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Will Berg
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Karl Augustine [kaugustine@sageidaho.com]
Monday, April 25, 20051 :53 PM
bergw@meridlancity.org
Louisiana-Pacific Polymer Business Expansion Project - Status of Funds Public
Hearing
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HearMin2.doc
WILL B.: Attached are the comments thai I am required to make prior to the public comments
portion of the hearing to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26th.
«HearMin2.doc»
I submit a copy in writting to you so that you understand the format of these ICDBG hearings. I will provide the
orientation portion cov-ering the topics as required by the ICDBG regulations, and then I will yield the floor to the
Mayor and City Council who will conduct the public comment portion. Please note that I will need a copy of an
Attendance Sign-Up Sheet for the public hearing. if Meridian has one it prefers to use, then I will accept that
form. If the City does not, I have also included a sign-up sheet with the document attach-ed. Once the minutes of
the City Council Meeting for the public hearing are ready, I will need a copy for the project files. Please call if you
have questions. If not, I will see you at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. THANXI KTA
Karl T. Augustine, Planning Specialist
Community and Economic Development
Sage Community Resources
10624 West Executive Drive
Boise, Idaho, 83713
Telephone: 1-208-322-7033, Extension 252
Toll Free: 1-800-859-0321
FAX: 1-208-322-3569
E-Mail: kaugustlne@sageidaho.com
Idaho Community Development Block Grant
Louisiana- Pacific Polymer Business Expansion Project
Status of Funds Public Hearing
Meridian City Council Meeting
Meridian, Idaho
April 26, 2005
7:00 p.m.
MEETING PURPOSE: The purpose of this public bearing is to provide a second opportunity for the citizens of
Meridian to have input to the Louisiana- Pacific Polymer Business Expansion Project in accord with Idaho
Comnumity Development Block Grant (ICDBG) regulations and the Meridian Citizen Particination Plan.
Specifiailly, the Plan requires that the City will conduct"...at least one public hearing on the status offùnded
activities... ". The Plan further requires that the status offunds public hearing "...at minimum, must include: a
general description of accomplishments to date, a summary of all expenditures to date, a gelWral description
of the remaining work, and a general description of changes made to the ICDBG project budget, performance
targets, activity schedules, project scope, location, objectives, or beneficiaries... ". To these ends, this public
bearing is being convened in accorda11ce wiili the Meridian Citizen Participation Plan.
PROGRAM BACKGROUND: Congress enacted ilie CommuniIy DevelopmeotBlock Grant (CDBG) Pro-gram
under the Community Development Act of 1974. This Act authorized 1he u.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) to operate 1he CDBG program. In 1981, Congress amended ilie Act to allow states to
assume CDBG program operations. In Idaho, the DeparbneDt of Commerce administers 1he CDBG program on
behalf of the state.
PROGRAM ELIGffiILITY: Only cities and counties are the eligible applicants to the ICDBG program. To
qualify, eligible activities fimded by the ICDBG program must:
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Principally benefit low and/or moderate income persons, or
Aid in the prevention and/or elimination of slum & blight, or
Meet community development needs having a partieu1ar urgency 1hat pose a serious and
immediate 1hreat to heal1h.
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Eligible activities range ftom property acquisition to planning and can include public facilities, housing, economic
development, removal of architectural and other briers to promote accessibility for persons with disabilities, and
o1her activities listed in the ICDBG Aoolication """dhnok which is available for public review.
PROJECf BACKGROUND: On June 21, 2004, the City of Meridian applied to the Idaho DeparbneDt of
Commerce and Labor (IDCL) for ICDBG funds on behalf of the Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPC), a for-
profit business. These funds, along wiili oIher local matching resources, were to be used for the construction of
power utility upgrades at ilie LPC facility in Meridian, Idaho. The purpose of this improvement would lead to the
creation of39 new jobs wilhin the City. The application submitted in June of2004 was accepted by IDCL and
The City of Meridian was awarded $250,000 in ICDBG and a contractwiili IDCL was fully executed on August
16,2004.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PROJECI' TO DATE: The scope of workunder contract, as amended, bas
made good progress wiili the power utility upgrades at the LPC facility. The substation installations have been
completed, ilie underground and overhead lines have been installed, and the construction portion of the project is
complete. Idaho Power was the sole source contractor in the completion of1heconstruction. Documentation of the
jobs created is still pending. Once this is completed and accepted by IDCL, the project will be ready for
monitoring and closeout.
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES TO DATE: The total estimated budget for the Louisiana-pacific Poly-mer
Business Expansion Project is $422,000. Of this amount, $250,000 is ICDBG funds. A sum of $22,000 in
ICDBG funding was allocated to Grant Administration; $4,320 aUocated to Architectural and Engineering
Services; and the balance of$223,680 was allocated to Construction. Of the $22,000 in Grant Administration
funds, $8,800 has been expended to date. Of the $4,320 in Architectural and Engineering Services funds, $4,320
has been expended to date. Of the $223,680 in Construction funds, $201,803 has been expended In its
application to IDCL, Meridian, through its for-profit sub-recipient, the LPC, agreed to provide $172,000 in cash
and in-kind matdúng resources for the Louisiana-Pacific Polymer Business Expansion Project.
REMAINING WORK: One hundred percent of the construction work on the Louisiana-Pacific Polymer
Business Expansion Project has been completed. The remaining work includes the job creation documentation,
monitoring, and closeout.
CHANGES IN THE PROJECf BUDGET, PERFORMANCE TARGETS, ACTIVITY SCHEDULES,
PROJECf SCOPE, LOCATION, OBJECTIVES, OR BENEFICIARIES: ¡\mendm..-n.. have been made to
1he project scope of work and budget These cost amendments are wilhin the resoun:es available to !he project and
do not result in substantive changes to the budget, targets, schedule, scope, objectives, or beneficiaries of the
project.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Based upon the preceding presentation, the Meridian City Council will open the public
hearing portion of this meeting and request testimony and/or comments on the project as described. Minutes of
this public bearing will be prepared by the City Clerk and made available for public review. Following 1he receipt
of any public testimony and/or comments, or response to any questions, a recom-mendation will be made that 1he
Mayor close 1he public hearing.
DOCUMENTARY RESOURCES: The following list of documents were present at the public bearing and
made available for review by 1he public:
. Project Application.
. Project Files, Plans, and Drawings.
. Citizen Participation Plan.
. Idaho Community Developmeot Block Grant Application Handbook
. Idaho Community Development Bloek Grant Administration Handbook
Idaho Community Development Block Grant
Louisiana- Pacific Polymer Business Expansion Project
Status of Funds Public Hearing
Meridian City Council Meeting
Meridian, Idaho
April 26, 2005
7:00 p.m.
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