Our Agency

 

Committee Members in Attendance	Other Board Members in Attendance
Mike Broshar	Mary Wells
Kyle Carter	Rita Frahm
Doug Boone	Angie Pfannkuch
Pat Deignan	Lisa Hein
Valerie Van Kooten	John Burns
	Emily Ginnebarge
Staff Members in Attendance
Alaina Santizo	Jessica O’Riley
Maicie Pohlman	Lisa Connell

CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Broshar called the meeting to order at 1:16 pm. Five Committee members were present. The agenda was approved with amendment to list the correct names of the CAT Committee members. The minutes from the July 9, 2020 meeting were approved.

REPORTS
Ms. Santizo gave the Program Manager’s Report dated July 1, 2020:

 
Pending CAT Applications 
There are currently 15 pending application requesting approximately $7,368,529:
 

APPLICATIONS

City of Cedar Rapids // ConnectCR 
Project representatives provided an initial presentation of the project to the Board. Discussion included the goal of bringing separate parts of the community together, accessibility to the lake, and phase 1 and phase 2 components of the overall project. Questions were posed about continued fundraising, particularly if a CAT award were to be significantly less than the requested $1,000,000. Representatives plan to close any fundraising gap with public and private funds.

North Iowa Band Festival Foundation & City of Mason City // The Principal® Pavilion Project representatives provided an initial presentation of the project to the Board. Discussion included the proposed project’s connection to the new arena and the revitalization of the downtown mall. Discussion also include the timeline and breadth of fundraising efforts to date. It was noted that the current CAT grant request represents 19% of the total project, which is higher than the Board’s average. 


City of Northwood & Northwood-Kensett Community School District // Vikings Activity Center
Project representatives provided an initial presentation of the project to the Board. Discussion included fundraising efforts to date and how a fundraising gap would be closed if an award were made significantly below the requested $1,000,000. Specifically, additional funds should be sought from Worth County and private sources. Discussion also included program and contract provisions which prohibit a project from being scaled back if fundraising is not fully completed. Lastly, it was noted that the purpose of the program is for community attraction projects, rather than school specific projects. Therefore, fundraising should reflect a broad base of support from the community.

City of Sioux City // Chris Larsen Park Riverfront Development 
Project representatives provided an initial presentation of the project to the Board. Discussion included phase 1 and phase 2 of the overall riverfront development, flood mitigation and flood resistance materials, project timing and planned programming for the space.

OTHER BUSINESS
No other business.

CLOSING BUSINESS
The next CAT Committee meeting is tentatively scheduled for July 29, 2020 at 1:30 pm, telephonically.

ADJOURNMENT
On motion by Mr. Deignan seconded by Mr. Carter, with no objection, the meeting adjourned at 2:55 pm.