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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem J4 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 2/17/10 Division: Administrator Bulk Item: Yes No X Department: Wastewater Staff Contact PersonlPhone #: Elizabeth W ood/292-4525 AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to hold and advertise hearings required for participation in CDBG program. ITEM BACKGROUND: CDBG has a citizen participation process that requires 2 hearings be held prior to the application submittal. The hearings must be posted not less than 5 days and not more than 20 days prior to hearings. A form of hearing notice for the first and second hearings is attached. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: NA CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: NA STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval. TOTAL COST: $1,000_ INDIRECT COST: BUDGETED: Yes Requested No DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE: SOURCE OF FUNDS: Coppitt and KL MSTUs COST TO COUNTY: REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes X AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year No APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMBIPurchasing _ Risk Management _ DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required_ DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM # Revised 7/09 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE (07.02) 1st Public Hearing Notice is considering applying to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for a Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of up to These funds must be used for one of the following purposes: 1. To benefit low and moderate income persons; 2. To aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; or 3. To meet other community development needs of recent origin having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community and where other financial resources are not available to meet such needs. The categories of activities for which these funds may be used are in the areas of housing, neighborhood revitalization, commercial revitalization, or economic development and include such improvement activities as acquisition of real property, loans to private-for-profit business, purchase of machinery and equipment, construction of infrastructure, rehabilitation of houses and commercial buildings, and energy conservation. Additional information regarding the range of activities that may be undertaken will be provided at the public hearing. For each activity that is proposed, at least 70% of the funds must benefit low and moderate income persons. In developing an application for submission to DCA, the displacement of persons as a result of planned CDBG activities. In addition, the is required to develop a plan to assist displaced persons. must plan to minimize A public hearing to receive citizen views concerning the community's economic and community development needs will be held at on at For information concerning the public hearing contact (name, address and telephone number). The public hearing is being conducted in a handicapped accessible location. Any handicapped person requiring an interpreter for the hearing impaired or the visually impaired should contact , at least calendar days prior to the meeting and an interpreter will be provided. Any non-English speaking person wishing to attend the public hearing should contact at least calendar days prior to the meeting and a language interpreter will be provided. To access a Telecommunication Device for Deaf Persons (TDD) please call Any handicapped person requiring special accommodation at this meeting should contact at least calendar days prior to the meeting. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE (07.02) 2nd Public Hearing Notice The is applying to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for a grant under the category in the amount of under the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. For each activity that is proposed, at least 70% of the funds must benefit low and moderate income persons. The activities, dollar amounts and estimated percentage benefit to low and moderate income persons for which is applying are: Describe in narrative form, the proposed project including location(s) and list in chart form the activities, dollar amounts, and percentage benefit to low and moderate income persons. The name of local government plans to minimize displacement of persons as a result of CDBG funded activities in the following manner: Describe in narrative form the efforts that will be taken to minimize displacement. If any persons are displaced as a result of these planned activities, the persons in the following manner: will assist such Describe in narrative form the assistance that will be provided. A public hearing to provide citizens an opportunity to comment on the application will be held at on at .A draft copy of the application will be available for review at that time. A final copy of the application will be made available at on Monday through Friday between the hours of no more than days after . The application will be submitted to DCA on or before . To obtain additional information concerning the application and the public hearing, contact The public hearing is being conducted in a handicapped accessible location. Any handicapped person requiring an interpreter for the hearing impaired or the visually impaired should contact at least calendar days prior to the meeting and an interpreter will be provided. Any non-English speaking person wishing to attend the public hearing should contact at least calendar days prior to the meeting and a language interpreter will be provided. To access a Telecommunication Device for Deaf Persons (TDD) please call . Any handicapped person requiring special accommodation at this meeting should contact at least calendar days prior to the meeting. Pursuant to Section 102 of the HUD Reform Act of 1989, the following disclosures will be submitted to DCA with the application. The disclosures will be made available by and DCA for public inspection upon request. These disclosures will be available on and after the date of submission of the application and shall continue to be available for a minimum period of five years. 1. Other government (federal, state and local) assistance to the project in the form of a gift, grant, loan, guarantee, insurance payment, rebate, subsidy, credit, tax benefit, or any other form of direct or indirect benefit by source and amount; 2. The identities and pecuniary interests of all developers, contractors, or consultants involved in the application for assistance or in the planning or development of the project or activity; 3. The identities and pecuniary interests of any other persons with a pecuniary interest in the project that can reasonably be expected to exceed $50,000 or 10% of the grant request (whichever is lower); 4. For those developers, contractors, consultants, property owners, or others listed in two (2) or three (3) above which are corporations, or other entities, the identification and pecuniary interests by corporation or entity of each officer, director, principal stockholder, or other official of the entity; 5. The expected sources of all funds to be provided to the project by each of the providers of those funds and the amount provided; and 6. The expected uses of all funds by activity and amount.