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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03 HOPWA Ex 1COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CT:TY Or SANTA ANA AND THE SANTA ANA IIOUSING AUTHORITY This Cooperative Agreement entered into this 1ST day of 3uly, 2012, which date is enumerated for purpose oP reference only, is by and between the City of Santa Ana ("City"} and the Santa Ana Housing Authority ("Project Sponsor"). This Agreement shall be administered by the City of Santa Ana. RECITALS: A. City on behalf of all jurisdictions in Orange County, has been designated to receive grant funding provided by tl~e U.S. 17epartrnent of Housing and Urban Development ("I-IUD"} pru•suant to the I-lousing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS ("I~OPWA") Program; and B. City has entered into a HOPWA grant agreement with HUD; and C. Project Sponsor has provided leadership and is responsible for planning and providing comprehensive I-IIV services for clients throughout Orange County and will maintain t11e wait list for the; program; and D. Project Sponsor will provide services to support the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program which consists of f nancial eligibility of tenants, HQS inspections, and financial responsibility for housing assistance payments to landlords; and E. The parties have cooperatively written and agree to an Administrative Plan which identifies guidelines for the operation of the HOPWA Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program. NOW, THEREIiORE, the parties mutually agree as follows: AL'T'ERATION OF TERMS A. The parties anticipate that this Agreement may be amended, or followed by additional agreeialents, to i3l~plement additional services and funding ofthe type covered by this Agree~l~e~~t. B. This Agree~~aent fully expresses all understanding of City and Project Sponsor with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and shall constitute the total Agreejl~ent between the parties for these purposes. No addition to, or alteration of, the terms of this Agreement, whether written or verbal, shall be valid unless made in writing and for~l~ally approved and executed by each party. 1 Exhibit 1 II. SERVICES A. City shall serve as "HOPWA Grantee" far the purpose of contracting with organizations to provide Tenant-Based Rental Assistance to persons disabled due to I~IIV/AIDS residing in Orange County. I3. Nothing ica this Agreement shall prevent City froth entering into one or more agreements with the otllcr agea~cies or contractors within the County, if deemed necessary acrd advisable to do so by City; provided however, the obligations and rights covered by this Agreement shall not be altered ar reduced, except as mutually agreed to in writing by City and Project Sponsor. C. City shall conduct an ongoing assessment of the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance ~I'ragram. D. Project Sponsor shall assru•e file adequate provision of supportive services io applicantslparticipants to ensure program success. E. Project Sponsor shall comply with such other terms and conditions, including record keeping acid c'eports for program n3onitoring and evaluation purposes, as HUD may establish for purposes of carrying out the program in an effective and efficient n2an7ier. Annual progress reports will be prepared by Project Sponsor in a form consistent with HUD publications HUD-40110-C (8194}. In addition, Project Spoc~sor shall forward quarterly narrative reports to City identifying accomplishcl~ents as HOPWA Project Sponsor for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance for persons with HIV disease. These reports are to be submitted in conjunctio~i with paynientlcost reports identified in Section 1V of this Agreement along with a sccmmary of progracl~ budgets and financial disbursements made under the tern~ts of this Agreement. T~. "Contract Oflicec•s"means the City's Housing Manager or designee and Project Sponsor's designee. III. BUDGET The following bud~;ct is an estimate only of tl~e cost of providing the services hereunder for the term July 1, 201.2 through Tune 30, 2013. This budget may be modified by mutual rvritten agreen2ent of the Contract Officers. Admic~istration $ 42,000.00 Housing Assistance Payments/Program Expense $558,000.00 TOTAL (Maximum Obligatioc~) $600,000.00 2 ~-~~ Exl3ibit 1 1V. PAY1V11NTS/COST REPORT ~. l } City shall pay Project Sponsor for the actual costs of providing the admi~~istration of services hereunder, whether provided directly by Project Sponsor, provided, however, the total of all payn~cnts to Project Sponsor shall not exceed the Maximum Obligation as specified in Section Tll of the Agreement. 