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facilities. These funds are available in several categories: Commercial Revitalization, Housing Rehabilitation, and Neighborhood Revitalization. In 2011, Indian River County was awarded a Neighborhood Revitalization Community Development Block Grant. Funds from that grant were used to provide improvements associated with sanitary sewer, flood control, and drainage to the West Wabasso Phase I Community (43 households were connected to centralized sewer). The grant has recently been closed and the County is now eligible to apply for a new CDBG. In order to apply for up to $750,000 in CDBG funds, the Board of County Commissioners must hold a Fair Housing Workshop as well as two separate public hearings. The CATF meeting and First Public Hearing are complete. A Neighborhood Revitalization Category CDBG has been selected based on these meetings and public and staff input.The proposed project includes West Wabasso Sewer Phase II and East Gifford Flood and Drainage project. Both projects are needed in order to score favorably on the application. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS CDBG Program Under the regular CDBG program, the County may only have one funded regular CDBG application open at a time. The NR CDBG for West Wabasso Phase 1 was completed successfully and the grant closed. The County is eligible to reapply. Neighborhood Revitalization purpose: This category is primarily for potable water and sanitary sewer installation or replacement (including hook-ups), street paving, and drainage improvements in low/moderate income neighborhoods. Funds may also be used to purchase and develop property as sites for low/moderate income housing. This is a very competitive grant category. The subject project and the public hearing is a continuation of the work initiated in the West Wabasso Phase 1 project. Also, as part of the West Wabasso Phase II project County intends to improve the drainage in the East Gifford area specifically bounded by 43rd Street to the north, FEC railroad right-of-way to the east, 41St Street to the south and 29th Avenue to the west. CDBG Application Cycle The Neighborhood Revitalization CDBG application is subject to an annual application cycle. The next application deadline is June 22, 2015. Biddable plans and specifications,two public hearings, signed applications, completed resolution for signatures and leverage, income survey and permit applications must all be completed and submitted to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (FDEO) by the application due date. F:\Utilities\UTILITY-Engineering\Projects-Utility Construction Permits\IRC-West Wabasso Community Sewer System Phase 2-UCP#4117\Admin\BCC Items\BCC Memo-2nd Public Hearing 5-15-15.docx 144