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Slum/Blight Removal (National Objective) Verification must be made to assure that Slum/Blight activities meet the national objective within the following categories: 1. Elimination of Slums and Blight Area Basis (SBA) - an activity considered to address the prevention or elimination of slums or blight under the following (all inclusive) conditions: a. The delineated area must meet the definition of slum, blighted, deteriorated or deteriorating under state or local law. This can be met if the area is defined as "redevelopment" or "renewal" under Minnesota's tax increment statutes as the use of property condition surveys under current TIF laws will work well for this purpose. b. Documentation must demonstrate that a substantial number of the area's structures or public improvements are in a general state of deterioration. c. Documentation must be maintained by the recipient on the boundaries of the area and the condition which qualified the area at the time of its designation. d. The CDBG-funded activity must address one or more of the conditions that contributed to the deterioration of the area. 2. Elimination of Slum& and Blight Spot Basis (SBS) - Acquisition, clearance, relocation, historic preservation and building rehabilitation activities, all of which eliminate a specific condition of blight or physical decay, can be considered to meet this objective under Spot Basis. Rehabilitation is limited to the extent necessary to eliminate specific conditions detrimental to public health and safety. The recipient should undertake the following steps to meet this objective: a. Determine what specific conditions of a building contribute to a detriment to public health and safety. Typically, this includes a building official's written report identifying a building code violation. b. Connect the CDBG funds directly to the work necessary to correct the building code violation. If the total rehabilitation project goes beyond the specific code violations, then other funds must be used for that construction work. c. It is possible to use CDBG funds for building rehabilitation work that is part of historic preservation rather than public health and safety. The building must either be listed on the National Register of Historic Places or located within a certified Historic District. If the project application is requesting assistance for Slum/Blight Removal, complete this section and fully answer all questions. Conflict of Interest No person may financially benefit from a CDBG program/activity that has exercised any function or responsibility within. This includes any person who participates in decision -making or obtains inside information with regard to such activities, or has an interest in any contract, subcontract, or agreement. A person who obtains proceeds, either for themselves or those with whom they have family or business ties is considered a conflict of interest. HUD's regulations regarding conflict of interest are found in 24 CFR Part 570.611 and 2 CFR Part 200. Each applicant must disclose if there are Anoka County Commissioners, Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Trustees, or Anoka County staff on the applicant's decision -making board.