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16-MOTION TO APPROVE PROPOSAL FROM PARIS LIVING INC TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET Submittal Date: Originating Department: Presented By: Agenda Item No.: 8-21-12 Engineering, Planning & Shawn Napier, P.E. Director of Council Date: Development Engineering, Planning & 16. 9-10-12 Develo ment RECOMMENDED MOTION: Motion to approve the proposal from Paris Living, Inc. to provide management services for the Homebuyer Assistance Program. POLICY ISSUE(S): Financial management. BACKGROUND: The City of Paris has periodically received grants from the Texas Department of Community Affairs that are designed to assist low income residents purchase housing. Because of the complicated nature of the application and oversight of these grant programs, the City has utilized third parties to both apply and manage these grants. The City requested proposals for management services related to the home buyer assistance program and received one proposal. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Resolution, Management Services Proposal EXHIBITS: ACTION: BUDGET INFO: ❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order Expense $ ❑ Department Report Z Resolution Budgeted Amt. $ ❑ Presentation ❑ Ordinance y'I'D Actual $ ❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other Acct. Narne Acct. Number FISCAL NOTES: Citv of Paris ]Etevised 6/20/12 - - 9 `1 Draft RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ACCEPTING A PROPOSAL FROM PARIS LIVING, INC. FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDED THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas qualifies for grant funding from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for Homebuyer Assistance through the TDHCA Reservation System; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris did heretofore advertise for Management Services for the City's Homebuyer Assistance Program funded through the TDHCA Reservation Grant System, said proposals were received until 3:00 p.m., Tuesday the 14th day of August 2012; and, WHEREAS, only one proposal was received by the City and that was a proposal dated August 3, 2012 from Paris Living, Inc., 2800 Lamar Ave., Paris, Texas 75460, a aopy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A"; and, WHEREAS, the Engineering, Planning & Community Services Departmemt has reviewed the proposal for Management Services submitted by Paris Living, Inc., and recommends that the City Council accept the Proposal for Management Services from, Paris Living, Inc. for the TDHCA Home Buyer Assistance program, TDHCA Contract No. 1001288. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble of this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the proposal of Paris Living, Inc. to provide Management services for the Homebuyer Assistance Program and TDHCA Reservation System under TDHCA Contract No. 1001288 is hereby accepted. Section 3. That the City Manager of the City of Paris is hereby, authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, all necessary documents with Paris Living, Inc. substantially in accordance with the Proposal attached hereto as Exhibit "A". Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after the date of passage. 96 PASSED AND APPROVED this 10th day of September, 2012. A.J. Hashmi, M.D., Mayor ATTEST: Janice Ellis, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: W. Kent McIlyar, City Attorney 97 28pp Lamar Avenue, P.O. Baor 26 ■ Paris, 7exas 75460 903.739.9947 • fax 903.739.2104 • parisliviog@sbc$tabal.net 2012 OfftCER5 PresiAe►n Cliftan Fendley Vice President Jack Thomsoii Tre.asurer Secretary Brad 6otlshalk soaRn aF DIRECTORS Gene Anderson Denise Wflliams IX-0FFIC10 John GodKio Aususc 3, 2012 Mr. John Godwin City Manager Ciry of Paris 135 SE I" Street Paris, Texas 75460 Dear Mr. Godwin: RECE1VEp ALS - 7 2012 P~ATMRIS 7~'E) qgA Attached is our proposal to assist the City of Paris (the "City") in the overall management of a Homebuver Assistance Proarum funded bv the Texas Deaartment of Aou in and Commueitv AKairs ("TDFICA') throueh the TDHCA Reservabon Svstem Proeram, includin administrative cost ailowance. lt is our pleasure to submit tfiis proposal m response to your Request Por Proposats for Manasement Services for Womebuyer Assistance - HOME Investment Partnership Progam. General Background and t-Iomebuyer Experience Founded in 2002, Paris Living is a Texas 501(c)(3) corporation whose primary mission is; to improve the qualiry of life tlirough community development and revitalization for all the people of the City of Paris and Lamar, Red River, Delta and Fannin Counties. We accomplish that prittiarily by buildittg affordable hames and providinb down payment assistance lo low lind moderate income families throughout Paris and the surrounding counties, stimulating