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Scoring Community Development Block (CDBG)Grants Water/Sewer Apps

Scoring Community Development Block (CDBG)Grants Water/Sewer Apps. SEIRPC CDBG Scoring Committee. April 8, 2013. Scoring CDBG Water/Sewer Apps. About the Process CDBG Apps. Scoring CDBG Water/Sewer Apps. About CDBG Funds Federal funds

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Scoring Community Development Block (CDBG)Grants Water/Sewer Apps

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  1. Scoring Community Development Block (CDBG)Grants Water/Sewer Apps SEIRPC CDBG Scoring Committee April 8, 2013

  2. Scoring CDBG Water/Sewer Apps • About the Process • CDBG Apps

  3. Scoring CDBG Water/Sewer Apps • About CDBG Funds • Federal funds • Come to Iowa from Housing and Urban Development Administration (HUD) • Iowa plans how to use the funds

  4. Scoring CDBG Water/Sewer Apps • About CDBG Funds • Iowa Priorities: Owner-occupied housing for elderly and LMI individuals Infrastructure for LMI communities Public services like day care centers and sheltered workshops who serve LMI individuals Economic development for jobs that will employ LMI individuals

  5. Scoring CDBG Water/Sewer Apps 2012 CDBG Program Funds: $21 million

  6. Scoring CDBG Water/Sewer Apps 2012 CDBG Program Funds: $21 million

  7. Scoring CDBG Water/Sewer Apps • About the Process • An effort to change how CDBG funds are allocated in Iowa • Want to change from centralized (Des Moines) to de-centralized (regions) process • Thank you for volunteering to be a part of this effort

  8. Scoring CDBG Water/Sewer Apps • About the Process • This committee is presently considered ad hoc • Results will go to evaluate and refine process at the statewide level • Committee results will be presented to and accepted by SEIRPC Board of Directors

  9. Scoring CDBG Water/Sewer Apps • About the Process • Results from committee have no bearing on funding right now • Results from committee in the fall will have a bearing on funding results • This is a fluid process – feel free to make • comments or recommendations

  10. Scoring CDBG Water/Sewer Apps • About the Process • Four other regions in Iowa completing the same process • SEIRPC staff will compile objectivescoring criteria • Committee members will compile subjective scoring criteria

  11. Scoring CDBG Water/Sewer Apps • Today • Each application will be reviewed with the committee • Scoring criteria will be reviewed with the committee • Committee members will be asked to score the applications, come back and discuss scores and process at next meeting.

  12. CDBG Application #1: Conesville • Applying for lift station improvements • Total Cost: $200,000 • CDBG Request $120,000 (60%) • Local Match $80,000 (40%)

  13. CDBG Application #1: Conesville • Applying for lift station improvements • Specifically: • New pumps and controls • Emergency generator • Power Service

  14. CDBG Application #1: Conesville

  15. CDBG Application #1: Conesville • Applying for lift station improvements • Why: • Lift station original to 1971 • No emergency generator • Bypass pump not connected • Maintenance nearly impossible • Bypass flows to ditch

  16. CDBG Application #1: Conesville • Applying for lift station improvements • Alternatives: • 1. Do nothing (continue to operate in violation of DNR NPDES permit limits • 2. Implement project as described

  17. CDBG Application #1: Conesville • Applying for lift station improvements • What is the plan • Phase 1: Improve Treatment Lagoons currently under construction • Phase 2: Lift Station Improvements (application) • Phase 3: Construct conventional gravity flow sanitary sewer system for the unsewered homes in the community.

  18. CDBG Application #2: Mount Pleasant • Applying for interceptor sewer to replace problem sewer causing multiple issues; (includes pavement replacement after construction) • Total Cost: $2,100,000 • CDBG Request $600,000 (29%) • Local Match $1,500,000 (71%)

  19. CDBG Application #2: Mount Pleasant

  20. CDBG Application #2: Mount Pleasant

  21. CDBG Application #2: Mount Pleasant • Applying for sanitary sewer replacement; (includes pavement replacement after construction) • Why: • Broken pipes • Misaligned joints • Improper service taps • Brick manholes • Sewers under residences

  22. CDBG Application #2: Mount Pleasant • Applying for sanitary sewer replacement; (includes pavement replacement after construction) • Why: • Issues identified cause infiltration into the system, overloading it. • Overload causes backups and overflows. • Discharge not treated – water quality issues. • Maintenance with issues impossible.

  23. CDBG Application #2: Mount Pleasant • Applying for sanitary sewer replacement; (includes pavement replacement after construction) • Alternatives: • 1. Expansion of the Lagoon • 2. Pump all wastewater from the lagoon site back to the new plant so the lagoon can be abandoned. • 3. Pump from the Hamlin Street lift station to the new plant.

  24. CDBG Application #2: Mount Pleasant 5. Gravity sewer from Hamlin Street Lift Station, as proposed with Option #4, plus build a new Northeast Lift Station. • Alternatives: • 4. Gravity Interceptor Sewer from Hamlin Street Lift Station. (preferred alternative; most cost effective)

  25. CDBG Application #3: Wapello • Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoon Upgrade • (From a two-cell continuous discharge waste stabilization lagoon system to aerated system.) • Total Cost: $1,750,300 • CDBG Request: $500,000 (29%) • Local Match: $1,250,300 (71%)

  26. CDBG Application #3: Wapello • Applying for Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade • Why • Meet NPDES limits (Iowa DNR) • Provide capacity for the next 20 years

  27. CDBG Application #3: Wapello • Applying for Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade • Alternatives • 1. Extended Aeration-Activated Sludge System • 2. Aerated Lagoon System

  28. CDBG Scoring Criteria • Blend of Objective and Subjective • Objective • Local Match • Planning evidence (Capital Improvement Plan, budget, etc) • Low to Moderate Income Beneficiary Percentage • Inclusion of innovative tech

  29. CDBG Scoring Criteria • Objective Criteria

  30. CDBG Scoring Criteria • Subjective • Project need • Community Impact • Economic Development Impact • Partnerships or advanced project planning • Availability of resources

  31. CDBG Scoring Criteria

  32. CDBG Scoring Criteria • Process moving forward • 1. SEIRPC scores objective portions • 2. Scoring Committee scores subjective • Full applications and power point are online • (instructions to be sent after meeting) • 3. Reconvene in two weeks to go over • scores and process

  33. CDBG Scoring Criteria • Process moving forward • Any questions in between meetings please contact Tracey Lamm • tlamm@seirpc.com; 319-753-4306 • Next meeting date will be emailed • Proposed meeting schedule: • #1 April 8 • #2 April 22 • #3 January 2014

  34. CDBG Scoring Criteria • Process moving forward • Meet with IA Economic Development Authority in Summer to review pilot results • Tweak process (using committee input as well) • Score applications in early 2014

  35. Thank You • THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT

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