PRESENTER: Presenter
Jeff Jewell, Economic and Community Development Director
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of a recommendation by the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #3 Board awarding Business Improvement and Preservation Grants to Bootleggers Pizza Parlor in an amount up to $2,767.66 and to Red Stag in an amount up to $17,000.
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DEPARTMENT: Economic and Community Development
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1, 5
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #3 Board (TIRZ 3 Board) offers Business Improvement and Preservation Grants to business and property owners interested in improving buildings downtown. Eligible projects include façade and exterior improvements, residential and commercial conversions, improvements to public infrastructure and streetscapes, and health, life, and safety updates. This grant program was approved by City Council with Resolution 2023-R59 on October 23, 2023.
Bootleggers Pizza Parlor completed a grant application with the TIRZ 3 Board on February 9, 2026 outlining a project to install a new exterior sign - totaling $11,070.65. The TIRZ 3 Board reviewed the application at its March 30, 2026 meeting and voted to approve a grant in the amount of $2,767.66 (25% of the total project cost).
Red Stag completed a grant application with the TIRZ 3 Board on March 18, 2026 outlining a project to repair their original awning, update their entryway stucco, tile, doorframe, and light, and to reinforce and update their exterior sign - totaling $68,000. The TIRZ 3 Board reviewed the application at its March 30, 2026 meeting and voted to approve a grant in the amount of $17,000 (25% of the total project cost).
The grants will be awarded on a reimbursement basis after all the work for the improvements have been completed. The applicants will be required to submit all receipts and paid invoices for the work to be awarded the grant.
ISSUE:
Per the guidelines of the Business Improvement and Preservation Grants program, the City Council must review and consider all grant recommendations from the TIRZ 3 Board.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☒Economic Mobility ☐Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☐Organizational Excellence ☐Community Well-Being ☐N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
TIRZ 3 has sufficient fund balance to support the issuance of these grants.
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the grants to Bootleggers Pizza Parlor and Red Stag.