| First Name: | Chris |
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| Last Name: | Williamson |
| Email Address: | chris.williamson@ci.oxnard.ca.us |
| Affiliation | City of Oxnard |
| Subject | Comment on 2nd Investment Plan for GHG Fund |
| Comment |
In my city of 206,000 we have a large disadvantaged community, five 95%+ Calenviro screen census tracts, and are 80% non-White - just the population and circumstances for which you want to reserve GHGRF grants. But, we have NO staff to prepare applications that may, or may not, be granted. Consultants help, but they eventually need staff review and signoff and may not know the area well enough to do an accurate competitive grant. My suggestion is to take an annual small amount of the GHGRF and allocate it annually to the cities and counties that are HUD CDBG Entitled, based on a per capita formula with a minimum and maximum amount, to be used to prepare GHGRF grant applications. The community has three years to use these funds, which can accumulate, to prepare grants OR use the funds for actual GUG-reducing projects from a pre-approved list - something like CDBG programs - with your permission. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2015-09-02 08:50:27 |
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