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71. PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF TEMPE FOR HUD-FUNDED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Approve as a concurring party the programmatic agreement between the City of Tempe and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) governing the environmental clearance of U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant-funded program activities involving properties of potential historical significance. Concurrence by the Board of Supervisors is required by SHPO because the City of Tempe receives HUD HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) grant funds through the Maricopa HOME Consortium. Maricopa County is the lead agency of the Maricopa HOME Consortium and, as such, serves as the certifying agency on all environmental clearances under the HOME program. Signing the document as a concurring party does not subject the Board of Supervisors to any additional responsibility or liability under the HUD regulations. HUD regulations require an environmental clearance on any activities undertaken with HOME funds. For all properties that are 50 years old or older, or that are listed on a historical register, SHPO must be consulted in order to determine whether the property is of historical significance and whether the property will be adversely affected by the investment of the HOME funds. SHPO allows any local government that has its own Historic Preservation Office or Commission to enter into a programmatic agreement that will allow the local Historic Preservation Office or Commission to determine the historical significance of local properties without a specific concurrence from SHPO. (C-22-10-053-3-00)

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34. PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF TEMPE FOR HUD-FUNDED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Approve, as a concurring party, the programmatic agreement between the City of Tempe and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) governing the environmental clearance of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant-funded program activities, which involve properties of potential historical significance. Concurrence by the Board of Supervisors is required by SHPO because the City of Tempe receives HUD HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) grant funds through the Maricopa HOME Consortium. Maricopa County is the lead agency of the Maricopa HOME Consortium and, as such, serves as the certifying agency on all environmental clearances under the HOME program. Signing the document as a concurring party does not subject the Board of Supervisors to any additional responsibility or liability under the HUD regulations. This is a non-financial agreement and does not impact County general funds. On May 4, 2010, the Board of Supervisors agreed to concur with the execution of a programmatic agreement (C-22-10-053-3-00) between the City of Tempe and SHPO. Prior to signing that document, SHPO required changes to it, and, therefore, never signed the agreement. At this time, SHPO is satisfied with the changes and terms of the amended agreement. Tempe City Council approved this agreement at their meeting of February 10, 2011. HUD regulations require an environmental clearance on any activities undertaken with HOME funds. For all properties that are 50 years old or older, or that are listed on a historical register, SHPO must be consulted in order to determine whether the property is of historical significance and whether the property will be adversely affected by the investment of the HOME funds. SHPO allows any local government that has its own Historic Preservation Office or Commission to enter into a programmatic agreement that will allow the local Historic Preservation Office or Commission to determine the historical significance of local properties without a specific concurrence from SHPO. (C-22-11-056-3-00)