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With respect to the Rockridge Sewer project, that project has been delayed due to circumstances beyond the County' s control. The delay has been associated with the County' s FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) application. To fully fund the Rockridge Sewer project, the County had planned to utilize HMGP funds in conjunction with CDBG Disaster Recovery Initiative program funds. The County, however, has been unsuccessful in obtaining approval from the Division of Emergency Management (DEM) and FEMA for HMGP funding. In fact, the County recently received a letter from FEMA rejecting the HMGP funding request because the county had begun construction of the project prior to FEMA' s authorization for initiation of construction. The County has since filed an appeal with FEMA. Recently, the County requested assistance from the CDBG Disaster Recovery Initiative grant management group to reverse the FEMA-HMGP management team' s denial of funding for the project. Even though the County has to date been unsuccessful in securing HMGP funding, the County has progressed with the sewer project. In June 2007, the County issued a "Notice to Proceed" for construction of the Rockridge vacuum sewer system project. Currently, the project is approximately 60% complete. With regard to Phase lI of the Wabasso water line project, that project was included as a new activity in grant Amendment #2 . Recently, the County awarded a contract to construct the project, held a preconstruction conference, and issued a "Notice to Proceed" to the contractor to begin construction. Enclosed, please find the Amendment 44 package consisting of the following: DCA Form — "Modification #4 to Grant Agreement" (3 copies all with original signatures) . ■ Amended DCA CDBG Program Budget and Scope of Work (3 copies attached to "Modification 94 to Grant Agreement" form). Amended DCA CDBG Program Project Work Plans, broken out for each activity per DCA ' s request (3 copies attached to "Modification #4 to Grant Agreement" form) . DCA Form — "Request for Amendment (07 .02)" ( 1 copy). Revised original application pages showing the revised budget line items. If you have any questions regarding this Amendment, please contact Mr. Fred Fox, the County' s Grant Administrator, at (904) 810-5183 . Sincerely, San a L. Bowden Bo d of County Commissioners Chairman cc : Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator