city of angola

230 Pages·2013·11.21 MB·English

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Stellar Communities Program Application | April 2013
Mayor Richard Hickman
210 N. Public Square | Angola, IN 46703 | [phone] | www.angolain.org

These projects include:
1. Pedestrian Safety Enhancements around Historic Public Square (North Wayne, South Wayne and East Maumee Streets)
2. Transportation Alternatives Project Connecting Major Destination Points (Gale and South Streets)
3. Trine University/Center Lakes Preserve Multi-use Connector
4. Mill Street Reconstruction (from Railroad Tracks to Elizabeth Street)
5. Owner Occupied Housing
6. Rental to Owner Housing Program
7. Downtown Housing Development
8. Angola Outdoor Events Pavilion
9. Façades Improvements
10. Cahoots Coffee Café and Community Center
11. Downtown Public and Visitor Parking and Convenience Facilities
12. City Hall ADA and Security Improvements
We have several partners to help make these projects a reality:
1. Cameron Memorial Community Hospital
2. Trine University
3. Cahoots Coffee Café
4. Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Indiana
5. Steuben County Tourism Bureau
6. Steuben County Economic Development Corporation
7. Steuben County Community Foundation
8. Go Angola Downtown Alliance
9. Region III-A Economic Development District & Regional Planning Commission
10. Northeast Indiana Housing Partnership, Inc.
11. Keller Development, Inc.
12. Viridian Architectural Design
13. VS Engineering
14. HWC Engineering
The City has taken a fiscally responsible approach to previous investments in our downtown and surrounding area,
resulting in a considerable amount of local dollars available for funding the match required for these proposed
projects. Additionally, Angola has demonstrated a solid track record with funding agencies by proving that we can
complete these projects on-time and within budget.
Thank you for this opportunity and I look forward to our site visit from State Officials to further explain these
projects and our vision for a Stellar Angola.
Sincerely,
Richard M. “Dick” Hickman
Mayor
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TAB 1: QUALIFICATIONS TAB 5: PROJECT BUDGETS
(cid:891)(cid:3) Qualifications and Community Capacity (cid:891)(cid:3) Project Cost Estimates
(cid:891)(cid:3) Prior Planning Efforts
(cid:891)(cid:3) Project Management and Design Team TAB 6: TIMELINE
(cid:891)(cid:3) Project Schedule Overview
TAB 2: OUTCOMES & IMPACTS
(cid:891)(cid:3) Expected Project Outcomes & Impact to TAB 7: RESUMES
Targeted Areas
(cid:891)(cid:3) Resumes of Stellar Team
(cid:891)(cid:3) Connecting Trine, Downtown, Center
Lakes and Cameron
TAB 8: FINANCIAL COMMITMENT
(cid:891)(cid:3) Reclaiming and Investing in the
Neighborhoods (cid:891)(cid:3) City Match Commitment Letter
(cid:891)(cid:3) Providing Public Parking and (cid:891)(cid:3) Cahoots Coffee Cafe Commitment
Convenience Facilities (cid:891)(cid:3) Steuben County Community Foundation
(cid:891)(cid:3) Angola Outdoor Events Pavilion Commitment
(cid:891)(cid:3) City Hall ADA and Security (cid:891)(cid:3) Cameron Memorial Community Hospital
Improvements Commitment
(cid:891)(cid:3) Facades Improvements
TAB 9: LETTERS OF SUPPORT
TAB 3: COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN
(cid:891)(cid:3) Project Cost & Amount TAB 10: PAST PLANS
(cid:891)(cid:3) Project Goals & Objectives (cid:891)(cid:3) Angola Comprehensive Plan
(cid:891)(cid:3) Target Population (cid:891)(cid:3) Downtown Angola 20/20 Plan
(cid:891)(cid:3) Project Activities
(cid:891)(cid:3) Staff Responsible TAB 11: APPENDIX
(cid:891)(cid:3) Project Team Organizational Chart (cid:891)(cid:3) Information Sheet
(cid:891)(cid:3) Community Investment Plan Matrix
TAB 4: PROJECT MAPS (cid:891)(cid:3) Budget Matrix
(cid:891)(cid:3) Overall Project Summary
(cid:891)(cid:3) Previous Community Investments
(cid:891)(cid:3) Stellar Projects Overview
(cid:891)(cid:3) Project Summaries
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QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications & Community Capacity
Prior Planning Efforts
Project management & Design Team
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications & Community
After completing the Downtown Angola Revitalization
Capacity Master Plan, efforts to implement the plan’s
recommendations began immediately. From a public
The City of Angola, along with our partners, possesses support side, one of the clear recommendations of the
the qualifications and capacity to deliver the Strategic planning process was the need to establish leadership
Community Investment Plan. We have completed in both the public sector (government) and the private
projects using funding sources from OCRA, INDOT and sector (citizen and business organizations, etc.). Picking
IHCDA and understand the funding requirements and up on this recommendation, both the City of Angola
guidelines. government and the Angola Chamber of Commerce
Downtown Improvement Committee began to
The City of Angola and its citizens value Downtown formulate implementation strategies. In June of 2009
and have repeatedly shown willingness to invest in it the City’s commitment to downtown revitalization was
to make it thrive. The City of Angola confirmed this formalized when the City became an Indiana Main Street
commitment to the downtown with the completion and Community.
adoption of a strategic master plan for improving the
Downtown area in May of 2008. This plan, completed Another major accomplishment was the creation
after dozens of public hearings, workshops, open of the Go Angola Downtown Alliance, which was
houses and presentations, outlines 20 principles that created to support the activities of the Downtown.
