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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING HIGHLAND<br />

PARK—NEIGHBORHOODS IN BLOOM<br />

appendix F<br />

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING<br />

HIGHLAND PARK – NEIGHBORHOODS IN BLOOM<br />

This Memorandum <strong>of</strong> Understand (hereafter knows as “MOU”) is made and entered into on this<br />

4th day <strong>of</strong> June, 1999 by and between the following parties: <strong>High</strong>land Park Southern Tip<br />

Neighborhood Association (Hereafter known as “HPSTNA”), Elder Homes Corporation (hereafter<br />

known as “EHC”), Housing Opportunities Made Equal (Hereafter known as “HOME INC.”),<br />

<strong>High</strong>land Park Restoration & Preservation Program, Inc. (hereafter known as “HPRAPP”),<br />

Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (hereafter known as “RRHA”) and the City’s<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Community Development (hereafter known as “City”),<br />

WITNESSETH:<br />

1. WHEREAS, this collaboration and plan is consistent with the chosen priorities <strong>of</strong> the <strong>High</strong>land<br />

Park Community and the City’s philosophy and vision for the development <strong>of</strong> the <strong>High</strong>land<br />

Park community’ and<br />

2. WHEREAS, EHC, HOME INC., HPRAPP, and RRHA have been collaborating to coordinate<br />

community development efforts in <strong>High</strong>land Park, including, specifically, the identification <strong>of</strong> a<br />

geographic target area within which to concentrate joint and complementary efforts in order to<br />

achieve immediate and noticeable improvements that, in turn, may serve as the building blocks<br />

for future community development both within and outside the target area; and<br />

3. WHEREAS the city council <strong>of</strong> Richmond has adopted the Neighborhoods in Bloom (hereafter<br />

know as “NIB”) plan for targeting Community Development Block Grant (hereafter known as<br />

“CDBG”) and Home Investment Partnership Program (hereafter known as “Home”) funding<br />

for maximum impact; and<br />

4. Whereas, <strong>High</strong>land Park has been selected as one <strong>of</strong> the first six NIB target areas; and<br />

5. Whereas, the City issued Requests for Proposals (hereafter known as “RFP”) to provide development<br />

within the NIB target areas.<br />

6. Whereas, EHC, HOME INC., HPRAPP, and RRHA have agreed to a comprehensive, joint NIB<br />

CDBG/Home application in response to the City’s RFP; and<br />

7. Whereas, in the event that the comprehensive, joint NIB CDBG/HOME application is accepted,<br />

EHC, HOME INC., HPRAPP and RRHA desire to continue to work together collaboratively<br />

toward the execution <strong>of</strong> the strategies and plans set forth in the joint proposal, consistent with<br />

the degree <strong>of</strong> community participation envisioned in the City’s NIB plan.<br />

NOW, THEREFORE, HPSTNA, EHC, HOME INC., HPRAPP, RRHA, and the City hereby agrees<br />

each with the other that the successful execution <strong>of</strong> the comprehensive NIB CDBG/HOME applications,<br />

and the resulting benefits to the <strong>High</strong>land Park community, will depend upon each party’s<br />

considered commitment to the following obligations, provided, however, that the bodies agree that<br />

the MOU is non-binding and nothing in the MOU shall be deemed to create or recognize any<br />

rights enforceable, or liabilities recoverable, at law, in equity, or otherwise.<br />

160 Powering the Future: <strong>High</strong>-<strong>Performance</strong> <strong>Partnerships</strong>

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