97-142 Resolution No. 97-142
RESOLUTION
APPROVING GRANT RECIPIENTS UNDER THE
HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL REHABILITATION GRANT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant
Program has been established to provide financial assistance
and incentives for property owners in Elgin' s historic
districts and individual landmarks in the restoration of their
properties; and
WHEREAS, in 1997 applications have been made for thirty
projects under the Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant
Program; and
WHEREAS, said applications have been reviewed and
recipients selected by the City Council .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that grant assistance be provided
under the Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant Program
to the following properties:
Grant
Address Owner Allocation
403 Division Street Marilyn Krug $10,000
514 Douglas Avenue William T. Barnes $10, 000
34 N. Porter Street Jacquelin Settipani $10,000
552 E . Chicago Street Daniel Skaggs $10,000
1100 N. Spring Street Dorothy Burns $ 5,617
21 N. Porter Street Robin Leabhart $10,000
560 Douglas Avenue Steve McCracken $10, 000
927 Douglas Avenue Richard Van Acker $ 5,456
820 Douglas Avenue Leonard Zannini $10, 000
543-45 E. Chicago Street Daren Wagner $ 7, 995
126 Hill Avenue Gabino Parez $ 3, 150
903 Douglas Avenue Jeff Gocken $ 4,289
Total Eligible Projects $96,507
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the projects shall be in
conformance with all applicable codes and ordinances .
s/ Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly, Mayor
Presented: May 28, 1997
Adopted: May 28, 1997
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Attest:
s/ Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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— City of Elgin
May 2, 1997
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Robert O. Malm, Interim City Manager
SUBJECT: Historic Architectural Rehabilitation
Grant Program - 1997
PURPOSE
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Mayor and
members of the City Council with information to approve the 1997
Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant Program recipients .
BACKGROUND
SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS
The Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant Program provides
incentives to residential property owners to promote exterior
rehabilitation work. Eligible properties are either in the
City's locally designated historic districts or are a designated
historic landmark. In its third year, the program again matches
private investment with City funds up to $10,000 per project.
Bilingual letters announcing the 1997 program were mailed to
over 1,000 residents and property owners in the Elgin Historic
District and the Spring/Douglas Historic District. These letters
invited potential applicants to discuss projects with the
Historic Preservation Specialist to ensure completeness of
applications . Through this revised process, even though the
number of applications submitted was less than the previous
year, applications received were of high quality. Only eight
applications were found to be ineligible, compared to 18 the
previous year. The number of meetings by the Elgin Heritage
Commission for review of applications was also cut, expediting
the process.
The following criteria were used to evaluate and score submitted
applications. Maximum points for each criterion are indicated in
parenthesis :
few 1 . Current historic significance of the structure (20)
2. Proposed work to the structure - restoration work to
primary facades scored higher than continuing maintenance (30)
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3. Visibility within the neighborhood - Corner lot
properties are scored higher ( 10)
4 . Location within the neighborhood - located on an
arterial street versus a local street ( 10)
5. Cost of the project - larger projects score higher (20)
6 . Occupancy - owner occupied versus rental property ( 10)
SUMMARY OF GRANT APPLICATIONS
The following statistics show the continued high level of
interest on the part of property owners in making improvements
through program participation.
1997 1996
Total number of grant applications received 30 49
( 15 from the Elgin Historic District, 14 from
the Spring/Douglas Historic District, 1 is a
designated landmark)
Total number of applications eligible for the grant 22 27
(applications surpassing the minimum allowable
few threshold of 40 points)
Number of applications not eligible for the grant 8 18
(Reasons : scored below the allowable threshold on
the Criteria for Selection of properties for the
grant; nonresidential properties;
incomplete applications)
Number of applications withdrawn 0 4
Total number Of recommended grant recipients 12 13
(allowed by the total program allocation
of $100,000)
Before disbursement of funds, recipients will be required to
furnish all documentation required by the City and the Elgin
Heritage Commission on their projects and sign an agreement to
fulfill the requirements of the grant program. Selected
applicants will have 18 months after signing the agreements to
complete the project.
If any of the recommended recipients of the grant are unable to
fulfill the requirements of the program, it is suggested that
the next eligible application on the list be chosen and awarded
the grant. Program goals include highlighting unique historical
/* and architectural features, not basic minimum code compliance.
