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CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS IS AN AGREEMENT entered into the day of 200_, by and between the City of Mounds View, a Minnesota municipal corporation (hereinafter "City"), and the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC), a Minnesota nonprofit corporation (hereinafter "Consultant"). RECITALS A. The Consultant has a division called The Housing Resource Center (hereinafter "HRC"). HRC provides construction management, provides housing program administration and information, coordinates and manages home improvement grant and loan programs, and manages the City's Housing Replacement Program's demolition reimbursement program. B. The City desires to hire the Consultant to render this technical, professional, and marketing assistance in connection with housing programs in the City for the term as set forth in this Agreement. C. Consultant is willing to provide such services on the terms and conditions set forth herein. In consideration of the foregoing recitals and following terms, conditions and mutual promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows: Scope of Services. The Consultant shall provide services as follows: a. Administer home improvement programs for City residents including the MHFA Fix Up Fund, Community Fix Up Fund, the MHFA Rental Rehab program and the MHFA Rehabilitation Loan Program; b. Provide HRC construction management services to City residents including home inspections for homeowners considering rehabilitation, prepare scope of work, educate homeowners on the construction bid process, evaluate bids and work completed to ensure quality and cost-effective renovations, and monitor construction process; c. Provide HRC housing information to City residents including information on emergency assistance, housing rehabilitation, first time homebuyers and limited rental information; d. Assist the City in developing programs to purchase and rehabilitate homes; e. Assist the City in carrying out its Housing Replacement Program; and f. Provide these services out of Consultant's North Metro office, with scheduled visits to City residences when needed and providing staff at City Hall as needed. 2. Term. This Agreement shall be in full force and effect from January 1, 2008 and shall continue through December 31, 2008, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by the City and the Consultant and with a thirty (30) written notice.