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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-29-15 Grant Minutes approved 10-06-15Elgin Heritage Commission 2015 Historic Rehabilitation Grant Application / Grant Review Subcommittee Tuesday, September 29, 2015 — 7:30 p.m. Community Development Department Conference Room 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, IL 60120 Findings / Minutes The meeting was called to order at 6:03 p.m. Ms. Christen Sundquist welcomed Subcommittee members. Members were provided information regarding the proposed grants via email and the city's website. The Subcommittee was advised that all applications meeting the minimum point threshold of 40 will be forwarded to the City Council. In the event that the applicant funding requests exceed the available grant amount, projects will be recommended based upon their point value ranking. Based upon the submitted applications, it appears that funding would be available for both the 75/25 and 50 /50 grant programs. Members Present: Judith Van Dusen, Dennis Roxworthy, Scott Savel, John Roberson, Rebecca Hunter and John Wiedmeyer Others Present: Lynda Quindell and Mike Spillane City Staff Present: Christen Sundquist, Historic Preservation Planner and Cindy Walden, Planning Technician Selection of Subcommittee Chairman Motion made by Committee Member Roxworthy to nominate John Wiedmeyer as Chairman. The motion was seconded by Committee Member Roberson and passed unanimously. Review of 2015 Historic Rehabilitation Grant Applications (Round 2 — 4 applications) a. 50 150Application Review and Grant Recommendation 1. 480 Regent St 2. 844 Brook St 3. 607 Douglas Ave 4. 338 Raymond St b. 75125 Application Review and Grant Recommendation (Round 2 —1 application) 1. 214 S. State St Elgin Heritage Commission 2015 Historic Rehabilitation Grant Application Grant (Round 2) Review Subcommittee Agenda September 29, 2015 Page 2 of 2 The findings of this subcommittee will be provided to the City Council for grant consideration, in order of point ranking. Ms. Sundquist advised the Subcommittee based on the amount of applications previously approved for grants and those presented tonight, approximately $4,000.00 would have been remaining of the allocated funding for the historic preservation grants for this year. However, a couple of previously awarded grant recipients have withdrawn due to various reasons. Comments from Committee Members: Their gratitude was expressed to Ms. Sundquist for having ensured all proposed projects were comparable by bids submitted prior to the grant review. Supporting documentation provided made it easy to review and assess points to each project. Adjournment: A motion to adjourn was made by Committee Member Hunter. Motion seconded by Committee Member Roxworthy and passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m. Respert.fully sub mittt dd Cindy A. in Secretary for Grant Review Meeting