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If
you,
if
you're
in
the
audience,
you
can
silence
your
cell
phones,
if
you
don't
mind
and
do
the
same,
make
sure
I'm,
good
and
we'll
go
ahead
and
call
the
roll
and
we'll
we've
just
got
an
hour.
So
we'll
go
ahead
and
get
started
and
we're
just
a
few
minutes
behind
with
ket
I
think
so
having
a
bit
of
a
technical
difficulty.
So
we'll
we'll
get
fixed.
But.
A
Right
we'll
wait
to
approve
the
minutes
for
the
first
and
second
meeting
since
have
to
first
and
second
I
believe
Mr,
John
Hicks
is
here,
so
we
thank
him.
He's
the
budget
director
with
the
governor's
office
in
East,
Kentucky,
state
aid,
funding
for
emergencies,
the
EK,
safe
and
also
for
West
Kentucky
and
I.
Appreciate
you
being
here.
If
you
would,
if
you
just
introduce
yourselves,
and
you
may
begin,
thank.
C
C
Thank
you
for
being
here
thanks
for
having
us
Mr
chairman
I,
want
to
give
you
all
an
update
today,
basically
on
both
both
safe
funds
and
kind
of
an
explanation
of
the
process
that
we
go
through
with
applications,
review
and
approvals
and
the
information
on
awards
that
have
been
made
to
date.
How
much?
What
for
and
to
whom,
as
well
as
identification
I've,
got
an
issue
that
I
want
to
identify
a
little
bit
later
in
the
presentation
and
happy
to
take
questions.
So
let
me
just
start.
C
and
and
here's
how
the
200
million
breaks
down.
Emergency
Management,
which
we're
here
to
basically
talk
about
today,
gets
the
the
biggest
bulk
of
the
money,
but
also
a
30
million
to
the
Department
of
Education
25
million
to
a
new
program
over
an
economic
development
called
the
risk
assistance
fund,
and
then
there
was
a
special
9
million
dedicated
to
University
of
Kentucky.
They
they
lost
a
whole
lot
of
that
facility
in
Princeton
Kentucky,
then
a
small
amount
to
Murray
State.
C
On
the
East
Kentucky
side,
we
had
a
special
session
last
summer,
appropriated
another
200
million
from
the
general
fund,
and
we
still
had
about
12.7
million
left
from
the
federal
arpa
funds
that
could
be
used
for
water
and
sewer
infrastructure,
and
so
that
was
added
as
well.
In
this
case,
the
fund
expires
at
the
end
of
the
current
biennium
and
and
how
did
that?
200
million
get
split
up,
Emergency
Management
at
75
million,
but
then
in
a
separate
provision
they
had
another
40
million
and
the
language
in
that.
C
Second
provision
said
that
if
you
don't
spend
all
the
75
or
award
the
seven
all
the
75
by
January
7th,
essentially
when
the
general
assembly
convened
for
this
session,
that
that
authorization
expired
and
so
we're
here
to
also
inform
you
of
that
and
then
Advocate
that
we
really
need
that
40
million
and
and
would
require
an
action
of
the
general
assembly
and
we'll
continue
to
communicate
that
to
other
members.
Let's
make
sure
everybody's
clear
on
why
that
is
in
the
Department
of
Education.
C
Who-
and
let
me
just
add
my
office
reports
every
month
through
the
Appropriations
Revenue
committee,
the
Department
of
Education
reports,
every
month,
the
department
to
the
interim
to
Appropriations
and
revenue
on
on
the
uses
of
the
fund.
C
So
just
for
your
all
this
information,
we,
we
monthly,
update
the
awards
that
are
made
then
45
million
to
the
transportation
cabinet
for
the
non-federal
share
of
State
Road
and
Bridge
repairs
for
the
Eastern
Kentucky
disaster,
so
who
so
first,
what's
in
the
law,
these
are
areas
within
those
two
designated
Federal
disasters,
the
tornadoes
and
the
storms
in
the
west
and
the
flooding
in
the
East.
Local
governments
are
eligible
recipients,
non-profit
or
public
utility
service
providers,
our
eligible
recipients,
state
agencies
and
school
districts.
C
So
that's
the
who
that
can
now
for
what
one
of
the
things
that's
important,
that
was
in
both
versions
of
the
bills,
the
West
Kentucky
and
East
Kentucky
was
that
applicants
must
do
their
due
diligence
and
make
sure
they
apply
for
any
eligible
FEMA
assistance.
