01-10-11 Special Called Regular Meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors

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City of La Porte - Main Street Program P & Z, 2-19-09 Enhancement Grant 8. Grant applications and awards can be made in any of the reimbursable activities listed above and may be combined for any single property or project. An applicant is defined as an owner, tenant, or combination thereof occupying an eligible property within the MS ADS area. A single owner of multiple properties may apply for grant funds for each property owned but match must be for no less than $2,500 and may not receive more than $25,000 per property in a three (3) year period of time. GRANT ApPLlCA TlON PROCESS 1. Determine eligibility: Dissussg~pject plans wit~the M~,i1J.~treefCQordinator. Coordinator will set up a pre-development9leet~~g W!~~the MS DARt'Efor~~iq;~nce on your,~roperty. You may request an appointment th~9ugh~e)~ain) Str~~tCoor~ator fpr1l'ee assis~s~ itl.selecting exterior color schemes, sign designs, anij)9ht~iping renderings of bu~ldingf~~ad~~"H)'l'o sch~dule an appointment with the Texa~ Main Street Center's Arc~itectural:fssistancePr?graITl~))spnt~~t the Main Street DevelopmentOffice at 281-470-5017. Thei:MS DGi~hould be a refe~ens~/~idewhen making any design imp~pvyme~~ tp/properties in the :M~in StreefDistrict. The M~ ~ ~r:~J),av.ailable from the Main Stre~tDTI~~loPjent office :~~04W;Pairmont P.k~:y, L~~~:TI:~:C/ 7~;~~'. 2. Fill out lfIS'I1Giapplication an(Jsig1'l tlJe agreement form. All granta.pplicatigp packages must include: . A Main Street Design Certificate . ... . A scale dmwing by the project architect or design professional of all proposed grant work. ;: .''_-.-'_-:i''''..':i>..'''.....'.,':_,.__..''-.'''..'.-...i.',...-",-.",....."......-:i....,..":';--.:i\:';,,-:,\. _ ".-", _: Include samples - such as color samples of paint, fabriCs swatches, sign material, etc. Provide any additional items that will enable t~ MS DART to envision the finished project. . . .. · Itemize.~lV~itten .i'Ytrk~fl~ates~x~I~..pr~j~~t~~l'l<~~?ITli~~~~!brs or project architects. self-(;ontr\cted~or~~ilt be r~imbjrS~~~dr,~~:.l<~~~iIll:tie;~~sest excludiQg labor. · Furnish photog~a:p~s of t~~;'iP~~~~~.$<~~teri()r.J:lle:fpplicant s~all be ~equired to furnish historic ph.?!pgraphlil~'<alflng with\;p~?~~?fth~<~~~19ipg.S exterior, aM any other site locations that are intludeij.~s part of.t!?e ~pplication reques~. and shall prpyide photographs after the construction is comp~~te<l;:~a conditi~~of~~aly~~~eimb~rseme~t. 3. Return the completed appljpatip.nfol"tn with all itemsli~t~dabove in.#2 for each component of the application to the Main Street Development office at 604 W. Fairmont Parkway. 4. The approval process includes, but is not limited to the following: (a) All projects must meet current building standards and codes, as well as building permit requirements. (b) The MS DART shall consider only Applications which have been properly and fully completed and which contain all information required in the Application or requested. (c) All construction bids submitted by an Applicant must be current and must be dated no earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the Application request. Bids shall be submitted on the contractor's or project architect's letterhead and shall contain the contractor's name, address, telephone number and shall itemize the bid in a manner that allows the MS DART to determine the bid components and authenticity ofthe bid. (d) Applicants receiving approval by the MS DART shall commence construction described in the Application within ninety (90) days from the date the grant is awarded. All Applicants must complete the construction described in the Application within one (1) year from the date the grant MS ADS = Main Street Architectural Design Standards MS DG = MS Design Guidelines MS DART = MS Design Assistance Review Team MS DC = MS Design Certificate MSD = MS District MS EG = MS Enhancement Grant 30f9