2} City shall draw down HOPWA funds designated far rental subsidy payn~.ents on a n~anthly basis after receipt of certification of individual of individual tezzant subsidy amounts. After fznal approval by City, funds will be disbursed to landlords. 13. Project Sponsoj~ shall invoice City monthly exclusive of rental subsidy payments, in arrears, based on the actual cost of providing and contracting for the services hea~eimder. City shall pay Project Sponsor no later than thirty (3fl) days following receipt of such invoice. Monthly payments are interim payments only, and are subject to final settlement and reconciliation to the final Cost Report submitted by Project Sponsor. C. All billings by 1'raject Sponsor s11a11 be accompanied by copies of source doetnllentation including, but plot Iimitcd to, journals, time sheets, canceled checlrs, and records of cost incz~rz-ed by Project Sponsor in the performance of th1S A~re~i]1L'lll. D. At such times and in such a format as the Contract Officers mutually agree in writing, Project Sponsor shall. prepare and submit to City xepoz•ts ofcost incurred by Project Sponsor i~a the perfartnance of this Agreement. E. The Cost Reports} shall be financial and statistical reports(s) submitted by Project Sponsor to City, and shall serve as the basis fox final Settlement of this Agrecn~e~at. `l~l~e Cost Reports(s} shall. detail all costs incurred by Project Sponsor to pz-ovide services hereunder, F. Final Settlement shall be based upon the actual costs incurred by Project Sponsor to provide services hereunder. If the Cost Reports} indicates the total of City's payments to Project Sponsor are less than Project Sponsor's cost to provide the services hereunder, City shall pay Project Sponsor the difference; provided, however, the total payment shall not exceed the Maximum Obligation. if the Cost Rel~ort(s} indicates the fatal of City's payments to Project Sponsor arc higher than Project Sponsor's cast of providing the services hereunder, Proj cct Sponsor shall pay City the difference. Payment due }~u~~suant to tl~c Cost Report{s) shall be made within thirty (30) nays of the Final Settlen~ezlt determination. 3 l xhibit 1 ,. ~~ .:a ,~~'~ G. Any funds ~~ot expended by fiscal year end, Tune 30, 2013 shall be returned to City. Said unexpended ftu7ds shall be reallocated by City through the HOPWA Pro~ra~~~. V. DISPUTE RESOLUTION A. Any party play gi~rc written notice to the other setting forth. in specific terms the existence and z~atu~•e of any unresolved n-zatter or concern related to the purposes and obligations of this Ag~•eement. Such ~aotice shall be provided by and io the Contract Offzcez-s on behalf of the parties. Tl~c Officers shall have fifteen (15) working days following such notice to obtain resolution of any issues(s) identified in this manner; provided, l~owevcr, by mutual consent this period of time maybe extended to thirty (30} days. B. If the Officers arc unable to obtain resolution of the issue(s), they shall subrnit a joint written Statement clescribiz~g the facts of the issue, within thirty (30) days after the written notice described above to the Executive Director of the Community Development Agea~cy ("Executive Director"} and to City's Housing Manager for resolution. I['thc OfCcea-s arc unable to prepare a joint statement, each shall submit separate state~T~ents to the previously listed within the thirty (30) day period. Such perso~~s shall. meet a~~cl make their best effort to resolve the matter within thirty (30) days following submission of the statements. Resolution of the dispute, or lacy thereof, by tl~c Executive Director az~d the Santa Ana City Manager shall be documented in tl~e form of written correspondence exchanged by such persons within ten {10} days following their meeting. VI. ]NDEMNII'ICATION Each party agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other party, its ofhcers, agents a~~d employees from all liability, claims, losses and demands, including defense costs, whether resu3ting lrom court action or otherwise, arising out of the acts or omissions of the indcinnifyi~~g party, its officers, agents or employees or the condition of property used iaa tl~e performance ofthis Agreement. VLL. INSURANCE With respect to perform~»ZCe of work under this Agreement, Project Sponsor shall maintain and shall reclui~~e its subcontracto~•s, if any, to maintain insurance as described below: 1. Worker's compensation insurance within statutory legal limits, and 2. Co~~~n~ercial General Liability insurance with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per accidentli~lcident. Project. Sponsor shall; (a} prior to exercisiz~g any right under this Agreement, furnish properly executed eer-tihcates of insurance anti additional insured endorsement to the City 4 I?,xhibit 1 ~< ~~ a which shall clearly evide€zce al] coverages required above; (b) provide that such insurance shall nat be materially changed or terza~inated except on 30 days prior written notice to the City; (c} maintain such insurance fo€- the period covered by this Agreement; and (d) replace such certificates far policies expiring prior to the expiration of this Agreement. VI11. INSPIC"PIONS AND AUDITS A. Any autlorized z~epresentative of City, the Comptroller General of the United States, the United States Department of I-lousing and Urban Development or any of their authorized representatives, shall have access to City books, docuxrzents, records, which such persons clcen~ l.