Pinellas County, Florida Consolidated Plan
Consortium's Consolidated Strategic Plan FYs 2006-2010

2005-2006 Action Plan
Notice of Substantial Amendment

Pinellas County proposes to amend the above Consolidated Plan and Action Plan as follows for the purposes of reprogramming grant funds, programming of program income, and to allow additional activities to be carried out:

General : The Consolidated Plan will be amended to allow Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) float loan funded activities that meet a priority need.

Priority: Affordable Housing : (1) $1,005,372 in CDBG funds set aside in the 2005-2006 Action Plan as housing rehabilitation funds for the Tarpon Springs Housing Authority Rehabilitation project will be re-programmed. (2) HOME funds currently committed to Rental Housing Development for rehabilitation may also be used for new construction. (3) Up to $400,000 in CDBG funding may be used for the acquisition and rehab of housing sites throughout the urban county.

Priority: Homeless : (1) The Consolidated Plan will be amended to state that the Consortium may utilize CDBG public service funding for service delivery. (2) Up to $25,000 in CDBG public service funding may be set-aside for emergency grant payments. (3) Up to $300,000 in CDBG funding may be used for the rehabilitation or construction of public facilitie s. (4)The Homeless Emergency Project Supportive Housing Construction activity described in the Action Plan will be funded from CDBG instead of HOME.

Priority: Community Development : (1) Public facilities in revitalization and target areas may receive up to $920,000 in CDBG funding for acquisition, design, construction, or rehabilitation. (2) Up to $600,000 in CDBG funding may be used to make public facility improvements in Lealman .

Any individual, group, or agency wishing to comment on these proposed substantial amendments to the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan may submit such comments in writing to be received by April 13, 2006 at the following address: Pinellas County Community Development, Attn: Carrol Roark, 600 Cleveland Street, Suite 800, Clearwater, FL 33755. You may also email comments to or request further information from croark@pinellascounty.org , or by calling 727-464-8210.