2010-26RESOLUTION NO. 2010 - 26
COUNCIL MEMBER WOLFF INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS, the City of Blair, Nebraska, has received funds as an eligible unit of a general
local government under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as Amended for
Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Blair, Nebraska has adopted a CDBG Reuse Program that has been
approved by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development for the creation of jobs, job
training, and the elimination of slum and blighted conditions in the City's redevelopment area; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Blair, Nebraska, has identified an appropriate use of the funds
received in the Community Development Block Grant Reuse Program account to help remodel the
existing building at 1844 Washington Street by eliminating blighted conditions to provide a
location for a process operations training facility working through and with Gateway Development
Corporation, Metro Community College, Washington County, and several area private corporate
partners; and,
WHEREAS, according to the Reuse Plan the application was submitted to the City of Blair
LB 840 Review Committee for review and recommendation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Blair LB 840 Review Committee has reviewed the application and
program requirements and has voted to recommend approval of the request.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BLAIR, NEBRASKA that the Mayor and City Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska be authorized
and directed to proceed with the formulation of any and all contracts, documents or other
memoranda between the City of Blair and the other partners to provide $80,000 grant funds from
the City of Blair CDBG Reuse Fund for said project.
COUNCIL MEMBER KEPHART MOVED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED AS
READ, WHICH SAID MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JENSEN. UPON
ROLL CALL, COUNCIL MEMBERS SHEPARD, JENSEN, KEPHART, FANOELE, WOLFF,
ABBOTT AND CHRISTIANSEN VOTING "AYE ", AND COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE
VOTING "NAY ", THE MAYOR DECLARED THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION PASSED
AND ADOPTED THIS 25 DAY OF MAY, 2010.
CITY OF BLAIR, NEBRASKA
A,MJS E. REALPH, MAYOR
ATTEST:
BRENDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
STATE OF NEBRASKA )
) :ss:
WASHINGTON COUNTY )
BRENDA R. WHEELER hereby certifies that she is the duly appointed, qualified and
acting City Clerk of the City of Blair, Nebraska, and that the above and foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of said city held on the 25th
day of May, 2010.
B NDA R. WHEELER, CITY CLERK
CITY OF BLAIR LOAN APPLICATION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
REUSE REVOLVING LOAN FUND
(revised 4/7/03)
I. PROJECT INFORMATION
Name: Gateway Development Corporation
Address: 1646 Washington Street, Blair, NE 68008
Telephone #: (402) 233 -7140 Fax #: (402) 346 -7050
Start Up ® Objective: Job Creation/Retention ❑
Existing ❑ Elimination of Slum/Blighted
Conditions .
Number of Years in Business: N/A — Start -Up
Number of Existing Employees: N/A — Start -Up
Number of Jobs to be Created/Retained: 2
Number of Jobs to Meet LMI: N/A — Slum and Blighted Project
Type of Business:
Total Project Cost:
Proprietorship ❑
Partnership
Corporation ff
Bank/Conventional Financing:
Primary Lender Address:
Owner Equity:
$550,000 —*Over a Five Year Period
N/A - Industry Partner and Citv /County Sponsored
1646 Washington Street. Blair, NE 68008
Industry Partners and Citv /Coup
N Cargill
Novozymes
Evonik Industries
N Silent Industry Partner
N City of Blair
N Washington County
Amount of Reuse Loan Requested $200,000
N $120,000 from Washington County
$ 80,000 from City of Blair
Brief description of the location where the project will take place:
Street 1844 Washington Street, Blair, Nebraska, Washington County
II. ALLOCATION/USE OF FUNDS
Land Acquisition
Building Acquisition
Remodeling/Renovation
New Construction
Working Capital
$ 320,000 — Estimated Costs
Other $ 230,000 — Operating Expenses
Brief Summary of Project:
Gateway Development Corporation in partnership with Metropolitan Community College and
the City of Blair have been working for the past several years to develop a process operations
training program that would meet the training needs of the businesses on the Blair Biorefinery
Campus, the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station, water /waste water employees and any other
business in Washington County that utilizes the process controls skill set. To our knowledge,
there are no other community colleges or trade institutions in the Omaha statistical area that
offer this type of program. Metropolitan Community College has worked closely with the
businesses on the Blair Biorefinery Campus, the City of Blair and the Omaha Public Power
District to develop the curriculum for a Process Operations Technology Degree. Students that
participate in the program will be required to complete 27 hours of general education training,
55 hours of major education training and 14 hours of optional training in Bio- Processing or
Power Plant Operations for a combined total of 96 credit hours. Students that achieve the 96
credit hour requirement will leave the program with an Associate in Applied Science Degree.
Funding to get this facility up and operational is a joint partnership that includes four industry
partners, the City of Blair, Washington County, Metropolitan Community College and Gateway
Development Corporation.
III. REQUIRED INFORMATION
Borrower shall provide the following attachments:
Personal Financial Statement
Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement for previous three years (existing business
only)
A current balance sheet and current operating statement no older than 90 days (existing
business only)
Accounts payable /accounts receivable
A monthly cash flow analysis for the first year or three months past the break even point
The last two fiscal year financial statements or two years tax returns
Ratio summary — quick ratios, current ratios, debt to worth, debt to assets requested
NOTE: Additional information will be requested if necessary
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Metropolitan Community College
Process Operations Technology Degree
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Process Operations Technology
Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree
General Education
Major Requirements
Option Requirements
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55
14
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS..
Total Credit Hours Required:
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27 Crimiff Nrc
Communications _ ;,.,.
Credit Hrs
Social redit Hrs.
ENGL 1220 Technical Writing
ENGL 1240 Oral & Written Reports
4.5
4.5
Any Social Science 4.5
4
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::Credit Hrs.
Other Credit Hrs
MATH 1240 Applied Mathematics
4.5
HIVIlZL 1010 Human Relations Skills UC., 4.5
�NFC2. 1001 .Information Systems & biterac 4.5