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Committee recommends $8,500 task order to pursue $350,000 historic-preservation grant for city hall
Summary
The Finance Committee recommended that the council approve an $8,500 task order to hire Staley for grant writing to pursue a 2026 Montana Historic Preservation Grant, which staff said could yield about $350,000 if successful; the committee noted the city must provide a 20% match on construction costs.
The Finance Committee voted to recommend the council approve an $8,500 task order with Staley for grant-writing services to pursue the 2026 Montana Historic Preservation Grant for the next phase of city-hall preservation work.
Staff said the grant application would target roughly $350,000 in funds for window replacement and completion of the clock tower and noted a key budgeting point: the city’s 20% match is applied to actual construction costs, not to the grant award. "If successful, we'll get around $350,000," Staff member said when describing the potential award; staff cautioned that if construction costs are higher, the city’s match would rise accordingly.
The committee approved the recommendation to forward the task order to the council on an aye voice vote. Staff described this task order as the next phase after a prior phase that cost roughly $623,000. Committee members asked about the project split in prior work (east and north windows, pillars completed) and about the anticipated match amount; staff said details will be included with the council materials. The committee recorded no roll-call vote tallies in the transcript.