Any
insurance
claims
the
idea,
with
the
the
safe
fund
kind
of
being
a
backstop
to
some
of
those
things.
C
One
of
the
important
elements
that
you
know
in
working
with
the
general
assembly
was
for
strained
fiscal
liquidity
and
that
kind
of
means
for
the
city
of
Mayfield,
who
had
to
endure
a
lot
of
unexpected
expenses.
You
know
in
their
municipal
government
unbudgeted
uses
right
to
to
initially
recover.
You
know
they
had
to
write
checks.
C
You
know
they
weren't
planning
to
write
checks
for,
and
so
the
other
parts
of
the
government
that
needs
to
run
and
operate
that
is
funded
and
budgeted
by
the
city
you
know,
could
go
lacking,
and
so
in
order
to
fill
that
Gap
so
that
they
can
keep
their
regular.
You
know
processes
and
operations
going.
We
have
an
ability
to
for
them
to
apply
and
us
to
award
funding
for
that
strained
fiscal
liquidity.
C
It's
not
for
the
it's
not
for
the
disaster
relief,
it's
for
the
things
that
would
have
go
wanting
because
they
had
to
urgently
move
some
of
the
resources,
also
renovation
replacement
of
public
buildings
that
were
damaged
reimbursements
for
cost.
C
During
response
and
Recovery
planning
efforts,
you'll
see
in
several
cases,
some
of
these
localities
are
working
on
a
a
community
and
or
floodplain
planner
to
really
I
mean
think
of
Mayfield
and
Dawson
Springs,
particularly
where
they
really
have
to
think
about
how
to
rebuild
and
then
other
uses
resulted
relating
to
the
damage
from
the
disasters
and
in
the
in
both
bills.
You
know
the
funding
is
for
the
damage
related
to
the
tornadoes
and
storms
or
flooding.
C
You
know
not
for
anything
else,
so
so
it's
narrowly
drawn
on
purpose
so
in
the
West
Kentucky
fund
same
uses
as
in
the
I'm.
Sorry.
What
I'm
saying
here
is
in
the
special
session
this
summer,
where
we're
dealing
with
the
Eastern
Kentucky
safe
fund.
There
was
an
additional
use
provided
for
the
Western
Kentucky
safe
funds,
and
that
was
in
recognition
of
some
public
school
districts,
particularly
and
and
local
governments,
whose
property
valuations
are
going
to
decline
because
of
the
destruction
basically
of
homes
and
businesses
and
so
we'd.
C
You
know
we've
been
dealing
with
those
local
superintendents,
particularly
about
this
issue
very
concerned,
because
of
the
way
that
the
Sikh
fund
formula
will
work
and
so
as
a
as
a
result,
as
a
response
to
that.
That
became
a
new
additional
use
with
a
step
down
over
these
next
three
years
as
you'll
see.
The
point
that
I
want
to
make
here
is
those
jurisdictions
cannot
seek
the
funds
until
the
year.
We're
in
is
over
right
because
you've
got
to
prove
what
did
you
get
this
year
versus
what
did
you
get
the
prior
year?
A
C
To
this,
thank
you
for
reminding
me
I
skipped
over
that
inadvertently
yeah.
The
way
the
bill
reads
is
if,
if
there
are
other
sources
that
come
to
that
jurisdiction
that
City
that
county
that
utility,
then
they
have
a
they-
have
a
payback
provision
to
to
the
safe
fund
within
the
time
period
that
the
safe
funds
still
exists
or
to
the
general
fund
if
it
were
to
be
later
in
in
time.
C
So
so
that's
definitely
a
highlighted
provision
and
one
that,
when
we
Monitor
and
will
monitor,
because
the
people
beside
me
really
pay
close
attention,
they
know
what
comes
back
from
FEMA
and
and
other,
for
example,
delayed
Insurance
claim
as
well.
Yeah.
A
C
Yeah,
in
fact,
overflooding
it's
yeah
it's
supposed
to
come
back
into
the
safe
fund
itself,
while
that
safe
fund
is
active.
That's
why
I
put
the
the
termination
dates
there.
Yeah.
Thank
you
so,
in
terms
I'm
gonna
turn
it
over
to
to
director
schlenker
to
talk
about
some
of
the
processes
that
we've
instituted.
D
Hey
thanks
for
having
me
and
opportunity
to
answer
any
questions
or
anything
that
we
can
help
clear
up.
So
both
bills
identified
the
department
of
military
Affairs,
division
of
Emergency
Management
to
administer
the
funds,
and
so
there
we're
very
used
to
administering
the
Federal
Emergency
Management
agency
funds
and
things.
But
this
was
new
for
us,
and
so
we
had
to
start
from
zero
and
kind
of
build
up
the
system
and
they're.
D
One
of
the
first
things
we
did
was
provide
technical
assistance
and
we
continue
to
do
that
almost
daily
I
I'm
comfortable
with
saying
daily.
So
if
there's
questions
because
it's
brand
new,
it's
a
brand
new
bill
brand
new
fund
brand
new
way
we
administer
it
and
and
whether
it's
myself
assistant
director,
Roby
or
others
in
the
building,
we're
always
answering
calls
are
available
if
we
can
help
walk
through
this
new
process.
But
so
what
will
happen?
D
Is
we
created
a
application
and
a
set
of
guidelines
that
were
provided
to
the
local
applicants
and
they'll
submit
their
applications
to
a
multi-agency
team
for
review
for
review
on
that
team?
Are
several
subject
matter:
experts,
as
as
described
by
secretary
Hicks?
There's
a
you
know,
a
wide
variety
of
different
eligible
uses
for
it.
So
we've
tried
to
find
the
subject
matter,
experts
that
can
talk
about
whether
it's
water
or
sewer
or
road
or
whatever
it
may
be
that
we're
talking
about
as
well.
D
So
it's
comprised
of
multiple
different
experts
coming
from
Emergency,
Management,
Finance,
Administration,
energy,
environment,
cabinet,
local
Department
of
local
government
and
general
councils
as
well,
and,
of
course
the
state
budget
office
is
present.
So
when
we
get
those
applications,
we'll
call
a
meeting
and
there's
no
set
time
for
the
meetings.
D
There's
no
set
we're
only
going
to
meet
when
we
get
application
in
our
goal
is
to
act
on
them
as
fast
as
we
can
so
we'll
call
a
meeting
impromptu
meeting
very
quickly,
but
that
multi-agency
team
will
get
in
review
and
the
first
thing
we're
going
to
look
for
to
determine
if
the
application
is
eligible-
and
that
is
a
secretary
Hicks
said
The
Who
and
the
what
first
who's
asking
are
they
eligible
and
then
what
are
they
asking
for?
Is
it
eligible
and
then
moving
on?
D
And
occasionally-
and
this
is
common
in
the
Emergency
Management
reimbursement
processes.
Occasionally,
the
application
won't
tell
the
whole
story,
or
we
would
like
to
see
some
additional
information
provided
to
help
us
understand
what
they
ask
for
so
we'll
defer
those
and
then
and
communicate
back
to
the
applicant
that
what
we
would
like
clarified
and
ask
that
they
provide
us
that
documentation
or
resubmit
if
they
needed
to
or
whatever,
but
once
the
team
gets
there
were,
the
all
or
part
of
the
application
can
be
approved.
D
Then
we'll
approve
the
application,
then
it'll
immediately
go
into
processing
and
that
very
first
award
as
I'll
call
it
it
that
that
requires
a
contract
with
the
state
and
and
the
applicant
so
that
first
award.
We
start
the
contract
process
and
and
I
wanted
to
point
that
out,
because
that
starts
with
Emergency
Management
back
to
the
local
applicant,
then
back
to
Emergency
Management
and
then
we'll
send
upstairs
to
the
administration
of
Department
of
military
Affairs
and
then
over
to
the
finance
cabinet.
D
And
then
we
can
execute
the
contract
and
and
submit
the
award
into
the
account
for
the
local
applicant.
Now
beyond
that,
because
there's
no
limit
on
the
number
of
applications
you
can
submit
beyond
that.
We
put
the
language
in
there
where
we
don't
have
to
do
that
contract
price
every
time,
because
our
goal
is
to
be
is
expedite
these
as
much
as
legally
possible
and
so
beyond
that
first
award
after
that,
it
just
goes
from
okay,
Emergency
Management
processing
to
the
applicant,
and
we
move
them
right
on
from
there.
Yeah.
A
I've
not
heard
any
negative
stories
about
the
state's
fund.
I've
heard
several
about
FEMA
with
the
being
denial
denial,
denial.
