05-126 Resolution No.05-126
RESOLUTION
APPROVING THE GRANT RECIPIENT ELIGIBILITY LIST 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 2005 applications have been made for 31 projects under the Historic
Architectural Rehabilitation Grant Program; and
WHEREAS,said applications have been submitted to the Elgin Heritage Commission which
conducted a review and scored applications based upon objective criteria and forwarded an eligibility
list to the City Council which has reviewed and approved the list.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ELGIN,ILLINOIS,that the sum of$111,131 is allocated for the following projects approved under
the grant recipient eligibility list:
Owner Address Grant
Joshua Harris 570 N. Spring $ 9,775.00
Agustin Mendez 570 Douglas Ave. $ 6,750.00
Rosa Reyes 389 Fulton Street $ 10,000.00
Rodolfo Gasca 639 N. Spring Street $ 7,840.00
Carol Buczkowski 129/131 Tennyson Court $ 7,026.00
Gifford Park Association 132 N. Channing Street $ 10,000.00
Christopher Berry 156 S. Gifford Street $ 4,700.00
Brian Moobery 457 Arlington Avenue $ 7,970.00
Luis &Judy Cabrera 164 Lincoln Avenue $ 9,062.00
Paul Stocksdale 444 Park Street $ 9,572.00
Gary Lungren 156 N. Porter Street $ 8,391.00
John Hutchko 470 E. Chicago Street $ 10,000.00
Kathryn Klink 55 S. Liberty Street $ 5,295.00
Glen and Susan Holland 770 W. Highland Avenue $ 4,750.00
TOTAL $111,131.00
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the projects shall be in conformance with all applicable
codes and ordinances.
s/Ed Schock
Ed Schock, Mayor
Presented: April 13, 2005
Adopted: April 13, 2005
Omnibus Vote: Yeas: 6 Nays: 0
Attest:
s/Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
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FROM: Olufemi Folarin, City Manager NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY
Michael Millikan,Programs M ager
SUBJECT: FY2005 50/50 Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant Program
PURPOSE
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Mayor and members of the City Council with
information to consider the 2005 50/50 Historic Architectural Grant Program eligibility list.
RECOMMENDATION
The Elgin Heritage Commission and City staff recommends that the City Council approve the
grant recipient eligibility list and direct staff to execute the grant agreements.
BACKGROUND
The Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant Program provides incentives to residential
property owners to offset the costs of rehabilitation work. Eligible properties are either in a
locally designated historic district or a designated individual landmark. The program provides a
50/50 matching grant, up to $10,000, for exterior work done to eligible properties. The annual
City allocation for the program is $100,000. For the 2005 program, an additional $16,857 was
carried over from two grants that were not completed in the 2003 program. Of this additional
amount, $5,726 was allocated to the 75/25 program and $11,131 is targeted for the 50/50
program. This allows an additional property in each program to be served.
In 2004 several changes were implemented to improve the program. These changes included:
requiring the property owner to return a signed agreement within thirty days of receiving it,
requiring a code enforcement inspection of the property and compliance with all property
maintenance code violations, and limiting the number of grants per property to two within a five
year period. Other changes implemented for the 2005 program included prohibiting Heritage
Commission or Grant Review Sub-Committee members who have a project up for consideration
participating in the grant review meeting.
A total of 31 applications were received in 2005. Of all the applications, 8 were located in the
Elgin Historic District, 5 were in the Spring/Douglas Historic District, 2 were in the National
Watch Historic District, and 2 were Landmarked properties. The following criteria were used to
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evaluate and score the 31 applications that were submitted for the 2005 funding cycle.
Applicants must receive a minimum score of 40 points out of a possible 100 to qualify for the
program. Points for specific criterion are indicated in parenthesis:
1. Current historic significance of the structure. (3 —9 points) This criteria is based
on professional surveys of the Historic Districts. Note: An additional 10 points
is granted to a property if its significance changes from non-contributing to
contributing, or contributing to significant after the grant project was
completed.
2. Proposed work to the structure—This item is evaluated on a scale ranging from
10 to 50 points. Reconstruction of missing structures and multiple restoration
work on primary facades scores higher (50 points) than continuing maintenance
(10 points).
3. Evaluation of relative visual public benefit or impact to the streetscape. Issues
such as visibility and location within the neighborhood, and anticipated change
in appearance after completion of work are considered. The item was evaluated
by members of the Elgin Heritage Commission on a scale of(1 to 30 points).
