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Public Hearing <br /> (Legislative) <br /> 1QAC <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Joseph A. Baird; County Administrator <br /> DIVISION HE CONCURRENCE: <br /> Vincent Burke, P.E. <br /> Director of Utility Services <br /> FROM: Arjuna Weragoda, P.E. <br /> Capital Projects Manager <br /> DATE: May 18, 2015 <br /> SUBJECT: Second Public Hearing to receive public comments for the Neighborhood <br /> Revitalization (NR) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) <br /> It is requested that the following information be given formal consideration by the Board of <br /> County Commissioners at its regular meeting on June 2, 2015. <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> On December 16, 2014, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) at the 1st <br /> Public Hearing, authorized staff to move forward with the application process for a new <br /> Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The proposed application will serve the West <br /> Wabasso Sewer Phase II and East Gifford Area Drainage Projects, to be submitted as one <br /> application and bring the matter forward at the 2nd Public Hearing. <br /> The next Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application cycle closes June 22, 2015.An <br /> official Notice of Funding Availability(NOFA)was released in April 2015.The County and Guardian <br /> CRM Inc. (Grant Administrator on the Phase I project) have undertaken all necessary steps to <br /> complete the best scoring application possible including conducting a Citizen's Advisory Task <br /> Force (CATF) meeting. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides an opportunity for eligible <br /> cities and counties to compete for funds to improve local housing, streets, utilities, and public <br /> F:\Utilities\UTILITY-Engineering\Projects-Utility Construction Permits\IRC-West Wabasso Community Sewer System Phase 2-UCP#4117\Admin\BCC Items\BCC <br /> Memo-2nd Public Hearing S-15-15.docx <br /> 143 <br />