QUESTION
What is the purpose and usage of the checklist for requesting additional information or documentation from applicants?
1:51:34
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The council member asks about a checklist used by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to request additional information or documentation from applicants.
- The checklist is utilized during the application review process when there are inconsistencies or questions about provided documentation.
- It is part of a back-and-forth communication with the applicant to obtain all necessary information for project approval.
- Questions often arise due to inconsistencies across documents or documents not reflecting the proposed work.
- The checklist with queries is sent to the owner or filing representative for them to respond.
Pierina Ana Sanchez
1:51:34
So regarding the checklist that requests additional information or documentation, can you provide an example of a situation where the checklist would be used what would be included in the checklist?
1:51:44
And is this an existing document that HPD has?
Kim Darga
1:51:47
So I'm gonna turn it over to my colleague.
Tricia Dietz
1:51:49
Yeah.
1:51:50
Sure.
1:51:50
So I think when we review an application, we're taking a look at all of the different eligibility requirements and the documentation that's provided.
1:51:58
And when we review that, there are oftentimes questions that come up that have to do sometimes with inconsistency across documents.
1:52:09
Whether or not the the documents are reflective of the work.
1:52:13
And I think that those types of questions are then provided within what we would call a checklist that's then sent to the owner or the filing representative to then respond to those questions within that kind of process where we go back and forth to get all of the information necessary we can approve a project.
Pierina Ana Sanchez
1:52:34
Got it.
1:52:34
Okay.
1:52:35
Thank you.
1:52:36
So it's like, you're essentially following up on I think it's fine.
1:52:39
Okay.
1:52:41
Okay.
1:52:41
Regarding the the certified reasonable cost for alterations, what methodologies will you use to determine these reasonable costs?