TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Alexina Jeannite, Grant Manager
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., Executive Director
DATE: September 29, 2020
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PAINT-UP & SIGNAGE FUNDING AGREEMENT - CHRIST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH FL, INC (125 SW 8TH STREET) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,250.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Approve a Paint-Up & Signage funding assistance agreement with Christ Missionary Baptist Church of Delray Beach FL, Inc. for the proposed exterior painting improvements at 125 SW 8th Street, within CRA sub-area #8, in an amount not to exceed $2,250.
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Background:
The Paint-Up & Signage Program was originally established by the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in 2007 to encourage existing building owners or tenants to improve the exterior of their buildings through a new coat of paint, and was later expanded to include signage. The program helps to enhance the aesthetics of the Northwest and Southwest neighborhoods by facilitating minor cosmetic improvements such as exterior painting and signage projects, with a maximum possible grant award of $5,000.
Christ Missionary Baptist Church of Delray Beach FL, Inc. has been serving the community since 1982 and is led by Reverend Vincent Brown. The applicant is requesting CRA funding assistance through the Paint-Up & Signage Program, which offers to pay 50% of eligible exterior painting, pressure cleaning, and signage costs, up to $5,000. Based on the lower of two bids submitted by the applicant, the proposed painting improvements have an estimated cost of $4,500 and $7,320, respectively. As such, the applicant is eligible to receive total funding assistance for an amount not to exceed $2,250. The applicant does not plan to change the color of the building, therefore, a color change approval from the City of Delray Beach Development Services Department was note required. If the funding request is approved, the CRA will remit payment directly to the painting contractor after the improvements have been completed, subject to receiving verification that the applicant has paid for their portion of the project costs. If approved, the it is anticipated that the project will be fully completed by December 2020.
A Paint-Up & Signage Award would help further the CRA mission by assisting with the cost of exterior improvements, thereby eliminating blighted conditions in Sub-Area #8 of the CRA District.
Attachments: Exhibit A - Location Map; Exhibit B - Photos of Existing Conditions and Color Samples; Exhibit C - Funding Assistance Detail Sheet; Exhibit D - Paint-Up & Signage Funding Program Guidelines.
CRA Attorney Review:
N/A
Finance Review:
N/A
Funding Source/Financial Impact:
$2,250 allocated from General Ledger #7313 - CRA Grant Programs (Paint-Up & Signage)