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Home My WebLink About04/05/1994, C-7 - BIA FACADE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM MEETING GATE, ��aYl�iuIIIIIIfIIIIn�i��lU city o f san ,-.Ais os�spo COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM NUMBER FROM: Lynn Block, Administrator SUBJECT: BIA Facade Enhancement Program CAO RECOMMENDATION: By motion receive and file the Business Improvement Association Facade Enhancement Program and Guidelines. DISCUSSION: I Background The Business Improvement Association Board of Directors is submitting the BIA Facade Enhancement Program Guidelines and Application to the City Council in order to inform the City of the requirements for receiving funding. This program was set up by the BIA as a one time source of funds for BIA members and property owners wishing to enhance the exterior of their businesses. On September 29, 1993, the Business Improvement Association held a fund raising event, Taste of San Luis, to raise funds for the establishment of a facade enhancement program. Twenty eight San Luis Obispo businesses sponsored the event which a BIA Steering Committee organized. Over 30 restaurants and 10 wineries donated food and beverage to the event which was a semi-formal dinner attended by over 400 community residents. The positive public relations generated for the downtown through this event was a measure of its success. The cooperation between the BIA and City staff was also instrumental in creating the event. With the close of books on Taste of San Luis, a total of $14,084.75 was raised for facade renovation. The BIA Board of Directors has been developing the guidelines for the facade program after researching several other community facade programs. The Board will send applications to all BIA businesses in the next issue of the BIA newsletter and applications will. also be available through the BIA office. The Telegram Tribune and New Times will also carry information about obtaining applications to assure that the application period is effectively communicated. All applications must be received by March 1, 1994 for consideration. Funds will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis with a limit of $25. 00 per linear front 2 _1,/ rootage, not to exceed 1%3 of the total cost of the project to each applicant. The applicant is responsible for obtaining all City permits and approvals with in the six month project time frame. The BIA will review all funded projects at the end of the six month period (September 1994) to assure that the awarded projects are complete. CONCURRENCES: The staff recommend that this program proceed as described above. The willingness of the BIA to encourage facade improvements through a financial incentive is to be commended. FISCAL IMPACT: The funds for the program will be used from the Taste of San Luis proceeds and require no City funding. ATTACEZENTS: 1. Memo to BIA Members 2. Facade Enhancement Program Guidelines 3. Facade Enhancement Application VIS 9 _ .A[ELEO' M1 ML 11 IF. I, TO: Downtown BIA Merchants FROM: Facade Enhancement Program Committee DATE: February 15, 1994 RE: ALLOCATION OF FACADE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS TO BIA MERCHANTS II u The last table has been put away, the last dish has been washed. The ;! proceeds from the recent Taste of San Luis fundraising event have been set aside to provide grants to qualifying Downtown BIA businesses for facade enhancement and improvement, according to the guidelines attached and incorporated herein. In order to qualify, a business must be located in the BIA district, as defined in Chapter 12.36 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code. The project must encompass exterior improvements within view of the public right-of-way and must harmonize with the maintenance and improvements standards of the adjacent properties. A limited amount of facade enhancement monies are available, and the I program will be discontinued once the funds are exhausted. All BIA merchants are eligible for the funds. however the program will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested parties may I! apply to the Facade Enhancement Program Committee through the BIA. i The amount of monies available to each applicant will be determined by a calculation of the linear front footage of the building. Each applicant will be entitled to a reimbursement of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per j linear front foot, not to exceed one-third (1/3) the total cost of the project, and no reimbursement shall exceed fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00). Applications may be obtained at the BIA office. Deadline for accepting t applications wilf be March 1, 1994. Should you have questions, please it feel free to call the office at 541-0286. �I I! II P.O.Bw 1402•Sw Lai O&r•G•934M-ROSIY41-0186 �_T FACADE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM GUIDELINES • Business must be located in the boundaries of the Downtown BIA as set forth in Chapter 12.36 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code. • The program will pay for facade renovation, exterior wall repair and painting, window replacement or modification and other improvements that increase the attractiveness of the building. Projects will be restricted to exterior improvements within the view of the public right-of-way, encompassing store fronts and entry ways. Interior improvements are not eligible for the program. All projects shall harmonize with established city standards and adjacent properties. •_ The BIA Facade Enhancement Program Committee will review each project application and determine if project is within stated rules.. • The BIA will accept applications for consideration on a first-come. first-served basis. The Facade Enhancement Program Committee will conduct a review of the applications immediately following the stated deadline and will grant project approval and allocate reimbursement dollars at that time. • The applicant is responsible for obtaining all necessary city permits and approvals. The Facade Enhancement Program Committee shall have no responsibility for such permits and approvals. • All materials and the labor necessary to complete the project must come from local suppliers and contractors. • Applicant must provide itemized invoice for materials, cost and labor expense, clearly defining purveyors. All projects must be paid in full prior to reimbursement from the program. • Applicant shall provide proposed start and completion date for the project. • The proposed project should be complete. The project should not be part of a staged refurbishment, and must be completed within six (6) months from the date application is approved by the Facade Enhancement Program Committee. • This program, at this time, is a one time grant. \i 1 L I o� IPMo1 FACADE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM i PARTICIPANT: 'I PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1. PROJECT INFORMATION: (A) BUILDING FRONT FOOTAGE 'i (B) TOTAL IMPROVEMENT COST $ iI (C) COST BUILDING/FRONT FOOT $ j i 2. ASSOCIATION GRANT: (A) ONE-TEORD COST OF PROJECT $ (B) $25.00 PER FRONT FOOT S (C) TOTAL GRANT $ (LESSER OF A OR B ABOVE) i' i i' j is I I i 'I II P.O.Bar NO:•S=L,ir 0b*•La•9;406•NOWS41-01M �-r �j to 101 T E.nj JOT PROJECT SITE DESCRIBE PROJECT Address it I IIAssessor Parcel # APPLICANT Name �j Address �I Phone # ACTION RECORD j Signature Date ii rNan OPERTY OWNER Application Approved O Hearing Notification it Construction: II e ach Letters of Authorizationfor ty owners involved with this request if the applicant is not the property owner. I; AGREEMENT [Downtown e to the conditions set forth in the BIA Facade Enhancement ram Guidelines and the ApplicationDate Received unds as requested from the program. y Gature Date B I; II I� P.U.Box t40'-Son LiwGriw.C:a•vi�u�..Sni/iaM�78a