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Curry Marine rehabilitation grant application set aside; staff to verify eligible costs
Summary
Curry Marine sought a $10,000 rehabilitation grant; board members questioned whether items listed (pressure washing, gutter cleaning, landscaping, minor door repairs) meet URA capital-eligibility and agreed to defer action until applicants can appear and provide invoices.
Curry Marine requested a $10,000 award from the Urban Renewal District Rehabilitation Funding Program to make repairs and upgrades to a building in the URA. Staff said the business had not received funding from the URA in the last five years and that the application packet is in the agency materials.
Board members raised questions about whether some listed items—pressure washing, gutter cleaning, basic landscaping and minor door repairs—qualified as capital improvements under URA guidelines. One director said pressure washing likely would not qualify and asked staff to verify qualification against state law and the city's adopted plan. Staff recommended either approval with conditions or postponing action until applicants can be present to explain costs and provide supporting invoices. The board reached consensus to set the three applications aside until applicants can appear in person.
Staff recommended a conditional motion if the board preferred a tentative approval: “my recommendation would be to make a motion for an award of up to the $10,000 max,” to allow staff, together with the city attorney, to determine which line items are eligible. The board asked staff to record specific applicant requests and to return the applications with applicants present to answer questions about invoices and project scope.
