapter 2, Section 2, pages 2 through 14.
M.
The city/agency grievance procedure for use by displaced
persons seeking administrative review of city/agency determinations in connection
with relocation payments and/or the adequacy of replacement housing shall
be furnished to each displaced person.
The city/agency relocation staff will coordinate local relocation activities
with other federal, state or governmental agencies to determine the extent
of any present or proposed actions that may affect the availability of appropriate
housing resources. All necessary steps will be taken to effectuate complete
coordination and cooperation with other agencies to assure that relocation
assistance and relocation payments are administered uniformly to persons displaced
by all programs within the city. The steps will include contact, informational
meetings and discussions with other governmental agencies.
A.
The staging of all relocation activities will assure
the availability of comparable, decent, safe and sanitary replacement housing
adequate in size and cost at the time that displacement occurs. To accomplish
this, the city/agency will determine the needs and resources of all families,
individuals and business concerns to be displaced by personal interview, counseling
and referral to other service agencies. The city/agency will also provide
assistance to persons occupying property adjacent to any area that may suffer
economic injury as a result of activities to be undertaken even though they
will not be replaced.
B.
The city/agency will review and process all payments
for relocation benefits to eligible persons within a period of 10 days after
submission of a proper claim.
C.
During the relocation process, all persons displaced
or otherwise affected by displacement causing activities will be given an
opportunity to participate in the development of a relocation plan for that
specific area.
D.
Equal opportunity actions, including the affirmative
action programs adopted by local realtors and other social, civic and religious
groups interested in facilitating freedom of residence, will be fully implemented
and monitored during the relocation process.
The city/agency will evaluate its Relocation Program periodically, assessing
both the quality and quantity of services provided. It will also keep the
Department of Housing and Urban Development fully informed of the steps it
is taking or has taken to improve relocation operations.
The city/agency will comply with the Uniform Relocation Act in all Department
of Housing and Urban Development assisted activities involving displacement
and will make available to interested persons a copy of the latest Department
of Housing and Urban Development relocation policies and procedures.
A.
Businesses which (prior to April 25, 1977) declared their
intent to move, purchased or entered into an agreement to purchase a replacement
site and obtained bids for eligible relocation expenses under the provisions
of the Uniform Relocation Act will be compensated for physical changes at
the replacement site in accordance with the regulations in effect as of the
April 25, 1977, date, provided that expenses are reasonable and can be documented.
B.
Any business displaced from a Community Development Block
Grant activity after April 25, 1977, shall be provided relocation expenses
in accordance with the Uniform Relocation Act, as amended, provided that:
The City Council may, at its discretion, exercise its option to make
payments for physical changes at a replacement site, provided that the costs
are reasonable and can be documented and that the replacement site is located
within the corporate limits of the City of Hornell.