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In addition, Year One also calls for homeowner incentives to be defined and for grant funding to be sought for re-inspection start-up funding and/or for the establishment of a revolving fund for repairs of failing systems. Year Twa of Phase One calls for • hiring a GIS database specialist at .5 FTE to begin database development as a long-term planning and evaluation tool, • further development of training. materials, • holding educational sessions for targeted groups and individuals, • random inspection sampling to assess the need for full program of re-inspections, and • finalize funding mechanisms for program continuation. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Assuming hiring a health educator beginning May 1, 2000, costs would include: • two months of salary and benefits (approximately $7,400), • one time start up costs (approximately $3,300) -includes office furniture, computer • minimal operating costs (approximately $300) to begin in this fiscal year. The total cost in the 1999-2000 fiscal year would be $11,OOD. In the 2000-2001 budget, the costs would be: • a full-year salary and benefits for health educator (appro~amately $44,429) • $15,000 for operating expenses for a subtotal of $59,429 for the education plan • salary and benefits for ahalf-time GIS specialist (approximately $24,358) • one-time start-up costs (appro~amately $13,000 - includes a GIS worksta#ion, printer, office furniture) • operating expenses ($3,000) for a subtotal of $40,358 for the addition of GIS. The total cost for the 2000-2001 fiscal year would be $99,787. Funds are available in the Miscellaneous Expenditure function, Manager's Miscellaneous account, to fund the current year costs. If the Board approves the program, projected funds for the following year will be included in the 2000-01 Manages Recommended Budget this spring. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report.