5.1 Public Hearing - Small Cities Development Program

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Federal national objective for public facility projects is to benefit low -and -moderate (LMI) income people on an area basis (LMA). A LMI person resides in households with household incomes that are up to 80% of county median income. The federal national objective can be met through the U.S. Census data or by community survey. Projects not meeting this federal objective are ineligible to receive SCDP funding. o The census determination can only be used for a project when the benefit area is citywide and the federal national objective is met with census data showing that 51% or more of the people in the community are LMI. Community census data is available on the SCDP website. o A community income survey must be conducted if city LMI is not at least 51%, in order to use the LMI federal national objective. A sample community survey form and spreadsheet is available on the SCDP website. • Funds cannot be used for projects anticipating future population growth. • Funds should not be proposed for new construction, such as buildings to house treatment plants • Funds can only pay for service connections where a permanent easement, a housing rehabilitation activity is conducted, and housing quality standards are met (publicly -owned service connections are allowable) • Review and include the application checklist on the SCDP Website. Scoring Public Facilities Project Evaluation - a project that includes one or more infrastructure activities which serve a neighborhood area or community. Applications will be evaluated and awarded up 240 total points based on the following: Demographic — 30 Points • Will be assigned by best available statistics from the Minnesota State Demographer and are based on: o Number of residents at or below the poverty level in the jurisdiction o Percentage of residents at or below the poverty level in the jurisdiction o Per capita assessed valuation of the area, points are awarded in inverse relationship to applicant's per capita assessed valuation Project Need — 90 Points • Will be based on evaluation of the extent to which the proposed activities will benefit low- and moderate -income persons or to eliminate a blight condition in the designated area. Project Impact — 90 Points Will be awarded based on evaluation of the extent to which the proposed activities will beneficially impact the LMA community and/or address slum/blight conditions in the designated area. Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) 2023 Full Proposal Public Facilities Infrastructure