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Authority weighs LBRF guideline changes and a $4,500 Habitat for Humanity request
Summary
The authority discussed expanding uses for its Local Brownfield Revolving Fund (currently about $60,000 in ARPA funds), including grant uses, and considered (but took no action on) a roughly $4,500 request from Habitat for Humanity for unexpected utility connection costs; members asked for clearer LBRF guidelines before approving grants.
Planning staff reported the authority's Local Brownfield Revolving Fund holds approximately $60,000 in ARPA-funded resources and that additional funds are expected from future brownfield tax-increment captures. Ms. Gruenberg described existing LBRF guidelines as primarily structured around loans and gap financing and suggested exploring grant uses and prioritization for nonprofit projects.
Members discussed a specific request from Habitat for Humanity for about $4,500 to cover unexpected water and sewer connection costs. The board raised concerns about creating a precedent for reimbursing unexpected costs and emphasized the need for clear guidelines and procedures before approving grants; no action was taken on the Habitat request at the meeting.