econoinic growth and restoring neighborhoods. Paris Living lias worked to benefit the community through several activities, includinb: spearheading the dream and effort to revitalize P,aris neighborhoods and make the Ciry a desirablc place to Gve and work; building new affordable housing for families whose incomes are between 40% and 80% of the median household income for Lamar County; building int'ill homes on donated vacant lots in established neighborltoods, demolishing burned out and dilapidated inner city houses; provid!,ing iitforrnation for major area employers regarding employee housing related problems; stimulating the development in the downtown core area; and bringing other community organizations together to work toward a common boat. Paris Living lias directly assisted over 60 low income families become first time homeowners tlirougl► providing down paymeiit assistance to purcltase new and existing homes irt the Ciry and the surrounding four counties of Lamar, Red River, Fannin and Delta. fn uddition, Paris Living's eontcacted consultant has over twenty-two years experience in liomebuyer assistance programs and over nineteen years experience working with programs funded by the Te:aas pepartment of Housing and Community AFfairs (TDWCA). In that time, he has Iielped thousands of low incoine families throughout Texas become first time homeowners. lf selected, Mr. Hunter, on behalf of Paris Living„ will have the primary responsibility for the successFul completion of the City s contract with TDHCA. He will also be the lead contact between the EXHIBITL ~ 98 City and Paris Living in relationship to an agreement between our two organizations. Mr. Hunter is a licensed mortgage loan originator through the Nationwide Mortgage Liccnsin$ System and Registry. We have included, in chis packet, a biography of Mr. Hunter for your review. Ctirrently, Paris Living is admiuistering s first time homebuyer program funded thmuP,h TDHCA Resen+ation System Program which will create new low income hoct►eowners in Lamar County (including the City of Paris), Red River Connty, Fannin and Delta County. T'o accomplish this task, we have enteced into verbal agreements with other local ageneies including the City of Paris, Paris Housing Authority, Keep Paris Beauuful ar►d Paris Habitat fur Humaniry. As outlined in the Proposed Scope of Work listed below, we anticipate providing the City with a turnkey operation of its homebuyer assistance program. "The services we propose for the project include: affirmative marketing, application intake, Iender coordination, individual loan file review and approval, coordination of homebuyer counseling, coordination ando~rsig~h~t id the required minimum property code inspections, assistanco with financial manag~ keeping, coordination with local title companies, project document preparation coordination, administrative and project environmental reviews, on-site client represer►tation during state monitoring visits, individual file maintenance, pro]~t close-out assistance, and ather assistance as required by the City to fulfill its obligations with TDHCA. Proposed Scope of Work The following is our proposed work product for each of the categories listed in the Request for Proposals. ➢ Project Management • In general, Paris Living will completely manage the HOME Program award for the (;ity including record keeping, file maintenance, submission of documentation to TDHCA, preparation and submission of all required reports and will serve as liaison f tha~ma~bo any monitoring visit of TDHCA or HUD staff. in addition to any City staff y' required to attcnd, representatives of Paris Living will attend any and a11 TDHCA required grant implementation training. ➢ Financial Mauagement The HOME Program is a totai reimbursemem program• That is, funds have to be advauiced by the City to the closing table and after the loan has closeci, thea the Cily will be reimbursed by TDHCA for ifs expenditures• Because this program is a reimbursement program, no separatc banking accounts need to be maintained• However, a written journal of expendiwres and reimbursements including receipts must be kept by the City. We will revicw the loan files before closing and will notify the individual whom the City has identified as responsible for funds transfer and approve the transfer of funds to the title company. We w'sll maintain a file record of the cashier's check or transfer of funds to the Title Company if the City provides that information to us. The file will also have copies of pertinent invoices related to the closings. reimbursementnt issues Paris Living will interface wi#h TDHC nd all h f regarding and will keep the City informed of any Problems o ➢ Record keeping . pur contracted consultant has been trained in State and federal record keeping raluireinents as ttiey rclate to the Flomebuyer