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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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www.commerce.wa,gov
September 12,2018
The Honorable Sissi Bruch, Mayor
City of Port Angeles
PO Box 1150
Port Angeles, W A 98362
Dear Mayor Bruch:
I am pleased to inform you that the city ofPort Angeles has been selected by Commerce to
receive up to $745,044 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. This
award is based on the jurisdiction's CDBG General Purpose Grant application for an after school
child care program facility renovation and expansion with William Shore Pool District.
Prior to grart contract execution, this letter allows you to begin incurring costs not to exceed ten
percent ofyour award as ofthe date of this letter, for only the following activities:
o Administration including staffing, travel and training
o Review of environmental laws and authorities, including Section 1 06 of the National
Historic preservation Act of 1996
r Preliminary engineering design work and consultations needed for completion ofthe
environmental review
o Subrecipient agreements or professional service contracts for any of the above activities
CDBG procurement requirements must be followed before hiring professional services or
contractors to be funded by this CDBG award. These requirements are described in Sections 5
and 7 of the CDBG Management Handbook, which is available electronically at
www.commerce.wa. gov/cdbe
CDBG-specific compliance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) must be completed
before any construction bid advertising or property acquisition activity can occur. These
procedures are described in Section 6 ofthe CDBG Management Handbook.
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requirements.
Eligible costs will be reimbursed by Commerce after a grant contract between thejurisdiction
and Commerce is executed and the environmental review is complete (see enclosure for further
explanation). All costs to be reimbursed must comply with applicable state and federal
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A CDBG contract management rcbinar rvill be scheduled for the fall of 2018. The jurisdiction's
project manager and consultant directly engaged in the project are to participate in the u'ebinar.
Registration materials for this free u'ebinar will be forthcoming.
Ifyour project is not ready to proceed, resulting in the contract's execution being delayed over
90 days from the date of this letter, the CDBG award may be rescinded with an invitation to
reapply.
Michelle Reilly has been assigaed to develop this contract. If you have any questions about this letter
or grant award, please contact Michelle at (360) 725-2725 or michelle.reilly@commerce.wa.gov.
I congratulate you and others for your efforts thus far. We look forward to working with you on
this worthwhile proj ect.
Sincerely,
ktfu
Assistant Director
Enclosure
cc via email: Nathan West, Director of Community and Economic Development