One. of the program requirements is that properties be compliant
with building codes on the interior and exterior prior to
receiving City reimbursement. Only 2 of the 12 selected
recipients of the grant currently have exterior property
maintenance code violations cases active.
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The following table summarizes the names and addresses of the
grant applications received, the points scored using the
objective selection criteria approved by City Council, the total
project cost estimate, and the maximum allocated grant amount.
1997 Program Eligibility List
Address Owner points Cost Allocation
50%/10,000max
1 .403 Division St Marilyn Krug 86 $20,385 $10,000
2 .514 Douglas Ave William T. Barnes 83 20, 150 10,000
3 . 34 N Porter St Jacquelin Settipani 72 21, 316 10,000
4 .552 E Chicago St Daniel Skaggs 68 20,000 10,000
5 . 1100 N Spring St Dorothy Burns 65 11,234 5,617
6 .21 N Porter St Robin Leabhart 64 35,000 10,000
7 .560 Douglas Ave Steve McCracken 63 20,000 10,000
8 .927 Douglas Ave Richard Van Acker 60 10,912 5,456
9 .820 Douglas Ave Leonard Zannini 58 23,600 10,000
10 .543-45 E Chicago Daren Wagner 56 15,989 7 ,995
11 . 126 Hill Ave Gabino Parez 56 6,300 3,150
12 . 903 Douglas Ave Jeff Gocken 53 8,578 4 ,289
Total Eligible Projects ($100,000 funding) $213,464 $96,507
13 . 606 N Spring St Andreas Flores 53 21,250 10,000
14 .519-21 Douglas Maria Flores 53 22,300 10,000
15.809 Douglas Ave Glen Murphy 49 12,000 6,000
16 .472 Division St Carol Johnstone 48 5,730 2,865
17 . 379 Prairie St Fil Martinez 48 15, 120 7,560
18.464 Douglas Ave Joseph Karakas 46 12,000 6,000
19 . 138 Hill Ave Susan Willett 46 17,200 8,600
20 .22 N Chapel St Jessie Vasquez 43 8,600 4,300
21. 18 N Porter St Elayne Murdock 43 7 ,642 3,821
22 .207 Hill Ave Ernest Laseman 40 10,000 5,000
Total $131,842 $64, 146
Applications scored below the required minimum
23.844 N Spring ST Dennis Dee 36 10,430 5,215
Total $10,430 $ 5,215
Grand total $355,736 $165,868
Ineligible Applications
24 . 307-11 DuPage St Baudelia Padilla 9-unit property
25. 312 Watch St School Dist. U-46 Non-residential
26 .569 Lillie St Jose Sifuentes Incomplete
27 . 376 Park ST Neal Draznin Incomplete
28 .555 Douglas Ave Albert Scruggs Incomplete
29 .706 Douglas Ave Adella Bedwell Incomplete
30.900 Douglas Ave Karen Terras Incomplete
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The applications not selected to receive funding from this grant
program will continue to receive technical assistance from the
City and will be be encouraged to apply for alternate funding
programs like the Residential Rehabilitation Grant program.
COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACTED
The Elgin Heritage Commission Design Review Subcommittee
completed an exhaustive review of all the applications beginning
in April to review each application. The Commission concurs with
the grant recipients recommended.
VFINANCIAL IMPACT
The project has a 1997 fiscal year budget of $100,000 .
Expenditures from this program will be charged to the Elgin
Riverboat Fund (account number 275-0000-791-78-99, Project
Number 157100) where sufficient funds exist. Each subsequent
year of the Five-Year Financial Plan also has $100, 000/year
budgeted for a total $400,000 in public funds providing a
minimum $400,000 in private investment for 1997-2000 .
This grant program will generate a total of $213,464 in
investment for exterior rehabilitation activity to structures
w within Elgin' s historic districts and/or landmarks .
kLEGAL IMPACT
None.
ALTERNATIVES
Alternatives are to fund the program or reject the recommended
grant awards .
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RECOMMENDATION
The Elgin Heritage Commission and staff recommend that the City
Council approve the grant recipient eligibility list and
requests the staff to execute the grant agreements .
Respectfully Submitted,
Clay arson, Director
Code :dministration and
eig borhood Affairs
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Rob=rt 0. Malm
Interim City Manager
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