[PROPOSED] JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN CRA/LA, A DESIGNATED LOCAL AUTHORITY, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AND
FERNANDO M. OLGUIN, District Judge.
WHEREAS, the CRA/LA, a Designated Local Authority, a defendant in this action and the successor agency to the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (the "CRA"), and the Independent Living Center of Southern California ("ILCSC"), the Fair Housing Council of the San Fernando Valley ("FHC") and Communities Actively Living Independent and Free ("CALIF") (collectively referred to herein as "Plaintiffs") have entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims, attached as Exhibit A, which fully resolves claims asserted by Plaintiffs against the CRA; and
WHEREAS, the Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action, the Plaintiffs, the CRA, and the Settlement Agreement; and
WHEREAS, upon consideration, the Court finds the Settlement Agreement to be fair, reasonable, and adequate.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. For the purposes of this Judgment, the Court adopts the terms and definitions set forth in the Settlement Agreement attached as Exhibit A, and all terms of the Settlement Agreement are incorporated herein by reference.
2. This Judgment Pursuant to Settlement completely resolves this civil action between the CRA and Plaintiffs. The claims against the City of Los Angeles were previously resolved by Judgment Pursuant to Settlement Agreement by and between City of Los Angeles and Plaintiffs (Doc. 532, filed August 4, 2016). This does not resolve this action between Plaintiffs and the remaining nominal defendants.
3. In accordance with the terms of the Settlement Agreement, this Court reserves exclusive and continuing jurisdiction to interpret and enforce the terms of the Settlement Agreement during the Settlement Term, and to resolve any disputes that may arise during the Settlement Term.
4. The court determines that there is no reason to delay entry of this Judgment Pursuant to Settlement Agreement By and Between the CRA and Plaintiffs.
IT IS SO ORDERED and ADJUDGED
Exhibit A
Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims
MICHAEL G. ALLEN, pro hac vice DAVID GEFFEN #129342
JOHN P. RELMAN, pro hac vice DAVID GEFFEN LAW FIRM
JENNIFER I. KLAR, pro hac vice 530 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 205
RELMAN, DANE & COLFAX PLLC Santa Monica, CA 90401
1225 19th St. NW, Suite 600 Telephone: (310) 434-1111
Washington. D.C. 20036 Facsimile: (310) 434-1115
Telephone: (202) 728-1888 David@Davidgeffenmediation.com
Facsimile: (202) 728-0848
mallen@relmanlaw.com
schang@relmanlaw.com
DARA SCHUR #98638
MARONEL BARAJAS #242044 DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
DISABILITY RIGHTS LEGAL CENTER 1330 Broadway. Ste. 500
Loyola Public Interest Law Center Oakland, CA 94612
256 S. Occidental Blvd., Suite B Telephone: (510) 267-1200
Los Angeles, CA 90057 Facsimile: (510)267-1201
Telephone: (213) 736-1496 Dara.Schur@disabilityrightsca.org
Facsimile: (213)736-1428
Maronel.barajas@drlcenter.org AUTUMN ELLIOTT #230043
SRIVIDYA PANCIIALAM #265398
Attorneys for Plaintiffs DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
350 S. Bixel Street, Ste. 290
Los Angeles. CA 90017
Telephone: (213)213-8000
Facsimile: (213)213-8001
Autumn.Elliott@disabilityrightsca.org
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (WESTERN DIVISION)
INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER OF Case No.: 12-CV-00551 FMO (PJWx)
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, et al.
Plaintiffs, SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND
RELEASE OF CLAIMS BY AND
vs. BETWEEN THE CRA/LA AND
PLAINTIFFS
CITY OF LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA, and COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES,
Defendants.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS 1
I. RECITALS 1
1. Commencement of Litigation 1
2. Second Amended Complaint 1
3. Allegations in SAC 1
4. CRA 2
5. Motion to Dismiss 2
6. Claims 2
7. City Settlement 2
8. Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings 3
9. Program Access Allegations 3
10. CRA's Housing Program 3
11. Judicial Findings 3
12. Federally Assisted Buildings 3
13. Cooperation Agreements 4
14. Resolution of Claims 4
15. Release of Claims 4
16. Settlement Goals 4
17. Authorization 5
II. DEFINITIONS 5
1. Accessible 5
2. Accessible Housing Development 5
3. Accessible Housing Units 5
4. Accessibility Laws 5
5. Accessibility Standards 5
6. Alternative Accessibility Standard 6
7. Auxiliary Aids 6
8. Certification of Compliance with Accessibility Standards 7
9. CRA Insurers 7
10. Department of Finance 7
11. Effective Date 7
12. Governing Board 7
13. Housing Development or Development 7
14. Housing Policies 8
15. Housing Unit or Unit 8
16. Housing Unit with Hearing/Vision Features 8
17. Housing Unit with Mobility Features 8
18. Judgment 9
19. Operative Date 9
20. Owner 9
21. Oversight Board 9
22. Person with a Disability 9
23. Program Access 10
24. Reasonable Accommodation 10
25. Reasonable Modification 10
26. Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule or ROPS 10
27. Settlement Coordinator or Section 504/ADA Coordinator
for Accessible Housing 10
28. Substantial Rehabilitation 10
29. Target Number of Accessible Units 10
30. Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards or UFAS 11
III. SCOPE AND TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT 11
1. Recitals 11
2. Jurisdiction 11
3. Binding Effect 11
4. Purpose of Settlement 11
5. Approval by the District Court 12
6. Term of Agreement 12
7. CRA's Commitment to Provide Affordable, Accessible
Housing 12
8. Housing Accessibility Fund 13
9. Implementation Costs 13
10. Placement on ROPS 13
11. Other Actions 15
12. CRA's Compliance 15
13. Reporting of Activities to Ensure Compliance 16
14. Specific Commitments to Achieving Accessibility 16
(a) Architectural Accessibility 16
(b) Accessible Housing Unit Plan 17
(c) Qualifications of Experts 20
(d) Development of Accessible Housing Unit Plan 20
(e) Accessibility in Existing Buildings to be Remediated 21
(f) Other Steps to Ensure Accessibility 21
(g) Recorded Accessibility Covenants 22
15. Reporting Requirements 22
16. Report Contents 22
(a) Compliance Efforts 22
(b) Accessible Unit Progress Information 23
(c) Housing Policy Progress Information 23
(d) Specific Required Information 23
(e) Termination of Reporting 24
17. Quantitative Data 24
18. Appointment of Settlement Coordinator (Settlement
Coordinator" or "Coordinator") 24
19. Responsibilities and Authority of the Settlement
Coordinator 25
(a) Handle Complaints 25
(b) Coordinate Compliance Activities 25
20. Plaintiffs' Rights With Respect to Testing 25
IV. MONITORING 26
1. Court Appointment of Monitor 26
(a) Monitor Qualifications 26
(b) Monitor Responsibility and Authority 26
(c) Records and Other Information Available to Monitor 28
(d) Meetings with Monitor 28
(e) Cost of Monitor 29
V. RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING 29
1. Record Keeping and Reporting 29
2. CRA's Duty to Retain Documents 30
VI. MUTUAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS 30
1. General Release of CRA Insurers 30
2. Plaintiffs' Release of Claims Against the CRA
Defendants 31
3. Defendant's Release of Claims 32
VII. DISPUTE RESOLUTION 33
1. Meet and Confer Obligation 33
2. Mediation 33
3. Resolution by the District Court 34
VIII. COMPENSATION AND FEES 34
1. Compensation to Plaintiffs 34
2. Attorneys' Fees 34
3. Prospective Monitoring Fees and Costs for Plaintiffs'
Counsel 34
IX. COURT'S RETENTION OF JURISDICTION 35
X. MISCELLANEOUS 35
1. Entire Agreement; Severability 35
2. Modification of Settlement Agreement 36
3. Conditions Precedent 37
4. Notice to the Parties 37
5. Opportunity to Consult with Counsel 39
6. CRA/LA Assignment of Obligations 39
7. Settlement Agreement Binding on Successors
and Assigns 39
8. Titles 39
9. Weekends and Holidays 39
10. Counterparts and Facsimiles 39
11. Parties Agree to Cooperate 39
12. Construction 40
13. Signatures 40
EXHIBITS 44
Exhibit A: Older Properties Excluded from City Settlement
Exhibit B: Federally-Funded CRA Properties
Exhibit C: Regulatory Agreement Between CRA/LA and Owner
Exhibit D: [Proposed] Judgment Pursuant to Settlement Agreement
Exhibit E: Certification of Compliance with Accessibility Standards
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLATMS
This Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims (the "Agreement") is entered into between the Defendant CRA/LA, A Designated Local Authority ("CRA/LA") successor to The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (the "CRA"), and Independent Living Center of Southern California ("ILCSC"), Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley ("FHC"), and Communities Actively Living Independent and Free ("CALIF") (ILCSC, FHC and CALIF are collectively referred to herein as "Plaintiffs"). The CRA/LA, the CRA, and the Plaintiffs arc referred to herein collectively as "the Parties."
I. RECITALS
This Agreement is made and entered into with reference to the following facts:
1. Commencement of Litigation. Plaintiffs commenced litigation against the City of Los Angeles ("City") and the ("CRA"), The case is known as Independent Living Center of Southern California, et al. v. CRA of Los Angeles, et al., filed on January 13, 2012, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:12-cv-00551-FMO-PJW (the "Litigation"). Plaintiffs also joined, for Rule 19 purposes, a total of 61 owners of multifamily properties that had been assisted by the City or the CRA ("Owner Defendants").
2. Second Amended Complaint. The CRA was dissolved on February 1, 2012 as a result of the dissolution of redevelopment in California. On August 20, 2012, the Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Complaint ("SAC"), which remains the operative complaint in this proceeding. The SAC named as an additional defendant CRA/LA, the successor agency to the CRA, to which any pending litigation is automatically transferred pursuant to Calif. Health & Safety Code § 34173(g). For purposes of this Agreement, the Parties hereafter use the term CRA to refer collectively to the fonrier agency and its statutory successor, unless specifically noted.
3. Allegations in SAC. As relevant to this Settlement Agreement, the SAC alleges that the CRA engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against people with disabilities—in violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("Section 504"), 29 U.S.C. § 794; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12132; and California Government Code Section 11135, et seq. ("Section 11135")—by failing to ensure that multifamily housing funded, developed or significantly assisted by the CRA is accessible and made meaningfully available to people with disabilities.
4. CRA. At all relevant times, the CRA has been a public entity within the meaning of the ADA, a recipient of federal financial assistance within the meaning of Section 504. and a recipient of state financial assistance within the meaning of Section 11135.
5. Motion to Dismiss. On November 29, 2012, the Hon. S. James Otero denied the CRA's motion to dismiss with respect to Plaintiffs' claims under Section 504, the ADA and Section 11135. Dkt. 209.
6. Claims. Plaintiffs sought by this Litigation to ensure that multifamily housing developments in Los Angeles built or rehabilitated at least in part with public funds or in connection with CRA housing programs are made accessible and meaningfully available to people with disabilities. They also sought to ensure that the CRA comply with its own Program Access and other obligations to people with disabilities with respect to the operation of multifamily housing programs as they relate to people with disabilities, in accordance with the requirements of Section 504, the ADA, and Section 11135.
7. City Settlement. Plaintiffs settled their claims with the City, as evidenced by a Judgment Pursuant to Settlement Agreement By and Between the City of Los Angeles and Plaintiffs, having been entered on August 4, 2016, at Dkt. 532 (Judgment) and 530-2 (Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims) (collectively referred to as "City Settlement Agreement"). Most of the Owner Defendants remain parties to the Litigation, and their status is not affected by the City Settlement Agreement or by this Agreement.
8. Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. By Order of August 31, 2016, the Court denied the CRA's motion for judgment on the pleadings, finding, in part, that the California dissolution statute automatically transferred litigation to the successor agency. Dkt. 535, at 7. The Court also found that, because the CRA's accessibility obligations under Section 11135, and Title II of the ADA and its implementing regulations (which are incorporated into Section 11135 by reference) "were imposed by state law and existed prior to June 28. 2011," they were "enforceable obligations" as that term is defined by dissolution statute. Dkt. 535, at 6, citing to Cal. Health & Safety Code § 34171(d)(1)(C).
