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Boa 94 FACUe 571 Administrator Chandler advised that staff had deliberated over how much staff time would be required and had determined it would depend on the extent and nature of complaints received, and if great, he might have to come back to the Board. Initially, he would be the person to receive complaints. Commissioner Bird noted that while the ordinance required an administrator for the program, as far as he was concerned the County Administrator was paid to do bigger and better things than take discrimination complaints. He wanted the duties to be delegated to some other staff person. Chairman Macht felt more basic questions were appropriate, such as whether we could afford to accept the grant, what was the desirable outcome, and why did we want to do it. Mr. Clark advised that in other counties, the Deputy County Attorney usually was designated for any complaints; however, it had been his experience that no complaints were received. He further pointed out that whether we apply or not, the fair housing law mirrors the Federal and State laws already in place. Commissioner Bird commented that it seemed to be another layer of bureaucracy, and Chairman Macht emphasized that the ordinance has the effect of law and restated his question, "What is the desirable outcome?" Administrator Chandler recalled requests for paving from the people living in the proposed project area and how staff had tried to determine a funding source for the project. Since the normal petition paving process and a MSTU were not viable solutions, CDBG met the objectives of paving streets and installing water lines in the two Wabasso subdivisions. Commissioner Eggert declared it was a much needed project, and Commissioner Adams felt that this was the only way to provide the needed services to the project area. She agreed it was never easy dealing with government but they needed to remember the major impact on the neighborhood and the people it would help. It is a widely -used and well-established funding program with which Mr. Clark's firm is very familiar. She emphasized the need for being aggressive and moving forward with things that needed to be done and supported the program. Mr. Clark recounted the pre -planning work done in this very low income area of 97 homes to determine what could be done for the $750,000. He reported that they had never bid a project that did not come in at least under budget. The project will provide paving and drainage, water, and fire hydrants. He predicted the 24 March 14, 1995