~ertine€at to this Agreement, for the purpose of conducting azz audit, evaluation, or examination, or n~aldng transcripts during the periods of retentioa~ set forth in the Records/Cent€dcntiality paragraph of this Agreement and the prez~~ises in which they arc provided. B. City shall actively participate a€~d cooperate with any persons specified in subparagraph A above i€7 any evaluation or monitoring of the services pravided pursuant to the Agreement, and shall provide the above mentioned persons adequate office space to conduct such evaluation or nonitoring. IX. Ll_CENSES AND LAW A. Project Sponsor, its officers, agents, employees, and subcontractors shall, throughout the term of this Agreement, maintain all necessary licenses, permits, approvals, certificates, waivers and cxcn~ptions necessary for the provision of the services hereunder and required by the laws and regulations of the United States, State of Califoz-nia, City, and any other applicable governmental agencies. B. Project Sponsor shall comlaly with all laws, rules, or regulations applicable to the services provided hcreu€zdcr, as any may now exist or be hereafter changed. These laws, rules, and regc€lations shall. i€~clude, but not limited to the following: Unitccl States Cade (U.S.C.}, title 42, Section 12901-12912, AIDS Housing Opportunity ACt. 2. Code of l~ecleral lZcg~€lations (CrR}, Title 24, Part 5~'4, Housing Opportunities for I'ersozas with AIDS. 3. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-122, Cost Principles l:or nonprofit organizations. 4, OMI3 Circular No. A.-133, Audits of hlstitutions of Higher Education and Other Nonprofit ]nstitutions. S >Jxhibit 1. S la'.. N~ONDI_SCRIMINATION A. Employment --Project Sponsor warrants that it has developed and does maintain an Affrn~ative Action program for employment which includes goals and timetables for employment of women and €~€~inorities, which program meets the Affirmative Action Guidelines of the ~FGderal Equal Oppo€•tunity Commission and all appropriate state laws and regulations. B. Services, Benefits, and l~aci[itics - Project Sponsor and its contractors, shall not discrin7inate in the provisio€~ of services, the allocation of benefits, or in the accommodation. in facilities on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, religion, ancestry, Greed, color, sex, n~arsial status, llatconal arlgln, age, sexual preference, medical condition, o€~ physical or mental handicap in accordance with Title VI ofthe Civil EZights Act of 1904, 42 U.S.C. ~2000d and all other pertinent rules and regl€lations promulgated pursuant thereto, acrd as otherwise provided by state law and regulations, as all may now exist ar be hereafter amended or changed. C. Disabled hldividttals Project Spo€~sor and its contractors agree to comply with the provisions of Sectio€~ 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (20 U.S.C. 794 et seq., as implemented in 45 CI~R X4.1 et seq.}, pertaining to the prohibition of discrimination against dualified handicapped persons in all programs or activities, as they exist now or may be hereaftel• amended together with succeeding legislation. D. Retaliatio€~ -1'rojcct Sponsor and its crnployees, agents, or contractors shall not intimidate, coerce or take adverse action agai€~ t any person for the purpose of interfering with rigl~Cs secured by federal or state laws, ar because such person has filed a complaint, ccrtilied, assisted or otherwise participated in an investigation, proceeding, hearing or any other activity L€ndertaleen to enforce rights secured by federal or state h€w. X. NOTICES A. Unless otherwise speci~hcd, all notices, claims, correspondence, reports andlor statements authorized or required by this Agreement shall be effective when writte€1 and deposited in the United States mail, first class postage prepaid and addressed as specified i€~ this Agree~a~.ent. I3. Termination Notices shall be effective when written and deposited in the United States €~~ail, ce€-tified, €-etul-n receipt requested, and addressed as specified below. C. l~or purposes of this Agreen~cni:, any notice to be provided by