4. Occupancy—Owner occupied houses score higher (3 or 5 points).
The following statistics show the continued level of interest on the part of property owners in
making improvements through program participation:
2005 2004 2003 2002
Total# of applications received 31 30 24 20
Applications eligible 17 24 18 13
% eligible of total 54% 80% 75% 65%
2005 2004 2003 2002
Number of applications not eligible 14 6 5 7
Total number of grant recipients allowed by the 14 13 11 11
$100,000* program allocation
*$111,131 for 2005
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Before disbursement of funds, recipients will be required to furnish all documentation required
by the City and the Elgin Heritage Commission for their projects and sign an agreement with the
City to fulfill the requirements of the grant program.
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.
COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACTED
The Elgin Heritage Commission's Grant Review Subcommittee completed an exhaustive review
of each application at a special meeting held on Monday, February 28, 2005 and prepared its
final recommendation. The Commission has supported the evaluation and concurs with the grant
recipients selected.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The program has a 2005 fiscal year budget of$111,132-all of which is available. Expenditures
r for the program will be charged to the Riverboat Fund, account number 275-0000-791.78-99,
"Rehabilitation Grants, project number 079905..
Since its inception in 1995, the program has utilized $970,763.76 in funding. This has leveraged
an amount of$2,400,081.83 in total rehabilitation project costs in Elgin's historic districts.
VOOV LEGAL IMPACT
An agreement will be entered into between the City and each grant recipient outlining the
procedures and requirements of the program and defining the scope of work for each project.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve the list of selected recipients eligible for the. 2005 50/50 Historic Architectural
Rehabilitation Grant Program.
2. Reject the list of selected recipients for the program
Respectfully submitted for Council consideration.
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Historic Architectural Rehabilitatir 0 Grant Program Applicants 2005 \
'Historic - - Grant et
Points Completion
Property Address District Owner Address City,State Zip Scope of Work Project Cost Allocation Awarded Date Status
Repair damaged and missing siding. Restore window
570 N.Spring St. S/D Joshua Harris 570 N.Spring St. Elgin IL 60120 hoods on building. $ 19,550.00 $ 9,775.00 83.6
Remove aluminum siding and restore wood siding.
570 Douglas Ave. S/D Agustin Mendez 570 Douglas Ave, Elgin IL 60120 Scrape and paint house. Repair garage roof. $ 13,500.00 $ 6,750.00 65.5
Demolish existing garage and build new one. Remove
asbestos siding from house and restore wood siding.
389 Fulton St. EHD Rosa Reyes 389 Fulton St. Elgin IL 60120 Replace all exterior doors. S 46,055.00 $ 10,000.00 63.8
Remove aluminum siding and restore wood siding.
639 N.Spring St. S/D Rodolfo Gasca 639 N.Spring St. Elgin IL 60120 Repair soffit and fascia trim around windows and doors. $ 15,680.00 $ 7,840.00 63.6
Remove paint from brick exterior, tuckpoint and repair
129/131 Tennyson Ct. EHD Carol Buczkowski 937 Maple Ct. Bartlett IL 60103 damaged brick,and restore brick siding. $ 14,051.00, $ 7,025.50 56.8
Paint building.Finish carpentry work on exterior. Install
132 N.Channing St. END Gifford Park Association ,132 N.Channing St. Elgin IL 60120 cement foundation.Replace vinyl windows. $ 23,310.00 $ 10,000.00 54.8
156 S.Gifford St. EHD Christopher Berry 156 S.Gifford St. Elgin IL 60120 Tear off asphalt shingles and reroof with cedar shingles. $ 9,400.00_$ 4,700.00 53.6
Restore front porch. Reroof front porch and garage.
Install garage service door. Scrape and paint house
457 Arlington Ave. Nat.Watch Brian Mooberry 457 Arlington Ave. Elgin IL 60120 and garage. $ 15,941.00 $ 7,970.50 53.2
164 Lincoln Ave. S/D Luis&Judy Cabrera 164 Lincoln Ave. Elgin IL 60120 Reroof house and install gutters. Tuckpoint chimney. ,$ 18,125.00 $ 9,062.50 53.2
Replace aluminum storm windows. Paint house.
