RES-2000-063 Resolution Adopting Voluntary Acquisition Activities Through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) for Orange County

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g_js 8 b ,,��F 5 Resolution of the Orange County Board of Commissioners Adopting Prioritization Plan For Voluntary Acquisition Activities Through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) For the County of Orange, North Carolina WHEREAS, the County of Orange intends to obtain HMGP funds in order to conduct a voluntary property acquisition program to remove residential properties from the threat of future flooding that endangers life and property; and WHEREAS, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act requires that each HMGP project be cost-effective; and WHEREAS, it is the finding of the State of North Carolina and the County of Orange that eliminating exposure to the risk of future flooding is directly related to the cost-effectiveness; NOW THEREFORE be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Orange that the following methodology be established to prioritize purchasing of residential property from owners who have expressed an interest in participation in the proposed voluntary acquisition program and have been included in the HMGP Application for the County of Orange. METHODOLOGY Chronology of purchasing property will be based upon an evaluation of the depth of flooding due to Hurricane Floyd and individual damage surveys for each of the properties. Should methodology result in a tie, the following criteria developed from available survey and any other information will be used to decide upon prioritization of property purchases: Located in the Floodway 15 Points Owner Occupied 5 Points Wood Frame (includes brick veneer) construction 10 Points Solid masonry construction 5 Points Structure built prior to 1982 10 Points Flood insurance held at time of flooding 5 Points Special health needs (e.g.: elderly or handicapped) 5 Points Acquisition offers will be made in chronological and numerical order based upon the above criteria and priority ranking. Owner occupied structures will have thirty (30) days to accept or reject a final offer. If a property owner fails to accept an offer after the cut-off period, funds will no longer be reserved for the acquisition request and the offer to purchase will be invalid. Offers will be made to property owners whose properties were included in the grant program until all available funds are exhausted.