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October 18, 2019 <br />Honorable President and EDA Commissioners <br />1880 Main Street <br />Centerville, MN 55038 <br />Dear Honorable President and EDA Commissioners: <br />The city has received a Building Facade Grant Application from the Southern Rail for the <br />reconstruction of a garage on the footprint of the existing garage. The applicant was <br />considering tuckpointing and reroofing the existing garage, but thought, with the help of <br />the grant program, a full reconstruction may be more appealing. <br />The Building Façade Grant portion of the Revolving Loan and Grant (RLG) program lists <br />the following eligible expenses for grant dollars: <br />Eligible grant expenditures include repairing, replacing and installing of <br /> siding <br /> brickwork <br /> mansards <br /> cornices <br /> entrances <br /> exterior doors and windows <br /> decorative details <br /> awnings <br /> exterior lighting <br /> signage <br /> building identification <br /> <br />Staff recommends approval of the grant if a bid can show at least $5,000 worth of <br />materials and labor associated with the items listed above. It appears from the scope of <br />work listed on the application, that this will be possible (decorative block, doors, <br />windows, lighting, etc.). The applicant would also need to demonstrate $15,000 worth of <br />qualified expenses to account for the required matching funds. The list of qualifying <br /> <br />