2013-034 RES AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A MAIN STREET SIDEWALK GRANT APPLICATION

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COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE Address the following needs for the applying jurisdiction. This information should be reflective of the entire city and not just the Main Street area. 1. Housing needs. Briefly describe the locality's most serious housing needs, i.e., deterioration, affordability, or overcrowding. The City of Paris' most serious housing needs are dilapidated and deteriorated housing and the lack of affordable housing. 2. Economic Development needs. In this section, evidence of need might include the percentage and number of unemployed persons, sales tax trends, plant closures, industrial vacancy rate trends, or structural and infrastructure deterioration in commercial /industrial areas, and public benefit. Public benefit includes job creation for Low and Moderate Income persons and others, spin off development, local tax benefits, construction jobs and other special benefits. Please be sure to document the public benefit. The City of Paris does not have a high unemployment or poverty rate, however, the city has many individuals that are employed in areas over 45 miles away. There is a need for more local employment. This project would diversify the economy to a certain degree and provide a quality job. 3. Public Facilities needs. In this section, evidence of need might include findings and actions taken by State agencies, surveys of street conditions, and public works department reports on public infrastructure deterioration. The City of Paris is continuously in the process of maintaining and upgrading the public infrastructure. Currently, street and sidewalk conditions pose a great problem to the city. 4. Other Basic and Serious Needs. If the applicant's serious and basic needs cannot be categorized by any of the three major areas above, describe here. Not Applicable 5. Discuss the projected and /or existing financial benefits (i.e. tax revenues) to the applicant from the business. 6. Why is the applicant addressing this particular need? a. How many persons are affected /impacted? b. What is the extent of the need? (For example, have there been any recent local closings of businesses or industries ?) c. How has this need been documented? (For example, by community survey, public hearing, existing plan /study, documentation by an outside party or other.) 7. How does the applicant propose to resolve the identified need? a. What activities (public and private) will be undertaken? b. For how many people will the need be resolved? c. Are any non- TxCDBG funded activities pending that would further address the need? d. Are there any indirect benefits to the community as a result of this activity? e. Is this activity part of any existing local plan, policy, or strategy? 2012 Main Street Application Page 14 of 30 04/11/2012