2013 Issue #4 - The South Eastern Council of Governments

2013 Issue #4
Newsletter
South Eastern Council of Governments, Dakota BUSINESS Finance,
and South Eastern Development Foundation
Phone: (605) 367-5390
Fax: (605) 367-5394
Web: www.secog.org or
www.dakotabusinessfinance.com
Director’s Corner
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Block Grant Awards in SECOG Region.….2
SDDOT Community Grant Award………..2
Evans Selected for Leadership SF.…....…..2
SDHDA’s Current Rates………….……….2
As 2013 comes to a close, we would like to report
on some of the funding successes of 2013.
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SECOG assisted its members with securing
over $11 million in grants and loans in 2013
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SECOG’s members paid $261,226 in dues in
2013
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For every dollar paid in dues, SECOG’s members received a return of $43.53 in grant and loan funding which amounts
to a 4353% Return on Investment
Duchscher Receives Government Award....3
I229 Crossroad Corridor Study……….…...3
Deadwood Grant Fund Applications…...….4
Funding Available for Trails……...……….4
What a Community Should Do………...….5
Forbes Appointed to Advisory Board……..6
Funding Available for Housing…….……...6
DBF & SEDF Approved Loans...................7
SECOG Calendar.......................................10
SECOG
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chairman
Mike Broderick
Vice-Chair
Bruce Odson
Secretary/Treasurer
Reed Ramstad
Executive Director
Lynne Keller Forbes
Board Members:
Sue Aguilar
Kenny Anderson, Jr.
Jeff Barth
Vernon Brown
Ralph Dybdahl
Bill Hansen
Jeff Holcomb
Senator Shantel Krebs
Craig Lloyd
Dennis Olson
Raymond Passick
Farron Pratt
John Prescott
Bryan Roth
Marvin Schempp
Jim Schmidt
Kevin Smith
Senator Deb Soholt
Lyle Van Hove
Funding Source
Amount
Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan
$4,189,000
Community Action Grant
$ 200,000
Community Development Block Grant
$1,190,049
Consolidated Water Facilities Construction
Program Grant
$1,200,000
Economic Development Administration
$1,246,054
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
$1,571,792
Safe Routes to School Grant
$ 517,356
Solid Waste Management Program
$ 378,750
Transportation Alternatives Program
$ 879,232
Total
$11,372,233
Please let us know if you have any projects you would like assistance with in
2014. We enjoy working with you to make the region a better place!
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Two SECOG Communities
Awarded Block Grants
Jessica Evans Accepted into Chamber’s
28th Leadership Sioux Falls Program
The Town of Chancellor received a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for $412,000 to rehabilitate
sections of its sanitary sewer system with a total project
cost of $986,000, and the City of Irene also received a
CDBG for $515,000 to replace aging water and sewer lines
with a total project cost of $3,702,000. The CDBG program provides local governments with funding to complete
projects to improve living conditions. The CDBG program
is funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and administered by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Types of eligible projects
include water and sewer infrastructure, fire halls, and community centers. The next round of CDBG applications will
be due on April 1, 2014. If you have any questions regarding project eligibility or application assistance please contact SECOG’s planners Janice Gravning or Seth Hyberger
at 605-367-5390.
The Sioux Falls Area
Chamber of Commerce’s 28th year of
Leadership Sioux Falls
began on October
9th. Leadership Sioux
Falls is an eight-month
innovative program designed to meet the community’s need for active
participation of informed and dedicated community leaders. The goal of the
program is to inform, challenge and motivate participants by
providing information on community resources, discussing
community concerns, interacting with community leaders
and building a sense of community trusteeship. The class is
limited to 30-33 participants per year, and this year’s class
was selected from more than 65 applicants received. Jessica
Evans, Senior Loan Officer, was selected as one of the participants.
SDDOT Community Access
Grant Awarded
The City of Lennox received a Community Access Grant
Award for $200,000 for improvements along Main Street
from 4th Avenue to SD HWY 17. The total project cost is
anticipated to be $1,527,000. This street and utility improvements project will repair a heavily damaged roadway
and enhance transportation access opportunities for thirty
local businesses and a community park.
SDHDA’s Current Rates
SDHDA current interests rates are:
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The Community Access Grant Program was developed by
the South Dakota Department of Transportation to construct community access improvements in communities of
less than 5,000 persons. Community Access Program
grants are awarded to South Dakota communities to enhance access to downtown areas or for roads leading to
schools, hospitals, grain terminals, or other significant traffic generating features of a small community. The next
round of applications for the Community Access Grant
Program will by July 15, 2014. If you have any questions
regarding application assistance please feel free to contact
Janice Gravning or Seth Hyberger at 605-367-5390.
