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

City of La Crosse, WI City Population: 51,320 Population has been stagnant since the 60’s City Population: 51,320 Wisconsin’s Largest West Coast City Nestled between Bluffs and the Mississippi River

Regional technology and medical hub Logistics Health Inc. 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 Population has been stagnant since the 60’s The core and principal city of the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. This includes all of the La Crosse County and Houston County , Combined population of 135,298. Home of several Corp Headquarters, tourism hub for the region with a multitude of performance venues, hotels, restaurants and small businesses Hatlem Photography

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

Planning & Development Staff Budget Sources Director of Planning & Development City Operating Community Development Administrator CDBG Program Coordinator (2) Housing Specialist CDBG/HOME Neighborhood Housing Development Associate TIF/CDBG Economic Development Planner CDBG/TIF Senior Planner Associate Planner Environmental Sustainability Planner Clerk Steno III City/CDBG 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)

Community Development Programs & Funding Sources CDBG HOME TIF/City Borrowing Housing Rehabilitation (LMI) CDBG RL - Loans up to $35,000 ($25,000 hard costs) Housing Renovation/ Rental Conversion Loans up to $40,000, 25% exterior, 25% owner contribution Replacement Housing New Construction & Vacant Land Program Acquisition/ Demolition Construction Economic Development SBDL/MOBA Grant CDBG RL – Loans up to $200,000 or MOBA grant up to $5000 for micro businesses

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

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

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

RL Cash Flow Analysis

Fund Balance Sheet

Fund Balance Sheet Status of Funds Dec 2018

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

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!

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