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4 Eligibility Analysis Eligible applicants (73 %) 33 Ineligible applicants (27 %) 12 Total applicants 45 Additional Information Staff is aware of five (5) property owners who have chosen to pay the connection fees directly to OWASA. Only one of these property owners has applied for the County grant program. Additionally, there are ten (10) property owners with family incomes that exceed 80% of the median income and are therefore ineligible for the grant program. Although some of them have paid the fees and associated plumbing costs themselves, concern has been raised by a couple of owners about finance fees that OWASA charges to those that choose to utilize their payment plan. The concern on the part of these residents is that not only do they have to pay the availability and meter fees without assistance, but also they are required to pay an additional fee for paying in installments. A copy of pertinent OWASA policies is attached for reference purposes. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with receiving this report. A portion of the $156,000 appropriated in FY 2001 -02 to cover grant program costs for water line connections (which reverted to General Fund fund balance on June 30, 2002) will need to be reappropriated through a budget amendment before the end of June 2003 to cover actual expenditures during FY 2002 -03. Grant funds remaining as of June 30, 2003 will need to be carried forward to the FY 2003 -04 budget to cover grants to eligible applicants who may apply between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report as information, and provide direction to staff on any additional information needed or possible changes to the grant program parameters.