9. Program Access Allegations. In the SAC, Plaintiffs claim that the CRA failed to comply with the architectural and Program Access obligations imposed by the federal government—pursuant to Section 504 and the ADA and their implementing regulations—and by the State of California, pursuant to Section 11135.
10. CRA's Housing Program. Those claims arise out of the CRA's conduct in operating its housing program under the Redevelopment Statutes and its provision of financial and other assistance, between July 1, 1988 and June 28, 2011, to the properties identified in Exhibit A and Exhibit B.
11. Judicial Findings. The Court found that the legal liabilities arising under those statutes were not part of the "rights, powers, duties and housing assets" transferred to the City under Calif. Health & Safety Code Sees. 34176(a)(1) and (e). See Dkt. 535, at 7.
12. Federally Assisted Buildings. Plaintiffs' federal law claims also specifically address multifamily apartment buildings that received direct Federal financial assistance through the CRA after July 11, 1988, and/or (2) were designed, constructed, altered, operated, administered, or financed, in whole or in part, in connection with a program administered in whole or in part by the CRA since January 26, 1992.
13. Cooperation Agreements. Between 1995 and 2010, the CRA entered into agreements with the City, pursuant to which the City subsequently loaned or provided to the CRA certain federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") granted or loaned to the City to support the development of affordable housing units in 22 specified Housing Developments. Those agreements between the City and the CRA clearly spelled out that the City was drawing upon federal funds as the source to fund the activities under the agreements and imposed upon the CRA specific development obligations, imposed by HUD grants or loans to ensure that each and every such Housing Development complied with federal Accessibility Standards pursuant to Section 504 and the ADA. Exhibit B is a list of the 22 Housing Developments governed by the agreements, all of which were entered into prior to June 28, 2011.
14. Resolution of Claims. The Parties now wish to effect a complete resolution and settlement of the claims, disputes, and controversies relating to the Plaintiffs' allegations in the Litigation, and to resolve their differences by settling such claims, disputes, and controversies under the terms set forth in this Agreement. Each Party acknowledges that this Agreement affects, among other things, the settlement of claims which are denied and contested by the other, and that nothing contained herein shall be construed as an admission of liability or wrongdoing by or on behalf of any Party, all of which liability is expressly denied.
15. Release of Claims. The Parties intend this Agreement to bind and apply to the CRA and Plaintiffs. Entry of Judgment pursuant to this Agreement shall extinguish all Released Claims (as defined below under Section VI) and constitute final and complete resolution of all issues addressed herein.
16. Settlement Goals. The goal of the Agreement is to significantly enhance the accessibility of multifamily housing in Los Angeles, the availability of fair, affordable and accessible housing for individuals with a variety of disabilities, including mobility, visual and hearing disabilities, and the accessibility of the CRA's housing programs, and to ensure compliance with the CRA's obligations under Section 504, the ADA, and Section 11135.
17. Authorization. In resolving this matter, the CRA represents that it is acting in accordance with the direction of the Governing Board for the CRA/LA pursuant to Calif. Health & Safety Code Section 34177(c) as part of its duty to meet its Enforceable Obligations during the winding-down of the CRA's business.
II. DEFINITIONS
1. Accessible. "Accessible," when used with respect to a Housing Unit or a Housing Development, means and refers to full compliance with the requirements of the Accessibility Standards for purposes of Section 504, the ADA, and Section 11135.
2. Accessible Housing Development. "Accessible Housing Development" means a Housing Development that is Accessible, including Accessible public and common use areas, as required by Section 504 and the ADA, as well as the number and type of Accessible Housing Units that are required to be Accessible by this Agreement.
3. Accessible Housing Units. "Accessible Housing Units" refers collectively to Housing Units with Mobility Features and Housing Units with Hearing/Vision Features.
4. Accessibility Laws. "Accessibility Laws" means Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §794 et seq,; the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12131 et seq.; California Government Code Section 11135 et seq.; implementing regulations and design standards for each of the preceding statutes; and the California Building Code.
5. Accessibility Standards. For purposes of this Agreement, "Accessibility Standards" means only the following compliance standards:
a. For Housing Developments constructed or substantially altered before March 15, 2012, the new construction requirements of 24 C.F.R. pt. 8, including 24 C.F.R. §§ 8.22 and 8.32 as well as the new construction requirements of UFAS, or their successor standards;
b. For Housing Developments constructed or substantially altered on or after March 15, 2012:
i. the requirements in 5(a);
ii. the Alternative Accessibility Standard; or
iii. any future accessibility standard and other regulatory requirements applicable to newly constructed facilities in federally-assisted programs that may be adopted in a final rule issued by HUD pursuant to notice and comment rulemaking under Section 504 so long as such accessibility standard and regulatory requirements do not provide for less accessibility for persons with disabilities than either (i) or (ii).
6. Alternative Accessibility Standard. "Alternative Accessibility Standard'" means and refers to the alternative accessibility standard for new construction set out in HUD's notice at 79 Fed. Reg. 29,671 (May 23, 2014), when used in conjunction with the new construction requirements of 24 C.F.R. pt. 8, 24 C.F.R. § 8.22, and the new construction requirements of 28 C.F.R. pt. 35, including the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design as defined in 28 C.F.R. § 35.104 and as applied to public entities (excluding any elevator exceptions).
7. Auxiliary Aids. "Auxiliary Aids" means and refers to aids, services, or devices that enable persons with vision, hearing, manual, or speech impairments to have an equal opportunity to participate in, or enjoy the benefits of, programs, services, or activities, including housing and other programs, services, and activities subject to the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and/or the Americans with Disabilities Act. Auxiliary aids include but are not limited to the aids, services, and devices set out in the definition of auxiliary aids auxiliary aids in 24 C.F.R. § 8.3 and the definition of auxiliary aids and services in 28 C.F.R. § 35.104. See also 42 U.S.C. § 12103(1).
8. Certification of Compliance with Accessibility Standards. "Certification of Compliance with Accessibility Standards" means and refers to a Certification issued by the CRA, certifying that the Housing Development and accessible Housing Units meet the Accessibility Standards. Said Certification of Compliance with Accessibility Standards shall be substantially in die form of the attached Exhibit E, as may be modified from time to time by written agreement among the parties.
9. CRA Insurers. "CRA insurers" means and refers to AIG and National Union and all of their executors, assigns and successors, as well as their administrators, agents and representatives acting in their official capacities.
10. Department of Finance. "Department of Finance" means and refers to the State of California Department of Finance.
11. Effective Date. "Effective Date" means and refers to the effective date of this Agreement, which is the date of the latest signature on this Agreement by any of the Parties.
12. Governing Board. "Governing Board" means and refers to the board created by the Governor of California pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 34173(d)(3)(A) to serve as the governing board of CRA/LA.
13. Housing Development or Development. "Housing Development" or "Development" means and refers to the whole of one or more residential structures and appurtenant structures, equipment, roads, walks, and parking lots that (1) received or will receive any Federal financial assistance from or through the CRA and/or (2) were or are designed, constructed, altered, operated, administered, or financed in connection with a program administered by the CRA.
14. Housing Policies. "Housing Policies" means housing management policies adopted pursuant to this Agreement to ensure nondiscrimination, disability preferences, and other legally required practices related to people with disabilities, including any of the Housing Policies adopted as part of the City Settlement Agreement.
15. Housing Unit or Unit. "Housing Unit" or "Unit" means and refers to a single unit of residence that provides spaces for living, bathing, and sleeping, provided such definition shall not be construed to exclude Single Room Occupancy Units. A Housing Unit or Unit is the same as a dwelling unit.
16. Housing Unit with Hearing/Vision Features. "Housing Unit with Hearing/Vision Features" means and refers to a Housing Unit that complies with 24 C.F.R. § 8.22 and all applicable provisions of UFAS or the comparable provisions of the Alternative Accessibility Standard, and shall include but not be limited to section 809.5 of the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design. Hearing/Vis ion Features include but are not limited to visual alarms (UFAS §§ 4.34.10, 4.28.3), auxiliary alarms (UFAS §§ 4.34.10. 4.28.4), telephone volume controls and hearing aid compatibility (UFAS § 4.31.5), protections against protruding objects (UFAS § 4.4), stairway requirements (UFAS §§ 4.9, 4.26.4), protections against exposed pipes and surfaces (UFAS §§ 4.19.4, 4.24.6, 4.34.6.5(8)), audible alarms (UFAS § 4.28.2), signage (UFAS § 4.30), push button controls for telephones (UFAS § 4.31.6), consumer information (UFAS § 4.34.4), and range, cooktop, and oven controls (UFAS §§ 4.34.6.6,4.34.6.7).
17. Housing Unit with Mobility Features. "Housing Unit with Mobility Features" means and refers to a Housing Unit that is located on an accessible route and complies with the requirements of 24 C.F.R. § 8.22 and all applicable provisions of UFAS or the comparable provisions of the Alternative Accessibility Standard including but not limited to sections 809.2 through 809.4 of the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design. A Housing Unit with Mobility Features can be approached, entered, and used by persons with mobility disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.
18. Judgment. "Judgment" means a judgment entered by the District Court in this Litigation, substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit D that, among other things, fully approves and incorporates the terms of this Agreement and retains the District Court's jurisdiction to enforce the Agreement throughout the Settlement Term.
19. Operative Date. "Operative Date" means January 2, 2018.
20. Owner. "Owner" means and refers to an owner of a Housing Development listed in Exhibit A or Exhibit B (and such owner's successors and assigns) that (1) received any Federal financial assistance from the CRA after July 11, 1988, (2) was, is, or will be the Owner of a such a Housing Development designed, constructed, altered, operated, administered, or financed, in whole or in part, in connection with a program administered in whole or in part by the CRA since January 26, 1992, and/or (3) is an Owner of a unit remediated, constructed, or otherwise made accessible pursuant to this Agreement.
21. Oversight Board. "Oversight Board" means the Oversight Board established pursuant to California Health & Safety Code §§ 34179, etseq., to approve and/or direct specified activities of the CRA.
22. Person with a Disability. "Person with a Disability" means and refers to a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities such as caring for oneself, manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, or learning; has a record of such impairment; or is regarded as having such an impairment. See 24 C.F.R. § 8.3, as modified by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Pub. L. 110-325, §7(2), 122 Slat. 3558 (September 25,2008), amending 29 U.S.C. §705(20). This definition includes people with disabilities as defined in Cal. Gov. Code Sec. 12926 to the extent that provision is more inclusive than federal law.
23. Program Access. "Program Access" means applicable Accessibility Laws directing a public entity to operate each service, program, or activity so that the service, program, or activity, when viewed in its entirety, is readily accessible to and usable by Persons with Disabilities.
24. Reasonable Accommodation. "Reasonable Accommodation" means a change in rules, policies, practices, or procedures that is necessary, pursuant to the Fair Housing Act, to provide a person with a disability an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a Housing Unit.
25. Reasonable Modification. "Reasonable Modification" means a change in rules, policies, practices, or procedures that is necessary, pursuant to Section 504 or the ADA, to provide a person with a disability an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a Housing Unit. Pursuant to the Fair Housing Act, "Reasonable Modification" means any reasonable physical or strucmral change to a Housing Unit or a public or common use area.
26. Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule or ROPS. "Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule" or "ROPS" means a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule prepared by the CRA under Calif. Health & Safety Code Section § 34177.
27. Settlement Coordinator or Section 504/A DA Coordinator for Accessible Housing. "Settlement Coordinator" or "Section 504/ADA Coordinator for Accessible Housing" means the individual designated by the CRA pursuant to and in accordance with Paragraph III, 18, below,
28. Substantial Rehabilitation. "Substantial Rehabilitation" has the same meaning as in 24 C.F.R, § 8.23.
29. Target Number of Accessible Units. "Target Number of Accessible Units" means the Two Hundred Fifty (250) apartment units the CRA will cause to be Accessible to meet its obligations under this Agreement and federal and state law within three (3) years of the Operative Date.
30. Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards or UFAS. "Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards" or "UFAS" means and refers to a set of scoping requirements and standards for the design and construction of buildings and facilities to ensure that they are readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. See Appendix A to 24 C.F.R. subpart 40 for residential structures and Appendix A to 41 C.F.R. subpart 101-19.6 for general-type. Pursuant to 24 C.F.R. § 8.32(a), effective July 11,1988, the design, construction, or alteration of buildings in conformance with sections 3-8 of UFAS shall be deemed to comply, inter alia, with the requirements of 24 C.F.R. § 8.22.
III. SCOPE AND TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties stipulate, and intend that the District Court will make the following findings as part of the Final Judgment:
1. Recitals. The recitals set forth above are incoiporatcd by reference in this Section and made a part of this Agreement.
2. Jurisdiction. The Court has personal jurisdiction over Plaintiffs and the CRA for purposes of this Litigation and jurisdiction over this Litigation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1367, and 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202. Relief may be granted pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 794a and 42 U.S.C. § 12132 et seq. Venue is proper in this District.
3. Binding Effect. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties, and shall become effective on the Effective Date.
4. Purpose of Settlement. To avoid the cost, expense, and uncertainty of protracted litigation, the CRA and Plaintiffs enter into this Agreement, which shall be binding upon the CRA and Plaintiffs and extinguish all Released Claims and shall constitute the final and compete resolution of all issues addressed herein. Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the CRA will undertake the actions described below for the purpose of ensuring that CRA-assisted housing programs, services, and activities are in compliance with the accessibility requirements of Section 504, the ADA, and Section 11135.
5. Approval by the District Court. The Parties intend that this Agreement be approved by the District Court, and that the District Court retain jurisdiction for the Term of this Agreement to resolve any dispute regarding compliance with the Agreement that cannot be resolved through the process described in Section VII, below, Furthermore, upon such approval, the District Court shall enter the Judgment under Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit D.)
6. Term of Agreement. The District Court shall have continuing jurisdiction over this Agreement throughout the Settlement Term. This Agreement shall expire when the parties submit a stipulation to the Court acknowledging that CRA has achieved the Target Number of Accessible Units and the Accessibility Covenants required by Section III. 14.(f) and (g) of this Agreement have been recorded on each such unit, or at such other date as the Court shall determine. CRA shall undertake good faith efforts to reach the Target Number of Accessible Units within three (3) years of the Operative Date. Nothing in this Paragraph shall bar any Party from moving for an extension of the Agreement to enforce any obligations herein.
7. CRAs Commitment to Provide Affordable, Accessible Housing.
The CRA shall take the actions set forth in this Agreement to provide accessibility for persons with disabilities in its housing-related programs. Among other things, the CRA shall expend such funds as may be necessary over the Settlement Term to ensure the production of the Target Number of Accessible Units by means of inspecting existing Housing Developments to determine compliance with this Agreement, and taking all other actions necessary to provide for Two Hundred Fifty (250) Accessible Housing Units in Accessible Housing Developments as required by this Agreement by no later than three (3) years after the Operative Date. The failure of the CRA to secure the cooperation of any Owner with efforts to remedy noncompliance with requirements set out in this Agreement shall not excuse the CRA's obligation to achieve the Target Number of Accessible Units but shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement as long as CRA is acting in good faith to achieve the Target Number of Accessible Units. The CRA shall notify the Plaintiffs, within a reasonable timeframe, of non-cooperation by an Owner.
8. Housing Accessibility Fund. The CRA shall establish a Housing Accessibility Fund to be paid for with funds from the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund or other funds available to the CRA/LA in the following amounts:
a. Eight Million, Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($8,750,000) for accessibility enhancements, as identified in the Accessible Housing Unit Plan, of 250 housing units, or so much as required to retrofit the agreed upon 250 housing units and common areas, and to cover incidental costs such as relocation and implementation of accessibility policies;
b. One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000) for the Court-appointed Monitor described in Section IV, below.
9. Implementation Costs. In addition to the funds deposited in the Accessible Housing Fund, the CRA shall be responsible for all costs of implementation of this Agreement, including costs of experts, consultants, necessary temporary relocation costs for tenants needed to move during remediation of units, and other expenses.
10. Placement on ROPS. The parties believe that the obligations herein constitute enforceable obligations within the meaning of Cal. Health & Safety Code § 34171 et seq. On June 1, 2017, the Governing Board authorized CRA's Chief Executive Officer and counsel to execute this Settlement Agreement. In order to further comply with the provisions of Paragraph III.7, above, the CRA shall undertake the following:
a. No later than June 30, 2017, the Chief Executive Officer and counsel for CRA shall execute and return to counsel for the Plaintiffs this Agreement and a joint stipulation for entry of judgment on this Agreement for immediate submission to the Court.
b. Following the entry of judgment on this Agreement, present to its Governing Board for its consideration and approval an amendment of ROPS 17-18. Line No. 38, to reflect the entry of Judgment and to fully reflect the obligations in ¶¶ III.7 and III.8, above, as an obligation of the CRA/LA. to be paid for with funds from the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund or other funds available to the CRA/LA, in which CRA/LA lists the total obligation for that item as no less than Eight Million Nine Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars (58,910,000.00). The CRA/LA will undertake all reasonable efforts to present the above-reference amendment to the Governing Board by September 7, 2017.
c. When the CRA'LA Governing Board approves the above described amendment to the ROPS, present the approved ROPS 17-18, Line 38 amendment to the CRA/LA Oversight Board for its consideration and approval at the next Oversight Board meeting in accordance with Health & Safety Code Sec 34177 et seq.
d. Within two (2) calendar days of approval of the ROPS 17-18, Line 38 amendment by the Oversight Board, transmit the approved Oversight Board resolution and ROPS amendment to the Department of Finance in accordance with Health & Safety Code Sees 34177 et seq., for its review.
e. No later than September 30, 2017, submit the ROPS 17-18, Line 38 amendment to the Department of Finance.
f. If the Department of Finance raises questions or concerns or seeks additional information about the amended Line Item 38 on ROPS17-18, CRA shall promptly notify Plaintiffs' counsel. If the Department of Finance denies the amended Line Item 38 on ROPS 17-18, CRA shall promptly request an opportunity to meet and confer with the Department of Finance pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 34177, notify Plaintiffs, provide Plaintiffs with copies of all related correspondence and emails, invite Plaintiffs participation in the meet and confer process, and take all appropriate steps to provide all necessary information to the Department of Finance to establish that this Settlement, Subsequent Judgment and the obligations in this Agreement arise from and are enforceable obligations under the Dissolution Law.
g. Continue to list the annual payments to be expended in each 12 month period as required to perform its obligations under this Agreement and Judgment on the ROPS annually, in compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) above, until such time as the obligations under this Agreement and Judgment are met.
11. Other Actions. The CRA shall also take the actions set forth in this Agreement and such other actions as may be necessary to ensure that the CRA complies with its obligations under this Agreement, including its obligations with respect to Owner compliance with Housing Policies, to ensure that assisted I lousing Developments operate in accordance with Federal and California law.
12. CRA's Compliance. The CRA shall comply with the requirements of Section 504, the ADA, Section 11135, and other applicable nondiscrimination laws with respect to all aspects of its own housing-related programs, services, and activities, including administration and financing.
13. Reporting of Activities to Ensure Compliance. Pursuant to its reporting obligations set out in Paragraph III. 15, below, and elsewhere in this Agreement, the CRA shall report on the actions it takes to ensure its own compliance and to require and ensure Owners' compliance with Section 504, the ADA. Section 11135. and the terms of this Agreement.
14. Specific Commitments to Achieving Accessibility This Agreement provides for the following:
(a) Architectural Accessibility. The CRA shall cause Two Hundred Fifty (250) Housing Units ("Target Number of Accessible Units'') to come into compliance with the architectural accessibility standards under Section 504, the ADA, and Section 11135 within three (3) years of the Operative Date.
1. At least 163 Accessible Units (111 of which will be Accessible Units with Mobility Features and 52 of which will be Accessible Units with Hearing/Vision Features) shall be located in the Developments specified in Exhibit B, according to the distribution specified in Exhibit B,
2. The balance of 87 Accessible Units (67 of which will be Accessible Units with Mobility Features and 20 of which will be Accessible Units with Hearing/Vision Features) may be accomplished through a combination of new construction, substantial rehabilitation, the remediation of existing housing units or certification that existing housing units meet federal and state accessibility standards, pursuant to the Accessible Housing Unit Plan described in Paragraph 111.14(b), below. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the location of the 87 Accessible Units to Housing Developments listed in Appendix A.
3. In order to count a Housing Unit toward the Target Number of Accessible Units, the CRA must provide a Certification of Compliance with Accessibility Standards (substantially in the form of the attached Exhibit E, as may be modified from time to time by written agreement among the parties) to the Monitor that the Housing Unit and the Housing Development meet the requirements of Accessibility Standards. Unless approved in advance and in writing by the Plaintiffs, the CRA shall not receive credit toward the Target Number of Accessible Units for any unit if the City is claiming credit for such unit under the City Settlement Agreement.
4. In the event CRA is unable to successfully place all of the 163 Accessible Units as contemplated in Exhibit B, or the additional 87 Accessible Units contemplated by Paragraph 111.14(a)(2), above, the Parties shall meet and confer in good faith regarding alternative locations for such Accessible Units, pursuant to the criteria in the Accessible Housing Unit Plan and the Affordability Strategy.
(b) Accessible Housing Unit Plan. Annual production schedules will be established pursuant to an Accessible Housing Unit Plan ("Plan"), recommending locations of accessible housing units, which will be agreed to by the Parties no later than July 1, 2018.
i. The Plan shall be developed in consultation with one or more experts, agreed to by the Parties and compensated by the CRA. who will conduct accessibility surveys and otherwise advise the Parties on compliance with federal and state accessibility requirements, as set forth in Paragraph III. 10(d), below. The Plaintiffs agree that Carde Ten may serve as an expert if requested by CRA, provided that, for each building CRA proposes to remediate, CRA provides Plaintiffs the accessibility survey and proposed remediation plan conducted by its expert, gives Plaintiffs a period of fifteen (15) days to review them before undertaking or requiring the undertaking of any accessibility remediations and requests that each Owner provide Plaintiffs' experts a timely right of entry to assess whether as-built remediations conform to the relevant remediation plan.
ii. The Plan shall prioritize placement of Accessible Units in units with affordability covenants or commitments, in buildings with relatively longer remaining useful lives, with access to public transportation and other amenities, in locations where public paths of travel are accessible, and with attention to a balance of geographic locations and units sizes pursuant to 24 C.F.R. §8.26.
iii. No later than March 31, 2018, CRA will develop a plan, in consultation with Plaintiffs, to maximize the affordability of the Target Number of Accessible Units (the "Affordability Plan"). To the extent covenants or other affordability commitments exist at the appropriate income levels, and CRA encounters no third party-created impediments that CRA cannot overcome with good faith efforts, CRA will work with project owners and Plaintiffs to cause retrofits to be accomplished so as to ensure that at least 25% of Accessible Units will be affordable to and reserved for households at or below 50% of Area Median Income for the County of Los Angeles as determined by HUD ("AMI"), and at least 25% of units will be affordable to and reserved for households at 35% of AMI; and, with respect to properties listed in Exhibit B that are located in the North Hollywood Redevelopment area, at least 13 Accessible Units are affordable to and reserved for households at or below 50% of AMI and at least 14 Accessible Units are affordable to and reserved for households at or below 60% of AMI.
iv. The Affordability Strategy shall:
(1) With respect to each Housing Development listed in Exhibit B, identify methods for maximizing the assigned number of Housing Units with Mobility Features and Housing Units with Hearing/Vision Features in existing apartment units subject to affordability covenants or commitments,
i. Should CRA be unable to place the requisite number of Accessible Units into units with affordability covenants in any Housing Development listed in Exhibit B, CRA shall provide notice to Plaintiffs and shall develop, in consultation with Plaintiffs, alternative approaches to achieving affordability in such units or in other areas.
