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drafted a proposed neighborhood improvement program which may be undertakers by the county. The proposed program will provide flexibility in addressing the problems of declining neighborhoods by providing a combination of methods to promote the improvement of neighborhoods: As proposed, the Neighborhood Improvement and Merit Award Program will require some funding allocations in order to accomplish the goals of the program. Funding for the program while minimal, will involve two types of costs: staff funding and the cost of materials. For the proposed Improvement/Award Program, however, no additional direct staff funding costs will be incurred. Implementation, operation, coordination and administration of the program will be incorporated as part of the Long -Range Planning Division Section's existing duties. On occasions when participation by other departmental staff members is required; the duties to be accomplished will also be incorporated as a part of the department's existing duties. There will also be a minimal amount of funding for materials required to implement and operate the Improvement/Award Program. Some of the materials required for the program will be standard office materials which will not require specialized funding, as these costs will be incorporated within a department's existing office materials budget. The remaining materials which will require specialized funding are the items which provide the unique features of the Program. These items are listed and described below: ITEM DESCRIPTION 1. Public Will be utilized to advertize the program Notices and its application deadline to county residents. The advertisement will also recognize neighborhood award recipients. Two advertisements will be placed on a quarterly basis in conjunction with the award periods for the program. 2. Perpetual Plaque will be placed in the County Annual Administration Building for public display. Plaque Plaque will be a perpetual style plaque which will accommodate 3 to 4 years of quarterly neighborhood improvement award recipients. 3. Neighborhood Will be mounted at a major entrance to a Improvement neighborhood receiving an improvement award. Award Street The sign will be permanent, similar to the Sign Neighborhood Watch signs currently placed at neighborhood entrances. The sign will indicate the year and quarter for which the award was granted. If the neighborhood receives the award again, a new street sign would be added to the previous street sign. The funding required for these items is proposed from existing approved budgets. An initial funding budget must include the three items listed. In future years, only the public notices and the street signs will require funding, as a new annual perpetual plaque would be purchased only when the previous plaque was filled. The proposed budget for the Program is listed in the attached Program Outline and is divided into an Initial Budget and a Continuing Budget. The Initial Budget would repeat every three to four years, depending upon the number of award recipients which could be accommodated on the annual perpetual plaque. 39 SEP 221992 Bom 87 mE 9