Assistance Progrur►• Paris Living will maintain all individual loan files and the documents therein for review by the City and TDHCA. Paris Living will create all sat up and draw dacuments for eaeh toan for signature and approval b;y the 99 appropriate individual idenlified by the City to do so. Paris Living will interface with TDHCA to ensure that all projects are comecttY set up and•follow up to ensure that the requested draws have in fact bcen made. Paris Living wiU maiatain a generat program file, which will contai:n program legal documents, correspondence and reports. Paris Living will generate aU administrative draw requests for approval by the City for transmission to TDHCA for paynnent. At the City's request, periodic program status reports will be made to the City (timiag of said reports to be determined by the City). Files will be maintained centrally at Paris Living offices and will be transported to the City's offices for review by state monitors when so desired by the state and the City. At the end of the program, Paris Living will deliver all the files to the City for long-term storage in accordance with fND rules and regulations. ➢ Environmental Clearance . Paris Living will review flood ceztifications and appraisals to detemune whether the property being financed lies within a floodplain The program design prohibits any property that lies either within an sirport runway clearance Zone or with a coastal barriers resource area from being fumded in this program Paris Living will prepare the state environmental forms 1.'or signature by the appropriate City staff person. Further, Paris Living will prepare lead base paint notifications and disclaimers on behalf of the City for signature by the prospective buyers of each house at or prior to closing. Paris Living will require that all prospective homebuyers receive a lead base pain.t booklet either at the first lien loan application or as par[ of the eamest money contract. ➢ Client Intake and Qualificxtioa ~ The program design call Eor client intalce and'qualification to be performed by the contract administrator. Paris Living will undertake, or cause to be undcriaken, this process on behalf of the City. Paris Living will presenl applications to interested parties, either in persan, by fax, mail, or email; meet with applicants n a face-to-face setting to finish the application process; prepare fornns for applicant and City designee signatures, prepare verification<,; of employment and deposit; review income documentation; review credit rcports, if necessary; acquire and review first lien documents; prepare and send required disctosures to bonowers; prepared and send notifications of loan approval or denial; and prepare and se.nd to TDHCA set up materials for their contract system. Information received will be compared to application inforntation raceived from the fusl lien mortgage lender. In addition, Paris Living will provide training to any participating local lender to facilitate the processing of first, second and third lien loans and to insure that all program niles and regulations are met. Paris Livings will provide assistance to the mortgage lenders via tetephone, fax, and email to ensure that all the applicants assisted are properly income qualified. Paris Living will interface with TDHCA to ensiu'e that all projects arc corcectly set up and information is sent to TDHCA to prepare for closing. ➢ Affirmstive and Falr Marketiag . Paris Living will provide general marketing activities as directed by the City to ensure the success of the program. Paris Living will generate press releases on the program and disseminate those releases to news media identified by the City. Paris Living will create and disburse to participating first lien mortgage lenders packets of information regarding the program including term sheets ar►d copies of forms and documents patinent to the homebuyer assistance program. Paris Living witl, at the request of the City and individual lenders, visit arca Realtors with che lenders to explain the progam and to encouraSe Realtors to pacticipate. Most of the marketing effort will occur ai thc beginning of the program. If the program is not originariag effectively, additional marketing activities will be performed by Paris Living as directed by the City. D'uect expenses of any additional marketing efforts are solely the responsibility of the City. 100 D Equal Opporlunity/SecNan 504 Reqniremeats • While Paris Living understands that the City is familiu with federal Equal Employment and Section 5U4 Regulations, Paris Living will undertake to ensure that those reguladons are met during the execution of the TDHCA funded program and will be available to advise the City on issues regarding those rules and regulations. Paris Living understends that the City's Homebuyer Assistance Pragram is essentially a financial