City maybe given by Co~ltract OI~Iicers. Notices to City and Pc•oject Sponsor shall, unless otherwise requested in writing, be sent by U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, and addressed as follows: G Exhibit 1 w ~. c city of Santa Ana Altll: Executive Director CDA 2p Civic Center Plaza (lVI-25) Santa Ana, GA )2701 I~107ect SpO11S01': Santa Atla Housing Authority Attn: Housing Manager 20 Civic Center Plaza {M-27} Santa Ana, CA 92701 XI. RECORDS/CONFIDENTIALITY A. The parties, and any subcontractors, shall prepare and maintain any records required by laws, regulations, and procedures applicable to their responsibilities under this Agreen-]ent. B. The parties agree to maintain the confidentiality of any records which pertain to this Agreclncllt ill accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Financial records related to this Agreement shall be maintained for two {2} years after terlWination of this Agreelllellt. XII. SF,VERABILITY If a court of competent j Lu•isciictiotl decIares any provision of this Agreement or application. thereof to any person or circumstances to be invalid or if any provision of this Agreement colliravenes Duly federal, state or couxlty statute, ordinance, or regulation, the renlaillitlg pl~ovisians of this Agreement or the application thereof shall remain valid, and the re-naining p]ovisions of this AgreclWent shall remain in full farce and effect, and to that extent the provisions of this Agreement are severable. X1II. S"I~ATUS OF CONTRACTOR Tl~te I-lousing Authority is, alld at all times shall be deemed to be, an independent contractor alld shall lze wholly responsible for the ]Wanner in which they perform the services required by the tcrnls of this Agreement. The Housing Authority is, and at all tinges shall be deemed to bc, entirely responsible for compensating staff and consultants elllployed by the l-lousing Authority. TElis Agreement shall not be construed as creating the relationship oi' employer and employee, or principal and agent, between City and the Housing Authority employees, agents, or subcontractors. The Housing Authority assumes exclusively the responsibility for the acts of its employees, agents or subcontractors as they relate to the services to be provided during the course and scope of their employment. 7'he 1-lousing Authority, its agents, employees, or subcontractors, shall 7 Exhibit 1 not be entitled to any rights or privileges of City ezaaployees az~d shall not be considered in any manner to be City en~l.~loyees. XIV. NON-ASSIGNABILITY AND DELEGATION Project Spo~asor shell ~1ot assign any rights under this Agreement except upon written authorization t~i~om City. XV. TERM The ter~aa of this Agrcc~zaent shall con~naence July 1, 2012 and terminate June 30, 2013, unless terminated earlier as provided iza dais Agreement; provided, however, the Santa Ana Housing Authority shall be obligated to perform. such duties as would aaoz-mally extend beynncl dais tcr~aa, including but not limited to, obligations with respect to indornnifzcation, audits, reporting and accouzating. XVI. TERMINATION A. Any party play terminate this Agreement, without cause, upon ninety (90j days writte~l notice given the other parties. B. Any party naay terminate this Agreczaaent, upon thirty (30} days written notice given the other parties for material breach after failure to resolve the broach pursuant to the Dispute Resolution paragraph of dais Agreezaaezat. C. The rights and remedies of City and the Housing Authority provided iza dais Termination paz•agraph shall not be exclusive, and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under dais Agreement. XVII. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY No party hereto intends that this Agrecnaezat shall create rights hereunder iza third parties including but cant limited to any subcozltractors or any patients provided services laereundcr. NVIII, WAIVER QF DEFAULT OR BREACH Waiver of any default the Il.ousiaag Authority or City shall not be considered a waiver of any subsequent default. Waivea• of az~y breach by the Housing Authority or City of any provision of dais Agreement shall zlot be considered a waiver of any subsequent breach. Waiver of ally default of any breach by tlae Idousing Authority or City shall aaot be considered a modificatinn of the terms of this Agreement. Iaxhibit 1 R~, IN WITNESS WHERIOI~, i~~e parties hereto have exec~ited this Agreement the date stated move. AT'T'EST: Maria D. IIL~izar Clerk of the Coti€~~cil APPRO'4'ED AS TO F012M: Sonia R. Carvall~o, City Attorney By: Lisa E. Storck Assistant City Attonney 9 Exl~ii~it I APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Paul Walters Interun City Manager i30USiNG AUTHORITY Nancy T. Edwards Interim Executive Director