HomeMy WebLinkAbout[05c] Update of SCDP Grant ApplicationDATE: August 17, 2011
Action:
Discussion /direction kindly requested.
MEMO TO: Economic Development Authority
Administrator
Judy Weyrens
FROM: Cynthia Smith - Strack Municipal Development Group
Mayor
RE: Small Cities Development Program Application Update
Rick Schultz
Councilors
Background:
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I'm pleased to inform you that I've met with Jim Anderson and Bob Swanberg from the Stearns
Bob Loso
County HRA twice in the past few weeks regarding an application for the Small Cities
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Development Grant Program (SCDP). I'm also pleased to inform you that Bob Swanberg has
Dale Wick
offered to cover all costs associated with an application to the SCDP.
EDA
Additional detail on the SCDP is attached to this memo. The application would be a joint project
Carolyn Yaggie-
with the City of Albany (required to be competitive). Albany would seek approximately $300,000
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in commercial rehabilitation, our portion of the same amount would be used for rental
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rehabilitation and /or owner occupied rehabilitation. Eligible costs include reroofing, new siding,
Al Rassier
new windows, new furnace and code correction items. In order to qualify we need to provide
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letters of interest from the public. The HRA has indicated we need at least twice as many letters
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of interest as projects we are contemplating.
To those ends, Stearns HRA will host a meeting on September 21st at the Fire Hall. From 6 to
6:30 they will talk with home OWNERS regarding potential interest in small cities rehabilitation
funds to assist with residing, new windows, reroofing, new furnace, etc. From 6:30 to 7 they will
talk with RENTAL property owners regarding the same.
The presentations by Stearns HRA will focus on the basics of the program (information) and
then request persons interested in the program sign a form stating their interest, the form is
non - binding.
In the interim our task is to get the word out to as many persons as possible. This is an
excellent opportunity for the City and a definitive boost to development activity (can employ
local contractors, prevailing wages don't apply to non - commercial projects).
Action:
Discussion /direction kindly requested.