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CITY OF SOUTF{EUCLID

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1'o Whortr tt N4ayConcern: [, JosephFilippo, Directorof Financefbr the City of SouthEuclid,Ohio, clo certily orr this datethat after receivingnotificationof awardof grantin the arnounto f $ I 00,000 frorn the CuyahogaCor-rntyDepafimr:ntof Development,the funds requiredto cover the cosl of tLrernatchingfuncls($560,960),for the contributioniry the City of South Eucliclas project,are eitherin the unencumbered fund caslr applicantForthe abov'erefi:rence(l balarrceoIthe City's GeneralFundor are in the processof collectionand are not for any otherpurpose. appropriated contactme. Sfrould)iou recluireany furtherinformationor haveany questions,pLease Sincerely,

osephFilippo Directorof'Finance

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Cuyahoga County Department of Development

Program Title: Municipal Grant Program

Applicant: The City of South Euclid

Citizen Participation The City of South Euclid makes extensive efforts to involve citizens in the Municipal Grant Processin addition to the requiredpublic hearing.The following is a detaileddescriptionof the numerousactivities conductedwhich facilitate the high level of citizen participation. A general public hearing is conductedto explain the Municipal Grant Program Processand receive citizen input and suggestionsthrough questions and discussion.This public hearing is announced and advertised through a public notice in the local newspaper for two consecutiveweeks prior to the meeting. Members of Council were also mailed an invitation to attend eachmeeting. The-City of South Euclid utilizes the Tri-City Consortiumon Agtttg, a social work agency for the elderly that addressesthe needsof senior citizens in South Euclid, in its efforts to increase citizen participation and target those that could best be served, not only by the CDBG grant programs, but by all City, County, State and Federal grant programs. As elderly personsare presumedby HUD to be low and moderateincome households,this cooperative effort between the South Euclid Building Deparhnent and Office on Aging has proven to be increasingly important and effective over the past eight years. Currently two outreachsocial workers have experiencein the administration of the City Grant Program. The City of SouthEuclid Building Department,beginningin2}}4, beganinforming citizens door-to-door during their annual inspection process of the different programs available to residents to fix housing code violations or make interior and/or exterior improvements to their property. Grant Programs included the Exterior Maintenance Program, HELP Loan Program, Low Interest Loan Programsfor Seniors,and the Heritage Home Loan Program.