Title
Approve the Relocation Plan for the Camphora Farm Labor Camp.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve the Relocation Plan for the Camphora Farm Labor Camp
SUMMARY:
South County Housing (SCH) has acquired all funding necessary to reconstruct the Camphora Farmworker Labor Camp (Camphora) near Soledad. SCH plans on closing escrow on construction financing in August of 2014 and demolishing the existing units in September. Forty two households will be displaced. The State of California's Department of Housing and Community Development is providing two loans through their HOME and Multifamily Housing Program (MHP). The programs trigger both state and federal requirements for relocation benefits for the displaced households.
DISCUSSION:
The Relocation Plan prepared for SCH by AutoTemp, Inc. is in accordance with the provisions of:
> The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, (the 'Uniform Act')
> The California Relocation Assistance Law, California Government Code Section 7260 et seq (the "CRAL")
> The California Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Guidelines, Title 25, California Code of Regulations, Chapter 6, Section 6000 et seq. (the "Guidelines") for residential displacements
> Section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Redevelopment Act of 1974
The California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Section 6038(a) specifies that the Relocation Plan be submitted to the local legislative body for approval.
Of the 44 units at the Camphora Labor Camp, 42 are occupied. Ten households are ineligible for benefits because they moved into Camphora after the property was acquired by SCH and were properly noticed about the planned demolition before signing their leases. Of the remaining 32 households, 29 are eligible for temporary relocation benefits based upon the proposed displacement of less than a year. SCH will work with them prio...
Click here for full text