(2) With respect to the balance of 87 Accessible Units, take reasonable steps to conduct new construction or remediation activities so that Accessible Units are developed in units or buildings that have covenants making such units affordable to households that earn at or below Fifty Percent (50%) of the Area Median Income for the County of Los Angeles, as determined by HUD.
v. Consistent with the federal Uniform Relocation Act, California relocation law (California Government Code § 7260.5 et seq., and federal and state reasonable accommodation and reasonable modification requirements, the Plan shall provide that the CRA, when appropriate, temporarily relocate, or require Owners to temporarily relocate, existing tenants occupying units to be retrofitted, at Owner or CRA expense, and shall address potential temporary displacements of tenants.
vi. The Parties agree that Plaintiffs shall be consulted in the event that changes must be made to the Accessible Housing Unit Plan.
(c) Qualifications of Experts. Each expert hired by the CRA to implement Paragraph 111.14(b), above, shall: (1) be an architect; (2) have substantial experience in evaluating or assisting public entities in evaluating the accessibility of facilities under Section 504, the ADA, and California Building Code; (3) be knowledgeable in current federal and California accessibility standards; and (4) have a minimum of three (3) years' experience in providing Section 504 and/or ADA services related to accessible facilities.
(d) Development of Accessible Housing Unit Plan. The expert(s) identified in Paragraph III.14(b), above, shall assist the CRA in the following:
i. Identifying which existing Housing Developments are most suitable for placement of Accessible Units.
ii. Reviewing existing accessibility surveys and conducting additional such surveys to inform the development of the Accessible Housing Unit Plan, and remediation plans for individual Developments.
iii. Assisting the CRA in developing protocols, assessment tools, checklists, and standards for ensuring accessibility and for issuance of Certifications of Compliance with Accessibility Standards.
iv. Providing training to the CRA staff and agents who will implement the accessibility provisions of this Agreement regarding the interpretation and application of the Accessibility Standards,
(e) Accessibility in Existing Buildings to be Remediated. For purposes of meeting the Target Number of Accessible Units, the CRA may count a remediated unit to the extent the unit and the project's common areas meet the Accessibility Standards, and the unit and common areas are located on accessible routes.
(f) Other Steps to Ensure Accessibility. CRA shall, by recorded Accessibility Covenants substantially in the form of the attached Exhibit C, as may be modified from time to time by written agreement among the parties, require Owners of the Target Number of Accessible Units to follow the Housing Policies developed by the City of Los Angeles pursuant to Exhibits C-1 and C-2 of the City Settlement Agreement, as amended from time to time, and undertake other good faith measures to ensure that Owners are aware of and adopt and comply with Housing Policies consistent with Section 504, including Section 504's implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 8, and the ADA, including outreach to people with disabilities to market the accessible units, maintenance of accessible features, priorities for people who need the accessible features to obtain the accessible units, non-discrimination policies, reasonable accommodation and modification policies, and effective communication policies. To effectuate those goals: 1) The CRA shall undertake good faith efforts to ensure that the Owners comply with the Housing Policies adopted pursuant to Exhibits C-1 and C-2 of the City Settlement Agreement, or similar Housing Policies approved by Plaintiffs; 2) The CRA shall offer Owners training on the relevant policies, and 3) The CRA shall instruct Owners to provide up-to-date information regarding such Accessible Units on the Internet-based Accessible Housing Registry ("Registry") created pursuant to the City Settlement Agreement,
(g) Recorded Accessibility Covenants. To effectuate compliance with Section 504, including Section 504's implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 8, and the ADA, CRA agrees to require those Owners who receive CRA assistance in the development or remediation of Accessible Units to enter into recorded Accessibility Covenants substantially in the form of the attached Exhibit C, as may be modified from time to time by written agreement among the parties, requiring them to adopt and comply with the Housing Policies developed by the City of Los Angeles pursuant to Exhibits C-1 and 2 of the City Settlement Agreement.
15. Reporting Requirements. The Settlement Coordinator shall prepare twice-yearly reports containing qualitative and quantitative data detailing the activities carried out under this Agreement for the preceding reporting period pursuant to Paragraphs III. 16 and III. 17., below, to be provided to Plaintiffs' Counsel (as provided for in ¶ X.4., below) and the Monitor on or before June 30 and December 31 of each year beginning December 31, 2018.
16. Report Contents. Reports referenced in Paragraph III. 15, above, shall include, at a minimum, a detailed description of the following:
(a) Compliance Efforts. Compliance efforts which have been made since the last report with respect to each of the substantive terms of this Agreement, and the actions taken to ensure the CRA's own compliance and to require and ensure Owners' compliance with Section 504, the ADA, Section 11135, and the terms of this Agreement.
(b) Accessible Unit Progress Information Progress in achieving the Target Number of Accessible Units and annual production schedules under the Accessible Housing Unit Plan, including information regarding geographic distribution of accessible units in a range of unit sizes; affordability and access to public transportation and other amenities; and the provision of temporary replacement housing for tenants displaced by remediation efforts, sufficient to evaluate compliance with the requirements of this Agreement and the Accessible Housing Plan in those areas.
(c) Housing Policy Progress Information. Progress in ensuring that Housing Developments adopt the Housing Policies, and of monitoring and enforcement efforts to ensure compliance with the Housing Policies, including a list of Housing Developments indicating the status of compliance of each Housing Development with policy obligations.
(d) Specific Required Information. The Report shall also include:
i. A list by address and unit number of all Housing Developments and Housing Units which have received Certifications of Compliance with Accessibility Standards and Certifications of Adoption of Housing Policies since the last report.
ii. Specific quantitative data as identified in Paragraph III.17, below.
iii. The amount and sources of funds expended to comply with this Agreement since the last report.
(e) Termination of Reporting. Provided that CRA has required Owners who receive CRA assistance in the development or remediation of Accessible Units to enter into recorded Accessibility Covenants substantially in the form of the attached Exhibit C, as may be modified from time to time by written agreement among the parties, CRA's reporting obligations under this Agreement shall cease upon CRA's completion of the 250 housing units.
17. Quantitative Data. Quantitative data referenced in Paragraphs III. 15 and III.16., above, shall include the number of properties inspected; numbers/types of units under construction; number/types of Accessible Units completed; number and addresses of properties with recorded Accessibility Covenants; number/types of Accessible Units occupied by persons with disabilities who need the accessibility features; and number/types of Accessible Units occupied by persons who do not need the accessibility features. The report shall be submitted to the Monitor pursuant to Paragraph III.15, above.
18. Appointment of Settlement Coordinator ("Settlement Coordinator" or "Coordinator"). Within 90 days of the Operative Date, the CRA shall appoint a Settlement Coordinator and provide the individual's name and contact information to Plaintiffs' Counsel and the Monitor. The individual initially appointed as Settlement Coordinator may be replaced with another individual with notice to Plaintiffs. A Settlement Coordinator will coordinate effective implementation of this Agreement, shall be retained throughout the term of this Agreement, and shall be directed and compensated by the CRA, The Settlement Coordinator will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the CRA concerning matters relating to this Agreement. The CRA shall commit sufficient resources, authority, and independence so that the Settlement Coordinator can successfully accomplish his or her responsibilities under this Agreement.
19. Responsibilities and Authority of the Settlement Coordinator.
At all times during the term of the Agreement, the Settlement Coordinator shall have responsibility and authority to;
(a) Handle Complaints. Receive and respond to reasonable inquiries and complaints from Plaintiffs and others concerning accessibility barriers affecting Housing Developments and the CRA's Housing Programs.
(b) Coordinate Compliance Activities. Coordinate all compliance activities under this Agreement, including:
i. Issue, or oversee the issuance of, Certifications of Compliance with Accessibility Standards for Housing Units and Housing Developments pursuant to Paragraph III.14(d)(iii).
ii. Review, contribute to, and timely submit all reports required by this Agreement, as well as any underlying documentation.
iii. Consult, as the Settlement Coordinator deems appropriate, with CRA personnel, contractors, or representatives to obtain information concerning the CRA's compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
iv. Provide or oversee training identified in Paragraph III. 10(d).
v. Receive and respond to inquiries regarding the implementation of this Agreement by the CRA and Owners
vi. Respond to Plaintiffs' or Plaintiffs' Counsel's requests for information and documents relating to any provisions of this Agreement.
20. Plaintiffs' Rights With Respect to Testing. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to diminish Plaintiffs' rights to conduct tests and monitoring to determine that Owners of Housing Developments are complying with federal and state law.
IV. MONITORING
1. Court Appointment of Monitor. Within thirty (30) days of Operative Date, the Parties will ask the District Court to appoint a Monitor to ensure that this Agreement is implemented effectively and to assist the Court in monitoring the CRA's compliance with this Agreement. The Parties shall jointly propose to the District Court one or more candidates to serve as a court-appointed Monitor. The Monitor will assess the CRA's progress toward achieving the Target Number of Accessible Units and implementation of policies and procedures by reviewing plans, policies, procedures, expenditures, staffing, and production of accessible units, among other things. The Monitor shall serve throughout the Settlement Term and shall report to the Court. For the purposes of this Settlement Agreement, the Monitor's authority shall derive from the Court, not the Parties.
(a) Monitor Qualifications. The Monitor's qualifications shall include, but not be limited to the following: (1) familiarity with and experience in the monitoring and enforcement of disability rights laws; and (2) familiarity with and experience in the education and training of employees in (a) disability rights laws, and (b) the requirements of compliance with settlement agreements or court orders. Preference shall be given to an individual who is familiar with compliance with disability housing accessibility laws.
(b) Monitor Responsibility and Authority. The Monitor shall evaluate the CRA's compliance with the provisions of this Agreement to ensure full compliance with all of its terms. The Monitor shall have the obligation and authority to take steps to carry out this responsibility including but not limited to the obligation and authority to:
i. Monitor, review, collect, evaluate, and verify written and electronic data and information on progress and completion of the Accessible Unit Housing Plan, accessibility of Housing Units and Housing Developments, CRA Housing Program Accessibility, CRA monitoring of Owner compliance, and all other components of the Agreement.
ii. Enter into any Housing Units or Housing Developments to conduct inspections, with appropriate notice to affected individuals, of selected Housing Units and Housing Developments as the Monitor deems appropriate, and measure, photograph, or otherwise document accessibility compliance.
iii. Interview CRA staff, consultants, contractors, and agents as the Monitor deems appropriate.
iv. Hire experts or staff as needed, within the budgetary limits in Paragraph IV.1.(e), below, to assist in carrying out these responsibilities.
v. Review and assess all reports prepared by the CRA as required by the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and prepare recommendations for additional action as needed.
vi. Provide Counsel for Plaintiffs and the CRA any relevant information known to or available to the Monitor under any provision of this Agreement upon reasonable request.
vii. Prepare a written semi-annual report for submission to Counsel for Plaintiffs and the CRA on or before March 31 and September 30 of each year, beginning March 31, 2018, which shall describe, at a minimum, the Monitor's assessment of the CRA's progress in complying with all of the provisions of this Agreement, and the Monitor's comments on Reports submitted by the CRA. A copy will be tiled with the Court. The parties shall meet and confer among themselves or with the Monitor to resolve any problems identified by the Monitor or any of the parties. If the parties cannot reach agreement, either party may request that the Monitor submit an additional report to the Court with recommendations for action, and shall file a motion with the Court for consideration of such recommendations or other requested relief.
viii. Meet and confer with Plaintiffs and the CRA, to consider suggestions for implementing the spirit and letter of the Agreement, and to clarify information contained in the Monitor's reports.
(c) Records and Other Information Available to Monitor. For the duration of this Agreement, except to the extent that disclosure of information is prohibited by law or applicable privileges, the CRA shall provide the Monitor upon request information and records (or other computerized counterparts) reasonably available to the CRA, Sand which are sufficient to adequately monitor the CRA's compliance with all provisions of this Agreement and to complete the reporting described in Paragraphs III.15 and III.16, above, including but not limited to all records relating to implementation of the Accessible Housing Unit Plan, architectural accessibility compliance for existing and new Housing Developments (including surveys, plans, and architectural drawings), issuance of Certifications of Compliance with Accessibility Standards, progress in meeting Target Number, training materials, waiting lists, and annual funding devoted to the program. The CRA must make available to the Monitor and to Plaintiff Counsel any records relating to the implementation of any provision of this Agreement, including records submitted by Owners that are in the custody and control of CRA.
