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------....----- '. e It r BUSCH, HUTCHISON & ASSOCIATES, INC. CONSULTING ENGINEERS 1107 FLEETWOOD DRIVE - BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 - PHONE (713) 422-8213 . December 11, 1975 Honorable Mayor Pro Tem and City Commissioners City of La Porte P.O. Box 1115 La Porte, Texas 77571 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT APPLICATION In March, 1975, we attempted to submit, for the City of La Porte, an application for a Community Development BlocK Grant. This is a fund administered by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare through the Houston-Galveston Council of Governments. The money available is 100% grant so the City does not need to have matching funds in any amount. The specific aims of this grant program are: . - The elimination and prevention of slums and blight - The elimination of unhealthy and unsafe conditions - The conservation and expansion of the nation's housing stock - The expansion and improvement of community services - A more national utilization of land - Reducing the isolation of income groups - Providing for historic preservation Due to the short notice which was given and the required public hearings which had to be held before submitting the application, we did not meet the deadline. This later became acedemic since the funds allotted in Fiscal Year 1975, were very short and were used up long before cities of La Porte's size and circumstances got consideration. Funds for Fiscal Year 1976 have not yet been appropriated, but they are expected to be ~reater than in 1975. If available, La Porte could get up to about 200,000.00. In any case these applications must be submitted to HGAC by February 15, 1976. Prior to this action, the City of La Porte must pass two resolutions concerning the submission of the application as well as hold at least two public hearings similar to those held last spring. The last public hearing must be held fifteen days before adopting the community development program which will come out of the public hearings. The combination of these various requirements again makes the time very short. .