program designed to enable low income families to become first time homebuyers. However, although rare, there may be occasions wherein the house being purchasal is new consWction. [n those instances, Paris Living will tnake itself available, on behalf of and at the request of the City, to homebuilders and developers whose houses become a part of the program on an as needed basis respond to equal employment and Section 504 issues, should any arise. ➢ Labor Standards and Moaitoring • In the instance where monitoring of labor standards becomes a requircment oE this program and the City, Paris Living understands that the City may have employees tasked with monitoring Labor Standards. If, however, the City desires Paris Living to perform thosc monitoring activities, then Paris Living will be pleased to offer monitoring services to the C'ity for a negotiated flat rate or at the at the Paris Living normal consulting rate of $90.00 per hour. ➢ Section 3 Opportunities . Paris Living is not a Section 3qualified organization. However, Paris Living will, wherever possible, erbcourage the hiring of, or cantracting with, local individuals or companies tthat meet the Section 3 definitions. Pairs Living will compile any peciodic reports on Sectiain 3 activities and accomplishments as may be required by TDHCA for approval and submis.5ion by the City. ➢ Affordable Housing Down Payment • Paris Living will continuaily work with the lenders and Realtors to provide the homebuyer assistance to families at lower median ineornes• Although the program can assist families with household incomes equal to 80% of the area median income by family size, Paris Liaing understands the City's desire to assist families in the lower income strata. Paris Living wili continually encourage participating lenders to assist lower income families. This will be an ongoing effort throughout the program and will be done through the lender's training and by telephone. Historically, homebuyer assistance progcams managed by Paris Living's Executive Director have averaged assisting faznilies at 60% of the area median income. ➢ Contraet Close Out Assistance • Paris Living will assist the City in its eontract close out process by completing all, the required forms on behalf of the City, interfacing with TDHCA on any issue that might preclude an appropriate closure to the program and delivering all the files to the City for long term storage. ➢ Additional Services • Paris Living will provide any and all other services as may be required by the City and that Paris Living has the ability and expertise to perforcn. If any additional services are required, they will be performed at the specific request and direction of the City. Unless negotiated at a flat project rate, fees for said additional services will be billed at the Paris Living narmal consulting rate of $90.00 per hour. 101 Statement of QualiScations As mentioned earlicr, Paris Living has over ten years experience in local housing programas. Specifically, Paris Living has managed several HOME Contracts with TDHCA for homebuyer assistance and has managed a$rant from the Meadows Foundation. The contract consultant for Paris Living (who is not an employee of the Corporation) actually has over twenty-two years managing federally funded programs as well as over eighteen years oF local government experience. He has successfully managed both HOME Investment Partnership Program and Community Devetopment Block Grant Program funded homobuyer assistance programs in Garland Texas and Arlington Texas and has managed over twenry-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 honsing for senior citizens. He has been involved in the HOME Investment Partnership Program since its inception. Re has worked on a national housing taskforce at the request of HLTD, has worked on a HOME Program taskforce for TDHCA and has provided capacity building assistance to housing related non-profit organizations throughout ihe State of Texas. A more detailed biography including examples of his accomplishments and a list of his past and currcnt la;al government and housing related non-profit organization clients is attached for your review. Proposed Cost of Services The foliowing proposed cost of services is being presented by scope of work category as reimbursable by TDHCA as was requested. However, ii should be noted that aclual billing of administrative fees to TDHCA is limited to the same percetttage as projects completed and project funds drawn. Therefore the actual invoicing for adtninistrative activilies will be done immediately following the closing of each project. Additionally, the costs being submitted are based upon the City completing ten toans per year through ttus program. Total cost msy be adjusted percentage-wise according to the total amount of grant funds actualty expended and may be adjusted according to limits imposed by TDHCA throughout the contract temz. Paris T.iving will endeavor to have all its Fees charged to the City be reimbursed by TDHC;A 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 the understanding thal Paris Living total fees will not exceed overall TDHCA caps establishad lfor the program. The following is an example of how fees will be assessed based upon current TDHCA activities and allowances. 102 r~TiER qL pDMIN1STRATN~ (Based on a Total of Ten Loans Completed al $20,000 per loan) Total ost Cost oer loan Work n' General Project Management: $ 4,300 $ 430 -general grant administration -general marketing -contract close out -EEOC/Section 504 -Labor Standards Exempt administralive Environmental: 500 50 Information Services: 2,000 200 Record keeping: 800 80 Financial Management 200 20 pffirmative Marketing: 200 20 Total Praposed Cost of Services: $8,000 $800 PROJECT RELATED SOFT COSTS Please Note that activities such as environmental activities, application intake, individ.ual project document preparation, homebuyer counseling, and home inspections are project ioan specific and witl be accounted to projecc related soft costs as opposed to adtninistrative casts. Also please nole that project related soft costs are capped at $1,500 per project completed. The following are thc proposed project related items and soft costs per loan made. Please note that while the costs for individual items listed below may adjust prior to implementation, the total amount per loan for soft costs will not change. Also, while the activities listed below are normai for the typical project, each project may actually differ in the needs for certain of' the services listed below. Therefare, not all services listed below may be performed on every project. Where specific services are not required, the soft costs for that project will be adjusted accordingly. A[so, TDHCA, under curreni rules, wili oniy reimburse the City $1,500 for soft costs for each project campleted therefore, not all items listed below can be charged to TDEiCA for reimbursement on every loan. T1te costs listed below are the actual costs estimate,d to perform the tasks. 'I'he total soft cost charges made to the City for these services will be $1,500 per project. However, if TDHCA requirements and soft cost cap increase, Paris Living will bill soft cost services at the rates listed below. Some or all of the items below may be subcontrected out to other providers. In ihat instance, Paris Living wil] still bill for the total soft costs per loan and subsequendy pay for any subcontractor costs. Subcontracting any 43r all of the items listed below is at the sole discretion of Paris Living. Again ptease note that the aciivitics tisted below are necessary to cach toan closing and the costs arc best eslimales for completing those tasks. Regardless, lhe total cost to the City, reimbursable by TDHCA will be $1,500 until the cap is raised. 103 PM k it W osed cost ger loan em or Application Intake: $ 600 Environmental Review: 400 Project Document Prepararion: 100 i,oan Document Preparation: 100 Homebuyer Counscling*: 300 Home Inspection'. 300 Tolal Proposed Project Related Soft Costs Per Loan: $1,800 Again, not all project related soft costs listed above will necessarily go to Paris Living. Fvr exampie, the Homebuyer Counseling and Inspection fees may go to other agencies which may be performing those tasks, yet they are still figured ia the total project related soR costs. Under the above scenario, the totat project related soft costs going to Paris Living, for work that it pe,rforms excluding homebuyer counseling and home inspections wouid be $1,200. There may be other costs that might have to be considered which are not figured into the above calculations. This is based on the knowledge that oflen, TDf-ICA and EiUD change requirements mid-contract and adjustments might have to be made. In the unlikely case of that occurring, we would propose a contract amendment to adjust thc fee schedule. PROPOSEI? BILLING SCHEDULE Soft costs will be billed at the time funds are requested to be sent to the Title Company for the loan closing. Administrative costs will be bilted after the loan Eias clased and the Deed of Tnist filed with the County. Both SoR costs and Administrative costs will be billed on a project basis. The City will pay the project related soft costs outside of closing upon receipt of an invo7ce from Paris Livinb at the same time it advances the project related hard costs to the Ti.tie Company for the ctosing of each loan. The City will be reimbursed the projcct related soft costs along with the projecl hard costs by TDHCA. The entire second lien loan amount plus soft costs paid outside of ciosing will be reimbursed after closing by TDHCA out of the HOM[E grant. Once that reimbursement has been made, the requisite administrative costs will be reimbursed by TDHCA. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to subrnit the above proposai. We believe our knowledge of Paris and of the HOME [nvestment Partnership Program administered by TDHCA along with the experience of our contracled consultant will make us the perfect partner for the City in the administtation of the homebuyer assistance program. Paris Living is dedicated to ensuring that your Homebuyer Assistance Program is successful. Again, thank you for your consideration Sincerely, Clifto endley President 104 HUNTER & HUNTER CONSULTANTS, INC. Michael B. Hunter GENERAL BIOGRAPHY Michael Hunter, founder and president of Hunter & Hunter Consultants, Inc., actively promotes the company's philosophy of creating strong, healthy and viable communities th developing gdaand b e'hous ngninte active educateon,aand efFec v go emance.S devlopment, Mr. Hunter offers his clients over 27 years of experience in the affordable SHunter community development and economic development arenas. Specificafly, provides his clients personal, hands-on experience in marketing; project design and development; leveraging and funds acquisition; skrategic planning; land acquisition; business recruitment, retention and expanston; affordable housing finance; infrastructure development and financing; proposal reviews; single family and multi- family housing construction, rehabilitation and reconstruction; developing infill projects for vacant lots; housing development design; down payment and closing cost assistance programs; etderly and special needs housing; acquisition, rehabilitation and resale of existing properties; and land banking. Additionally, clients have access to his experience in project monitoring; construction mana9ement; performing and overseeing environmentat assessments; project design; Davis-Bacon l.abor Standards monitoring; federal financial reporting requirements; anci organi2ational deveiopment and management. Under state and federal contracts, Mr. Hunter has provided technical assistance to new and existing non-profit, Community Housing Development Organlzations ("CHDOs") throughout Texas. He has helped establish new, charitable, non-profit organizations; has developed active neighborhoocl homeowner groups and has successful{y managed non-profit organizations. Mr. Hunter has extensive experience working on projects funded through HUD and Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Mr. Hunter managed the Community Development Block Grant Program for the City of Garland for a four-year pertod and, in that position, helped finance infrastructure repair, a business incubator, park development and improvement, housing and soctal services. While with the City of Dallas, he helped create the Housing and Neighborhood Development Department ancf Office of Public Affafrs and redesigned the Planning and Oevelopment Department. He: marketed the programs of the City of Dallas through televiston and radio commercials he produced and by representing the City ak trade fairs. He also worked for First Southwest Company for three years, where he developed one of the first grants acquisition divisions of an investment bank in the country. In 1996, he left First Southwest Company and formed Hunter & Hunter Consultants, Inc. where he currently provides a variety of services to clients in the housing, economic development, community development and education fields. He has developed, implemented and managed housing rehabilitation and down payment and closing cost assistance programs, economic development and community enhancement projects, infill programs, single family reconstruction, new multi-family and single-family housing constra.rction, apartment rehabilitation, energy 105 eFficiency programs and land acquisition and management programs. He has alsa overseen daily management of economic development corporations and housing finance corporations on a contract basis. Mr. Hunter is a licensed mortaaaP loan oriqinator registered throuah the Nationwide Mortgaae L~ icensincLSystem an Reaistrv. As a member of the Texas Rura1 Development Council, Mr. Hunter served as Secretary nf the eoard and chaired the Council's Texas Resource Team committee. Under that program teams of federal, state, local and private sector experts assist rural communities by determining their development needs and identifying and designing projects to redevelop and market the communities to make them more attractive for business development, recruitment and retention. Communities that Mr. Hunter personally assisted through this program include the cities of Hearne, Unden, Winnsboro, Stephenville, Queen City, Lufkin, Texarkana and Crystal City. Mr. Hunter is also proficient in developing ieveraging for a variety of types of projects. He has worked with housing finance coi-parations and economic development corporations to create leveraging programs for local housing and business development efforts. Examples include financing infrastructure development, interim construction financing, multi-family and single-family mortgage bond issues and the development of' required matching funds for both state and locally managed federally funded programs. In homebuyer programs, he has extensive experience in working wlth local banks and mortgage companies in creating effective programs to assist low and very-low income families. In addition to planning and managing projects, Mr. Hunter is proficient in training and presentations. He has made training presentations at regional meetings of the National Community Development Association, area Council of Government local offitial training sessions, the Texas Rural Development Council and at state-wide and regional housing and community development conferences. He has taught courses in leveraging funds, grant acqulsition, grant management, strategic plan development, developing grant friendly projects, and on federal rules and regulations. Mr. Hunter has developed strategic plans for the Texas Rural Development Council, Linden Economic Development Corporatlon, Cameron County Housing Finance Corporation, Tyler Community Homes, RockwaN Housing Development Corporation, and the East Center Community Development Corporation, Some of the projects that Mr. Hunter has designed, developed, managed or helped arrange financing for include: • The development of a medical facility in combination with elderly housing in Springtown, Texas, which created a viable market for doctors and physician assistants in the community • Constructive reuse of a high school building into elderly housing in Port Arthur, Texas • Review of program design and develapment of a financial marketing strategy for an educational and jobs training program for a non-profit corporation in Baltimore, Maryland • Development of elderly and special needs duplex complexes in Springtown, Texas 106 • Rehabilitation of a burnt out apartment complex in Daingerfield, Texas and rehabi{itation of multi-family complexes in Linden, Texas, bringing construction jobs to the communities, while eliminating hazardous and crime-ridden eyesores of the communities • Management of First Time homebuyer programs in 66 Texas counties and cities, creating homeownership for thousands of low and moderate income first time homebuyers • Development of an investor acquisition strategy for a publicly held import/export corporation in Dallas, Texas • Management of infill and rehabilitation programs in Garland, Texas • Grants management pertormance review for the City of Houston, Texas • Davis-Bacon Labor monitoring for an office complex in Austin, Texas and for single family new construction projects in Travis County, Texas • Acquisition of 0% housing development planning foans for rural housing development in Wise and Parker Counties, Texas • Reinstitution of a free milk program for ind3gent children at a private school in Hollywood, California • Development of a mezzanine loan program for subdivision infrastructure in Garland, Texas • Design and implementation of an interim construction revolving loan fund for infill housing construction in Garland, Texas • Developing a single-family acquisition, rehabilitation and sale program for rural communities in Parker and Wise Counties, Texas • Many consulting and advisory services provided to governmental and non-profit organizations in fund acquisition, leveraging, program development, funds layering, community involvement, problem resolution, strategic planning and cost containment • Nvn-profit/governmental management: Mr. Hunter has served as Executive Director of the Garland Housing Finance Corporation and created Regional Opportunities of Texas, Inc., a nonprofit community development organization operating in North Central Texas. He has also served as Strategic Planning Coordinator and Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Texas Rural Development Council. For that organization, he also served as the private sector chairman of the rural resource team committee, the rural housing committee, arid the barriers and impediments committee. While with the City of Da11as, Mr. Hunter was a member of the Urban Management Assistants of North Texas, the International Ombudsman Institute, and the Community Associations Institute, where he served on the Board af Directors. While with the City of Garland, he was a member of the National Cammunity Development Association and was president of Region VI of that organization which included the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico and he served on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development National Paperwork Reduction Taskforce and served as chairman of the financiai and miscellaneous