Of
course
I'm
from
Marshall
County,
where
it
was,
was
impacted
and
heard.
Some
some
stories
is
the
wait
time
has
that
improved
any
is
Eastern
Kentucky
experiencing
sort
of
the
same
issues
we
have
in
West
Kentucky
with
FEMA.
B
D
I
can
say
we
met
as
late
as
today
this
morning
about
how,
with
FEMA
and
and
their
coordinate,
cooperating
cooperation
with
this
about.
What
do
we
need
to
do
to
move
faster
and
unlock
some
of
these
things
and
get
the
funds
out?
So
we're
constantly
advocating
they're
at
the
table,
trying
to
figure
out
the
big
process
and
the
big
system
of
how
we
can
improve
it
here
at
the
local
level
and
get
money
on
the
street
as
fast
as
possible,
because.
C
Yeah,
let
me
add
one
other
thing
that
when
director
slinker
was
talking
about
the
technical
assistance,
we've
only
had
a
very
small
number
of
denials
of
applications
and
I.
Think
that
goes
to
the
amount
of
assistance
that
Emergency
Management
is
providing
to
the
applicants
right.
We
don't
want
them,
we
don't
want
to
deny
I
mean
you
know
we
want
to
coach
them
to
to.
You
know
to
meet
the
requirements,
but
but
you
know
so
that
there
isn't
a
lot
of
back
and
forth.
You
know
so
that
they
can.
B
D
Thanks
secretary
and
and
that's
kind
of
where
I'll
kind
of
wrap
up
we're
always
available
for
consultation,
whether
it's
with
somebody
from
the
general
assembly,
any
of
those
local
governments
that
call
I
regularly
talk
to
members
of
Miss
Roby
talks
to
members
of
them
as
well
of
those
local
governments.
So
we're
always
available
for
that
consultation.
If
or
if
they
have
a
question
and
we'll
we'll
continue
to
do
that.
D
C
Wanted
to
provide
a
little
bit
of
information
of
the
awards
so
far,
so
so
I
think
this
is
a
little
out
of
order,
but
I'll
get
back
to
it,
so
in
East,
Kentucky,
safe
fund
of
the
75
million
that
that
I
was
referring
to
that
went
to
emergency
management,
because
the
other
40
has
now
expired.
We've
done
about
40
million
dollars
of
awards
there
and
you
can
see
in
those
two
big
blue
boxes.
C
90
of
it
are
either
strained
fiscal
liquidity
to
cities
and
counties
and
utilities
or
their
their
share
of
FEMA
eligible
projects,
and
what
I
mean
by
that
is
typically
FEMA
is
a
75
Federal
25
non-federal
and
in
Kentucky
for
a
long-standing
policy
has
been
that
Commonwealth
pays.
12
percent
and
the
local
entity
pays
13.
So
this
is
the
13
primarily
of
local
applicants
and
and
the
way
that
we
come
they
have
to
and
and
Stephanie
Roby
is
keeps
an
eye
on
that.
C
We
actually
look
into
the
FEMA
portal
to
determine
the
values
that
that
the
projects
have
been
submitted,
and
so
they,
and
so
the
applicant,
is
estimating
what
that
value
is,
and
we
go
to
the
amount
that
the
portal
at
least
expresses
so
and
so,
if
it's
less
than
what
they
estimated
they'll,
come
back
with
another
application
to
get
the
to
fill
it
back
up.
So
so
it's
not
so
so
we
so
that's
good
documentation
from
our
standpoint.
C
So
a
couple
of
things
you
know
you
mentioned
there's
something
on
here:
called
High
Ground
sites,
one
of
the
things
that
was
in
the
western
or
the
East
Kentucky
safe
fund
was,
you
know,
an
expectation
of
some
of
the
recovery.
You
know
that
we're
going
to
have
with
relocation
of
residences
and
so
Governors
had
a
number
of
announcements
where
we
have
donated
property
on
previously
mined
land
flat,
and
we
have
initiated
two
things
right.
We
have
the
finance
Administration
cabinet.
C
Does
some
surveys
title
work,
geotechnical
analysis
on
the
sites
and
then
in
one
of
the
sites
in
not
County
the
one
that's
now
referred
to
as
Olive
Branch,
where
we
had
a
donated
site.