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4.000% Government Fixed Rate
4.125% Government Fixed Rate w/tax credit
4.500% Government Fixed Rate Plus
4.625% Government Fixed Rate Plus w/tax credit
4.375% Conventional Fixed Rate w/1% Discount Pt.
4.500% Conventional Fixed Rate w/tax credit & 1%
Discount Pt.
4.6250% Conventional Fixed Rate
4.750% Conventional Fixed Rate w/tax credit
5.125% Conventional Fixed Rate Plus
5.250% Conventional Fixed Rate Plus w/tax credit
Please call SDHDA at 605-773-3181 or visit
www.sdhda.org with questions.
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Duchscher Awarded 2013 Excellence in
Municipal Government Award
I-229 EXIT 5 (26TH STREET)
CROSSROAD CORRIDOR STUDY
Parker Finance Officer,
Jeanne Duchscher, received the South Dakota
Municipal League’s 2013
Excellence Award in Municipal Government
Award. The award was
presented during the
League’s annual conference held October 9 -11 in
Aberdeen.
Given annually, the Excellence Award is granted to
elected officials, municipal employees, and individuals outside of municipal government based on a three-year rotation.
This year’s award was presented to a municipal employee
who has made an outstanding contribution to the further improvement of municipal government in South Dakota.
Parker Mayor Ron Nelson said “Jeanne is a great asset to this
community – she oversees many boards of our city…she
brings with her energy and commitment that has been above
and beyond what is expected of most.”
Jeanne is active in her church, the community club, planning
and zoning commission, economic development board, and
area finance officers’ group. She has been instrumental in
economic development projects and gaining recognition for
the City, and works tirelessly to offer new ideas for consideration in every group in which she participates.
Duchscher has also been a leader at the State level, serving as
a district chair and moving up through the ranks on the Municipal League Board of Directors, currently serving as the
first vice president, working on policy committees, working
with the Congressional delegation and leading the SD Governmental Finance Officers’ Association.
She and her husband, Tim, have two children, a daughter and
son-in-law in Chicago, and a son and daughter-in-law in California.
Work continues on the I-229 Exit 5 (26th Street) Crossroad
Corridor Study. The area surrounding the I-229/26th Street
interchange is important to the community as it serves commercial businesses and commuter traffic, provides access to
and across I-229, and is adjacent to and provides access to the
Big Sioux River Greenway and Pasley and Rotary Parks. As
part of the study, several options for improvements at the I229 Exit 5 Interchange as well as improvements to the Intersection of 26th Street and Southeastern Avenue have been
developed. To learn more about this study and how you can
be involved, please visit the study website at:
http://26thStreetCorridorStudy.com/. All are welcome to attend the public meeting on January 15th, from 5:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. at John Harris Elementary School, 3501 East 49th
Street, Sioux Falls, SD.
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State Historical Society Announces Spring
Deadwood Fund Grant Applications
The South Dakota State Historical Society has announced that the applications for the first round of the
2014 Deadwood Fund grant program are due on Feb. 1,
2014, for work beginning no earlier than May 1,
2014. The program is designed to encourage large-scale
restoration or rehabilitation of historic properties by individuals, organizations or public agencies, according to
Jay D. Vogt, director of the State Historical Society,
whose historic preservation office administers the program. Grants will be awarded in amounts ranging from
$1,000 to $25,000. The grant amount must be matched
on a dollar-for-dollar basis from non-federal and nonstate sources. Nonprofit organizations will be allowed to
use in-kind services for one-half of their match. Grant
forms are available online at http://history.sd.gov/
Preservation/FundingOpps/FundingOpportunities.aspx.
In 2012, more than $106,700 was distributed among 12
projects. Funding for the program is from Deadwood
gaming revenue earmarked by state law for historic
preservation projects throughout the state and distributed by the State Historical Society. The second round
of 2014 applications will be due on Oct. 1, 2014 for
work beginning no earlier than Jan. 1, 2015. For more
information on the South Dakota State Historical Society’s Deadwood Fund grant program, contact Janice
Graving or Seth Hyberger at 605-367-5390.
Funding Available for Trails
South Dakota State Parks Director Doug Hofer has
announced that applications are being accepted for
grants from the Recreation Trails Program (RTP). The
grants will be available for trail projects sponsored by
municipalities, counties, state parks, federal land management agencies or tribal governments.
