Item 09 - Request for Proposals for Affordable Housing Development

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CITY OF SANTA ANA the right to begin negotiations and enter into a contract without holding interviews, or further discussions. (8) Following the RFP Process, Proposal Review, Determination of Reasonable Costs and Financial Feasibility, and conditional on meeting the other requirements and conditions outlined above, a pre-loan commitment letter may be drafted by the Housing Division, reviewed and approved by the Housing Division Manager, the City Attorney’s Office, and the Executive Director of Community Development, before being recommended for approval. The letter shall state the maximum amount of program funds reserved for the project and list all of the additional conditions, documents and steps that must be taken by the Borrower prior to loan closing. After the pre-loan commitment letter has been drafted, staff will prepare a written staff report recommending a commitment of funds for a proposal and explaining the reasons for the commitment. The recommendation will be made first by the Housing Division to the Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission (CRHC) to issue the commitment of program funds to the project in the form of an award of program funds. If recommended by the CRHC to City Council, a recommendation will then be made by the Housing Division to the City Council and/or Housing Authority for final approval of the commitment of program funds by motion adopted by the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members. XIII. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (1) Conflict of Interest Contractor shall exercise reasonable care and diligence to prevent any actions or conditions that could result in a conflict with the best interests of the City. This obligation shall apply to the Contractor; the Contractor’s employees, agents, and Subcontractors associated with accomplishing work and services hereunder. The Contractor’s efforts shall include, but not be limited to, establishing precautions to prevent its employees, agents, and Subcontractors from providing or offering gifts, entertainment, payments, loans or other considerations which could be deemed to influence or appear to influence City staff or elected officers from acting in the best interests of the City. Each Proposer must disclose any existing or potential conflict of interest relative to the performance of the contractual services resulting from this RFP. Any such relationship that might be perceived or represented as a conflict should be disclosed. The City reserves the right to disqualify any Proposer on the grounds of actual or apparent conflict of interest. No person, firm, or subsidiary thereof who has been awarded this Contract may be awarded a Contract for the provision of services, the delivery of supplies, or the provision of any other related action which is required, suggested, or otherwise deemed appropriate as an end product of this Contract. Therefore, Contractor is precluded from contracting for any work recommended as a result of this Contract. In the event a conflict of interest is identified, disciplinary action shall be determined and imposed based on the severity of the violation and may include, but is not limited to, written warnings, suspension, mandatory ethics training, reassignment of duties, or termination of employment. All disciplinary action taken/imposed, will be documented and handled in accordance with applicable federal, state and local employment laws. EXHIBIT 1