Village of Coulterville Village Board met March 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The Village Board of Coulterville was called to order at the Village Hall for special session at 7:15 pm.
Those present for the roll call were Board members: Dyson, Long, Knope, Wine, Campbell and Wright.
Moved by Campbell, second by Wright to approve agenda as presented. All Ayes.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
NEW BUSINESS:
Jesse Maynard with HMG Engineers updated the board on the IEPA loan progress for the long term potable water supply and electronic meters project. The IEPA is now requiring additional information which consists of a corrosive water testing study. This information was readily available and has been sent to the IEPA.
He also presented the board with two options for possible grant opportunities from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to help with the funding of this project. The grant options require an application process and have a point system based on economic criteria.
The first grant option is a Community Development Block Grant for public infrastructure. This option has a possible grant of up to Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($550,000) for construction only. This would require that the design phase is completed thus meaning the Village would have to pay the One Hundred Nine Thousand Dollars ($109,000) design cost prior to any loan monies being received. Should the grant be awarded it would be that less money that the village would need to borrow. Coulterville would meet the economic criteria for this grant.
The second grant option available for this type of project is called Rebuild Illinois. This is a competitive grant open to more than just local governments. Coulterville would not score as well on the criteria for this grant. This grant is more geared toward opportunity zones, job creation and public investment.
The DCEO block grant option requiring the design cost to be paid in advance will be placed on the March 16, 2020 agenda for a vote giving the board time to contemplate that option.
ADJOURNMENT:
Moved by Wright, second by Dyson to adjourn at 7:44 pm. All Ayes.
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