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001 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OP COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action A en a <br /> Item No. t <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 21, 1987 <br /> SUBJECT: Community Development Block Grant Program Amendment <br /> DEPARTMENT: Housing/unity Development PUBLIC HEARING: X Yes No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Fikes <br /> p Pram Ame�ment TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To authorize submission of a Community Development Block Grant <br /> Program Amendment for the Councilville Community to the Depart- <br /> ment of Natural Resources and Community Development and receive <br /> public comment regarding the amendment. <br /> BACKGROUND: The original budget for the Street Improvements activity in the <br /> Councilville Community was $156,500. However, the actual street <br /> improvements cost was $241,073 which is $84,573 over the budgeted <br /> amount. This cost difference is attributable to the lowest bid <br /> for the Street improvements contract exceeding the cost estimate <br /> given by the John R. McAdams Company. <br /> Since, all proposed activities in the Councilville area have been <br /> completed and excess funds main, the Housing and Community <br /> Development Staff propose the submission of a program amendment <br /> to the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development <br /> (NRCD) to transfer $84,573 to the Street Improvements budget. <br /> State regulations require that any budget changes which exceed <br /> 10% of the total grant amount receive NRCD prior approval. The <br /> amount of $84,573 exceeds 10% of the total grant award of $687,000. <br /> NRCD also requires a public hearing be conducted to receive citizen <br /> comments prior to submission of a program amendment. Citizen input <br /> should be reviewed to determine whether comments are in approval or <br /> objection to the program amendment. <br /> This amendment will place all remaining funds in appropriate line <br /> item accounts to facilitate expenditure of all Councilville CDBG <br /> funds and will supersede all prior program amendments to this <br /> program. Approval of the program amendment will enable close- <br /> out of the Councilville project. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : <br /> Approve submission of a program amendment to NRCD to transfer <br /> $84,573 to the Street Improvements budget for the Councilville <br /> Community Development Program and authorize Chair to sign the <br /> Program Amendment. <br />