(d) Meetings with Monitor.
i. Preliminary Meeting. No later than ninety (90) days following the commencement of employment by the Monitor, the Monitor, and Counsel for all Parties shall attend a preliminary meeting at a location designated by the Monitor. The purpose of the meeting shall be for the CRA to describe the activities that have been and will be taken with respect to the implementation of the Agreement and for the parties Counsel to discuss any relevant issues concerning the implementation of the Agreement.
ii. Additional Meetings. In addition to the preliminary meeting, the Monitor shall hold at least one annual meeting with the CRA and Plaintiffs to review progress. The Monitor may, as he or she deems appropriate, schedule other meetings and/or conference calls with the Parties Counsel to discuss any relevant issues concerning the implementation and enforcement of the Agreement,
(e) Cost of Monitor. The CRA shall bear the cost of the Monitor during the Settlement Term, which costs shall be capped at One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000).
V. RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING
1. Record Keeping and Reporting.
(a) During the Settlement Term, the CRA shall maintain all records necessary to verify compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The CRA shall instruct Owners to maintain all records regarding compliance with the terms of the Agreement.
(b) Subject to the limitations cited in Paragraph IV. 1.(c)., the CRA shall, upon reasonable request by Plaintiffs' Counsel or the Monitor, provide a copy of any data and reports, whether maintained electronically or otherwise, in its possession, custody or control, and take all reasonable steps short of litigation against an Owner to obtain any records in the possession of Owners to the extent such records are available to the CRA by virtue of any Accessibility Covenant or other contractual agreement that support the Reports and obligations required by this Agreement, to the Monitor or Plaintiffs' Counsel.
2. CRA's Duty to Retain Documents. The CRA shall maintain all documents and records provided to the Monitor as well as all documents and records maintained and/or generated by the CRA that pertain to the Agreement for a period of five (5) years. For a period not to exceed six (6) months beyond the expiration of this Agreement, Plaintiffs' Counsel shall, upon request, be provided access to any of the records described in the Record-Keeping provisions of this Agreement.
VI. MUTUAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS
1. General Release of CRA Insurers. Upon payment of the Settlement Sum and Attorney's Fees Payments to be paid by CRA's Insurer as set forth below under Section VIII(1) and (2), Plaintiffs, for themselves (and for their executors, assigns, and successors, as well as their administrators, agents and representatives acting in their official capacities on behalf of the Plaintiff Releasing Parties, do hereby fully and finally remise, release, acquit, and forever discharge any and all CRA Insurers and their respective successors, directors, officers, employees, agents, past, present and future departments, boards, commissions, predecessors, and successors-in-interest, from any and all claims and demands of any and every kind, name, nature, or description, and from any rights, disputes, complaints, charges, actions and causes of action, including, without limitation, a cause of action under California Insurance Code Section 11580, suits, debts, injuries, reimbursements, contracts, covenants, liens, liabilities, losses, costs, expenses, obligations, and damages of any nature, kind, and description, whether asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, anticipated or unanticipated, suspected or unsuspected, or actual or contingent, in law or in equity, which the Plaintiff Releasing Parties, did have, now have, or may have in the future, against the CRA Insurers, whether or not the same be now existent or known to the Plaintiff Releasing Parties by reason of or arising out of the claims as more particularly alleged in this Litigation and arising up until the date of Judgment, including but not limited to any claim or cause of action, including but not limited to injunctive, declaratory, or other non-monetary relief, however described, that the Plaintiff Releasing Parries asserted or could have asserted in this Litigation against the Defendant Released Entities, pertaining to accessibility under Section 504, the ADA, and Section 11135, and availability to people with disabilities of any and all of the multifamily housing funded, developed, or significantly assisted by the CRA at any time prior to this Agreement ("Released Claims"). Such Released Claims shall include any claims to enforce the terms of this Agreement, except for provisions in VIII. I. and VIII.2., below, requiring CRA Insurers to make certain payments.
2. Plaintiffs' Release of Claims Against the CRA Defendants Plaintiffs, for and in consideration of this Agreement, including any and all recitals, promises, covenants, and terms herein, for themselves (and for their executors, assigns, and successors, as well as their administrators, agents, and representatives acting in their official capacities on behalf of Plaintiffs) (collectively "Plaintiff Releasing Parties"), do hereby fully and finally remise, release, acquit, and forever discharge the CRA and, in their official capacities, its respective successors, directors, officers, employees, agents, its past, present and future departments, boards, commissions, predecessors, and successors-in-interest, and Governing Board (collectively "Defendant Released Entities" from any and all claims and demands of any and every kind, name, nature, or description, and from any rights, disputes, complaints, charges, actions and causes of action, suits, debts, injuries, reimbursements, contracts, covenants, liens, liabilities, losses, costs, expenses, obligations, and damages of any nature, kind, and description, whether asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, anticipated or unanticipated, suspected or unsuspected, or actual or contingent, in law or in equity, which the Plaintiff Releasing Parties now have against the Defendant Released Entities or any of the Defendant Released Entities, whether or not the same be now existent or known to the Plaintiff Releasing Parties, by reason of or arising out of the claims as more particularly alleged in this Litigation and arising up until the date of Judgment, including but not limited to any claim or cause of action, including but not limited to injunctive, declaratory, or other non-monetary relief, however described, that the Plaintiff Releasing Parties asserted or could have asserted in this Litigation against the Defendant Released Entities, pertaining to accessibility under Section 504, the ADA, and Section 11135, and availability to people with disabilities of any and all of the multifamily housing funded, developed, or significantly assisted by the CRA at any time prior to this Agreement ("Released Claims"). Such Released Claims, however, shall not include any claims to enforce the terms of this Agreement. Such Released Claims also shall not include claims set forth in the case captioned United States of America, ex rel. Ling, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Case No. 2:11-00974-PSG-(JCx). This Agreement does not extinguish or affect the rights of any third party to pursue his or her individual claims against the CRA.
3. Defendant's Release of Claims. The CRA, for itself and its respective successors, directors, officers, employees, agents, their past, present and future departments, boards, commissions, predecessors, and successors-in-interest, (collectively "Defendant Releasing Parties"), for and in consideration of this Agreement including any and all recitals, promises, covenants, and terms herein, does hereby fully and finally remise, release, acquit, and forever discharge Plaintiffs (and their assigns, and successors, as well as their administrators, agents, and representatives acting in their official capacities on behalf of Plaintiffs) (collectively "Plaintiff Released Entities") from any and all claims and demands of any and every kind, name, nature, or description, and from any rights, disputes, complaints, charges, actions and causes of action, suits, debts, injuries, reimbursements, contracts, covenants, liens, liabilities, losses, costs, expenses, obligations, and damages of any nature, kind, and description, whether asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, anticipated or unanticipated, suspected or unsuspected, or actual or contingent, in law or in equity, which the CRA now has against the Plaintiff Released Entities, whether or not the same be now existent or known to the CRA, by reason of or arising out of the claims as more particularly alleged in this Litigation and arising up until the date of Judgment, including but not limited to any claim or cause of action, including but not limited to injunctive, declaratory, or other nonmonetary relief, however described, that the CRA asserted or could have asserted in the Action, pertaining to the accessibility under Section 504, the ADA, and Section 11135, and availability to people with disabilities of any and all of the multifamily housing funded, developed, or significantly assisted by the CRA at any time prior to this Agreement ("Released Claims"). Such Released Claims, however, shall not include any claims to enforce the terms of this Agreement.
VII. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
1. Meet and Confer Obligation. If any Party believes that a dispute exists relating to any violation of or failure to perform any of the provisions of this Settlement Agreement, it shall notify the other Party in writing and describe the alleged violation or failure to perform with particularity. The Parties shall meet and confer within ten (10) business days of receipt of such notice. If they are unable to resolve their differences, they shall resort to mediation as described below.
2. Mediation. If the Parties are unable to resolve a dispute through the meet and confer process described above, the Parties shall mediate the dispute. The Parties shall have fifteen (15) business days to jointly select a mediator. If the Parties are unable to reach agreement on a mediator, each side may submit three (3) names of proposed mediators to the District Court and the District Court shall select the mediator. The mediation shall be conducted within thirty (30) days of the selection of the mediator, in the manner determined by the mediator, and the Parties shall engage in good faith efforts to resolve the dispute through such mediation.
3. Resolution by the District Court. If the Parties are unable to resolve a dispute through the mediation process described above, any Party may make a motion to the District Court to enforce the Agreement in order to resolve the dispute.
VIII. COMPENSATION AND FEES
1. Compensation to Plaintiffs. The CRA/LA, by and through the CRA Insurers, agrees to pay each Plaintiff organization One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), or a total of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) (the "Settlement Sum"), to resolve in mil all claims for monetary damages. The Settlement Sum shall be paid within ten (10) business days after the Judgment entered on the Settlement Agreement becomes final and non-appealable. Payment shall be made by wire transfer to Plaintiffs' Counsel, Relman, Dane & Colfax, PLLC, 1225 19th Street N.W., Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20036-2456, for distribution to Plaintiffs.
2. Attorneys' Fees. The CRA, by and through the CRA Insurers, agrees to pay the undersigned Plaintiffs' counsel a total of Two Million One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($2,125,000) and CRA/LA shall pay directly One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000) to resolve in full all claims for the attorneys fees, costs and expenses attributable to the CRA in the Litigation. Payment shall be made no later than ten (10) business days after the Judgment entered on the Settlement Agreement becomes final and nonappealable. Payment by CRA Insurers shall be made by wire transfer to Plaintiffs' Counsel, Relman, Dane & Colfax, PLLC, 1225 19th Street N.W., Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20036-2456, for distribution among counsel. Payment by CRA may be made by check.
3. Prospective Monitoring Fees and Costs for Plaintiffs' Counsel. In addition to the fees described in Paragraph VIII.2, the CRA shall pay directly to Plaintiffs' Counsel their reasonable and necessary monitoring fees and expenses during the Settlement Term not to exceed a total amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000). Payment shall be made no later than ten (10) business days after the Judgment entered on the Settlement Agreement becomes final and nonappealable. Payment shall be made by check to Plaintiffs' Counsel, Relman, Dane & Colfax, PLLC, 1225 19th Street N.W., Suite 600, Washington, D.C 20036-2456, for distribution among counsel.
IX. COURT'S RETENTION OF JURISDICTION
1. The Parties agree and intend that the Judgment will provide that the District Court shall retain continuing jurisdiction to interpret and enforce the terms of this Agreement during the Settlement Term, and that the Judgment will incorporate the terms of this Settlement Agreement by reference. The Court thereafter shall retain jurisdiction to resolve any disputes that may arise during the Settlement Term. Only the Parties may seek to enforce the terms of the Agreement through the dispute resolution process provided for in Section VII, above. Three (3) months before the end of the Settlement Tenn, the CRA shall prepare a final report to the Monitor and Plaintiffs showing that it has fully complied with the provisions of this Settlement Agreement, and may move the Court for an Order terminating its jurisdiction of this matter as of a date following the Settlement Term, on the basis that all of its obligations under the Settlement Agreement have been fully discharged.
X. MISCELLANEOUS
1. Entire Agreement; Severability. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the CRA and Plaintiffs and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral. Each provision and term of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be valid and enforceable. In the event any provision or term of this Agreement is determined to be or is rendered invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions and terms of this Agreement shall remain unaffected to the extent permitted by law.
2. Modification of Settlement Agreement.
(a) This Settlement Agreement may only be modified or amended in writing, signed by all parties, that specifically states that its purpose is to amend or modify this Settlement Agreement provided that no modification of the agreement shall change National Union's obligations with respect to this Agreement.
(b) All deadlines and dates for performance by the CRA under this Settlement Agreement may be extended or modified by written agreement between Plaintiffs and the CRA.
