SCPDC’s Upcoming Brownfield Event: Save the Date (October 5 & 6, 2022)!
Does your community have abandoned buildings, old gas stations, junk yards or other potentially contaminated property that you would like to see redeveloped? Are you thinking about buying an abandoned property to help it reach its potential? Are you hesitant to move forward due to concerns over environmental liability and possible cleanup expenses? Redeveloping abandoned, idled, or underutilized real property (a.k.a. a Brownfield site) is both a challenge and an opportunity. Join South Central Planning and Development Commission, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Program (TAB) at Kansas State University and the Louisiana Brownfields Association for a FREE 2-day workshop October 5-6, 2022, to fill up your tool box with resources and information to put these sites back into productive use and help spur further economic and community revitalization.
Save the Date – 2022 Louisiana Brownfields Conference
Event: 2022 Louisiana Brownfields Conference
Date: October 5 & 6, 2022
Time: 9:30a: Check In & Networking
10:00a – 5:00pm: Conference Sessions
Location: Terrebonne Parish Library – North Branch, 4130 West Park Avenue, Gray, LA, 70359
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/396265730467
The event is free but registration is required as space is limited and so we can plan accordingly for lunch.
Questions? Need additional information or have questions about this event? Contact: Rebecca Otte, LDEQ Brownfields Coordinator: Rebecca.Otte@la.gov or Lesley Long, SCPDC Brownfields Program Manager: lesley@scpdc.org
Public Notice: SCPDC Revolving Loan Board Meeting – August 16th at 8:30 AM
The Revolving Loan Board for South Central Planning & Development Commission, Inc., will meet on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. at 5058 West Main Street, Houma, LA. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation is requested to contact South Central Planning & Development Commission, Inc. three days in advance of the meeting at (985) 851‐2900 to discuss the particular accommodations needed.
DRAFT AGENDA
- Call meeting to order
- Roll call
- Acceptance of Agenda
- Public comments
- Minutes – Loan Board meeting of July 19, 2022
- New loan requests (EXECUTIVE SESSION)
- J & D Roll Off Service, LLC – collateral change
- Salon Moxie, L.C.
- Vic’s Touchdown Grill and Bayou Coffee LLC
- Lagniappe Snack Shop
- Existing loans (EXECUTIVE SESSION)
- Attorney’s report – available for online viewing, see forthcoming email for details
- Aging report – available for online viewing, see forthcoming email for details
- Collections – Work Group recommendations for discussion and action
- Other business
- Announcements
- Next meeting date: September 20, 2022
Public Notice: SCPDC Revolving Loan Board Meeting – July 19, 2022 at 8:30am
The Revolving Loan Board for South Central Planning & Development Commission, Inc., will meet on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. at 5058 West Main Street, Houma, LA. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation is requested to contact South Central Planning & Development Commission, Inc. three days in advance of the meeting at (985) 851‐2900 to discuss the particular accommodations needed.
AGENDA
- Call meeting to order
- Roll call
- Acceptance of Agenda
- Public comments
- Minutes – Loan Board meeting of June 21, 2022
- New loan requests (EXECUTIVE SESSION)
- Lagniappe Snack Shop
- Cajun Claws Corner Stop
- J & D Roll Off Service, LLC
- Sophisticated Hospitality Group, L.L.C. (Cloud 9)
- Pharmacy Express, LLC
- Shaping Affinity, LLC
- Existing loans (EXECUTIVE SESSION)
- TDS Trucking Training and Technology, LLC
- Attorney’s report – available for online viewing, see forthcoming email for details
- Aging report – available for online viewing, see forthcoming email for details
- Collections – July 14, 2022 Work Group recommendations for discussion and action
- Other business
- Program Service Area Policy Adjustments
- Announcements
- Next meeting date: August 16, 2022
- Adjourn
SCPDC Brownfield Coalition Awarded $2 Million in EPA Brownfield Revolving Loan and Grant Funds
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $107 million in supplemental funding to 39 successful, existing Revolving Loan Fund Grant recipients who have demonstrated success in their work to clean up and redevelop brownfield sites.
South Central Planning and Development Commission (SCPDC) has been selected as a recipient to receive $2,000,000 dollars from EPA for its successful South Louisiana Brownfields Coalition RLF Program. Through the award of the RLF supplemental funding, the pursuit of cleanup planning and implementation will continue throughout South Louisiana Brownfields Coalition RLF program’s regional area. The South Louisiana Brownfield Coalition region covers the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, Terrebonne, along with its Coalition’s partners regional areas of Acadiana Planning Commission; the City of Lake Charles; and the City of Baton Rouge / Parish of East Baton Rouge. The Program also serves the municipalities within these parishes.
For more information, please contact our Brownfields Program Manager – Lesley Long at 985-851-2900 or lesley@scpdc.org. Also visit our website for more information on our Brownfield Program at: https://www.scpdc.org/departments/planning/brownfields-2/
Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Program (LCDBG) FY2023 Program Year Application Workshops
It is time to begin the application planning process for the FY2023 LCDBG Program. The Office of Community Development – Local Government Assistance (OCD-LGA) will discuss the FY2023 LCDBG Funding Distribution as well as the upcoming application process and rating criteria in detail regarding the Public Facilities (PF) Program at the Application Workshops listed below:
FY2023 PF Application Available: July 5, 2022
FY2023 PF Application Workshops: July 6, 2022 (Shreveport)
July 7, 2022 (Pineville)
July 8, 2022 (Baton Rouge)
FY2023 PF Applications Due: November 21, 2022
FY2023 PF Threshold Determination: November 21, 2022
Workshops will be held at the following locations on the dates listed above:
Shreveport Coordinating & Development Corp. 4000 Viking Drive, Bossier City, LA 71111
Pineville Main Street Community Center, 708 Main Street, Pineville, L A71360
Baton Rouge Claiborne Building, Thomas Jefferson Room, Room 1-136 A&B 1201 N. 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
In order to expedite the process for the FY2023 Public Facilities Program, local governments may now begin the citizen participation process. The process must be completed prior to the procurement of firms to assist with the application preparation and the tasks associated with application preparation. The current citizen participation and procurement procedures local governments must follow in order to be eligible for funding are located on the Office of Community Developments website at https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/ocd-lga/lcdbg-programs/forms-and-information/.
More Workshop and Application information is provided on the attached FY2023 Program and PF Application Workshop Memo or by contacting Pat Gordon (pat@scpdc.org) or Lesley Long (lesley@scpdc.org).
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