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Third Substantial Amendment to the Consolidated Plan 2008-2009 Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant Recovery Program (CDBG-R) 2009. To achieve this goal the City would need to use 50 percent of the funds by June 17, 2009. Due to the processes and procedures involved with obligating funds for infrastructure projects the City will not be able to obligate 50 percent of the funds before the June 17, 2009 milestone date, although, the City will obligate the funds in 120 days from the date of the agreement between the City and HiJD as stated earlier Maximizing Job Creation and Economic Benefit Under this activity the city is estimating that 35 construction jobs will be created or retained. Addressing Intent of the Recovery Act This activity aims to invest in infrastructure and energy efficiency. that wiprovide future economic benefit. CDBG-R will provide funds to undertake public I ~icility improvements in CDBG eligible (low-income) areas of the city. By providing'fun~ling fir public facility improvements this will bring federal funds into the local jin7sdiction and address the intent of the Recovery Act. Additionally, with the award of a constructio~ontract the City aims to create construction jobs. (3) Jobs Created: (Report the number of full- and part-time jobs estirt~ate to be created an.i retained by the activity (including permanent, construction, and temporary jobs)). Response: CDBG-Administration - 0 Jobs CDBG-Public Facility Improvement-Streets 35 Constrncti~~n Juh (4) Additional Activity Informations (A description of how the activity will promote energy conservation, smart gr<~« th, ~~reen building techr~blogies, or reduced pollution emissions, if applicable.) '' ~. Response: In the propod public f~acility'~»hr~~~ cmenf_actiti~ity the city will be using a green building technoln~y called Ct~ld In-1~laceRcc~~cling (CIR). The process begins with a milling machine gri~iding offthe pavcm~nt t~~ he recycled~,Next, the material travels up a conveyor belt to the cycling unit. From there, the material`is separated by size by the screener. The pieces that are too big ark sept to the crusher:..?he cru,}~er breaks down these remaining pieces and sends them back to the screencz~ Finally an oil mixture is added to the screened material at the base of recycling unit. Once the C[R is produced, it is applied to the street similar to conventional asphalt pavement. 4 21 B-6