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Coffeyville commission declines to act on Feaster Park CDBG community-center application tonight
Summary
After a public hearing on a proposed Feaster Park community center and debate over required city match and timing, the commission took no motion on the CDBG application and the resolution to submit the grant died for lack of motion.
Coffeyville ' The Coffeyville City Commission opened a public hearing on a proposed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application for a community/event center at Feaster Park but did not make a motion to submit the application, so the requested resolutions died for lack of a motion.
Amber Dean, director of community development, introduced the hearing and noted staff planned to submit a CDBG application if the commission approved the required resolution. Architect Clint Hibbs of BG Consultants presented two project scopes: a primary event space option of roughly 8,250 square feet (estimated construction cost roughly $2,270,000 for phase one) and an expanded option with kitchen and additional meeting rooms that Hibbs estimated could total about $3,270,000.
Hibbs outlined cost-per-square-foot assumptions and alternatives: "cost per square foot in today's market can range anywhere from 300 to $325 per square foot. We anticipate a venue space like this to range around $275 per square foot," he said. He described site design features, paved parking and fountain upgrades and said the building could be designed to expand later.
Commissioners and members of the public asked how much the city would be required to provide beyond the grant. Staff explained the CDBG program requires a local match; depending on the option chosen, the city's match could range roughly from $1.7 million to $2.4 million. City financial staff said general reserves exist (the transcript records a general reserve "slightly in excess of $5,000,000") but commissioners questioned priorities given local infrastructure needs such as street repairs.
Amber Dean said the application deadline was Nov. 1 and that staff would need the commission's decision that night to prepare the competitive application. Several commissioners indicated they were uncomfortable committing the matching funds without further review. Because no motion was made to approve the resolution authorizing submission and associated assurances, the resolution "died" under the commission's procedural rules.
What happens next: Staff kept the application materials for future consideration and the commission did not commit funds or submit an application by the Nov. 1 deadline.
Provenance: Public hearing opening and those cost figures were presented by Clint Hibbs; the Nov. 1 deadline and staff's procedural explanation were given by Amber Dean.
