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BOOK 96 PAu 753 ANALYSIS According to CDBG requirements, the Board must hold a second public hearing to obtain public' -input on the county's proposed CDBG application and to approve the application for submittal to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA). This is the required second public hearing. At this time, the Board must formally authorize staff to submit the application and to sign the necessary documents related to the application submittal. As per direction provided by the Board of County Commissioners, the county's consultant has prepared the proposed Neighborhood Revitalization CDBG application. A copy of the application is on file in the Board of County Commissioners office. As drafted, the CDBG application requests approval of a $750,000.00 grant for street paving and water line extension for the targeted areas. The consultant and DCA believe that the county has a good chance of receiving the grant. The proposed application was reviewed and endorsed by the Community Development Block Grant Citizen Advisory Committee on December 11, 1995. ALTERNATIVES With respect to the proposed grant application, the Board of County Commissioners has three alternatives. These are: • To approve the application as proposed • To approve the proposed application with changes • To reject the proposed application If the Board chooses either of the first two alternatives, the application will be submitted to the Florida Department of Community Affairs for consideration. If the grant is obtained, the consultant will be paid for application preparation from grant funds. If the application is denied, the county will not pay any application preparation fee to the consultant. If the Board chooses the third alternative and declines to submit the CDBG application, the county will be required to pay the consultant for preparation of the application. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the proposed application and authorize the public works director to submit the application to the Florida Department of Community Affairs for their consideration. Community Development Director Bob Keating reviewed the proposal for the Board and advised that staff recommends approval and adoption of the resolution. Robert Johnson of Clark Roumelis and Associates, consultant, passed out a summary of the project with excerpts from the application showing some minor revisions. Mr. Johnson advised that the County's score went up by a few points and that the project will include 6,000 linear feet of water lines, 11 fire hydrants, DECEMBER 12, 1995 12