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STAFF REPORT PAGE TWO JUNE 1, 1994 The competitive process this year was viewed as very unproductive as it was perceived that some committee members were too subjective in their determinations as to what projects should receive funding. It was also apparent to many committee members and applicants that Ramsey County staff had their own agenda for the process and ignored some of the recommendations made by the committee. There was consensus that the current system is not satisfactory and the suggestion was made that Ramsey County and the cities explore the possibility of changing from a competitive application process to an allotment process. In the allotment process, each City would receive a designated amount each year to complete projects. It would also be possible to "save" annual allotments to secure funds for large projects, or trade allotments from city to city in times when one city may have a major project and another city did not have plans for their money for that year. While Denise could not speak on behalf of the County Board, she did state that the County wants to work with the cities to determine a system that is satisfactory, recognizing that any system would have to be consistent with HUD regulations. One of the concerns raised at the meeting was the three year term of the First Amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement (No. 3 . on the attached Amendment) . Denise was asked to find out if the cities can "opt" in for only one year and use the year to develop a new system. Denise will be determining this and informing everyone by the end of the week. If the answer is that the cities must "opt" in for a three year period due to HUD regulations, the following language was developed to be included in resolutions passed by the individual cities: "Said approval is contingent upon the development of a reallocation process to govern the disbursement of CDBG funds which is to be approved by a majority vote of Ramsey County municipalities with the further understanding that any allocation process approved must have as its principle objective the benefit of low and moderate income residents" . The group requested that Ramsey County provide the cities with a letter, or resolution, from the Board, stating that the County Board would be willing to consider an allocation process developed and approved by the cities.