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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 grant for potable water improvements and hookups, fire hydrants, and easement acquisition. Table 3 lists the proposed activities for which the grant funds will be used. Table 3 : Proposed Activities Activity Budget (Approximately) Construction $575,000 Engineering $115,000 Administration $60,000 TOTAL CDBG BUDGET $750,000 Matching Funds By contributing a financial match to the project, the county has the opportunity to improve its application score. With the maximum match of $150,000, the county can gain 30 additional application points and, therefore, improve the project's chances of being fimded in this fiscal year. For the previous CDBG project in Wabasso, the county contributed funds for road paving as well as SHIP fiords for water impact fees. During that CDBG project, staff discovered that residents of the area were reluctant to participate in the county's SHIP program due to the requirement that a lien be placed on their homes in exchange for an interest-free or low-interest loan, which would be used to pay the water impact fee of $1,300. To accommodate those residents, the county agreed to waive the lien if residents signed a promissary note to pay back the SHIP loan in monthly payments. Using a monthly payment option for SHIP loans has produced numerous problems for county staff. Many hours of staff time have been required to collect these monthly payments. Collecting monthly payments requires the county to undertake activities similar to that of a financial institution, and the county does not have the resources to be involved in such activities. For the proposed CDBG project, the county proposes to offer SHIP grants of $1,300 to qualified households in the project area, with the grant funds to be used to pay the county's water impact fee. In the proposed CDBG application, the county will contribute $150,000 in SHIP funds to the proposed project in Wabasso. Those fiords will be available to qualified households in the project area to be used to pay the county's water impact fee. The proposed Neighborhood Revitalization CDBG application was reviewed by the CDBG Citizen Advisory Task Force at a meeting on June 14, 1999. Since a quorum was not present at that meeting, a formal recommendation regarding the application could not be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners. Instead, the Citizen Advisory Task Force members present at the June 14 meeting came to a unanimous consensus to forward the Neighborhood Revitalization CDBG application to the Board of County Commissioners for approval. As part of the CDBG application process, the county is required to hold a Fair Housing Workshop prior to submitting the grant application. The county's consultant will be present at the June 22 Board of County Commissioners meeting to conduct the Fair Housing Workshop as part of the public hearing. An information handout has been provided as attachment 8, which will complement the consultant's presentation on fair housing. With respect to the proposed Neighborhood Revitalization CDBG application, the Board of County Commissioners has three alternatives. These are: To approve the application as proposed; To approve the proposed application with changes; or To reject the proposed application. JUNE 229 1999 47 BOOK h9 PAGE GJ