guide policy decisions and 20 projects that assist the The formation of this new organization is especially
Downtown into the future. gratifying as it provides a committed volunteer force that
Cameron Medical Office Building
Realizing a need in the community to create a vital link between
patients, physicians and Cameron Memorial Community
Hospital, Ralph Trine and the company he formed, Cameron
Realty, demonstrated enthusiasm and commitment to the
development of the new medical office building at Cameron
Hospital that exceeds what would be expected from the typical
commercial developer. Cameron Realty:
(cid:135)(cid:3) Started construction of the medical office building
before Cameron Memorial Community Hospital had
financing committed for the new hospital;
(cid:135)(cid:3) Started construction of the medical office building
without any requirement that a certain percentage of the
space be pre-leased; and
(cid:135)(cid:3) Made the decision to increase the size of the building
from the original development plan of 39,000 square feet
to 52,000 square feet to plan for future development.
The Cameron Medical Office Building will generate property tax
income for the City of Angola. Cameron Memorial Community
Hospital (retains ownership and) leases the land on which the
medical office building is located to Cameron Realty.
TODAY, TOMORROW, TOGETHER...
Prior Local Infrastructure Improvements economic activity for pedestrians) and
increased the overall beautification
(1997 - present)
of this historic downtown area.
INVESTMENT TOTAL
The City of Angola and INDOT
FUNDING SOURCES
CATEGORY INVESTMENT worked together to implement the
Sewer Separation/Stormwater median project concurrently with
$ 6,759,629 Cash, rev. bond, INDOT
projects a planned resurfacing of US 20,
Sanitary Sewer Repair/ Cash, rev. bond, SRF loan, reducing overall time of construction
$ 1,376,602
Rehabilitation projects ARRA grant and reducing capital expenditures.
Cash, DOE grant, SRF loan, Although the 2008 TE Grant program
WWTP Improvement projects $ 3,869,002
ARRA grant
was not scheduled to release funds
Cash, SRTS, TE, CDBG, Group until 2012, the City of Angola and
Street Department projects $ 14,491,138
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INDOT worked together on a plan to
Parks Department projects $ 1,908,403 Donations, cash, TE appropriate the funds for this Phase
1 Median/Resurfacing Project with
INDOT then crediting the City in
helps businesses work together in the promotion and
2012 for this appropriation.
enhancement of downtown. In 2011, the Indiana Main
Street Program, managed by the Office of Community
In 2011, the City of Angola was awarded additional
and Rural Affairs, honored Angola’s downtown
TE funding to continue efforts in its Downtown and
revitalization efforts and the Go Angola Downtown
complete what is believed to be the most significant
Alliance with the Community Impact Award.
part of the project. Phase 2 of the project consists
of constructing sidewalks, installing street trees and
The Downtown Angola 20/20 Plan also created a vision for
planting beds, enhancing deficient lighting, and adding
a completely revitalized street and streetscape environment
other needed pedestrian streetscape elements from near
in the downtown. The main goals of this vision included
the Railroad (at Trine University) to the completed and
improved pedestrian safety (there had been several injuries
reconstructed Public Square. This project is scheduled
in recent years), increased economic development and
for construction in FY 2014.
providing more appropriate context for the county seat of
Steuben County through improved downtown aesthetics.
In 2011, Angola’s
downtown
The first phase of the 20/20 vision began in October
revitalization
2008 when the City of Angola was awarded an INDOT
efforts were
TE Grant of $504,050 from the Fort Wayne District of
recognized with
INDOT to support the first phase of the construction
the Indiana Main
of Medians in the middle of US 20 (Maumee Street),
Street Community
which runs through the center of Angola’s Downtown.
Impact Award.
Concurrently, in spring of 2009, the City of Angola was
awarded a State of Indiana Office of Community and
Projects identified in this Strategic Community
Rural Affairs (OCRA) Grant of $500,000 to assist in
Investment Plan further the vision established in 2008.
the reconstruction of the Public Square sidewalk areas.
They help to create the envisioned revitalized downtown
To satisfy federal guidelines related to the use of the
by linking several vital community amenities to one
two funding sources, the OCRA Public Square project
another. The City has previously proven our resources,
was constructed first, between March and July 2010.
capacity and ability to finish these projects and make
In October 2010, the 2008 INDOT TE grant-funded
progress toward our vision.
medians were constructed.
Above is a brief summary of infrastructure improvement
The completion of the first phase of improvements
investment completed by the City of Angola within the
has noticeably decreased the speed of traffic in the
past 15 years. Additional information can be found on
downtown (which was a major detraction from
the Previous Community Investments Map.
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OUTCOMES & IMPACTS
Expected Project Outcomes
& Impact to Targeted Areas
CONNECTING TRINE, DOWNTOWN, CENTER LAKES AND CAMERON
RECLAIMING AND INVESTING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS
PROVIDING PUBLIC PARKING AND CONVENIENCE FACILITIES
ANGOLA OUTDOOR EVENTS PAVILION
CITY HALL ADA IMPROVEMENTS
FACADES IMPROVEMENTS