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mitigation, items that cannot be moved to replacement site due to zoning, housing codes or other <br />restrictions), prepares Abandonment Certification and deducts reasonable moving costs if <br />necessary. <br />9.6 Determine Eligible Reestablishment Expenses <br />Determine expenses (e.g., improvements to the property, advertisement, unused license fees, <br />increased operating costs) necessary and eligible as reestablishment expenses, not to exceed <br />$10,000.00. Inspect the replacement property, obtain cost estimates, verify previous two years' <br />expenses and income and project next two years to assess whether increased operating costs will <br />exist, if necessary. Based on decisions of displacee and program guidelines, determine eligibility <br />for reimbursement. Ensure all items in the estimate are actually reestablished. Photograph before <br />and after improvements, review invoices and work performed. <br />9.7 Abandoned Property <br />If displacee decides not to relocate some personal property, verify that a bona fide attempt has <br />been made to sell the items. Determine eligibility for direct loss payment and compute the amount <br />of payment. Notify the AAWC of any items to be abandoned and ensure those items are not <br />included in the moving cost estimate. Prepare an Abandonment Certification and have the <br />displacee sign waiving all rights in property abandoned. <br />9.8 Site Search Expenses <br />Determine eligibility for actual reasonable site search expenses not to exceed $1,000.00 under <br />Title 25 compliance or $2,500 under federally funded projects. <br />9.9 City /Owner Liaison <br />Provide liaison duties between the City and business owners. <br />9.10 Contact Documentation <br />Thoroughly document all contacts with the business owner and/or their representative indicating <br />attendees, time and place of meetings. Documentation will include thorough diaries and copies of <br />all correspondence and emails. Diaries should be updated immediately after each contact, if <br />possible, and retained in the permanent relocation file. <br />10.0 ESCROW COORDINATION <br />TASK NO. <br />10.1 Monitor Escrows <br />Coordinate with title companies and open escrows on all purchases. Monitor escrows, review all <br />escrow documents, request funds from City and ensure that the City receives title insurance <br />policies in the amount of the purchase cost of the land and improvements and clear title to all <br />properties acquired. CPS] will also provide multi - lingual (Spanish) services as needed for an <br />efficient closing. <br />10.2 Part -Take Acquisitions <br />Special attention will be taken on part-take acquisitions, due to the difficultly in obtain partial <br />release documents on a timely basis. At the City's option, the CPSI Team will complete the entire <br />escrow and work directly with the Title Company to obtain the necessary Title Policy. <br />11.0 CONDEMATION SUPPORT <br />TASK NO. <br />11.1 Condemnation Assistance <br />Prepare necessary condemnation reports or paperwork for unsuccessful negotiations, and provide <br />pre- condemnation assistance and testimony for the City Legal Counsel. This includes: obtaining <br />and reviewing Litigation Guarantees; listing the names and mailing addresses of the appropriate <br />fee, leasehold, and tenant owners; completion of a summary sheet with recommendation regarding <br />title issues; and making copies of the contents of the parcel file. CPSI can also provide expert <br />