Handouts and presentations are available through the event app and at www.iowaleague.org.

How to Leverage Funding for Your City Project

Kelley Deutmeyer, ECIA Executive DirectorGerald Smith, City of Maquoketa City ManagerMatt Brooke, City of Clinton City Manager

What is a Council of Governments (COG)?

• COGs are extensions of City and County Government• Created over 45 years ago by State Legislature• Formed by Cities and Counties in a designated region• Provide professional planning, programming, and technical assistance

FIND YOUR COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

Council of Governments Programs and Services

• Community Development • Economic Development• Housing• Transportation and Planning• Employment and Training• Transit• Administration

Partnership with City of Maquoketa • City represented on ECIA Council • Downtown Master Plan • Current housing needs assessment• Updating Comprehensive Plan• Team approach with other partners

• City• County• Jackson County Economic Alliance

• General grant writing contract with ECIA in addition to membership fees

City of Maquoketa Priorities• Community and Economic Development

• Housing

• Transportation

City of Maquoketa Priority ProjectsCommunity and Economic Development Projects

• CDBG Downtown Revitalization grant – 2018 award - $500,000 grant

• Downtown Upper Story Rehabilitation Program CDBG pilot – 2019 award -$500,000 grant

• Catalyst Grant – 110 S. Main - $100,000 – 2019 award – $100,000 grant

• Brownfields – assessment grant – approx. $100,000 invested - 2017 to 2019• Funding from ECIA regional Brownfields Assessment grant

City of Maquoketa Priority ProjectsCommunity and Economic Development

• Iowa Great Places Grants Designation - 2016 award• $400,000 grant awarded in 2016• $200,000 grant awarded in 2018

• Drug free communities for Jackson based in Maquoketa – 2018 award• Jackson County Prevention Coalition, based in Maquoketa, $625,000 (over 5 years)

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant – 2019 award• Maquoketa Community Schools received $322,313 over 5 years, program

starting in 2019

City of Maquoketa Priority ProjectsHousing

• Pocket Neighborhood – 2019 Construction – 10 New Construction Homes• $2,400,000 project overall

• Rental inspections

• CDBG Housing Rehabilitation • CDBG award $247,500; $25,000 local match• 6 houses in target area

City of Maquoketa Priority ProjectsHousing Continued

• Housing Trust Fund - 2018 Award• $170,000 renovation of a former USDA rental housing development

• HUD Lead Grant – partnership with City of Clinton – 2017 awarded• $1,650,000 grant - $50,000 City match

City of Maquoketa Priority Projects

Transportation• BUILD Grant awarded in 2018 - $3,800,000 grant • Bridge replacement grant with IADOT – 2018 grant - $1,000,000 grant

Partnership with City of Clinton• City represented on ECIA Council • Team approach working with sister Cities• Clinton County Home Based Iowa and Student Loan Repayment• Clinton Regional Development Corp (CRDC)

• Workforce retention and attraction• Business development, retention and attraction

• Regional Planning Affiliation (RPA) and Iowa DOT• Advocacy strategies at the Capital in Des Moines• General grant writing and City Planning with ECIA

City of Clinton Importance of Planning

• Master Transportation Plan• Master Parks Plan• Downtown master plan• Housing Needs Assessment• 2032 Comprehensive Strategy• Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)

City of Clinton PrioritiesCommunity and Economic Development

• Workforce Attraction• Public Safety• Pavement Management

• Transportation • Code enforcement/Nuisance Abatement

• Housing• BUILD Grant (Manufacturing Drive)• Quality of Life (Parks and Rec)

City of Clinton Priority ProjectsCommunity and Economic Development

• Great Places re-designation – awarded 2019

• EDA micropolitan plan for future growth and sustainability

• Sewer separation CDBG project – awarded 2018 - $600,000 CDBG grant

• Catalyst grant – awarded 2018 - $100,000 rehabilitation grant

• Flood plain property buyout – 25 properties - grant work

• Brownfield assessment work with the regional brownfield program

City of Clinton Priority ProjectsHousing

• HUD Lead Grant – partnership with City of Maquoketa – 2017 award• $1,650,000 grant - $100,000 City match• Applying in 2019 to add Clinton County an additional $2,000,000

• CDBG Housing Rehabilitation program – 2018 grant • CDBG $251,000 - 6 homes rehabilitated

• CDBG Pilot Homeownership Gut Rehab Program• $200,000 initially up to $500,000 over three years – 6 homes rehabilitated

• Housing Trust Fund – 2015 grant award• $151,099 toward renovation of Roosevelt School to 16 rental units

City of Clinton Priority ProjectsTransportation

• BUILD Grant - $26,500,000 project for Manufacturing drive

MISCELLANEOUS INITIATIVES• USDA trainings - ECIA’s USDA training grants• Clinton coordinating council• Clinton Mayors meetings• Grant Committee• EPA Brownfields Programs• FEMA Applications• Fundraising• Keep Iowa Beautiful Hometown Pride Program

Closing Remarks

• Partnerships• Planning • Realistic timeline and expectations• Talk to your COG and get involved

• Read their newsletter• Read their grant alert• Attend their meetings• Attend free training

• COG staff regularly out in the communities

How to Leverage

Funding for Your City Project

Handouts and presentations are available through the event app and at

www.iowaleague.org.

Kelley Deutmeyer, ECIA Executive DirectorGerald Smith, City of Maquoketa City ManagerMatt Brooke, City of Clinton City Manager

THANK YOU!!!!

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