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Small Grantee Session

Small Grantee Session. Tara Fitzgerald Program Coordinator City of La Crosse, WI. City of La Crosse, WI. City Population: 51,320 Wisconsin’s Largest West Coast City Nestled between Bluffs and the Mississippi River. City Highlights Regional technology and medical hub Logistics Health Inc.

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Small Grantee Session

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  1. Small Grantee Session Tara Fitzgerald Program Coordinator City of La Crosse, WI

  2. City of La Crosse, WI City Population: 51,320 Wisconsin’s Largest West Coast City Nestled between Bluffs and the Mississippi River

  3. City Highlights • Regional technology and medical hub • Logistics Health Inc. • Gundersen & Mayo Clinic Health Systems • Trane Company • University of Wisconsin La Crosse • Viterbo University • Western Technical College Hatlem Photography

  4. HUD Allocation for 2019 CDBG: $846,162 HOME: $300,293

  5. Planning & Development Staff Budget Sources Diverse Funding Resources allow for staff expansion and support for program operations CDBG Admin , HOME Admin & TIF Admin used for staff salaries and benefits 5 positions fully budgeted through the City Operating Funds Up to 5 Interns per Academic Semester (GIS, Bike/Ped Planning, Heritage Preservation, Economic Development, Project Specific and Public Outreach)

  6. Community Development Programs & Funding Sources

  7. Partnerships Western Technical College Central High School La Crosse Promise Habitat for Humanity Couleecap

  8. Federal Cross-Cutting Requirements Avoid Davis Bacon as much as possible CDBG Funds for acquisition and demolition HOME Funds for construction of Single Family Homes Tiered Environmental Review for Replacement Housing & Housing Rehab Programs Avoid relocation and tenants as much as possible

  9. Federal Timeliness Requirements 60 days prior to end of PY EN+PI < 1.5(PY Allocation)

  10. RL Cash Flow Analysis

  11. Fund Balance Sheet

  12. Fund Balance Sheet Status of Funds Dec 2018

  13. Federal Timeliness Requirements 60 days prior to end of PY EN+PI < 1.5(PY Allocation) • Reprogram Funds • SBDL Funds to Replacement Housing for Acquisition • Make RLF more flexible • Combine RHP & HRP RL so that balances can be used for either program • Communicate and FOLLOW UP with subrecipients regarding the importance of timely draws

  14. Other Helpful Tools Limit Funding to 5 Goals of the 5 year plan Service subrecipients approved for funding 2 years at a time Checklists Templates for repetitive projects Bid Specs for Replacement Housing Work Write up for Housing Rehab Agreements for Subrecipients Don’t reinvent the wheel!

  15. Questions? Tara Fitzgerald Program Coordinator City of La Crosse, WI 608-789-7363 fitzgeraldt@cityoflacrosse.org www.cityoflacrosse.org

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