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

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Texas Capital Fund 2012 Main Street Score Sheet CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS Applicant Place support documentation immediately behind this form. Support documentation must be submitted for verification purposes, otherwise the category will be scored zero. Scoring Categories (Max 100 Points) Project Feasibility (Max 50 Points) Score Public Support (Max 10 pts): Score 5 points for providing letter from County Historical Commission, local design review board, Economic Development Corporation or Chamber of Commerce. Score additional 5 points for letters from 50% or more of the businesses and /or property 10 owners impacted by the proposed project, which includes businesses within one block of proposed improvements. Infrastructure Project Plan (Max 10 pts): Score 5 points for providing city's plan for dealing with an infrastructure project, including detailed description of how access will be provided to affected 10 businesses during construction. Score additional 5 points for providing a general description of future infrastructure projects in the Main Street area, in the next 5 yrs & potential impact to the area. Sidewalks and ADA Compliance (Max 10 pts): Score 5 points if a minimum of 50% of requested funds will be used for sidewalk and /or ADA compliance activities. Score 10 points if 70% of 10 the requested funds will be used for sidewalk and /or ADA compliance activities. Historic Preservation Ethic Impact (Max 10 pts): Score 5 points to applicants that have a current historic preservation ordinance. Score an additional 5 points to applicants that have design 10 guidelines for the Main Street program or project area. Economic Development Consideration (Max 5 pts): Awarded if the city has passed the 5 economic development sales tax (Type A, Type B {4A/4B or both). MS Program Participation (Max 5 pts): For every two years of continuous participation in the Main Street program, the applicant will be awarded 1 point. Points will only be awarded for every two 5 or more consecutive years. Maximum points earned for 10 continuous years of participation. Leverage, Economic Emphasis (Max 50 points) Minority Hiring (Max 10 pts): This measures an applicant's hiring practices. Score 10 points if the city government's minority employment rate is equal to or greater than the city's minority 0 population rate. Leverage /Match (Max 10 pts): A 10% cash match is required. Additional points will be given for additional matching funds. Score 5 points for contributing a 10% additional match; score 10 points 10 for contributing an additional 20 %. Additional match may be cash and /or "in- kind ". MS Standing (Max 5 pts): Score 5 points if city received National Recognition the prior year. 5 Community Size (Max 10 pts): Score 5 points if city population is 12,000 or less and an 0 additional 5 points if less than 4,000, using most recent decennial census. TCF Grant Training (Max 5 pts): Score 5 points if a city official /employee has attended a TCF, Main Street Improvements and /or Downtown Revitalization application training workshop within the 5 previous two 2 ears. Poverty Level (Max 10 pts): Score 5 points if city's most recent American Community Survey 5 -yr Estimates, individual poverty rate is equal to or greater than the state poverty rate. Score 10 points if 10 the city rate is 15% or more over the state rate. TOTAL SCORE 80 2012 Main Street Application Page 4 of 30 04/11/2012