(c) If the CRA should be delayed, interrupted, or prevented from performing any of its obi igations under this Settlement Agreement and such delay, interruption, or prevention is due to fire, act of God, or other unforeseeable events, or is due to any cause outside the reasonable control of the CRA, then the time for performance of the affected obligation of CRA may be extended, by written agreement of the Parties, for a period equivalent to the period of such delay, interruption, or prevention. Furthermore, under appropriate circumstances, including the CRA's inability to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Court may exercise its inherent authority to modify, amend or rescind the Judgment to promote the ends of justice,
(d) Any Party may file a written motion with the District Court for the purpose of modifying a term or provision of the Settlement Agreement. Before filing a motion with the District Court, the moving Party must discuss the reasons for the proposed modification with all Parties for the purpose of determining whether there is agreement on the need for the modification.
3. Conditions Precedent. The Parties agree that this Settlement Agreement shall be conditioned upon, and shall become operative only upon, the occurrence of each and every one of the following events:
(a) The Settlement Agreement has been approved by the CRA's Governing Board prior to execution of the Agreement and submission to the Court.
(b) The Settlement Agreement has been fully executed by the Parties.
(c) The Court has entered a Final Judgment substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D which Final Judgment has become non-appealable.
4. Notice to the Parties. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be served on the Parties at the addresses set forth below, Any such notices shall be:
(a) Sent by overnight delivery using a nationally recognized overnight courier, in which case notice shall be deemed delivered one (1) business day after deposit with such courier; or
(b) Personally delivered in which case notice shall be deemed delivered upon receipt by the Party to whom the notice was delivered. As a courtesy only, email may be used to provide a Party with notification that a notice has been sent and may include a copy of the notice. A Party's address may be changed by written notice to the other Party; provided that no notice of a change of address shall be effective until receipt of such notice as provided for above.
To Plaintiffs: Independent Living Center of Southern California
c/o Norma Jean Vescovo, Chief Executive Officer
14407 Gilmore Street, #101
Van Nuys, CA 91401
nvescovo@ilcsc.org
Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley
c/o Sharon Kinlaw, Executive Director
14621 Titus Street, Suite 100
Panorama CRA, CA 91402
skinlaw@gmail.com
Communities Actively Living Independent and Free
c/o Lillibeth Navarro, Executive Director
634 South Spring Street, Second Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Inavarro@calif-ilc.org
With a copy to Michael Allen, Esq.
Relman, Dane & Colfax, PLLC
1225 19th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 728-1888
Facsimile; (202)728-0848
Email: mallen@relmanlaw.com
Autumn Elliott, Esq.
Disability Rights California
350 S. Bixel Ave., Suite 290
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Telephone: (213)213-8000
Facsimile: (213)213-8001
Autumn.Elliott@disabilityrightsca.org
Odion L. Okojie
LAW OFFICES OF ODION L. OKOJIE
880 West First Street, Suite 313
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: (213)626-4100
Telefax: (213)626-6900
Email: Okojielaw@aol.com
Counsel for Fair Housing Council of San Fernando
Valley
David Iyalomhe
DAVID IYALOMHE & ASSOCIATES
880 West First Street, Suite 313
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: (213)626-4100
Telefax: (213)626-6900
Email: david@doialaw.com
Counsel for Fair Housing Council of San Fernando
Valley
To CRA: Steve Valenzuela
Chief Executive Officer
CRA/LA, A Designated Local Authority, Successor
to Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Los Angeles
448 South Hill Street Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Telephone: (213) 977-1600
svalenzuela@crala.org
With a copy to: Melissa Daugherty
Robert M. Collins
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH, LLP
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: (213) 250-1800
Facsimile: (213) 250-7900
Melissa.daughertv@lewisbrisbois.com
robert.collins@lewisbrisbois.com
5. Opportunity to Consult with Counsel. The Parties represent that prior to signing this Settlement Agreement, they have read it, consulted with counsel of their choice, and each understood its terms and conditions. The Parties hereto accept this Settlement Agreement as their own free and voluntary act, without duress, and intend to be legally bound by it. This Settlement Agreement is made without reliance upon any statements or representations by the Parties or their representatives that are not contained herein.
6. CRA/LA Assignment of Obligations. The Parties agree that the CRA/LA may subcontract with the City of Los Angeles to carry out any of the obligations of the CRA/LA under this Agreement.
7. Settlement Agreement Binding on Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding on, and enforceable by, the Parties, their employees, and their successors and assigns.
8. Titles. The titles used in this Settlement Agreement are nonsubstantive descriptions included solely for the Parties' ease of reference and shall not be construed to alter the substantive provisions of this Settlement Agreement.
9. Weekends and Holidays. If a reporting day or other deadline under this Agreement falls on a weekend or state or federal holiday, the report or other required action will be due on the first business day after the weekend or holiday.
10. Counterparts and Facsimiles. This Settlement Agreement may be executed in counterparts and facsimiles, all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument.
11. Parties Agree to Cooperate. The Parties agree to cooperate in submitting this Settlement Agreement to the Court for execution, and to cooperate and execute additional documents or take other actions necessary to perform their respective obligations under this Settlement Agreement.
12. Construction. This Settlement Agreement is the result of negotiations and joint drafting, undertaken in good faith and in that regard the rule of contractual construction that an ambiguous term shall be construed against the drafter shall not be employed.
13. Signatures. The Parties represent that the Signators on this Agreement are fully authorized by their respective organizations to sign the Agreement on behalf of their organizations.
Agreed to by the Parties, as evidenced by signatures below.
Dated: 9/5/17 ___________________________
Norma Vescfovo, Chief Executive Officer
Independent Living Center of Southern
California
Dated: 9/5/17 _____________________________
Sharon Kinlaw, Executive Director
Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley
Dated: 9/5/17 _____________________________
Lillibeth Navarro, Executive Director
Communities Actively Living Independent and
Free
Approved as to Form:
Dated: 9/5/17 __________________________
John P, Relman
Michael G. Allen
RELMAN, DANE & COLFAX PLLC
1225 19th St. NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20036
Telephone: (202) 728-1888
Facsimile: (202) 728-0848
mallen@relmanlaw.com
Autumn Elliott
DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
350 S. Bixel Ave., Suite 290
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Telephone: (213)213-8000
Facsimile: (213)213-8001
Autumn.Elliott@disabilityrightsca.org
Dara Schur
DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
1330 Broadway, Suite 500
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: (510)267-1200
Facsimile: (510)267-1201
Dara.Schur@disabilityrightsca.org
Maronel Barajas
DISABILITY RIGHTS LEGAL CENTER
Loyola Public Interest Law Center
256 S. Occidental Blvd., Suite B
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Telephone: (213) 736-1496
Facsimile: (213) 736-1428
Maronel.barajas@drlcenter.org
David Geffen
DAVID GEFFEN LAW FIRM
530 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 205
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Telephone: (310) 434-1111
Facsimile: (310) 434-1115
Geffenlaw@aol.com
Counsel for Plaintiffs
Odion L. Okojie
LAW OFFICES OF ODION L. OKOJIE
880 West First Street, Suite 313
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: (213)626-4100
Telefax: (213) 626-6900
Email: Okojielaw@aol.com
Counsel for Fair Housing Council of San
Fernando Valley
David Iyalomhe
DAVID IYALOMHE & ASSOCIATES
880 West First Street, Suite 313
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: (213)626-4100
Telefax: (213)626-6900
Email: david@doialaw.com
Counsel for Fair Housing Council of San
Fernando Valley
Stanley L. Friedman
Law Offices of Stanley L. Friedman
445 S. Figueroa Street, 31 st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1631
Telephone: (213) 629-1500
Facsimile: (213)232-4071
E-mail: friedman@friedmanlaw.org
Counsel for Independent Living Center
of Southern California and Communities
Actively Living Independent and Free
Dated: 9/5/17 ____________________________
Steve Valenzuela
Chief Executive Officer
CRA/LA, A Designated Local Authority,
Successor to Community Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Los Angeles
Approved as to Form:
Dated: September 5, 2017 _______________________________
Robert M. Collins
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: (213) 250-1800
Facsimile: (213)250-7900
robert.collins@lewisbrisbois.com
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A: Older Properties Excluded from City Settlement
Exhibit B: Federally-Funded CRA Properties
Exhibit C: Regulatory Agreement Between CRA/LA and Owner
Exhibit D: [Proposed] Judgment Pursuant to Settlement Agreement
Exhibit E: Certification of Compliance with Accessibility Standards
Exhibit A
Older Properties Excluded from City Settlement
Protect Address Zip City Constr. State No of
Code Data Units
3839 Wisconsin Apts. 3839-45 Wisconsin St. 90037 Los Angeles 1/11/1991 12
II (Robinson Villas)
Academy Village 5225 Blakeslee Ave. 91601 North 10/10/89- 248
Hollywood 7/1/91 -
10/10/89
Council
Approval of
Carlton Hotel 534 Wall St. 90013 Los Angeles 6/17/1991 45
Casa Del Sol 1308 Lyman Pl./4563 90044 Los Angeles 7/1/1991 8
Fountain Ave.
Casa Esperanza 206 E. 23rd St. 90013 Los Angeles 6/30/1991 10
Casa Guadalupe 3910 Guardia Ave. 90032 Los Angeles 11/21/1988 22
Central Ave. Villas 4051 Central Ave. 90011 Los Angeles 8/10/1991 20
Clark Residence Ltd. 306 S. Loma Drive 90017 Los Angeles 3/1/1990 153
Partnership
Cochran Villa 2921 Redondo Blvd. 90016 Los Angeles 6/30/1991 10
Columbia House 671 S. Coronado St. 90057 Los Angeles 6/1/1990 41
(Cororrado Place)
Crescent Hotel 617 E. 516 St. 90013 Los Angeles 6/25/1991 55
Dunning Apts. 5552 Carlton Way 90028 Los Angeles 7/25/1991 25
Gilbert Lindsay Manor 601 W. 40th Pace 90037 Los Angeles 1989 137
(Colisen)
Harmony Gate 5218, 5220 & 5234 91601 North 12/1/1990 70
Harmony Hollywood
Ave.
Harmony Place Apts. 5321 Harmony Ave. 91601 North 9/30/1991 18
(Harmony Plaza) Hollywood
Hart Hotel 508 E. 4th St. 90013 Los Angeles 6/18/1991 39
Haskell Hotel 528 S. Wall St. 90015 Los Angeles 12/30/1990 38
La Jolla Hotel 721 E. 6th St. 90013 Los Angeles 1/1/1989 51
Las America Hotel 1205-07 E. 6th St. 90021 Los Angeles 7/1/1991 60
Leonide Hotel 512-16 S. Maint St. 90013 Los Angeles 1/1/1989 46
Lorne Park 11040 Lorne Ave. 91352 Los Angeles 4/7/1990 72
Magnolia Villas 5250 Harmony Ave. 91601 Los Angeles Oct-89 65
S.
Martin Luther King Jr. 801 W. 40th Place 90037 Los Angeles 5/1/1990 7
Village
New Hampshire Apts. 625 N. New 90004 Los Angeles 7/25/1991 18
Hampshire Ave.
Olympia Hotel 1201 E. 7th St. 90021 Los Angeles 6/6/1991 48
Pico Union Plaza 1111-1141 W. 17th St. 90015 Los Angeles 1/1/1990 38
Prentice Hotel 1014 E. 7th St. 90021 Los Angeles 6/27/1989 46
Ridgeview Manor 14610-14620 Gledhill 91402 Panorama City 11/19/1991 40
St.
San Pedro Firm 108-116 N. San Pedro 90012 Los Angeles 11/6/1990 42
Building St.
Sanborn Building 526-528 Main St. 90013 Los Angeles 1/15/1991 64
(Sanborn Hotel)
Selby Hotel 1740-1752 N. Hudson 90028 Los Angeles 6/21/1999 29
Simone Hotel (a.k.a. 520 S. San Julian St. 90013 Los Angeles Jun-91 123
San Julian Hotel)
St. James Square 1833 W. 5th St. 90057 Los Angeles 12/19/1991 71
St. Mark's Hotel 609-11 E. 5th St. 90013 Los Angeles 6/30/1991 91
Strathern Park 11111 Strathern St. 91352 Los Angeles 4/7/1990 169
Strong Residence 826 S. Coronado St. 90057 Los Angeles 10/5/1990 6
Sunflower Norton 1242 S. Norton Ave. 90019 Los Angeles 4/2/1989 10
Apts.
