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Council selects Altura as grant administrator, approves $3,000 contract and sets public hearing for Tabernacle HVAC grant
Summary
City will apply to Idaho Department of Commerce community block grant program for roughly $245,000 to upgrade HVAC at the Tabernacle; Altura Community Consulting was chosen as the grant administrator and a $3,000 development contract was approved to prepare the application; council set a public hearing for March 5.
The City Council authorized staff to pursue a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application to the Idaho Department of Commerce for improvements at the Tabernacle, approved Altura Community Consulting as the project’s grant administrator (if awarded), and approved a $3,000 development contract to complete the application.
Tacy Stoddard of Altura told the council the city is applying for the full grant amount available for the project—$245,000—to fund HVAC and related upgrades at the Tabernacle and that Altura’s role would be to prepare the application and, if awarded, administer the grant. "We were asked back in January to do a grant application ... this would be a good fit for the community center grant," Stoddard said.
Council approved a resolution authorizing submittal of the application and set a public hearing for March 5 as part of the grant process. Council then voted to select Altura as the grant administrator for scoring purposes in the application and approved a $3,000 contract to pay Altura to prepare and submit the grant packet. The contract was described in staff materials as a pre‑award development agreement; if the city receives the award, a subsequent contract for grant administration would be brought back for council approval (administration fees typically limited by the grant program and were discussed as roughly 10 percent of award during the meeting).
Why it matters: the Tabernacle is a city‑owned historic/community building; the planned HVAC and related mechanical work is intended to improve usability for community programs, and the grant would reduce the immediate capital burden on the city's capital account. Staff said project estimates and contractor input put the likely scope and costs higher than earlier estimates, which prompted the search for external grant funding.
Ending: Council approved the application submittal, named Altura as administrator for scoring and agreed to a $3,000 development contract to finalize the packet; the grant application is due March 7 and a public hearing on the project is set for the council’s March 5 meeting.
