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For a number of years, the county has set aside $200,000 in funds for 45th Street streetscape <br />improvements. Those funds have not been expended to date, because there have been no design <br />plans for the improvements. <br />ANALYSIS <br />With the $25,000.00 in Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant funding, the County <br />proposes to contract with an urban design consultant to engage the Gifford community and develop a <br />specific community-based design plan for the 45th Street corridor streetscape improvements. A <br />scope of work and a description of the project deliverables are attached to the agreement. <br />In this case, the Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant funding will provide Indian River <br />County the financing necessary to prepare a much needed community-based design plan for 45th <br />Street streetscape improvements. Those improvements will create a positive community image and <br />expand economic development opportunities in the Gifford community. <br />FUNDING <br />All costs associated with this project will be funded through the grant. There is no required local <br />match. <br />CONCLUSION <br />The proposed grant project will provide funding to develop a streetscape design plan for Martin <br />Luther King Boulevard. As such, the grant will assist the county in implementing the Gifford <br />Neighborhood Plan. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Based on the analysis, staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the <br />attached the Technical Assistance Grant Agreement between the Department of Economic <br />Opportunity (DEO) and Indian River County and authorize the chairman to sign two copies of the <br />agreement. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />1. Technical Assistance Grant Agreement between the Department of Economic <br />Opportunity (DEO) and Indian River County. <br />2. Grant Form <br />ON <br />74 <br />