> U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
> DEVELOPMENT![](media/image1.wmf){width="1.0270833333333333in"
> height="0.8652777777777778in"}
>
> Fort Worth Regional Office, Region VI
>
> Office of the Regional Director
>
> 801 Cherry Street, PO Box 2905
>
> Fort Worth, TX 76102
>
> Phone (817) 978-5965 - Fax (817) 978-5567
>
> *www.hud.gov*

Honorable Tom Vandergriff

County Judge of Tarrant County

100 E. Weatherford St.

Fort Worth, TX 76196-0609

Dear Judge Vandergriff

:

SUBJECT: Technical Assistance and Monitoring Visit -- HOME Program,
M05-UC480200

and CDBG Program, B05-UC489439

This is to advise you that this office will conduct a monitoring review
of Tarrant County's HOME and CDBG affordable housing programs and
financial management systems during the week of March 14, 2005. The
review will be performed by Melodee Humbert and Wayne Martin, Senior
Affordable Housing Specialists, and Gail Avery, Financial Analyst, from
the Fort Worth Office. Technical assistance regarding the implementation
and delivery of these programs will also be provided as needed.

Ms. Humbert, Mr. Martin, and Ms. Avery are scheduled to arrive at the
county's Community Development Division office at 1509-B S. University
Dr., around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, March 14, 2005. An entrance conference
will be held with staff at that time. Both Ms. Humbert and Mr. Martin
will be completing onsite inspections of projects selected as part of
this review and, as applicable, will provide technical assistance to the
county's inspection staff. Ms. Avery will determine the extent to which
the county accounts for and manages Federal funds and to ensure that the
funds are expended in accordance with applicable regulatory
requirements.

It is anticipated that this review will be concluded on Friday, January
9, 2004. An exit conference is scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on that date and
we invite you to attend. If this is not convenient for you we will
rearrange this schedule accordingly. We ask that you advise your staff
of the time and date convenient for you so they can provide the
information to Ms. Humbert during the entrance conference on March 14th.

The CDBG and HOME-assisted affordable housing and rehabilitation
programs, as delivered by the county and selected subrecipients and
CHDOs, will be reviewed in accordance with the applicable program
requirements including other Federal requirements such as lead-based
paint and flood insurance. The focus of the financial monitoring will
include the following areas: audits, budget controls, program income,
source documentation, and property controls. A list of the accounting
records that the city must pull and have available for review will be
provided in a separate correspondence.

We look forward to meeting with your staff. If you have any questions
concerning this visit, please contact Ms. Humbert at 817/978-5960.

Sincerely,

A. Cynthia Leon

Regional Director

cc:

Patricia Ward

cc:

6ADM1 Official '05 Monitoring File

6AD Read File

6ADM1 Zavala

6ADM1 Hadawi

6ADM1 Avery

6ADM2 Martin

6ADM2 Holtberg

6AM Leon

6ADM1:HUMBERT:mel x5960 2/1/05 (MONVST-05-TARCO)(ZIP#1-MONVSTSNOTIF)

CONCURRENCES AND DATES:

6ADM1 6ADM1 6ADM2 6ADM1

Humbert Avery Martin Zavala

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_