pulaski county brownfields
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TO BUILD A PROGRAM
LEVERAGING A RIVER
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PCBF FAST FACTS
• Partnership of three local governments : Pulaski County and the Cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock
• Five member Revolving Loan Fund Committee
•Brownfield Pilot Grant in 2000
• Revolving Loan Fund Grant 2005 for $3,000,000
•Assessment Grants – Hazardous and Petroleum in 2011 for $200,000 each
•$81,000,000 in Projects Leveraged by the End 2012
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RELATIONSHIPS
(Re) ESTABLISHING
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(Re) Establishing Relationships
Environment
Economics
Social
Partnerships
PolicyCulture
CultureWhat did each partners’ culture want/need?
Partnerships How to respect each partners wants/needs?
PolicyWho is supporting this partnership?
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SMARTHOUSE WAY
•RLF Loan of $785,000 in 2008
•Second largest loan in Region 6
•5.8 Acre Tract on Desirable Riverfront
•10 Months for Complete Turnkey Cleanup
•Leveraged $3.8 Million
(Re) Establishing Relationships
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for TANGIBLE RESULTS
STRATEGIC PLANNING
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Strategic Planning
Targeting AreasWill the project benefit the culture?
Does the project promote the goals?
Creating a Sustainable RLF Board Key people who believe in the programMembership deliverables
Targeted Area
RLF Board
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K LOFTS BUILDING
•RLF Loan of $275,000 in 2011
•Planned with EPA’s Greening America’s Capitals
•Empty for 25 Years, Scheduled for Demo
•Mixed-use, LEED construction, 30 Units
•First LEED Certified Jazz Club in the Country
•Leveraged 44 jobs in Empowerment Zone
•Leveraged $3.1 Million
Strategic Planning
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COMMUNITY DOTS
CONNECTING THE
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Connecting the Dots
Finding a Balance That WorksLeveraging the Micro with MacroViewing a Project from the Inside Out
Innovative Partnerships Ask What the Culture Wants?
Seek Out-of-the-Box LeveragingDraw the Big Picture and Connect the Dots
Grassroots
Area wide
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500 Main Street
•RLF Loan of $916,000 in Negotiations
•Three Historic Buildings
•250,000 s.f. of Commercial & Residential Space
•Hotel, Office Space, & 170 Apartments
•Leverage Partnership with Ark. Symphony, Ballet
& Ark. Repertory Theater to create Art District
•Leveraging $21 Million in redevelopment
Connecting the Dots
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Our House
•First Program Sub-grantee
•Partnership with PCBF since 2002
•State’s Only Licensed Childcare
for Homeless, 90 Children Daily
•Sub-grant for New Childcare Center
•EPA Job Training Grantee
•First New Development in Area in 15 Years
Connecting the Dots
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Leveraging a River to Build a Program
Josh Fout, Program Administrator201 S. Broadway, Suite 220, Little Rock, AR 72201
P: 501-340-3594 F: 501-340-8951 E: [email protected]
www.pulaskicountybrownfields.comfacebook.com/pucobrownfields
Images courtesy of the EPA, Downtown Partnership, Arkansas Highway Department, Ensafe, and City of Little Rock