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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

• perty

ty Acqui uisi sitions tions Upd Update ▪ Non Non-Resi siden dential tial Prop

• per

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

• gram Upd

Update ▪ Small Rental al Rehab b (SRR) ) Progra

• gram Upd

Update ▪ Realloc

• cation

ion of f Fund nding ing for r Busine ness ss Assistance stance Program

• gram (BAP)

P)

• CDBG-MIT

IT Fundin ding

• Next Steps

▪ Meet eting ng Sche hedul dule

• Adjourn

urn

2 Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee

Overall Recovery Program Update

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Resources to Rebuild Richland County

Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee

$99,236,208

IA PA VOADS - City VOADs - County HMGP CDBG-DR

$52.64 4 M

$19.9 9 M

$4.4 M $7.2 M $11. 1.1 M $4 M

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Rebuilding Richland County

Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

Completed /Working Pending Goal 203 203 56 56 163 8 171

MFRG HMGP Buyout CDBG-DR

HGMP 4241 (2015 Flood) Update

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HMGP 4241-DR (2015 Flood) Update

Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee

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

• ur (64)

) Residenti ntial al Prop

• per

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

• perti

ties es ▪ Eight t (8) Non-Res esid ident ential ial Prop

• per

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.

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HMGP 4241-DR (2015 Flood) Update

Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee

Demolition/Land

• lition/Land Rest

storation

• ration Phase

ase

• We are now progressing

gressing with th the Demoli

• lition

tion /Land nd Rest stora

• ration

tion Phas ase of the Project ject:

▪ Of the fifty ty-six ix (56) ) proper

• perties,

ties,

–37 have e compl pleted ed demo molit ition/ ion/land and restorat

• ration

ion –13 13 are un undergoing dergoing demo molit ition/ ion/res restoration

• ration 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

• ts

–No demolition tion needed.

• Not
• te: 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

• ject

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HMGP 4241-DR (2015 Flood) Update

Richland County Disaster Recovery Group Working Group

• 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

• tifie

ied d the property ty owner wo would not

• t 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

• ten

ential tial of hazar ardous dous materi erial al conta tami mina natio tion n (Brown wn Fields ds) – Due to the hazar ardous

• us 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

• n consider

siderat ation.

• n.

– The Ad Admin inistrat istrator

• r 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

• mmen

end d County nty Counc ncil forma rmally ly approve e with thdra drawal al of these ese two

• (2) non-re

reside sidential ntial proper perti ties es from

• m program

gram acqui uisit ition. ion.

CDBG-DR Update

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CDBG-DR Rehab Status

Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee

Com

• mple

leted ed ▪ 56 MHUs have e com

• mple

leted ed constructi nstruction

• n.

▪ 75 75 st 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

• n.

– 4 completed ed rebuilds. uilds.

Ex Expecta ctati tion

• ns

▪ Al All stick ck bui uilt t repair irs s comple leted d by May. ▪ Al All rebuilds lds com

• mple

leted ed by mid-July July with th 2 being ng com

• mple

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

• mer

r satisf sfac acti tion

• n sur

urvey y for home meowne ners s to rate e the e qua uality y and d timel meliness iness of wor

• rk

k com

• mple

leted ed by our ur contr tract actor

• rs.

s.

– 93% of repairs s have e finished shed ahead d of schedule edule and all but t one contract tractor

• r

have receiv ived ed the top p two scor

• res

es on their ir cust stomer

• mer satis

tisfact action ion survey results. ts.

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CDBG-DR Rehab Status

Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee

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

• 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

• n:

: Recommend

• mmend 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. .

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CDBG-DR Rehab Status

Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee

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:

• n: Recommend
• mmend 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

• 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.

CDBG-MIT Funding

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CDBG-MIT Overview

Richland County Disaster Recovery Group Working Group

• $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

• cated

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

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Action Plan Development Progress

Richland County Disaster Recovery Group Working Group

• HUD granted extensio

sion n to submit it actio ion n plan n by May 2, 2020

• Partnership with USC’s Haza

zards ds and Vulnera rability ility Research h Instit titut ute

▪ South uth Caroli

• lina

na and Centra tral l Midlan ands s Ha Hazar ard d Mitigat gation ion Plans ns ▪ Risk-ba based ed Mitigat gation

• n Needs Assessment

ssment (30% complet ete) e)

• Identi

tific ication ation and pri riorit ritiz ization ation of eligible le mitiga igatio tion n activit ivitie ies, s, such as:

▪ Infrastr frastructure ucture ▪ Econ

• nom
• mic

ic Development ment ▪ Ho Housi sing ng ▪ Planning, nning, adminis istr trat ation, ion, and public ic servic vices ▪ Matc tch h fu funds s

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Action Plan Development Timeline

Richland County Disaster Recovery Group Working Group

CDBG-MIT Action Plan Timeline

Feb 14, 2020 Feb 20, 2020 Feb 28, 2020 Mar 12, 2020 May 2, 2020 Mar 18, 2020 March 26-April 2 Apr 2, 2020 Apr 7, 2020 Apr 10, 2020 Apr 20, 2020

D-Day Blue Ribbon Committee 1st Public Hearing Action Plan for Public Comment Mitigation Needs Assessment completed by USC Certifications Due to HUD 2nd Public Hearing Blue Ribbon Committee Documents due to Administration for Council Council Approves Action Plan Submit Action Plan to HUD

Next Steps

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Schedule

Richland County Blue Ribbon Committee

• Next

xt Meeting eting

▪ March ch 26-Apr April il 2 2:00 00 pm – 4:00 00 pm Count nty Admini inistration tration Buil ilding ding 4th

th Floor

r Confer eren ence ce Room 2020 20 Hampt mpton

• n Street

Co Columbia, mbia, SC 2 C 2920 204

Questions?

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