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nothing had been done to the remaining portion of the Road. ~ 8~ The County Manager left the meeting to call Mr. S. H. Jones, District Engineer. Mr.. Janes advised that all work had ceased due to a Right of Way problem. Discussion ensued. The Clerk was instructed to inquire of the Department of Transportation as to the specific right of way problem being encourntered and to advise Mr. Parker of the reply. Chairman Garrett referred to Item #7 on the Agenda: Mr. Ervin Dobson, Planning Director, will review with the Berard of Commissioners a:chedule for developing a 701 Planning Grant Proposal for the 1976-- 1977 Fiscal year. Mr. Dobson made the following presentation: I. 'representatives of Orange County met with other local units of Government on January 12 at the Region J offices to discuss grant applications for HUD "7D1" Funding for the coming fiscal .year. "701" Funds $re Federal Funds which have been apprapri- ated to. local units of Government through the National Housing Act (as amended) since 1954." A. These funds are designated primarily to help towns and Counties improve their local planning and management capabilities. (1) Orange County received $7,200. this fiscal year to aid it in launching a Comprehensive Planning Management Program. Thru -tt4is aid we have a. Completed base mapping. b. Done'~ounty Land Use. c. Added needed staff personnel. d. Have worked on various programs, soils land classifica- tion geared toward deriving a comprehensive plan. B. "701" Funds totaling will be 2 million to be allocated '~ again this year to v. C. and will again be administered thru DNER': (l) Funds will be allocated on a competitive bases (100 counties over 400 municipalities.) C. Grants will largely be based upon: (1) T.ocal planning capability - ability to carry out programs. (2) Measurement of this years performance in programs. II. Activities which are eligible - A. Almost anything related to planning/management activities. ` III. All local requests will be prioritized on the following basic: (1) Need indicators a. Numk7er and percent of substandard housing. ,_. b. Average higher percent of uncollected taxes for the past three years. c. Percent of population increase over past 10 years. d. Financial need for assistance Total assessed valuation - Assessed valuation per capita - Percent of families below proverty level. (2) Capability - based upon implementation of past planning efforts and readiness of officials to implement a current work program. IV. Suggested procedure fox fund application this year. A. A meeting of Planning Staff members, Region J representa- tives, DNER representatives, and County Management to meet on Monday, February 9, 1976. (1) Evaluation this years program - determine what needs to be continued. (2) Determine what new planning direction we need to take.