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009 <br /> <br />Applicants whose properties qualify for the Gold Seal beneQts but who cannot receive <br />reimbursements due to a lack of available funding will be placed on a priority list by certification <br />date. Should funding become available, these priority applicants will only be required to pass <br />a Stage 1 inspection to qualify for the available funds. The three year certification period will <br />begin on the date they pass the Stage t criteria. ' ' <br /> <br />Final Qnal(fication: Awarding of the "Gold Seal" - Only owners who have achieved passage <br />of all three stages will qualify for the ~nonetary and marketing incentives granted to exceptional <br />properties under the Gold Seal Incentive Program. Once granted, the Gold Seal will be valid <br />for three (3) years and will run with the property, not with the ownership, during that time. <br />However, it is the responsibility of the new owner to notify the City of the transfer of ownership <br />and to continue to meet the obligations of the program. After 3 years, in order for a property <br />to continue to receive the benefits of the Gold Seal Incentive Program, the owner must reapply <br />for the program and completely requalify through the process outlined in this document. <br /> <br />Delay Exemptions - Applicants who fail to meet the October 31st (see "Implementation <br />Policies and Procedures" - Application Processing, Item 6) qualification deadline to be <br />certified for the Gold Seal benefits may be qualified for the award when the applicant can <br />provide proof to the Task Force that a processing delay on the part of the City was the cause <br />for them missing the deadline. <br /> <br />Qualification Exemption - On occasion a property may be documented to have exemplary <br />management practices, but such efforts are negated by special circumstances beyond the <br />owner's/manager's control (such as property location, gang activity or external vandalism) which <br />prevent the property from qualifying. In some rare cases and only at the discretion of the Rental <br />Housing Task Force, certain properties may be qualified for the benefits of the Incentive <br />Program because of special circumstances. <br /> <br />Loss of Incentive Program Privileges - If a qualified property has deteriorated to the point <br />that it is no longer exceptional, the Proactive Rental Enforcement Program staff may choose to <br />re-evaluate the property and, if necessary, may request that the l~ental Housing Task Force <br />revoke the property's Incentive Program privileges. Program privileges would cease on the date <br />revocation occurs. When a property's privileges are revoked, the property owner will be billed <br />for the amount of the incentive refund, prorated from the time privileges are revoked to the end <br />of the tax year. Such properties would not be eligible for the Incentive Program benefits for a <br />period of one calendar year, beginning on the date of revocation. Property owners whose <br />privileges have been revoked may reapply during the year they are on suspension, provided they <br />apply after May 1st and prior to July 31st. If the property qualifies for Incentive Program <br />privileges, the privileges will not be effective until the end of the one year suspension and the <br />business tax refund will be prorated to reflect the months for which the property is ineligible. <br /> <br />Appeals - Those owners who have applied for the Incentive Program but do not qualify or <br />have failed may appeal such decisions to the Rental Housing Task Force. The decision of the <br />Rental Housing Task Force shall be final. <br /> <br />Extdbit I ~ Page <br /> <br /> <br />