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Redevelopment Authority moves to apply for $250,000 LSA grant for accessory-structure demolition; resolution moved and seconded
Summary
Staff proposed an application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for $250,000 in Local Share Account funds to fund demolition of accessory structures (garages, sheds, fences); a resolution authorizing application was moved and seconded, but no vote was recorded in the transcript.
Aaron told the board he had prepared a Local Share Account (LSA) application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development asking for $250,000 to support an accessory-structure demolition program targeted at dilapidated garages, sheds and fences.
Aaron said the application is a short-window ask due in November and would require a board resolution for submission. He described the proposed program as focused on demolition rather than rehabilitation — if a structure is collapsing staff would remove it, but they would not fund repairs. The program would prioritize garages because they are a significant source of blight and alley degradation, the presenter said.
Board members asked about the application budget, administrative (delivery) fees and the requirement for site control. Staff said site control can be addressed by a homeowner signing an agreement acknowledging site control to the redevelopment authority as part of the application and that the application includes a standard admin/delivery fee. The treasurer asked for a review of projected delivery fees and the balance between effort and program payoff.
"It's specifically for the demolition of those sheds, garages, and we can address fences," Aaron said. "We're gonna focus really on garages because that's kind of the biggest focus on blight."
A proposed resolution authorizing the grant application was read; a board member moved and another seconded the motion and members indicated support. The transcript records the motion and a second but does not include a roll-call or an announced final vote in the meeting record.
Staff said they have begun soft rollout outreach to neighborhood groups and plan to collect applications to quantify demand and support future funding requests. The board asked staff to circulate application details and for the treasurer to review the budget assumptions and delivery fees before final submission.