C
We
have
initiated
some
right-of-way
funding
for
the
transportation
cabinet,
because
they're
going
to
be
constructing
a
road
to
that
site,
and
so
I've
got
here
more
for
your
reference,
a
listing
of
the
values
and
the
applicants
of
the
39.7
million
in
the
East
Kentucky
dealers
are
you'll,
see
eight
cities
and
Seven
Counties,
two
school
districts
and
six
utilities-
and
you
know
just
in
in
this-
and
we
put
this
in
here-
Mr,
chairman
kind
of
for
your
reference
as
we
move
through
to
the
West
Kentucky
side
of
the
145
million,
61.6
million
has
been
approved
and
awarded
and
you'll
see
the
same
two
large
boxes
down
at
the
bottom:
strained
fiscal
liquidity
and
the
local
share
of
FEMA
their
non-federal
share
match.
C
In
this
case,
we
have
the
universities
because
of
that
9
million
that
went
to
the
University
of
Kentucky
in
the
legislation,
but
we
also
had
you
know
one
of
the
first
things
that
was
done
in
the
early
part
of
the
West
Kentucky
recovery
was
travel
trailers,
and
so
the
legislation
actually
put
in
a
specific
amount
of
money
so
that
Emergency
Management
could
acquire
set
up
and
locate
travel
trailers
there
in
in
in
Western
Kentucky.
We
did
the
same
thing
on
Eastern
Kentucky,
but
we
didn't
have
a
specified.
C
You
know
amount
in
there
so,
but
we've
done
a
whole
lot
of
that
in
Western
and
Eastern
Kentucky
as
well
again,
a
listing
of
The
Who
and
the
how
much
in
West,
Kentucky,
10
counties,
five
cities,
seven
utilities
and
one
School
District
so
far-
have
been
among
the
awards
to
date.
That
leaves
a
balance
in
what
I
didn't
mention
to
you.
C
Mr
chairman,
is
that
the
the
balance
in
the
West
Kentucky
fund
is
now
about
83
million
of
the
145,
and
the
balance
in
the
East
Kentucky
fund
is
36
million,
but
we
would
advocate
for
the
40
million
to
be
retained.
Our
idea
there
Mr
chairman,
is
we're
not
moving
outside
that
200
million
originally
appropriated.
We
just
want
to
reinstate
that
40.,
so
that
would
that
would
bring
that
balance.
C
Up
to
you
know
about
75
million
and-
and
we
know
having
you
know,
the
two
beside
me
have
really
lived
through
it
and
and
I
and
others
who
are
part
of
the
review
team
have
understood.
There's
more
coming.
We
haven't
even
started
to
scratch
the
surface
on
water
and
wastewater
damage
in
the
East
Kentucky
floods,
some
of
the
infrastructure
we
want
to
do
to
these
High
Ground
sites.
C
Kentucky
has
taken
a
really
different
role
than
we've
seen
in
past
flooding
disasters,
whereas
they
have
taken
on
the
responsibility
of
procuring
the
repairs
to
County,
Roads
and
County
Bridges,
simply
because
we
had
so
much
and
and
and
they've
got
a
capacity
they're
really
good
at
that
job
and
so
they've
taken
that
on
so
some
of
the
funding
that
would
benefit
and
is
benefiting
the
counties
in
Eastern
Kentucky
were
flowing
through
the
transportation
cabinet,
they're
kind
of
acting
as
the
agent
for
that,
so
that
they've
done
a
heck
of
a
job
and
secretary
Greg
I
think
was
in
another
committee
this
morning
kind
of
reporting
on
some
of
the
efforts
that
they
have
made
there
so
they've.
C
Really.
They
also
were
key
in
in
setting
up
and
locating
the
travel
trailers
in
both
West
and
East
Kentucky,
and
so
they've
really
done
a
yeoman's
job
in
both
of
these
situations.
In
terms
of
contributing
efforts
beyond
that
which
you
would
see
in
disasters
in
the
past,
some
of
the
Western
Kentucky,
even
recovery
activities,
you
know,
will
continue
one
of
the
things
that
is
that
you
mentioned
Mr
chairman.
That
is
true
is
the
timing
of
when
FEMA
says
here's
the
amount
of
money
we'll
give
back
to
you.
C
You
know
we
will
already
have
fixed
a
road,
we
will
already
repaired
a
building.
We
will
already
have
expanded
those
funds
and
we
have
an
estimate
we
of
what
we
think
we
get,
and
so
so
it
will.
