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Council approves amendment to Jones & DeMille to ready downtown for grants
Summary
Council authorized the mayor to sign an amendment with Jones & DeMille to complete engineering for downtown revitalization (including Rotary Park) so the city can be shovel-ready for grant applications. The change aims to use local budget dollars to trigger a $50,000 Idaho GEM grant.
City planning staff asked the council to approve an amendment to the Jones & DeMille engineering contract so engineers can complete design work for downtown revitalization projects, including Rotary Park. The mayor said the work will help make the city shovel-ready for grant opportunities and that the Idaho GEM grant of $50,000 requires the city to spend an upfront amount to secure reimbursement.
Sean Alverson said the GEM grant is $50,000 and the city needs to spend about $70,000 to reach the reimbursement threshold; staff will use $20,000 from a previously budgeted sum of $100,000 to move the engineering forward. Councilmember Brent Dodge moved to approve the amendment and authorize the mayor to sign; the motion carried on an affirmative vote.
Council members said having engineered plans will strengthen future grant applications, including shovel-ready requirements for programs such as the T-Mobile-related funding mentioned in the discussion.
