ITEM TITLE:
Final Report: 2017 Beautification Matching Grant Program
SUBMITTED BY: Allie Ferko, Deputy City Clerk
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The deadline to complete 2017 Beautification Matching Grant Program projects and submit for reimbursement was October 20, 2017.
2017 Projects Completed and Reimbursed (Before/After Photos Attached)
• Valdez Food Cache
o Grant Amount Authorized: $10,000
o Scope: Building façade on front of building. Paint entire exterior of building. Shingling of roof. Lighting for ramp. “Valdez Food Cache” sign and lighting.
o Total Project Cost: $5,800
o Grant Amount Paid: $2,900
o Notes: Completed within scope of grant award, but unable to complete full project due to funding constraints (contractor bid higher than anticipated and company no longer able to afford façade this year). Utilized local contractor.
• R&R Testing
o Grant Amount Authorized: $10,000
o Scope: Remove old and deteriorating signage, remove old and damaged siding, prep for new siding and paint, replace new entry and garage doors, construct platform and flower display, apply new siding and trim, order new signage, and attached new signs and lettering.
o Total Project Cost: $16,490.81
o Grant Amount Paid: $8,245.41
o Notes: New signage has not arrived at time of deadline. Some trim has not been installed on back on building and flower planters were not finished. Those items are not included in submitted reimbursement costs. Utilized local contractor.
• Totem Inn & Suites
o Grant Amount Authorized: $5,000
o Scope: Paint exterior of Chugach Building
o Total Project Cost: $17,500
o Grant Amount Paid: $5,000
o Notes: Utilized local contractor.
• NAPA
o Grant Amount Authorized: $4,000
o Scope: Updating signage and exterior painting
o Total Project Cost: $17,131.02
o Grant Amount Paid: $4,000
o Notes: Utilized local contractor.
• First National Bank of Alaska
o Grant Amount Authorized: $2,000
o Scope: Landscaping upgrade.
o Total Project Cost: $8,270
o Grant Amount Paid: $2,000
o Notes: Utilized local contractor.
2017 Projects NOT Completed by Deadline
• Bell Tech, Inc.
o Grant Amount Authorized: $10,000
o Scope: Reside the entire building (green building on corner of Egan Drive and Hazelet Ave) with high-end metal architectural panels and trim.
o Grant Amount Paid: $0
o Notes: On 10/23/17, Mr. Randy Bell stated he was unable to begin the project, as his business and staff had other higher priority operational obligations.
• Paul Silveria, DMD
o Grant Amount Authorized: $257.92
o Scope: Replace lawn on west facing street front and south side, visible to traffic on Pioneer Drive. Excavate the existing upper layer of soil, lay new topsoil, and reseed grass.
o Grant Amount Paid: $0
o Notes: As of 10/23/17, Dr. Silveria unable to begin project due to other obligations.
2017 Grant Funding Declined
• Downtown B&B
o Grant Amount Authorized: $2,000
o Scope: Paint entire DownTown B&B building and trim.
o Grant Amount Paid: $0
o Notes: Owner unable to complete project without a full 50% match of anticipated project costs ($8,115 total with a $4,057.50 grant match).
• Stepping Stones Daycare
o Grant Amount Authorized: $1,000
o Scope: New fencing and landscaping.
o Grant Amount Paid: $0
o Notes: Owner’s business moving to different address than that listed in original grant application, and thus unable to move forward with project as intended.