It
will
move
out
in
time
in
terms
of
so
an
an
applicant
may
say,
may
have
asked
for
a
hundred
and
the
cost
was
120
or
and
and
but
they
only
got
a
hundred
back.
You
know
so
we'll
have
to
contend
with
some
of
these
issues
for
a
while.
C
The
other
thing,
the
other
things
that
I
want
to
mention,
is
we're
going
to
see
a
number
of
local
roads
and
bridges
which
may
not
become
eligible
for
free
FEMA
reimbursement,
but
still
need
to
be
repaired,
and
so
so
the
safe
fund
will
provide
an
Avenue
to
assist
the
fiscal
courts
in
the
in
the
in
the
in
the
municipalities
in
helping
to
finance.
C
You
know
the
cost
of
those
repairs
that
the
FEMA
will
not
reimburse
for
and,
and
so
you
know,
the
theme
there
is
the
full
impact
is
not
fully
realized,
but
we're
working
through
it
and
and
I
will
say
that
the
technical
assistance
and
Emergency
Management
provides
to
local
leaders,
you
know
is,
is
going
a
long
way
in
and
I
say
preparing
for.
What's
still
to
come.
So
with
that
Mr
chairman
we're
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Okay,.
A
B
A
Barkley
can
like
Kentucky
dam
and
West
Kentucky.
They
they
were
not
prepared
and
not
accustomed.
They're
accustomed
to
having
guests
come
and
and
pay
to
stay
there,
and,
and
they
did
a
great
job
of
of
kind
of
Switching
gears
and
and
having
temporary
housing.
There
are
people
still
without
homes
or
how
is
that
working?
Do
we
still
have
some
housing
for
anyone?
A
D
So,
currently
we
still
have
208,
we
come
households
or
families
in
travel
trailers
at
this
time,
I
think
two
families
and
that's
in
Eastern
Kentucky,
so
I
can
kind
of
I
think
by
memory
get
both
of
them
and
also
in
East,
Kentucky
I.
Think
two
families
in
hotels
and
still
five
families
in
the
state
park
at
Jenny,
Wally,
so
215
families,
or
so
still
in
our
Sheltering
program,
not
to
mention
that
FEMA
is
running
their
direct
housing
program.
D
So
they
have
some
families
that
we
don't
have
any
visibility
on,
and
then
some
of
ours
are
overlapping
and
they're
staying
in
our
Sheltering
until
their
FEMA
direct
housing
comes
open,
but
the
permanent
housing
they're
still
Yes.
That's
still
a
lot
of
folks
that
don't
have
permanent
housing
and
we
steal
from
the
tornadoes
in
West
Kentucky.
We
have
13.
D
family
still
in
travel,
trailers,
so
I
think
125
was
where
we
maxed
out
at,
and
so
you
know
we're
down
to
13..
Most
of
those
have
their
option
being
built.
You
know
a
lot
of
them.
I
think
seven
of
them
are
on
private
sites,
so
their
homes
being
built
so
they're
going
to
get
to
stay
right
there
until
their
homes
completed,
and
then
we're
utilizing
our
disaster
case
managers
to
just
work
with
those
other
families,
the
best
we
can
to
find
them.
A
C
I
would
say
these
High
Ground
sites
that
we've
kind
of
termed
is:
is
one
area
we're
working
on
and
we're
working
with
all
the
community
leaders
in
that,
and
so
we're
identifying.
You
know
we're
identifying
the
properties
I
mentioned
earlier,
working
with
the
land
owners.
We
still
we've
got
a
number
of
them
kind
of
in
in
the
mix.
Not
yet
not
yet
you
know
ready
to
be
announced,
and
then
you
know,
then
the
key
after
that
would
be
it's
a
combination
of
of
getting
infrastructure
to
it.
C
We're
actually
getting
ready
to
issue
an
RFP
for
what
we
call
a
program
manager
because
guess
what
we
don't
do.
We
do
not
develop
neighborhoods
right.
You
know
in
terms
of
that,
so
we
need
some
expertise.
Some
people
who
know
how
to
do
that
to
help
coordinate
the
effort
between
philanthropy
because
there's
a
significant
level
of
philanthropy.
C
That's
going
on
Western
Kentucky's,
the
best
first
example
of
that
in
terms
of
Home
Building,
not
only
a
donation
of
land
but
Home
Building
and
and
this
combination
by
bringing
infrastructure
to
some
of
these
sites
and
having
a
dedicated
amount
for
the
victims.
