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37. PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF SCOTTSDALE FOR HUD-FUNDED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Approve, as a concurring party, the programmatic agreement between the City of Scottsdale 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 Scottsdale 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 affect County general funds. 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-22-12-038-3-00)