Telacu Senior Manor 1033 S. Hope St. 90015 Los Angeles 9/30/1991 40
L.A.
Ward Villas 1177 W. Adams Blvd. 90007 Los Angeles 12/29/1990 120
Westminster Park 9400 Maie St. 90002 Los Angeles 2/1/1989 130
Plaza
Exhibit B
Federally-Funded CRA Properties
Project Address Constr. No. of UFAS 5% UFAS 2%
State Date Units Requirement Requirement
Amistad Plaza 6050-6120 S. 3/1/2003 56 3 2
Western Ave.
Buckingham 4020-70 2/19/2003 70 4 2
Place Senior Buckingham
Housing Rd.
(Buckingham
Senior Apts.)
Casa Verde 1552 Schrader 8/15/98 30 2 1
Blvd
Don Hotel (Don 105 E. I St. 1999 58 3 2
Senior
Apartments;
Don Carlos
Apartments
Eastside Village 2250 E. 111st 8/3/2000 78 4 2
(Lillian St.
Mobley)
Encore Hall 1602 Ivar Ave. 8/5/2005 104 6 3
(Triangle
Square)
Ford Apts. 1000 E. 7th St 5/28/10 122 7 3
(Ford Hotel)
Gallery at 5416 Fair Ave. 6/1/2004 438 23 9
NoHo
Commons
Grandview 9 916-920 S. 11/3/2000 62 4 2
Park View St.
Heavenly 9426 S. 7/12/1998 46 3 1
Vision Seniors Broadway
(9500 S.
Broadway)
Hope Manor 1332 S. Hope 12/20/1998 75 4 2
St.
Imani Fe East 10424 S. 8/2/07 City 92 5 2
& West Central Ave.
La Estrella 1979 Estrella 7/25/2000 11 1 1
Ave.
Lofts @ NoHo 11136 9/1/2005 292 15 6
Commons Chandler Blvd.
(a.k.a. NoHo
Commons
Phase II)
Metro 5450 4/1//02 60 3 2
Hollywood Hollywood
Apts (a.k.a. Blvd.
Hollywood
Western
Apts./Western
Carlton Phase
II)
Palomar Apts. 5473 Santa 6/27/2003 26 2 1
Monica Blvd.
Paseo del Sol 417 N. Soto St. 9/20/2001 7 1 1
Vermont 3901-3925 S. 10/1/2005 140 7 3
Seniors Vermont Ave./
1015 W. 39th
Place
Villas at Gower 1720/1726 N. 4/27/10 70 4 2
Gower St. City
Vista Monterey 4647 9/16/05 48 3 1
Senior Housing Huntington Dr. CRA;
N. 10/21/2005
Western 5443 Carlton 4/15/1999 61 4 2
Carlton Way
Apartments:
Carlton Court
Apartments
Yale Terrace 716-734 S. 3/17/2005 55 3 2
Apartments Yale St.
2001 111 52
Exhibit C
ACCESSIBILITY COVENANT AGREEMENT
Between
CRA/LA, A Designated Local Authority, Successor to Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles
and
[OWNER]
relating to
(NAME OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT)
Dated as of _________
ACCESSIBILITY COVENANT AGREEMENT
THIS ACCESSIBILITY COVENANT AGREEMENT ("Accessibility Covenant Agreement" or "Agreement") is made, entered into and dated as of [DATE] by and between the CRA/LA. A Designated Local Authority ("CRA/LA") and [NAME OF OWNER] ("Owner").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Owner is the owner of that certain [# OF UNITS]-unit multifamily rental housing project commonly referred to as [NAME OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT] and located at [ADDRESS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION] (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, CRA/LA is providing Financial assistance to [OWNER] in the amount of [AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE] for purposes of financing costs of any necessary improvements and equipment to bring the Project into compliance with the Accessibility Requirements, as defined below: and
WHEREAS, Owner has agreed to comply with the terms and provisions of this Accessibility Covenant Agreement upon the date this Agreement is recorded in the Official Records of the County of Los .Angeles (the "Effective Date"); and
WHEREAS, the CRA/LA is subject to Federal and stale civil rights laws and regulations, including but not limited to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C §794. and implementing regulations at 24 CF.R. Part 8 (Section 504); Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and implementing regulations at 28 C.F.R. pt. 35 ("ADA"); and the Fair Housing Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3620, and implementing regulations at 24 C.F.R. Parts 100, 103, 108, 110, and 121; and Chapter 11A and 11B of the California Building Code; and
WHEREAS, the CRA/LA as a "public entity" within the meaning of Title II regulations, must ensure that its programs, services and activities, comply with the ADA; and
WHEREAS, the CRA/LA has agreed to provide the financial assistance upon the condition that Owner agrees to enter into this Agreement to comply with theAccessibility Requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and undertakings set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, the CRA/LA and Owner hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions.
"Accessibility Requirements' refers to the accessibility requirements that must be followed in the design, construction or alteration of the Project or an individual housing Unit of the Project (including common use elements), based on all the applicable laws and regulations, including: (1) Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §12101, et seq. and the implementing standards ("2010 ADA Standards") al 28 C.F.R. Part 35 and the 2004 ADA Accessibility Guidelines ("ADAAG"); (2) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 "Section 504"), 29 U.S.C. §794, the implementing regulations at 24 C.F.R. Part 8, as well as the requirements of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards ("UFAS"); (3) the Alternative Accessibility Standard; (4) the Fair Housing Act of 1968, as amended ("FHA"), 42 U.S.C. §§3601-3620; and its implementing regulations at 24 C.F.R. Parts 100, 103, 108, 110, and 121, and (5) the California Building Code, Chapters 11A and 11B.
"Accessible" means when used with respect to a Housing Unit or Housing Development, full compliance with the Accessibility Requirements.
"Accessible Housing Development" means a Housing Development that is Accessible, including Accessible public and common use areas.
"Accessible Housing Units" means, collectively, Housing Units that are on an Accessible Route, are Accessible, and are located in an Accessible Housing Development. The term Accessible Housing Units refers collectively to Housing Units with Mobility Features and Housing Units with Hearing/Vision Features.
"Alternative Accessibility Standard" means and refers to the alternative accessibility standard for new construction set out in a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development notice at 79 Fed. Reg. 29.671 (May 23, 2014), when used in conjunction with the new construction requirements of 24 C.F.R. pt. 8, 24 C.F.R. § 8.22. and the new construction requirements of 28 C.F.R. pt. 35, including the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design as defined in 28 C.F.R. § 35.104 and as applied to public entities (excluding any elevator exceptions).
"Fair Housing Policy in Regard to Disability" means the document containing the policy of the City of Los Angeles, as amended periodically, that all City- and CRA-assisted affordable housing developments be constructed and operated in accordance with all applicable disability and lair housing laws and under which the Owner is required to create a Property Management Plan ("Property Management Plan" or "PMP") as described in Section 4 that must comply with the requirements and guidance in the Fair Housing Policy in Regard to Disability. The PMP must be consistent with the Property Management Plan template of the City of Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department ("HCID") and must be approved by CRA/LA or its designee.
"Housing Development" means the whole of one or more residential structures and appurtenant structures in the Project, including common walkways and parking lots that were or are designed, constructed, altered, operated, administered or financed in whole or in part in connection with the issuance of CRA/LA assistance,
"Housing Unit" means a single unit of residence in the Housing Development that provides spaces for living, bathing, cooking and sleeping.
"Housing Unit with Hearing/Vision Features" means a Housing Unit that complies with 24 C.F.R § 8.22 and all applicable provisions of UFAS or the comparable provisions of the Alternative Accessibility Standard, and shall include but not be limited to section 809.5 of the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design.
"Housing Unit with Mobility Features" means a Housing Unit that is located on an accessible route and complies with the requirements of 24 C.F.R. § 8.22 and all applicable provisions of UFAS or the comparable provisions of the Alternative Accessibility Standard including but not limited to sections 809.2 through 809.4 of the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design.
"UFAS" means the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards for the design, construction or alteration of buildings and facilities to ensure that they are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, 24 C.F.R §40, Appendix A
Section 2. Requirements of the CRA/LA. As of the Effective Date, the Owner represents, warrants, covenants and agrees as follows:
a. Accessible Housing Units. The Housing Development shall be retrofit or constructed in accordance with the Accessibility Requirements to ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities. The following types of Accessible Housing Units shall be prioritized for persons with disabilities who have a disability-related need for the accessibility features of the unit.
(i) At least five percent (5%) of the total Housing Units in the Housing Development shall be constructed and maintained hy the Owner as Housing Units with Mobility Features.
(ii) At least two percent (2%) of the total Housing Units in the Housing Development shall be constructed and maintained by the Owner as Housing Units with Hearing/Vision Features.
(iii) In detennining the number of required Accessible Housing Units any fractions of Units shall be rounded up to the next whole number.
(iv) The Accessible Housing Units shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be geographically distributed and dispersed in terms of location within the Housing Development, and shall be provided in a range of unit sizes and types.
(v) Following reasonable notice to Owner, Owner shall allow the CRA/LA or its agent to conduct annual on-site inspections of the Housing Development and the Housing Units in order to verify compliance with the Accessibility Standards.
b. The Housing Development as a whole and all Housing Lhiiis shall meet the requirements of the FHA and California Building Code as defined above.
Section 3. Occupancy of Accessible Units. Owner shall use suitable means to assure that information regarding the availability of Accessible Units reaches eligible individuals with disabilities, and will take reasonable, nondiscriminatory steps to maximize the utilization of such units by eligible individuals whose disability requires the accessibility features of the particular unit. To this end. Owner will take the following steps when an Accessible Unit becomes vacant:
a. First, Owner will offer the unit to a current occupant of the Housing Development who has requested and needs the features of an Accessible Unit;
b. Second, Owner will offer die unit to a current occupant of a Housing Development under common control who has requested and needs the features of an Accessible Unit;
c. Third. Owner will offer the unit to an eligible, qualified applicant on the waiting list for Accessible Units who needs the features of an Accessible Unit;
d. Fourth, Owner will make reasonable efforts to advertise the unit to qualified individuals who need the accessible features, including listing it as available to individuals who need the accessible features at http://www.Housmg.LACity.org, distributing the information about the accessible vacancy in accord with the Owner's approved Property Management Plan, distributing it to the most recent list from HCID of organizations that serve people with disabilities, and sending an e-blast to parties on the Housing.LACity.org website Outreach List. In the event that more than one household has requested an Accessible Unit Owner will offer the Unit to households in order on the Waiting Lists within each category.
If after using the process identified above, there are no households who need the features of that Accessible Unit, then Owner may offer the unit to the next household on the conventional unit waiting list. Should that household choose not to occupy the Accessible Unit, it will remain at the same position on the conventional waiting list. If the household chooses to occupy the Accessible Unit, the tenant must sign a Lease Addendum substantially in the form of the Lease Addendum used by HCID, that requires the household to move to the next available, conventional unit of comparable bedroom size and rent obligation, when given legal notice by the Owner that there is an eligible applicant or existing resident with a disability who requires the accessibility features of that Unit.
For individuals who are required to vacate an Accessible Unit because it is needed by an individual with a disability, Owners will pay the costs of transferring tenants to a comparable conventional unit, including new utility deposit(s), if required, and reasonable moving expenses.
Section 4. Rental Policies. The Owner shall adopt rental policies that meet the requirements of die ADA, other federal regulations as applicable, and the Fair Housing Policy in Regard to Disability of the City, as amended. A copy of the Policy is available from CRA/LA upon request. To that end, Owner shall adopt rental occupancy policies provided by the CRA/LA. Owner shall develop and utilize a PMP approved by the CRA/LA, which describes affirmative marketing, tenanting, and other procedures to ensure that the Housing Development meets all of the fair housing requirements for individuals with disabilities. Within 90 days of the issuance of CRA/LA assistance, the Housing Development must have a PMP approved by CRA/LA or its designee.
