Agenda Packet Cc - regular meeting 3/28/1988

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TO: Mayor Grabc_k, G70NCL 'WEETING nrono Council Members r4AR Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator ? �locj Ili � FROM: John R. Gerhardson, Public Works Director j�"-�qq U V DATE: March 23, 1988 SOBJErT. Public clearing Year XIV Community Development Block Grant Program For Year XIV, 1968 the City will receive $23,053 cf Community Development Block Grant Funds. A requirement for receiving these funds is to conduct a public hearing to receive citizens inpact. The City published notice of the Public Hearing in the legal newspaper. The City has participated in the Block Grant Program for twelve years and have allocated monies to park development and improvements, comprehensive planning, handicaps ramps at voting precints, sanitary sewer assessments and rehabilitation of private property to just name a few. There seems to be a constant need for housing rehabi 1 itation. This program allows residents in the lower income brackett to have repairs to there dwelling such as roofing, plumbing, windows, insulating, etc. We have also been advised that we can allocate monies to the Highway 12 Corridor study. Recommendation - To allocate S7500 to the Highway 12 Corridor stud, and $15,553 to Rehabilitation of Private Property. Proposed motion moved, _second, to allocate $7500 to the Highway 12 Corridor study and $15, 553 to Rehabilitation of Private Property from year XIV Community Development Block Grant Funds. TO: Mayor Grabek, Orono Council Members FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City AdministratO�� Following the Plubic Hearing it is recommended that the funds he allocated as listed above. If any or al 1 funds for the Highway 12 Corridor Study are not used they can he reallocated to rehabilitation of private property without a formal puhlic hearing. Allocation to a new catagory that may come up during the year would requrt-,., another public hearing.