2012-078 RES ACCEPTING PROPOSAL FROM PARIS LIVING FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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Statement of Qualifications As mentioned earlier, Paris Living has over ten years experience in local housing programs. Specifically, Paris Living has managed several HOME Contracts with TDHCA for homebuyer assistance and has managed a grant from the Meadows Foundation. The contract consuliant for Paris Living (who is not an ecnployee of the Corporation) actually has over twenty-two years managing federally funded programs as well as over eighteen years of local gavernment experience. He has successfully managed both HOME investment Partnership Program and Community Development Block Grant Program funded homebuyer assistance progams in Garland Texas and Arlington Texas and has managed over twenty-seven homebuyer assistance programs for clients receiving HOME Investment Partnership Program funds from TDHCA. In addition to homebuyer assistance programs, he has helped his clients with new multi-family construction projects, rental rehabilitation projects, new senior rental housing develogments, disaster relief programs and conversion of non-housing type buildings into housing f�r senior citizens. �-Ie has been involved in the HOME lnvestment Partnership Program since its inception. He has wozked on a national housing taskforce at the reqnest oF HUD, has worked on a HOME Program taskforce for TDHCA and has provided capacity building assistance to housing related non-proiit organizations throughout the State of Texas. A more detailed biography including examples of his accomplishments and a list of his past and current local government and housing related non-profit organizaiion clients is attached for your review. Proposed Cost of Services The following proposed cost of services is being presented by scope of work category as reimbursable by TDIiCA as was requested. However, it should be noted that actual billing of administrative fees to TDHCA is limited to the same percentage as projects completed and project funds drawn. Therefore the actual invoicing for administrative activities will be done immediatety following the closing of each project. Additionally, the costs being submitted are based upon the City completing ten loans per year throu�h this program. Total cost may be adjusted percentage-wise according to the total amount of grant funds actuaily expended and may be adjusted according to limits imposed by TDHCA throughout the contract cerm. Paris Living will endeavor to have all its fees charged to the City be reimbursed by TDHCA wherever possible and will be willing to cap its fees in accordance with caps imposed by TDHCA for the program. Therefore, Paris Living reserves the right to mend fees on individual activities performed based upon changes in TDHCA policy and allowances with [he understanding that Paris Living total fees will not exceed overall TDHCA caps established for the Qrogram. The following is an example of how fees will be assessed based upon current TDHCA activities and allowances.