ORD-2014-011 Report and Recommendations from the County and Town Managers Regarding the Implementation of Improvements in the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood

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He said two staff members attended the meeting on the 28th and he referenced the steps outlined in the memo below: it Date: March 3, 2014 To: Michael S. Talbert, Interim County Manager Commissioner Mark Dorosin From: Tara L. Fikes, Director Subject: CDBG Infrastructure Application cc: Orange County Board of Commissioners As you will recall, last Thursday Commissioner Dorosin shared with us information regarding an upcoming application workshop for the new CDBG Infrastructure Grant workshop sponsored by the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the new administrators of this program. He noted that this could be a funding opportunity for the Rogers Road community. Thus, on last Friday, February 28th, James Davis and I attended this workshop in Raleigh to gather information about the program. The room was full at this first of three workshops to be held in the state so it is probably safe to surmise that there is lots of interest in this program around the state. The following is a summary of the information gleaned from this workshop and the critical decision points to be considered should the County wish to apply for these funds for the Rogers Road community. According to their program statement, "the purpose of the Infrastructure Program is to construct public water and sewer infrastructure to mitigate public and environmental health problems in areas where the percentage of low to moderate income persons is at least 51 percent." There is a total of$10 million available for applications submitted by April 1 and another$15 million available for applications submitted by May 1. The maximum award is $3 million dollars over a three year period. The type of wastewater projects allowable that matches most closely the needs in the Rogers Road community is a project that extends public sewer to areas with failed septic systems. With this in mind, below are the critical information needs that must be addressed when considering whether to prepare an application at this time. Budget The applicant (local government) must provide "match"funds that will be used for the I. pp ( 9 ) P house connections to the sewer lines and abandoning septic systems. (All houses in the area must be connected to a new system.) Connection funds can come from the applicant's enterprise fund. (Evidence of the commitment of funds must be included in the application.)