workgroup of that body. While with First Southwest Company and Hunter & Hunter Consultants, Inc., Mr. Hunter represented those companies with the Texas Rural Development Council, the National Association of Housing Finance Agencies and the Texas Association of Housing Finance Agencies, where Mr. Hunter actively partlcipated in annual conferences and training meetings. He served on the HOME Prvgram Advisory Task Force for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. An accomplished public speaker, Mr. Hunter is oRen asked to address organizations, professional associations, conferences and workgroups on a variety of topics, 107 HUNTER & HUNTER CONSULTANTS, INC. Recent projects have included: • Acquisition, rehabilitation and resale of existing single family housing • Development of urban infill housing • Development of a land banking concept and acquisit(on of land for a municipal housing flnance corporation • Development and management of downpayment and closing cost assistance programs in conjunction with single family mortgage revenue bond programs • Negotiating with HUD, FannieMae, TDHCA, ORCA and USDA-RD to develop multi- agency financed programs • Oevelopment of senior citizen, independent living complexes in both urban and rural settings • Development oF a HUD 202 Senior Housing Project in 8ridgeport, Texas • Development of a HOME funded, land acquisition program for single family development • Design of a USDA 538 funded multi-family project for Weatherford, Texas • Design of a USDA 515 funded project for Bridgeport, Texas • Development of a HOME funded multi-family project for Bridgeport, Texas • Development of a Housing Trust Fund funded multi-family project for Bridgeport, Texas • Development of a lease-to-own single family construction and management program • Development of a Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program for Wise and Parker Counties • Compilation and review of housing construction methods and materials including use of alternative materials and methods • Design and management of first time homebuyer programs For the City of Arlington; the City of Los Fresnos, the City of Waxahachie, Paris Living Community Development Corporation, the City of Hillsboro, the City of Whitney, United Way of Southern Cameron County, Cameron County Housing F(nance Corporation, Community Development Corporation of Brownsville, the Rio Grande Valley Multibank Corporation (Cameron County), Affordable Housing of Parker County (Parker & Wise counties), Travis County Nousing Fnance Corporation, Jefferson County Housing Finance Corporation, East Texas Housing Fnance Corporation, Garland Housing Finance Corporation, West Central Texas Housing Finance Corporation, Grand Prairie Housing Finance Corporation, Rockwall Housing Development Corporation and Harrison County Housing Finance Corporation . Acquisition of funds and management of housing rehabilitation/reconstruction in Jasper County (Hurricane Rita response) • Preparation of grant and loan packages for a variety of new and existing clients 108 HUNTER & HUNTER CONSULTANTS, INC. CLIEN'S" LIST The following is a partiai list of current and former organizations assisted by Hunter & Hunter Consultants, Inc, . Par;s Living-A Community Development Corporation • City of Waxahachie • City of Hillsboro • city of Whitney • City of Arlington, Texas • Clty of Los FreSnos, Texas • United Way of Southern Cameron County • ]asper County, Texas • Garland Housing Finance Corporation • Cameron County Housing Finance Corporation • Community Development Corporation of Brownsville • Rio Grande Valley Multibank Corporatfon • Affordable Housing of Parker County, Inc. . Queen City Economic Development Corporation . Allted Home Mortgage Capital Corporation • Savannah Housing Corporation . Travis County Housing Finance Corporation . West Central Texas Regional Housing Finance Corporation • Royce City Community Development Corporation • McGregor Economic Development Corporation • City of Houston, Texas . American Institute for Learning • East Texas Housing Finance Corporation • Northeast Texas Housing Finance Corporation . Community Council of Cass, Marion & Morris Cvunties • Yevnah Hebrew Academy (Los Angeles, CA) • Tyler Cammunity Homes • )efferson County Housing Finance Corporation • Linden Economic Development Corporation • Concho Valley Housing Finance Corporation • Definition, Ltd. • Sequoia Foundation • Cisco ]unior College • Homeownership Partners of Texas • Springtown Spring Garden Apartments • Teleworld Communications • Metro Cable, Inc. • Hardin-Orange Housing Finance Corporation • Nortex Housing Fnance Corporation • World Time, Ltd. • The Parent Academy (Baltimore, MD) • City of Linden, Texas • East Center Community Development Corporation • Harrison County Housing F(nance Corporation • Rockwail Housing Development Corporation i-0q