“When it comes to promoting healthy communities,
recreational trails are key,” Hofer said. “As safe corridors for exercise and recreation, trails give families
the opportunity to spend quality time together and enjoy the natural beauty of our state.”
The Recreational Trails Program provides partial reimbursement for approved trail projects. Eligible projects include construction of new public trails, rehabilitation of existing public trails, development of trail
-related facilities and educational programs that relate
to recreational trails.
The application deadline is Friday, April 11, 2014.
RTP funds come to the state through the Federal Highway Administration and are apportioned to states by
Congress to fund both motorized and non-motorized
public recreation trail projects. The amount of funds
available is based upon the number of recreational vehicles licensed in each state.
Application packets are available online at the Game,
Fish and Parks website. For more information, contact
Janice Gravning or Seth Hyberger.
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What a Community Should Do
recreation, they conclude that recreation projects do not
make money, and they cost too much money. It is true
that quality of life items probably do not generate cash
flow in the same ways that other community functions
do. However, if people avoid moving to your community because it lacks the things that other communities
typically have, you are losing revenue from property
taxes, sales tax, and also from additional kids in your
school system.
After recently assisting a City Council with the adoption
of a Comprehensive Plan, an interesting comment was
made by a citizen in attendance at the meeting. The response was “now we can sit back and watch it happen.”
If only that were true! A Comprehensive Plan is primarily a land use plan, granted it is the first and most critical
step in any community’s development. What and where
a community wants development is probably the most
critical aspect of economic development. However, the
Comprehensive Plan is typically a 20-year strategy. A
day-to-day commitment will assist in good land use development but it probably will not be the spark that ignites development in a community. What does spark development in a community is “action.” Action doesn’t
need to be a formal strategic planning document or process, but it should involve the basics of strategic planning
with benchmarks and ownership. Each community
should evaluate its needs and wants and then formulate
goals that have objectives/steps and assign responsibility
for what, when and who. Below are three ideas or goals
that every community could start with.
The third goal is to prioritize the needs of the community. Most communities do not undertake a Capital Improvement Planning (CIP) process because it sounds
complicated. In reality, a CIP is simply a planning activity that prioritizes what a community needs to spend its
money on in the next three to five years. This document
is meant to be a flexible document that will change from
year-to-year as the community’s priorities change.
Adopting a community’s annual budget is not the same
as a well thought out CIP plan.
The goal for all communities should not be just increased
population, it should be the ability to set goals and
achieve them. Overcoming issues and capitalizing on
opportunities is critical whatever population a community is at now or in the future. Not all communities grow
or grow as fast as they would like, but what makes a
community grow is proactively planning for it to happen.
A community needs to commit the resources to make the
existing strengths of the community better. Every successful community has invested in itself and continues to
do so, and the reward is increased private sector investment. If you have any questions about planning documents or their implementation, please contact Toby
The first goal is to clean-up the community. Typically, Brown at 367-5390.
every community has a nuisance type ordinance and if it
does not, it probably needs one. While it is a useful tool
to repeatedly keep order with a small group of residents
who feel that collecting stuff in their front yards is a
hobby, it should also be used to reinvigorate properties
that have become either dilapidated or abandoned. If
properties exist that are not being utilized, it is not only a
detriment to the community, but is also a loss of opportunity. A dilapidated structure can be either rehabilitated
or removed and replaced with a structure that provides an
opportunity for new homeowners or renters. Not to mention a clean community will sell itself!
The second goal is to invest in recreation projects. More
often than not, when a community talks about parks and
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Lynne Keller Forbes Appointed to FHLB
Des Moines Advisory Council
Funding Available for
Housing Opportunities
Lynne Keller Forbes,
Executive Director,
of the South Eastern
Council of Government (SECOG) and
the South Eastern
Development Foundation (SEDF), was
recently appointed to
the Federal Home
Loan Bank of Des
Moines Advisory Council (Council). Her three-year
term began on January 1, 2014.
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Housing Development
Authority (SDHDA) is inviting developers to submit
applications for funding from the HOME Investment
Partnerships program, Housing Tax Credit program
and the Housing Opportunity Fund.
The HOME program, funded by the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development, provides funds to
developers and/or owners for acquisition, new construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing.
South Dakota Housing Development Authority
has $3.8 million available for affordable single and
multifamily housing opportunities statewide.
Ms. Forbes has 13 years of affordable housing, economic development and regional planning experience.
