[OMS_MANAGERS] Facade improvement grants

[David Snider]

Sandy's is funded through our Urban Renewal agency as well.

* -- David C. Snider*
*Economic Development Manager*
*City of Sandy*
*39250 Pioneer Boulevard*
*Sandy, OR  97055*
*(503) 489-2159*
*dsnider at ci.sandy.or.us <dsnider at ci.sandy.or.us>*



On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 9:35 AM Charles Denight <
Charles.Denight at ci.pendleton.or.us> wrote:

> Kendall,
> Yes, all of this is funded through urban renewal.
> Charles
>
> Today's Topics:
>
>    1. Re: Facade Improvement Grants (Kendall Bell)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 08:11:42 -0800
> From: Kendall Bell <kendallbell945 at gmail.com>
> To: Oregon Main Street program managers
>         <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Facade Improvement Grants
> Message-ID: <7C9E682F-5624-41C4-9205-321B70FFA1FB at gmail.com>
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> Hi Charles,  Thank you for all the great information.   How are these
> being funded?  Is it through Urban Renewal dollars?
> Thank you, Kendall
> Klamath Falls
> > On Jan 11, 2019, at 9:22 AM, Charles Denight <
> Charles.Denight at ci.pendleton.or.us> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Alysia,
> > Pendleton has a fa?ade restoration program for building exteriors in our
> urban renewal district that's limited to the downtown portion of the
> district.  Since 2005 the program has provided approximately $1.5 million
> in grants to 37 building owners for 41 projects.  The result has been a
> much improved appearance for downtown, with many buildings restored to
> their historical appearance or otherwise improved.  The program hit a peak
> eight years ago, declined to practically no applications then has picked up
> in the past two years as we have pushed to have the holdouts participate.
> >
> > The grant covers up to 40% of the project cost.  One that is just
> wrapping up now, with new windows being installed as a last step, had a
> project cost of $315,492, for which we provided $126,167.  That grant's a
> bit on the high side because not only did she remove stucco that completely
> covered the historic brick fa?ade but she also installed new windows on
> three sides of the building. (It shares the fourth wall with another
> building.)  There was also a lot of brick repair/replacement required.
> >
> > Another applicant, just approved, will use walnut shells to remove his
> painted fa?ade to reveal the bricks, then reconstruct his shop windows to
> restore their history, reveal his transom windows and add awnings and new
> signage.  His initial cost, just for the paint removal, is $15,575, of
> which we will cover 40%.  Next he'll have the bricks analyzed and no doubt
> engage in repointing, then proceed with the shop windows, etc.  The
> committee will review and approve each stage as a separate phase of one
> project.  For each phase he is required to submit at least two bids from
> Oregon licensed contractors.
> >
> > Our fa?ade grants cover structural, windows, painting, signage,
> awnings.  We don't cover simple cleanings and we don't cover signage and
> painting alone, unless there's some structural work involved.
> >
> > The grants are reviewed and approved by a committee in a monthly meeting
> that includes the owner.  The committee scores the applications.  Most
> receive 40% but some go down to the minimum, 25%, based on the score. The
> committee includes a historic preservationist (the chair currently), two
> construction management folks, and other citizens who have an interest in
> the downtown improvement and/or historic buildings.
> >
> > We also have an upper story grant program, because we've identified 18
> downtown historic buildings with empty upper stories.  That has been slow
> going, with only four grants in nearly a decade so as of Jan. 1, 2019 we
> increased the grant from 25% to 40% of a project's cost, but with a cap of
> $250,000 for the grant. That may be working because already, since we
> announced this in late November, we have three owners who say they want to
> proceed with upper story restorations.
> >
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> >   1. Re: Help needed with Facade      Improvement     Grant
>  Programs/Ideas
> >      (steve at cateringbydeangelos.com)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 11:41:50 -0800
> > From: <steve at cateringbydeangelos.com>
> > To: "'Oregon Main Street program managers'"
> >       <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> > Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Help needed with Facade   Improvement
>  Grant
> >       Programs/Ideas
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> > Tigard has had great success over the past few years assisting building
> owners the opportunity to upgrade store fronts. The details are listed here:
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.tigard-or.gov/community/MatchingGrantProgram.pdf
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Best,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Steve DeAngelo
> >
> > Tigard Downtown Alliance President
> >
> > DeAngelo?s Catering & Events
> >
> > 9037 SW Burnham Street
> >
> > Tigard, Or 97223
> >
> > 503-620-9020
> >
> > <http://exploredowntowntigard.com/> http://exploredowntowntigard.com/
> >
> > <https://www.facebook.com/ExploreDowntownTigard>
> > https://www.facebook.com/ExploreDowntownTigard
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> > From: OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> On
> > Behalf Of Emily Bradley
> > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 11:25 AM
> > To: 'Oregon Main Street program managers'
> > <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> > Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] Help needed with Facade Improvement Grant
> > Programs/Ideas
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi, Alysia!
> >
> >
> >
> > The Reedsport Main Street Program, a City of Reedsport program, annually
> administers the Business Improvement Grant, which was formerly the Fa?ade
> Improvement Grant. We offer a 50% match of up to $2,500 and what it looks
> like in our budget books is ?grant-URD? and ?grant-non URD.? Our Urban
> Renewal District budgets money toward the grant program each year, and for
> the non URD grant fund we receive contributions from other local
> organizations (the Port, the Chamber of Commerce?) We do unfortunately
> limit the number of businesses outside of the URD we can award the grant to
> by structuring it this way there always ends up being less funds in the
> non-URD budget, but for now we figure it is better than nothing!
> >
> >
> >
> > Attached are the current guidelines and application as the Business
> > Improvement Grant as well as the former guidelines and application as
> > the Fa?ade Improvement Grant. (I just glanced over the applications
> > and I?m pretty sure they?re about the same, but just in case you end
> > up reading them more in depth and find any differences that could be
> > of significance to you and the program Lebanon is working to build.)
> >
> >
> >
> > Emily Bradley
> >
> > Main Street Coordinator | Reedsport Main Street Program
> >
> > 541-271-3603;  Ext. 1013
> >
> > <http://www.reedsportmainstreet.com/>
> > http://www.reedsportmainstreet.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: OMS_MANAGERS
> > [mailto:oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
> > On Behalf Of Alysia Rodgers
> > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 10:11 AM
> > To: OMS_MANAGERS at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> > <mailto:OMS_MANAGERS at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> > Subject: [OMS_MANAGERS] Help needed with Facade Improvement Grant
> > Programs/Ideas
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello everyone!
> >
> >
> >
> > The City of Lebanon is looking to change our incentive program for our
> downtown fa?ade improvement program. Currently we cover up to 6% of a loan
> on a project that will improve the fa?ade of a downtown business, this
> program has seen very little success. I would like to see us doing
> something more along the lines of small grants instead, but would like to
> see what other  successful programs are already out there.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any feedback with success or learning opportunities would be greatly
> appreciated as well as applications and guidelines that go with them so I
> am not reinventing the wheel!
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> >
> >
> > Alysia Rodgers
> >
> > Economic Development Catalyst
> >
> > Tel: 541.258.4256
> > 925 Main Street, Lebanon, OR 97355
> >
> >
> >
> > <mailto:arodgers at ci.lebanon.or.us> arodgers at ci.lebanon.or.us
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> > www.ci.lebanon.or.us
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