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GOOK 108 FAGE 120 Activities designed to provide job training and placement and/or other employment support services on behalf of the participating party. Both the budget department and the community development department reviewed the CRA Care Centers proposal. The county's budget department reviewed the proposed project from a financial perspective, with emphasis on the financial background of CRA Care Centers. Attachment 1 is an inter -office memo which indicates the budget director's position regarding the project. Two letters are included as part of attachment 1. The first is a letter from the county's budget director to DCA. This letter lists the budget director's concerns regarding the proposed project and CRA Care Centers. DCA addressed those concerns in the second letter. Besides the budget depar ment's review, the county planning department also assessed the proposed project. Planning staff determined that the ALF's creation of 38 fiill-time jobs will benefit the county's economy. In addition, planning staff noted that the health service industry, in which ALFs are included according the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system, is part of the county's target industry list (Policy 2.6 of the Economic Development Element). That list reflects the current economic needs of Indian River County. If an Economic Development grant is awarded to Indian River County, a participating party agreement will be prepared by the county's attorney office. This agreement will outline the responsibilities of the county to the business and the business's responsibilities to the county. A sample of the type of responsibilities that will be required of the county from a participating party agreement includes monitoring all activities that involve CDBG funds to ensure that the Davis - Bacon wage requirements are met, confirming that the project has created the number of jobs indicated in the application, and tracking those jobs to ensure the positions are continued and filled by low/moderate income persons. These types of responsibilities require considerable knowledge of CDBG program rules, Davis -Bacon wage requirements, and various federal rules and regulations. A consultant that specializes in the CDBG program will have the necessary knowledge to administer an Economic Development grunt and guide the county through the process. According to the state's CDBG program rules, up to 8% of the CDBG funds can be utilized to corer the cost of application preparation and project administration. These fimctions could be done by a consultant. By using a consultant to prepare the application and administer the project, the county would get the benefit of the consultant's expertise with the program. Most consultants will prepare the application at no charge to the county, if the consultant is assured of administering the project if funded. If the application receives funding, the consultant would get a percentage of the project cost, ranging from 5% to 8%, for administering the project. If the project does not get funded, there would be no cost to the county for the consultant having prepared the application. As part of the CDBG program requirements, the Board of County Commissioners must establish a CDBG Citizen Advisory Task Force or activate the existing one. Attachment 2 is a copy of the membership list of the county's existing CDBG Citizens Advisory Task Force. According to DCA's CDBG rules, a public hearing to obtain citizen input is required prior to submitting any CDBG application. As structured, the hearing to be held at the January 19, 1999 Board meeting will meet that requirement for both the proposed Neighborhood Revitalization CDBG application and the proposed Economic Development CDBG application. With respect to the Neighborhood Revitalization application, the Board's only requirement is to confirm its decision of December 1, 1998 to apply for CDBG funds in that category during this application cycle. With respect to the Economic Development CDBG application, the Board has two options. These are: JANUARY 19, 1999 -36- _I