HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation from community service providers interested in applying for Comm. Development Block Grant Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Ken Stocks, Grants Specialist
Anna Rosenberry, Finance Director
SUBJECT: Presentation from community service providers interested in applying for
funding for an Economic Development project through the Community Development Block
Grant from the Montana Department of Commerce.
MEETING DATE: March 4, 2013.
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Action.
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to listen to provider presentations.
BACKGROUND: Montana Department of Commerce requires community needs input from
local non-profits, non-governmental organizations and similar community service providers
interested in applying for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Montana
Department of Commerce (MDOC) under the Economic Development program through the City
of Bozeman. The purpose of the presentation of community needs is to identify potential projects
with the highest potential for providing maximum benefit to low and moderate income families
through job creation or retention. This process is required to establish compliance with MDOC’s
requirements for ensuring adequate citizen participation in the selection of projects. Selected
project(s), if any, will be announced during a subsequent meeting of the City Commission.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The CDBG program requires a 25% match. Other than in-kind
commitments by the City including grant writing support during the application process and
grants administration and financial administration in the event of funding award, matching
requirements are the responsibility of the community services provider(s) on whose behalf the
grant is submitted.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Report compiled on: February 19, 2013
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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Brit Fontenot, Economic Development Director
SUBJECT: Response to January 14, 2013 “Call for Projects” from local non-profits,
non-governmental organizations and similar community service providers interested in applying
for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) under the Economic Development
Program from the Montana Department of Commerce (MDOC) through the City of Bozeman.
MEETING DATE: March 4, 2013.
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Action.
RECOMMENDATION:
Support City staff assigned to the North Park project making application to the Montana
Department of Commerce (MDOC) for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) under
the Economic Development Program.
BACKGROUND:
On January 14, 2013, the City issued a “Call for Projects” to identify potential economic
development projects with the highest potential for creating jobs and providing maximum benefit
to low and moderate income families. This process is required to establish compliance with
MDOC’s requirements for ensuring adequate citizen participation in the selection of projects.
The process was publicly noticed on the City’s web site and published in the Bozeman Daily
Chronicle. (ATTACHMENT 1)
With the passage of Resolution 4426 on January 28, 2013, the City Commission
unanimously approved the North Park concept land use plan (the “Plan”). (ATTACHMENT 2)
Primarily, the Plan objective is to raise awareness of the economic development potential in
terms of job creation and economic diversification that exists in the North Park properties. The
North Park properties represent the largest undeveloped, M-zoned (manufacturing) property
within the City limits (275 acres). If thoughtfully and strategically planned and developed, the
North Park site represents the physical location(s) where high growth potential businesses can
cluster together to realize efficiencies and maximize growth potential.
The North Park concept land use plan, marketing brochure, Commission memos and
other related materials and documents can be viewed by clicking here: The North Park
Project.
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Additionally, an objective of the Plan is to demonstrate how governmental organizations
and the private sector can work together to support a vision greater than any one partner
organization. Also, an objective of the Plan is to provide a locally supportable, market based
economic analysis and feasibility study and concept land use plan using local data, codes,
standards and regulations and adding realistic infrastructure cost estimates through multiple
phases to establish viable use patterns, timelines and costs to inform decision making and
decision makers. Finally, given market conditions and development costs, the Plan establishes a
sense of urgency for the development of the North Park. Specific objectives for the North Park
project are shown below in long, medium and short term time horizons. The total build-out time
frame for the entire North Park properties is 25- 30 years. Please note that many of the medium
and short term objectives are complete or are currently underway. Goals and projects related to
this request for support from the City Commission for making application for a Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) under the Economic Development Program from the
Montana Department of Commerce (MDOC) through the City of Bozeman are shown in red
below:
Long term objectives (present – 25 to 30 years)
1) In partnership with the DNRC, create a place (and space) where, once developed,
high growth potential businesses including manufacturing and fabrication, bio-
science and bio-technology, high-technology, photonics and the outdoor industry and
others, can start, grow or relocate to North Park, resulting in the creation of new jobs
and increased economic diversity (Underway); and
2) Continue with infrastructure improvements for undeveloped phases.
Medium term objectives (present – 12 to 24 months)
1) Identify and seek funding sources for the preliminary engineering report and
Phase I infrastructure development (Underway);
2) Create and/or adopt a management and operational structure that will manage the
development of the North Park properties (Underway);
3) Identify and/or secure an anchor tenant or tenants (Underway); and
4) Commence Phase I infrastructure improvements.
Short term objectives (present 3 to 6 months)
1) Complete the North Park Properties Concept Land Use Plan and the North Park
Properties Marketing Brochure (Completed);
2) Commission approval of the North Park Properties Concept Land Use Plan
(Underway);
3) Add the North Park Phase 1 infrastructure improvements to the CIP (Completed);
4) Identify capacity expanding, off-site improvements that may aid in the development
of the North Park properties, i.e. intersection control device at the intersection of
North 7th Avenue and Griffin Drive (Completed);
5) Re-name and re-brand the project from Mandeville Farm to North Park (Completed);
6) Recreate/extend the life of the industrial TIF district;
7) Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (Completed);
8) Low to moderate income study, or LMI, to support a State of Montana
Department of Commerce economic development public infrastructure grant
application (Underway);
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9) Preliminary engineering report or PER, to support a State of Montana,
Department of Commerce, CDBG for economic development grant application
(Underway);
10) Install appropriate signage at key locations on the property representing the vision of
North Park;
11) Property appraisal; and
12) Phase 1 preliminary platting.
Selling all or part of the City-owned portion of North Park at anytime, conditionally or
unconditionally, as allowed in §§ 2.06.880 through 2.06.910 of the Bozeman Municipal Code,
remains an option.
FISCAL EFFECTS:
The CDBG program requires a 25% match. Last year’s CDBG economic development
grant allocation was approximately $450,000. In-kind commitments by the City including grant
writing support during the application process and grants administration and financial
administration in the event of funding award are part of the City’s financial commitment.
Matching requirements are the responsibility of the community services provider(s) on whose
behalf the grant is submitted. If the Commission identifies a city-sponsored project, submits a
grant application and it is awarded, a 25% match by the City will be required. As was done with
the CDBG planning grant and proposed for Big Sky Trust Fund grant opportunity for completion
of a preliminary engineering report (PER), grant matches may be split between the City and the
DNRC 50/50 or as appropriate. (ATTACHMENT 3)
Under this arrangement, if all of the available funds were granted ($450,000) the required
25% match is $112,500. If the match were split between the City and the DNRC, the match
requirement would be $56,250 per agency.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachments:
1) City of Bozeman’s Request for Input: Seeking input regarding community needs,
especially the needs of low to moderate income households, from non-profit, non-
governmental and similar organizations serving the community published in the
Bozeman Daily Chronicle on January 19 and February 2, 2013;
2) Adopted City Commission Resolution 4426, adopting the North Park properties
concept land use plan; and
3) February 21, 2013 DNRC letter of support.
Report compiled on: February 18, 2013
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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Ken Stocks, Grants Specialist
Anna Rosenberry, Administrative Services Director
Brit Fontenot, Economic Development Director
SUBJECT: Issue ‘Call for Projects’ from local non-profits, non-governmental
organizations and similar community service providers interested in applying for a Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) under the Economic Development Program from the
Montana Department of Commerce (MDOC) through the City of Bozeman. Representatives
from interested organizations will be invited to present their projects at the City Commission
meeting scheduled for March 4, 2013.
MEETING DATE: January 14, 2013.
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent.
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to authorize City Manager to issue ‘Call for Projects.’
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the ‘Call for Projects’ is to identify potential economic
development projects with the highest potential for creating jobs and providing maximum benefit
to low and moderate income families. This process is required to establish compliance with
MDOC’s requirements for ensuring adequate citizen participation in the selection of projects.
Upon Commission approval of the ‘Call for Projects,’ this process will be publicly noticed on the
City’s web site and published in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Selected project(s) will be
announced during a subsequent meeting of the City Commission.
FISCAL EFFECTS: Approval of this request will have no adverse impacts on current City
budgets. The CDBG program requires a 25% match. Last year’s CDBG economic development
grant allocation was approximately $450,000. Other than in-kind commitments by the City
including grant writing support during the application process and grants administration and
financial administration in the event of funding award, matching requirements are the
responsibility of the community services provider(s) on whose behalf the grant is submitted. If
the City identifies a city-sponsored project, submits a grant application and it is awarded, a 25%
match by the City will be required.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachments: Request for Projects.
Report compiled on: December 31, 2012
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City of Bozeman, Montana
Request for Input
Seeking input regarding community needs, especially the needs of low and moderate
income households, from non-profit, non-governmental and similar organizations serving
the community.
Notice is hereby given that The City of Bozeman is soliciting input regarding community needs,
especially needs concerning job creating economic development projects from non-profit, non-
governmental and similar organizations serving the community. Summaries of need, not to
exceed one, single-spaced page, must be received by the City Clerk by 5 p.m. on Friday,
February 22nd, 2013 located at 121 North Rouse Avenue. Summaries may be mailed to:
City Clerk
City of Bozeman
PO Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771
ATT: Community Projects
Or attached in PDF format and e-mailed to: sulmen@bozeman.net
Organizations are also invited to make brief presentations during the City Commission meeting
scheduled for 6 p.m. on March 4th, 2013, in the Commission Chambers at City Hall (121 N.
Rouse Ave, Bozeman).
The purpose of this ‘Request for Projects’ is to identify needs within the community and begin
discussions among City Commissioners and community organizations for determining best
approaches for meeting these needs. The economic development project summary should discuss
how the project will stimulate job growth in Bozeman and the region. In addition, the project
must have the greatest potential benefit to low and moderate income residents. One project may
be selected for City sponsorship of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) under the
Economic Development Program and submission of a proposal to the Montana Department of
Commerce (MDOC). Guidelines and criteria regarding this grant are available from the MDOC
website. (Note: a separate CDBG may also be sponsored by the City through the CDBG Public
Facilities Program.)
In the event the City selects a project for sponsorship, the organization and project will be
announced during a public meeting (TBD). The City is not required to obligate City funds in
support of any proposal. However, City staff may be designated to assist organizations seeking
funding for projects, whether or not these projects are selected for CDBG sponsorship.
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Each entity submitting under this notice shall include a provision requiring the submitting entity
to affirm in writing it will not discriminate on the basis of color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital
status, national origin, or because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or
disability and recognizing the eventual contract will contain a provision prohibiting
discrimination as described above and this prohibition on discrimination shall apply to the hiring
and treatment of the Contract’s employees and to all subcontracts. Failure to comply with the
above shall be cause for the City to deem the submittal non-responsive.
For more information please contact:
Ken Stocks, Grants Specialist
Finance Department
City of Bozeman
PO Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771
Telephone: (406) 582-2940
E-mail: kstocks@bozeman.net
Dated this 15th day of January, 2013
City of Bozeman, Montana
By: Stacy Ulmen, CMC
Bozeman City Clerk
Publish Dates:
Sunday, January 19, 2013
Sunday, February 2, 2013
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