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C~7 Bm 2 2' PAGE 154 N Chairman Brown opened the first public advertised for the FY 2005 CDBG project. No one present spoke in reference to the 2005 CDBG project. Chairman Brown closed the public hearing. Commissioner Shook moved to approve the Closeout Performance Report and Certificate of Completion for the FY 2005 Community Development Block Grant project, a copies of which are attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, Quiggle, Reives, and Shook Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Chairman Brown opened the second public hearing in reference to the FY 2008 Scattered Site Housing Community Development Block Grant project. Ms. Patt Crissman, representative from The Wooten Company stated a second public hearing was required to allow interested citizens to hear about and comment on the $400,000 proposed FY 2008 grant application. Ms. Crissman stated the project is intended to provide whole house rehabilitation assistance to homeowners making 50% or less of area median income. The applicant's house must be deteriorated, but capable of being brought up to HUD housing standards. The County can elect to relocate households where housing units are beyond repair. No local match is required for the grant. Lee County received a total of 104 applications for housing assistance with eleven (11) applicants being ineligible due to household income over the 50% median income level. A preliminary evaluation of the top thirty (30) applicants will be done by reviewing needs on the application and by drive-by inspections of the exterior of the houses. The Project Advisory Committee will meeting on July 9, 2008, to review the initial evaluations and complete write-ups for the top priority unites. Ms. Crissman further stated the Board would need to consider three decision points which include (1) relocation (typical cost $100,000), (2) rehabilitation (typical cost $40,000-$60,000 (substantial rehabilitation request) and (3) urgent repair (up to $40,000 total can be budgeted with $5,000 limit per unit). No one present spoke in reference to the FY 2008 CDBG project. Chairman Brown closed the public hearing. Commissioner Shook moved for staff to begin the application process for the FY 2008 CDBG project and to approve the three decision points stated above. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Brown, Kelly, Lemmond, Paschal, Quiggle, Reives, and Shook Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously.