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APR 91975 PRESENT FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING WAS VAL BRENNAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR; AL TWIGGS, VICE PRESIDENT OF ADLEY AND ASSOCIATES, THE CONSULT- ANT FIRM HIRED TO PREPARE THE FULL APPLICATION FOR DISCRETIONARY COM- MUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974; THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF: JOSEPH IDLETTE, JR.; DAVID ELDELL; RALPH LUNDY; JERRY CUMMINGS. LORENZO WASHINGTON OF THIS COMMITTEE WAS ABSENT FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING. A TECHNICAL COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF JACK G. JENNINGS, VAL BRENNAN AND COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER WAS APPOINTED TO WORK WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES OF IMPROVEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FULL APPLICATION WHICH WERE STREET IMPROVEMENTS, DRAINAGE, AND STREET LIGHTS. THE BOARD WAS INFORMED THAT THE FULL APPLICATION MUST BE SUB- MtITTED TO AN A-95 CLEARINGHOUSE, IN THIS CASE THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL FOR REVIEW BY APRIL 15TH, 1975. THE CLEAR- INGHOUSE HAS 30 DAYS TO REVIEW THIS APPLICATION AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE FULL APPLICATION IS THEN SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT BY MAY 15TH, 1975. MR. TWIGGS HAD PREPARED THIS APPLICATION AND HE OUTLINED TO THE BOARD THE PROCEDURES USED. HE EXPLAINED WHAT THE LAW ALLOWS AND THE INTENT OF THIS PROGRAM. A PRE -APPLICATION WAS FILED TO ESTABLISH IF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY QUALIFIED. UPON REVIEW OF THE PRE -APPLICATION, WE DID RECEIVE A TOP CATEGORY RATING. 31 PRE -APPLICATIONS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN FLORIDA WERE IN THE TOP PRIORITY CATEGORY AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY WAS RATED IN THE UPPER ONE-HALF OF THE TOP 31 PRE- APPLICA-TIONS. A FULL APPLICATION IS NOW NECESSARY AND HAS BEEN DRAFTED. MR. TWIGGS STATED THAT IN SPEAKING WITH OFFICIALS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IT WAS INDICATED TO HIM THAT THESE FEDERAL FUNDS WILL BE GRANTED TO THOSE APPLICANTS WHERE A HIGH PRIORITY WAS GIVEN IN THE AREA OF HOUSING. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE NEW BUILDING, BUT REJUVENATING OLD HOUSES, AND IT WAS MR. TWIGGS RECOM- MENDATION THAT SOME CHANGES BE MADE IN THE PRIORITY LIST TO INCLUDE REJUVENATING OLD HOUSES AND TEARING DOWN DILAPITATED VACANT HOUSES IN THE AREAS OF GIFFORD AND WEST WABASSO. THE PRE -APPLICATION WAS FILED IN THE AMOUNT OF $360,000.00 AND MR. TWIGGS SUGGESTED THAT THE FULL APPLICATION BE FILED IN THAT SAME AMOUNT. IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEEMS IT NECES- SARY TO C9.) BACK THEY CAN DO THE CUTTING. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALSO RE m2-