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MR. BRENNAN THEN REVIEWED THE PRE -APPLICATION WITH THE BOARD. . <br />MR. BRENNAN STATED THAT THIS PRE -APPLICATION IS FOR FEDERAL FUNDS <br />IN THE AMOUNT OF $400,000. THE BOARD DISCUSSED ITEM 4 ON.PAGE 3 OF THE <br />PRE -APPLICATION - REHABILITATION LOAN AND GRANTS -.IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000. <br />MR. BRENNAN STATED THAT THIS CATEGORY WAS SELECTED BECAUSE THERE ARE ELDERLY <br />PEOPLE WHO OWN HOMES THAT ARE IN DILAPIDATED CONDITION. IN THIS PROGRAM <br />THESE PEOPLE COULD MAKE A REQUEST FOR A LOAN OR GRANT TO REPAIR THEIR.'HOME. <br />DON ADAMS, CITY -COUNTY BUILDING DIRECTOR, WOULD INVESTIGATE THE HOME AND <br />MAKE THE DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT IT COULD BE REHABILITATED. HE CONTINUED <br />THAT THIS PRE -APPLICATION IS FOR THE OSLO, WABASSO AND GIFFORD AREAS AND <br />FOR DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS IN THOSE AREAS, <br />THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT UNDER THE REHABILITATION <br />LOAN AND GRANTS THE COUNTY IS THE CONTRACTOR. IF WE HIRED A CONTRACTOR, WE <br />WOULD FALL UNDER AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SET OF REGULATIONS. THE BUILDINGS <br />TO BE REHABILITATED MUST BE APPROVED BY MR, ADAMS AND ALSO BY THE CITIZENS <br />ADVISORY COMMITTEE.- THE WORK WOULD BE DONE BY COUNTY FORCES WITH COUNTY <br />EQUIPMENT. WE WOULD KEEP TRACK OF MONEY SPENT, AND STATEMENTS WOULD BE SENT <br />TO H.H.D. FOR REIMBURSEMENT, IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TO PURCHASE ANY ADDI- <br />TIONAL EQUIPMENT OR HIRE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES TO DO THIS WORK. <br />THE BOARD DID NOT LIKE THE WORDING "LOANS AND GRANTS' AND SUG- <br />GESTED ON PAGE 4, ITEM 5 (REHABILITATION LOAN AND GRANTS) BE ELIMINATED <br />ENTIRELY AND THE $50,000.00 BE INCORPORATED INTO ITEM No. 4 "CLEARANCE, <br />DEMOLITION, REHABILITATION." <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED IF ANY THOUGHT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE <br />AREA OUTSIDE THE CITY OF FELLSMERE. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT IT WAS THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S <br />INTENTION TO ADD THAT AREA IN THE FUTURE, <br />THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT IF THERE IS MONEY LEFT OVER <br />FROM THE GRANT THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON, AND WITH JACKSONVILLE'S PER- <br />MISSION, POSSIBLY THEY COULD USE IT IN THIS FELLSMERE AREA. <br />DON ADAMS, BUILDING DIRECTOR, APPEARED AND INFORMED THE BOARD THAT <br />THERE ARE MANY ABANDONED STRUCTURES WHICH CONSTITUTE A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC <br />AND VIOLATE SECTION 103.04 OF THE SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE, MR, <br />ADAMS PRESENTED A LIST OF SUCH STRUCTURES. <br />�Ho <br />JAN 71976 �0( e 24- : 402 <br />