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7.1. HRSR 01-05-2015 City of Elk Request for Action River To Item Number Housing and Redevelopment Authority 7.1 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by General Business January 5, 2015 Jeremy Barnhart,Deputy Director, CODD Item Description Reviewed by Update on Housing Rehabilitation Projects Reviewed by Action Requested Receive information on the City's two Housing Rehabilitation programs. Background/Discussion Small Cities Development Program. In October 2014, the HRA authorized the pre-application for a 635,000 grant to facilitate housing and commercial reinvestment in the core downtown area. The application was based on feedback gathered from the previous year's unsuccessful grant application. The current application was determined to be unfavorable for approval. Based on this staff does not recommend submitting a full application. Staff will be meeting with DEED to better understand the deficiencies in our application in February. Staff suspects that greater community outreach and interest prior to the application will help with next year's application. 2014-2016 Housing Rehabilitation Program. The first year of the three year, HRA funded Housing Rehabilitation program,administered by Central Minnesota Housing Partnership (CMHP) draws to a close with 4 projects in process. This includes one project,approved,but withdrawn due to extensive lead based paint issues. Staff anticipates an aggressive marketing campaign this spring to increase awareness. Financial Impact N/A Attachments ■ Housing rehab summary pawIRL0 0 UREJ CMHP HOUSING REHABILITATION LOAN PRIOGRAM 2014-2016 Administration cost 910-4-6100-4319 $15,000.00 Project costs 910-4-6100-4409 $85,000.00 Admin Project 236 Norfolk 525 8th St 10214th st. 602 Gates Ave Draw#1 05/08/2014 $ 3,750.00 Draw#2 15-Oct-14 $ 3,750.00 $ 1,701.00 $ 567.00 $ 567.00 $ 567.00 Draw#3 11/25/2014 $ 567.00 $ 567.00 Draw#4 12/12/2014 $ 3,750.00 Totals $11,250.00 $ 2,268.00 $ 567.00 $ 567.00 $ 567.00 $ 567.00 Remaining Balance $ 3,750.00 $82,732.00