Serving as the executive director at SECOG since
2001, Ms. Forbes provides housing and economic development assistance to communities in southeastern
South Dakota. In addition, she oversaw the creation of
SEDF in January of 2002 and has expanded the mission of the organization to include the promotion of
affordable housing.
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 established the
Housing Tax Credit Program as an incentive for construction, rehabilitation and acquisition/rehabilitation
of housing for low-income households. Developers
of housing tax credit projects typically raise equity
capital for their projects by syndicating tax credits to
investors. SDHDA, as the credit-issuing agency, has
$2.8 million available this year.
The FHLB Des Moines Board of Directors appoints an
Advisory Council that advises them of affordable
housing and economic development needs throughout
a five-state district of Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota,
South Dakota and Minnesota. Advisory Council members are selected for their knowledge and experience
serving housing and economic development agendas.
The Council helps the Bank create programs and targets for its Community Investment activities.
The Housing Opportunity Fund promotes economic
development by expanding the supply of affordable
housing targeted to low- and moderate-income families. The Housing Opportunity Fund may be used for
new construction, the purchase and rehabilitation of
rental or homeownership housing, housing preservation, homelessness prevention activities and community land trusts. SDHDA, as the administering agency,
anticipates having $2.25 million available for allocation.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines is a
wholesale cooperative bank that provides low-cost
short and long-term funding and community lending
to nearly 1,200 members, including commercial
banks, saving institutions, credit unions and insurance
companies. The Bank is wholly owned by its members and receives no taxpayer funding. The Des
Moines Bank serves Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North
Dakota and South Dakota and is one of twelve regional Banks that make up the Federal Home Loan
Bank System.
The HOME Program, Housing Tax Credit and Housing Opportunity Fund allocation plans and application
forms can be found on SDHDA's website at
www.sdhda.org. Complete applications must be received at SDHDA on Friday, Feb. 28 at 5 p.m. Central
Time.
Call Janice Gravning or Seth Hyberger with your
Housing Opportunity Fund questions.
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Dakota BUSINESS Finance and SEDF Approve Additional Loans
United Tent & Convention
Financing Source: South Eastern Development
Foundation
Purpose: Purchase business & new equipment
Community: Tea
Participating Lender: Plains Commerce Bank
Triple Play Storage & Campground
Financing Source: South Eastern Development
Foundation
Purpose: Construct storage facility
Community: Canistota
Ride Empowered
Financing Source: South Eastern Development
Foundation
Purpose: Leasehold improvements & purchase
inventory
Community: Sioux Falls
Renew Energy
Financing Source: Dakota BUSINESS Finance
Purpose: Purchase Building
Community: Sioux Falls
Participating Lender: Great Western Bank
Shear Attitude
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Jensen Insurance
& Real Estate
Mark
Jensen
Brad
Bak
Zach
Jensen
Brad
Antonson
Beresford, South Dakota 57004
605-763-2675 ~ 800-658-3539
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SECOG STAFF
500 N. Western Ave., Suite 100
SECOG Calendar
BWNR
January 10
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
DBF Board Meeting
January 15
Phone: (605) 367-5390
SEDF Board Meeting
January 15
FAX: (605) 367-5394
CAC
January 15
TAC & UDC
January 16
Lynne Keller Forbes, Executive Director
E-Mail: [email protected]
DBF Board Meeting
February 20
SEDF Board Meeting
February 20
Toby Brown, Planner II
E-Mail: [email protected]
DBF Board Meeting
March 19
SEDF Board Meeting
March 19
Jessica Evans, Senior Loan Officer
E-Mail: [email protected]
CAC Board Meeting
March 19
TAC & UDC Meeting
March 20
BWNR
March 27
www.secog.org
Betty Gates, Office Supervisor
E-Mail: [email protected]
Amber Gibson, Planner II
E-Mail: [email protected]
Janice Gravning, Planner
E-Mail: [email protected]
Alli Heyd, Closing Officer
E-Mail: [email protected]
BWNR-Board of Water & Natural Resources
CAC-Citizens Advisory Committee
DBF-Dakota BUSINESS Finance
DOT-Department of Transportation
SECOG-South Eastern Council of Governments
SEDF-South Eastern Development Foundation
TAC-Technical Advisory Committee
UDC-Urbanized Development Commission
Seth Hyberger, Planner
E-Mail: [email protected]
Daniel Park, Servicing Analyst
Email: [email protected]
Jim Sampson, GIS Intern
E-Mail: [email protected]
Trisha Viss, Credit Analyst
E-Mail: [email protected]
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