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Boa 96 PAa 726 <br />prepare a CDBG application for the county. CDBG grants are <br />available in the following categories: <br />C Economic Development <br />G Neighborhood Revitalization <br />0 Commercial Revitalization <br />0 Housing <br />At this time, the Board must formally choose the grant category for <br />which it will apply. <br />ANALYSIS <br />For the past year, county staff have been working with residents of <br />the Whitfield and Colored School Subdivisions to get roads paved <br />and water lines installed throughout the subdivisions. One of the <br />few funding sources for these improvements is the Neighborhood <br />Revitalization category of the Community Development Block Grant <br />program. Since the Whitfield and Colored School Subdivisions have <br />a high percentage of low and moderate income residents and <br />infrastructure improvements are necessary for the areas, staff feel <br />that neighborhood revitalization should be selected as the CDBG <br />application category. <br />A representative of Clark, Roumelis & Associates, Inc., the <br />consulting firm preparing the county's grant application, will <br />attend the December 5th Board meeting and will make a presentation <br />regarding the different CDBG grant categories. Then, the Board <br />must formally choose the appropriate grant category. Also, the <br />Board must establish a CDBG Citizen Advisory Task Force or <br />reactivate the existing one (a copy of the membership list of the <br />existing CDBG Citizens Advisory Task Force is attached). Finally, <br />the Board must establish a date for a second public hearing. <br />Recommendation <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners choose the <br />Neighborhood Revitalization grant category. Staff also recommends <br />that the Board of County Commissioners reactivate the existing CDBG <br />Advisory Committee. Finally, staff recommends that the Board <br />establish December 12, 1995, as the date for the second public <br />hearing. <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />VERO BEACH <br />Carolyn K. Eggert, Chairman <br />J.E. Chandler, County Administrator <br />Larola F. B. Gamble, Exec. Dir., IRC Housing Authority <br />Robert M. Keating, Director, Community Development Department <br />WABASSO <br />Solomon Murphy <br />P.O. Box 272 <br />Wabasso, FL 32970 <br />William Rigby <br />P.O. Box 872 <br />Wabasso, FL 32970 <br />Billy Minnis <br />P.O. Box 381 <br />Wabasso, FL 32970 589-4604 <br />Ervin Cartwright <br />P.O. Box 433 <br />Wabasso, FL 32970 589-5332 <br />DECEMBER 5, 1995 30 <br />