You
know
possibility
to
enter
in
some
of
these
locations.
The
developers
will
also
take
advantage
of
the
fact
the
infrastructure
there
and
be
able
to
construct
other
residences
on
that
property.
C
So
we
kind
of
get
a
public-private
partnership
where
we've
kind
of,
if
you
will
got
a
subsidized
housing
through
both
government
and
philanthropy
and
then
and
then
a
developed
locations
or
locations
that
can
be
developed
now,
so
that
there
is
at
least
some
availability
and-
and
this
is
this
is
Greenfield
for
us
right.
We've
never
tried
that,
but
but
the
fact
that
some
of
these
owners
have
really
stepped
up
and
offered
land
and
we're
still
in
a
couple
situations
where
we
want
to
acquire
land,
and
so
that
will
be
a
little
different
situation.
C
But
it's
a
it's
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
It'll
take
a
while
to
get
done,
but
we're
you
know
we're
organizing
and
working
closely
and
director.
Schlenker
knows
more
about
this
than
I
do
working
closely
with
all
of
the
groups
who
are
interested.
You
know
in
the
housing
in
both
West
and
East
Kentucky.
We
don't
want
to
reinvent
the
wheel,
because
there
are
people
out
there
who
do
this,
and
so
we're
trying
to
be
a
coordinator,
be
a
gap
filler
on
financing.
A
Well,
I
know
in
West
Kentucky
it
was
you
know:
we've
never
been
through
anything
like
this
hope
we
never
have
to
again,
but
so
yeah
there's
a
lot
of
learning
that
took
place,
especially
for
me
and
for
the
people
in
my
community,
but
everybody
did
step
up
and
and
I
was
proud.
The
state
stepped
up
and
did
a
did
a
great
job
and
will
continue
to
do
so.
C
Well,
we're
still,
you
know,
kind
of
and
as
I
say,
we're
kind
of
the
catchers
met
on
this
fund
right
now,
right,
we're
waiting
for
others
to
throw
the
ball
to
us,
and
so
as
as
director,
schlenker
and
Stephanie,
and
her
staff
continue
to
advise
and
work
with
the
Western
Kentucky
communities.
You
know
we're,
you
know
you're
right,
they're,
there's
funding
there,
the
recipients
have
to
be.
C
You
know
a
local
government,
a
public
utility
or
a
school
district
or
a
state
agency,
and
so
so
that
so
the
funds
aren't
there
for
what
what
we
refer
to
as
individual
assistants,
as
is
what
FEMA
does
in
the
initial
stages
of
every
of
a
response
to
a
disaster.
So
so
we're
still
there.
We
know
there
are
things
that
are
coming,
but
we
don't
have
I
will
say
we
I
couldn't
tell
you
how
much
is
coming
next
week
next
month,
Stephanie
anything
I'll.
E
Interject,
you
know,
as
you
pointed
out,
FEMA
has
been
moving
slow
on
on
the
obligation
of
a
lot
of
projects
and
part
of
that
problem.
Rest
with
the
you
had
the
massive
event
in
the
west
and
FEMA
brought
at
one
point
in
time.
They
had
almost
a
thousand
employees
in
this
state
and
as
they
are
hitting
their
stride,
then
we
get
hit
in
the
East,
and
so
they
had
to
shift
their
people
across
which
put
the
West
kind
of
in
a
holding
pattern
for
a
while.
E
So
at
this
point
there
are
still
a
lot
of
projects
that
FEMA
has
not
made
a
determination
on,
and
so
if,
as
the
secretary
pointed
out,
if
FEMA
says
well,
you
asked
for
a
hundred,
but
we're
going
to
give
you
50.,
then
that's
a
gap
that
the
safe
fund
is
available
for
so
I.
Don't
think
that
we
will
have
the
full
extent
of
those
gaps
for
several
months
yet,
and
then
we
will
be
communicating
with
these
applicants
saying
you
know,
you
are
eligible
to
ask
back
again
if
you
need
those
funds.
Okay,.
C
A
C
And
in
those
in
the
transportation
cabinet
awards
that
are
in
there
on
the
east
side,
there
that's,
there
was
like
6.1
million
for
81
County
Bridges
and
there's
more
to
come,
but
you
know
the
81
that
are
either
being
you
know,
contracted
for
unprocessed
or
completed,
and
so
we're
going
to
see
more.