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Project made possible by US Dept. of HUD Regional Substantiality Planning Grant and ND Energy Development Infrastructure and Impact Grant Fund programs Presented By : Shirley Brentrup, Project Director Slide 2 Outline Grant & Partners Budget Project Schedule Roles in Regional Plan Consortium Members Contractors Slide 3 Who are the Grant Partners? REAP Investment Fund, Inc. SW Rural Economic Area Partnership ND Association of Oil & Gas Producing Partners Slide 4 REAP Investment Fund, Inc. 501(c)3 non profit Statewide charter Eight person board Melana Howe, Hettinger Art Wanner, Dickinson Gene Buresh, Dickinson Kim Nunberg, Beach Ken Grosz, Bottineau Brenda Foster, Rugby Dave Chicos, Rugby One vacant seat Established in 1999 Slide 5 North Dakota REAP Zones CONAC REAP Zone Counties of: Benson, Bottineau, McHenry, Pierce, Rolette, Towner, Spirit Lake and Turtle Mountain Reservations Southwest REAP Zone Counties of: Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and Stark. CONAC SW REAP Both established in 1995 Slide 6 SW REAP Eight Person Board Jerel Seamands, Hettinger Darlene Mitchell, Medora John Wallman, Bowman David Twist, Killdeer Kim Nunberg, Beach Troy Mosbrucker, Mott Jerry Erickson, Amidon Ralph Weisenberger, Richardton USDA Rural Development Great Region 2009 Micro Loan Partnership Fund Slide 7 ND Association of Oil & Gas Producing Counties/ ND Coal Conversion Counties 19 County Member Organization Executive Committee President Dan Brosz, City of Bowman President Elect Supt. Steve Holen McKenzie County Public School Greg Boschee, Mountrail County Ron Anderson, McKenzie County Jim Arthaud, Billings County Supt. Anthony Duletski Bowman County Public School Supt. Jason Kersten Bottineau Public School Shawn Kessel, City of Dickinson Gary Melby, City of Bowbells Slide 8 Grant Budget FunctionHUD BudgetMatchTotal Direct Labor20,000 Travel85,15414,74699,900 Consultants1,076,746785,2541,862,000 PI Contract20,000 Direct Costs298,100132,000430,100 Totals1,500,000*932,0002,432,000 *632,000 In-kind Match plus $300,000 Cash Slide 9 Current Budget as of Feb. 2013 FunctionBudgetExpended Or Matched HUD & Match Left Cash Match Available Direct Labor 20,0008,72011,280 Travel Cash Match 85,154 14,746 69,63715,517 14,746 Consultants Match Cash & In-kind 1,076,746 785,254 938,250 305,000 138,496 195,000285,254 PI Contract 20,000 Direct Costs In-kind Match 298,100 132,000 82,011 322,450 216,089 (190,450) Totals 2,432,0001,746,068385,932300,000 Slide 10 Consortium Budget, as of Feb. 2013 FunctionBudgetExpended Or Committed Balance Consortium Travel/Meetings 30,0008,58821,412 Public Relations 41,000 0 Partner Supports 25,0006,10018,900 Partnership (Solutions) Fund - $10,000 Cap 136,00026,400109,600 Totals $232,000$82,088$149,912 Slide 11 Project Schedule Three Years February 2012 to January 2015 Year One 19 Economic Development Strategic Plans Planning & Zoning Workshop 20 Small City Infrastructure Assessments 7 Boom Webinars Legislative Summit Added: 18 Webinars on Population & Housing 1 P&Z Workshop & Workbook 6 City Infrastructure Assessments Slide 12 Project Schedule Three Years February 2012 to January 2015 Year Two Regional Planning & Planning Draft Implementation of County Plans 10 Schematic Drawings, Adding: 10 Drawings Adding: P&Z Enforcement Webinar Year Three Complete & Submit the 20 Year Regional Plan Fair Housing Assessment Continue Implementation on the County and Regional Levels Decide on the Future of Vision West ND Slide 13 Bringing It All Together Consortium -28 Voting Members 19 Counties 4 Universities 2 Regional Councils MHA Nation NDAOGPC SW REAP Refer to website for Appointee Names Slide 14 Role of the Consortium Refer to website for Consortium Agreement Year One Consortium Agreement Adopt Operational Guidelines Elect Officers Consortium Budget Guidelines & Distribution Participate in Local Plans & Activities Year Two Regional Planning/ Selection of Five Primary Topics Host Topic Meetings or Participate as an Expert Panelist Participate in Regional Planning Solution Groups Year Three Review, Comment & Improve the Regional Plan Draft Approve & Disseminate the Regional Plan Slide 15 Vision West ND Contractors AE2S Andrea Boe RUPRI Center Don Macke, Dick Gardner Strom Center WNDEP Building Communities Brian Cole, Karalea Cox AE2SSRF ConsultingICON NDAOGPC - Vicky Steiner, Brady Pelton DLN Consulting - Deb Nelson & Diane Sickler Souris Basin Planning Council -Nancy Krueger SJB Consulting - Shirley Brentrup Project DirectorFiscal ManagementProject ManagerNewsletter & Mind MixerPlanner ND Subcontractors Other Contracts Webinars Population & Housing Boom Town Series Public Information Slide 16 Super Alliances USDA Rural Development ND Department of Commerce Western North Dakota Energy Project & the Bush Foundation Department of Mineral Resources & NDSU North Dakota Petroleum Council Local Plan Directors & Steering Committees Slide 17