444 Park St. EHD Paul Stocksdale 444 Park St. Elgin IL 60120 Repair front tutor door. $ 19,144.00 $ 9,572.00 52
156 N.Porter St. END Gary Lungren 156 N.Porter St. Elgin IL 60120 Replace vinyl windows with new wood windows. $ 16,782.00_$ 8,391.00 51.8
Roof and gutter replacement. Front and rear porch
470 E.Chicago St. END John Hutchko 470 E.Chicago St. ,Elgin IL 60120 restoration. Paint bare wood areas with primer. $ 20,965.00_ $ 10,000.00 47
Remove non-original bathroom and restore siding.
Restore/create rear porch on top of deck. Repair and
55 S.Liberty St. EHD Kathryn Klink 55 S.Liberty St. Elgin IL 60120 _paint east side of house. $ 10,590.00 $ 5,295.00 46.8
Reroof house,carriage house,garage and two out
770 W.Highland Ave. Landmark Glen and Susan Holland 770 W.Highland Ave. Elgin IL 60123 buildings. $ 27,900.00 $ 4,750.00 44.8
240/242 Villa St. Nat.Watch Benjamin Villanueva —41W555 Silvana Dr. Elgin IL 60123 Replace existing windows with new wood windows. $ 14,800.00 $ - , 44.6
616 Park St. Landmark Reid Lewis y616 Park St. Elgin IL 60120 Rebuild/restore chimney. Repair/repaint wood trim. $ 15,950.00 $ - 41
Remove existing Inlaid guttes and downspouts and
900 N.Spring St. S/D Scott&Laura Powers 900 N.Spring St. Elgin IL 60120 replace with new copper system. $ 5,980.00 $ - 40.4
165 S.Channing St. EHD Michael Titone P.O.Box 147 S.Elgin IL 60177,Repair/replace wood windows. $ 19,930.00 $ - 39.8
167 S.Channing St. EHD Michael Titone P.O.Box 147 S.Elgin IL 60177 Repair/replace wood windows. $ 24,404.00 $ - 39.8
169 S.Channing St. EHD Michael Titone P.O.Box 147 S.Ejin IL 60177 Repair/replace wood windows. $ 19,930.00 $ - 39.8
850 N.Spring St. SID Walter&Terri Hegel 850 N.Spring Elgin IL 60120 Scrape and paint the house. $ 7,650.00 $ - 39.3
Restore front and rear porch. Scrapte and paint house.
403 Douglas Ave. S/D Lorenzo Mondragon 403 Douglas Ave. Elgin IL 60120 Remove existing chimney and install new one. $ 22,000.00 ,$ - 38.4
Tear down existing enclosed porch and rebuild new
552 E.Chicago St. END Daniel Skaggs 552 E.Chicago St. Elgin IL 60120 one. $ 9,500.00 $ - , 38 ,
Repair wood siding. Scrape and Paint house. Reroof
parade porch roof and rear screen porch roof. Replace
1100 N.Spring St. S/D Michelle&James Cosgriff 1100 N.Spring_St. Elgin IL 60120 wood windows. $ 24,869.00 $ - 37.8
Scrape and paint house. Replace storm windows.
467 Division St. EHD Rosalio Aldana 467 Division St. Elgin IL 60120 Repair front porch columns.Replace storm door. $ 16,225.00 $ - , 37 ,
306 N.Spring St. S/D Wayne Lemon 306 N.Spring St. Elgin IL 60120 Paint house. $ 4,800.00 $ - 30
431 Prairie St. END Stacy Dale 431 Prairie St. Elgin IL 60120 Reroof house. Scrape and paint house. $ 9,877.00 $ - 28.6
364 Division St. END Tom&Donna Leetz 364 Division St. Elgin IL 60120 Repair/replace wood windows. $ 20,500.00 $ - 28.6
856 N.Spring St. S/D Keith&Leslie Alfieri 856 N.Spring St. Elgin IL 60120 Reroof house and garage. $ 14,890.00 $ - 28.4
645 N.Spring St. S/D Jaime Martinez 645 N.Spring St. Elgin IL 60120 Reroof the house and replace the gutters. $ 18,000.00 $ - 27.5
Replace vinyl storm windows with aluminum storm
,917 Douglas Ave. , ,S/D Andy&Carol Jackson 917 Douglas Ave. ,Elgin IL 60120 windows. $ 2,689.00 $ - 0 .
$ 522,987.00 $ 111,131.50
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