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Attachment A Led by the Executive Director, the Short-Term Alliance will develop a draft Charter (governing document) for the Long-Term Alliance that will define its mission/purpose, vision, membership, activities, responsibilities and procedures. The Long-Term Alliance will hear, edit, and formally adopt the Charter document as one of its first official orders of business. Convene the Long-Term Alliance Once the Long-Term Alliance membership and Charter is in place, we recommend bi-monthly meetings (6 annually) which will continue to be planned and staffed by the Executive Director. Committees may be formed to dig-in deeper on specific events or projects that require additional attention and planning. Meetings will continue to be held in both public and private spaces within the Rice and Larpenteur area. In addition to meeting agendas and minutes, the Executive Director will supply financial statements (Profit and Loss) to the Alliance members to account for funding. The Alliance will continue to work to advance the Vision Plan for the area and SPACC will provide ongoing staffing and project management for two years (with contracts renegotiated each year). In Years 1 and 2, we propose the functions of the Long-Term Alliance to be: Host quarterly community events. Activate the strategic fundraising plan (apply for grants and sponsorships). Support and inform public and private infrastructure and redevelopment projects. Create Design Guidelines for new and re-development. Execute three quick infrastructure projects. Secure annual administrative funding and contract. Seek opportunities for neighborhood branding and placemaking (banners, public art, trash, recycling, etc). Public Project Reports and Recommendations each year. Fundraising Our budget proposal sets aside funding for the creation of a Strategic Fundraising Plan and grant writing support, led by an experienced nonprofit development partner who has a firm grasp of the local philanthropic landscape. SPACC will draw upon our trusted relationships with The Saint Paul Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Knight Foundation, Pohlad Foundation, Bush Foundation, Otto Bremer Trust, and others, to present opportunities to support this ground-breaking, transformational initiative. The Cities of Maplewood, Roseville, Saint Paul, and Ramsey County have sent a strong message that revitalization of the Rice and Larpenteur Gateway Area is a high oundation will serve as a fiscal agent for grants and sponsorships. We will create a tracking spreadsheet of potential funding opportunities including, but not limited to: Grants Property Tax Programs Loan Programs Federal Programs Transit Programs Housing Programs In the process of creating our strategic fundraising plan, we will review sustainable, long-term funding models such as Special Services Districts, which have been used successfully in other parts of the region to provide stable funding for shared services such as trash and recycling, landscaping and maintenance, and tree lighting, etc. 6