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HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 14-227 Jeff Tunison grant-Capital Matrix McCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638 Number AB 14-227 Meeting Date December 4, 2014 AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION  SUBJECT: Capital Matrix Jeff Tunison Community Grant program for Downtown Improvement Grant program Department Approvals Initials Originator or Supporter   Mayor / Council     City Manager     Clerk     Treasurer     Community Development     Police Department     Public Works     Golf Course    COST IMPACT: $11,500 Parks and Recreation    FUNDING SOURCE: $1500 Harmony Engineering; $10,000 Jeff Tunison Grant Airport      Library    TIMELINE: Grant application due December 12; award notification in March, 2015 Information Systems      Grant Coordinator / Originator  SUMMARY STATEMENT: Capital Matrix administers the Jeff Tunison Community Grant program to foster economic development projects in communities. The City of McCall received a grant from this program in 2013 to assist with the McCall Downtown Master Plan (DMP). One recommendation of the DMP was to develop a downtown improvement grant program to provide financial support for local businesses wishing to invest in improvement projects that will enrich or enhance the aesthetics, function, or character of downtown. These improvements could include building façade treatments, pedestrian or bicycle amenities, public art, sidewalk improvements, or landscaping. The Downtown Improvement Grant program would require a cost share from the business owner and a selection committee would be developed to review the applications and recommend projects for funding. The Downtown Improvement Grant program could become an annual program that would incentivize improvements to properties to help make incremental improvements to downtown and improve the public’s experience.  RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve submission of a Jeff Tunison Community Grant application for the development of a downtown improvement grant program and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents.  RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION  MEETING DATE ACTION