Advanced Relocation

BACKGROUND:

The course will go beyond the basic functional areas of relocation assistance and concentrate on areas of specific concern, such as: comparability, mortgage interest differential payments, last resort housing, multiple use, tenants, farms, and non-residential moves.  The course has been modularized to allow flexibility in adjusting the subject material to meet the needs of the requesting agency.

OBJECTIVES:

·        Explain the principles that govern provisions of the Uniform Relocation Act and implementing regulations.

·        Demonstrate an understanding of the factors involved in difficult subject areas, such as mortgage interest differential payments, settlement costs, last resort housing, mobile homes, farms, and other non-residential moving payments.

·        Provide directly or assist others in providing advisory assistance in difficult cases.

·        Determine directly or assist others in determining eligibility for certain relocation payments in difficult cases.

·        Demonstrate an understanding of complex non-residential moving costs.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Federal, State, and local public agencies, FHWA personnel, and other interested persons. Broad knowledge of the requirements of the Uniform Relocation Act and the implementing regulations of 49 CFR Part 24, or have attended course 14129 – Basic Relocation, or approximately one year of experience working in the relocation program is recommended.

Registration Procedure

1)     Please contact Juli Kobayashi at 956-9006, 956-8851 (FAX) or juli@eng.hawaii.edu by Tuesday, March 5, 2002

2)     Attendance is limited to 40 participants, and preference is given to local government employees.

Cancellations

Please contact us if you must cancel your registration or if someone will be substituting for you.

Parking

Parking for the East West Center is $4/day.  If you would like a parking pass please contact us by March 5, 2002.  Make checks payable to East West Center and mail to:

            Hawaii LTAP

            University of Hawaii

            Dept of Civil Engineering

            2540 Dole St, Holmes 383

            Honolulu, HI  96822

            Attn: Gail Ikeda

Advanced Relocation:

April 2 - 4, 2002

East-West Center, Jefferson Hall

Asia Room

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Workshop sponsored by the

Federal Highway Administration

and the

Hawaii Local Technical Assistance Program

in cooperation with the

Hawaii State Department of Transportation

University of Hawaii’s Department of Civil Engineering