Rental applications will include a section to be filled out by applicants requesting a reasonable accommodation or modification, Unless it is an eligibility requirement for a particular Housing Development, applicants will not be required to disclose a disability under any circumstances unless requesting an accommodation or modification and that disclosure shall pertain only to the accommodation being requested. Outreach efforts to the disability community shall include, but not be limited to, notices and other communications describing the availability of such units, specific information regarding the features of accessible units, eligibility criteria, and application procedures. These, and additional procedures, are incorporated into the HCID Fair Housing Policy in Regards to Disability, dated May 12, 2016. as amended over time.
Section 5. Residential Rental Property. The Owner hereby represents, covenants, warrants and agrees as follows:
a. Each of the Accessible Housing Units in the Project will contain complete separate and distinct facilities for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation for a single person or a family, including a sleeping area, bathing and sanitation facilities and cooking facilities equipped with a cooking range and oven, a sink and a refrigerator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a unit shall not fail to be treated as an Accessible Housing Unit merely because such unit is a single room occupancy unit within the meaning of Section 42(i)(3)(B)(iv) of the Code even though such housing may provide eating, cooking and sanitation facilities on a shared basis.
b. Each of the Accessible Housing Units (which shall not include any manager units) will be available for rental on a continuous basis to members of the general public, and the Owner shall give a preference to the Accessible Housing Units to persons with disabilities as provided herein. The owner will not give any other preference to any particular class or group in renting the Accessible Housing units, except for the following additional preferences that may be applied in conjunction with the preference for persons with disabilities who meet die additional preferences: (1) any dwelling units that are required to be leased or rented to low income tenants and persons [62) years of age and older, (2) the requirements of any regulatory agreement executed between the Owner and HUD or between the Owner and a subordinate lender (including the City), (3) the requirements of any Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Contract with respect to the Project and (4) any preference Owner gives to a class of persons permitted to be given preference pursuant to the Code, State law and other applicable federal law.
Section 6. Monitoring Requirements. CRA/LA will monitor, or cause to be monitored, the the compliance of each Housing Development with the requirements of this Agreement. In order to determine compliance with the Accessibility' Requirements, Owner shall submit and CRA/LA shall review and approve a certification report for the Housing Development, conducted by an architect other than the one who designed the project, that identifies the necessary and required design elements to make the units and site accessible for individuals with disabilities. CRA/LA shall inspect the construction/rehabilitation to verify production of the correct number of Accessible Housing Units and appropriate site improvements, in compliance with the Accessibility Standards and Section 2 and supported by an independent-consultant's report.
From the date of this Agreement to the end of the Accessibility Covenant Agreement as set forth in Section 7, CRA/LA will utilize the Housing Development's approved Property Management Plan and the Fair Housing Policy in Regards to Disability, to monitor ongoing occupancy compliance of the Accessible Housing Units and nondiscrimination in regards to individuals with disabilities. Compliance with the Accessibility Requirements shall include, but not be limited to, maintenance of accessibility features, target marketing, establishing and monitoring the waiting list specific to the Accessible Housing Units, reasonable accommodations and modifications, a service animal policy, an effective, communication policy, a policy for re-leasing empty Accessible Housing Units and all elements contained in the Fair Housing Policy in Regard to Disability, as amended over time.
Section 7. Term of the Accessibility Covenant Agreement. This Accessibility Covenant Agreement shall become effective upon the Effective Date and shall terminate Twenty-Five Years following the Effective Date, or at the termination of other affordability or other covenants applying to the Accessible Housing Units, whichever comes later.
Section 8. Covenant To Run With the Land. The Owner hereby subjects the Project to the covenants, reservations and restrictions set forth in this Accessibility Covenant Agreement, CRA/LA and the Owner hereby declare their express intent that the covenants, reservations and restrictions set forth herein shall be deemed covenants running with the land and shall pass to and be binding upon the Owner's successors in title to the Project, provided, however, that on the termination of this Agreement said covenants, reservations and restrictions shall expire. Each and every contract, deed or other instrument hereafter executed covering or conveying the Project or any portion thereof shall conclusively be held to have been executed, delivered and accepted subject to such covenants, reservations and restrictions, regardless of whether such covenants, reservations and restrictions are set forth in such contract, deed or other instruments.
Section 9. Default; Enforcement. As part of ensuring compliance with the Accessibility Requirements, CRA/LA or its agent, may conduct annual on-site visits inspecting the Housing Development, which inspection may include inspecting the Housing Units and common areas, tenant files, logs and other records. Should the Owner fail to comply with the Accessibility Requirements, the CRA/LA or its agent will first issue an Order to Comply ("Order") stating the element of the Housing Development that is out of compliance, and providing a date by which the Owner must comply. The Order shall give the Owner not more than 30 days to correct the violation, or such additional time as the CRA/LA or its agent may grant if the Owner is taking steps to correct the violation ("Compliance Date"), and diligently pursues such action until the default is corrected, which extension is in the sole discretion of the CRA/LA or its agent. The CRA/LA or its agent may reinspect the Housing Development within 10 days of me Compliance Date specified in the Order or any extension, however failure to inspect or reinspect within that time frame does not remove the obligation of the Owner to comply with the Order. If the Order is issued and the violation continues to exist after the Compliance Date, the CRA/LA or its agent may take any one or more of the following steps:
a. Inspection Fee for Non-Compliance. In the event the Owner fails to comply with the Order within the Compliance Dale, the Owner shall be liable for subsequent inspection fees in the amount of $250 for each hour involved in inspecting the Housing Development until compliance has been achieved. Failure to pay the assessed inspection fee within 30 days of the date of invoice, will resull in a late charge equal to two times the fees and a collection fee equal to 50 percent of the original fee shall be imposed if any fee imposed is not paid within 30 days of service of notice of the imposition of the fee, The late fee may be imposed without a hearing but may be appealed to the Chief Executive Officer of the CRA/LA. The appeal shall be made in writing, and shall specify the grounds for the appeal. The appeal shall be filed with CRA/LA within ten calendar days of the issuance of the imposition of the late fees and costs. The Chief Executive Officer or his designee shall issue a decision within ten calendar days of the filing of the appeal. A copy of the decision shall be served on the person or entity subject to the Order or fee by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, or in person. The CRA/LA shall have the right to bring legal action in any court to enforce the Order and collect the amount of outstanding fees and penalties. The CRA/LA may waive the penalty imposed pursuant to this section if CRA/LA determines that good causes exists for the Owner's failure to pay in a timely manner.
b. By mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity, including injunctive relief require the Owner to perform its obligations and covenants hereunder or enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the CRA/LA hereunder; and
c. Have access to and inspect, examine and make copies of all or a portion of the records of the owner pertaining to compliance with all provisions of this Accessibility Covenant, including records relating to the accessibility of the Accessible Housing Units; Certification Reports and underlying documents; the marketing, leasing and occupancy of Accessible Housing Units by people with disabilities who need the accessible features: compliance with the Housing Development's approved Property Management Plan and the Fair Housing Policy in Regards to Disability; tenant waiting lists, applications, records and logs: and the implementation of the Rental Policies described in Section 4 above.
d. Take such other action at law or in equity as may appear necessary or desirable to enforce the obligations, covenants and agreements of the Owner hereunder.
Any other person or entity injured by the Owner's failure to comply with the Accessibility Requirements may bring an action in an appropriate forum to vindicate the rights secured under this Agreement.
Section 10. Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, and California Law. The Owner hereby certifies that it and its property manager and any subcontractor will comply with the Accessibility Requirements. The Owner and any contractor and subcontractor will provide reasonable accommodations to allow qualified individuals with disabilities to have access to and to participate in its programs, services, and activities in accordance with the applicable provisions of the ADA, the ADAAA, Section 504, the UFAS, the FHA, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Building Code and all subsequent amendments, and all other applicable stale and federal fair housing laws. The Owner and any contractor and subcontractor will not discriminate against persons with disabilities or against persons due to their relationship to or association with a person with a disability. Any contract and subcontract entered into by the Owner, relating to this Accessibility Covenant Agreement and the Project, to the extent allowed hereunder, shall be subject to the provisions of this paragraph.
Section 11. Governing Law. This Accessibility Covenant Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California.
Section 12. Counterparts. This Accessibility Covenant Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which, when the parties hereto have signed the Agreement, shall be one and the same instrument.
Section 13. Recording and Filing. The Owner shall cause this Accessibility Covenant Agreement to be recorded and filed in the real property records of the County of Los Angeles and in such other places as the City may reasonably request.
Section 14. Entire Agreement. The provisions herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto. Each party lo this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which are not embodied herein. This Accessibility Covenant Agreement shall be amended only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto or their successors in title, and duly recorded in the real property records of the County of Los Angeles, California,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the CRA/LA and the Owner have executed this Accessibility Covenant Agreement by their duly authorized representatives, all as set forth as of the date below.
Exhibit D
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER OF CASE NO.: CV 12-0551 FMO (PJWx)
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, et al.
[PROPOSED] JUDGMENT
PURSUANT TO SETTLEMENT
Plaintiffs, AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN
CRA/LA, A DESIGNATED LOCAL
vs. AUTHORITY, SUCCESSOR AGENCY
TO THE COMMUNITY
CITY OF LOS ANGELES, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AND
CALIFORNIA, et al. PLAINTIFFS
Defendants.
WHEREAS, the CRA/LA, a Designated Local Authority, a defendant in this action and the successor agency to the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (the "CRA"), and the Independent Living Center of Southern California ("ILCSC"), the Fair Housing Council of the San Fernando Valley ("FHC") and Communities Actively Living Independent and Free ("CALIF") (collectively referred to herein as "Plaintiffs") have entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims, attached as Exhibit 1, which fully resolves claims asserted by Plaintiffs against the CRA; and
WHEREAS, the Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action, the Plaintiffs, the CRA, and the Settlement Agreement; and
WHEREAS, upon consideration, the Court finds the Settlement Agreement to be fair, reasonable, and adequate.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. For the purposes of this Judgment, the Court adopts the terms and definitions set forth in the Settlement Agreement attached as Exhibit 1, and all terms of the Settlement Agreement are incorporated herein by reference.
2. This Judgment Pursuant to Settlement completely resolves this civil action between the CRA and Plaintiffs. The claims against the City of Los Angeles were previously resolved by Judgment Pursuant to Settlement Agreement by and between City of Los Angeles and Plaintiffs (Doc. 532, filed August 4, 2016). This does not resolve this action between Plaintiffs and the remaining nominal defendants.
3. In accordance with the terms of the Settlement Agreement, this Court reserves exclusive and continuing jurisdiction to interpret and enforce the terms of the Settlement Agreement during the Settlement Term, and to resolve any disputes that may arise during the Settlement Term.
4. The court determines that there is no reason to delay entry of this Judgment Pursuant to Settlement Agreement By and Between the CRA and Plaintiffs.
IT IS SO ORDERED and ADJUDGED
Dated: _______
___________________________
The Hon. Fernando M. Olguin
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Attachment: Exhibit 1
Exhibit 1
Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims
Exhibit E
Certification of Compliance with Accessibility Standards
In my capacity as independent licensed architect and California Certified Accessibility Specialist ("CASp"), and having reviewed the Accessibility Laws and Accessibility Standards, as those terms are defined in the Settlement Agreement between the CRA/LA and Plaintiffs in Independent Living Center of Southern California et al v. City of Los Angeles and CRA/LA, 1 [INSERT NAME] hereby certify, based on an on-site accessibility survey that I personally conducted, to the best of my professional knowledge, information and belief, that the Housing Development identified below, including the Housing Units and public and common use areas, complies with the Accessibility Laws and Accessibility Standards, including the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines and Chapters 11A and 11B of the California Building Code.
A copy of the completed survey instrument, report, documentation, and other supporting information is attached to this certification.
Name, Street Address, and Description of Housing Development Surveyed:
Description of Features and Amenities (e.g., community room, playground equipment, computer tab, fitness center, transportation services, swimming pool, on-site laundry, library, barbeque and picnic areas):
Total No. of Units in Housing Development:
List of Accessible Units by Address, Unit No., No, of Bedrooms, and Type (Mobility or Hearing/Vision):
Name and Professional Qualifications Person Providing Certification:
Date(s) Accessibility Survey Conducted:
Date of Certification:
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[Name]
[Company]
[Address]
[Telephone Number]
[E-mail Address]