15F.304 - VISION IOWA PROGRAM APPLICATION REVIEW.
15F.304 VISION IOWA PROGRAM APPLICATION REVIEW.
1. Applications for assistance under the program shall be
submitted to the department. For those applications that meet the
eligibility criteria, the department shall provide a staff review and
evaluation to the vision Iowa program review committee referred to in
subsection 2 and the board.
2. A review committee composed of eight members of the board
shall review vision Iowa program applications and river enhancement
community attraction and tourism project applications submitted to
the board and make recommendations regarding the applications to the
board. The review committee shall consist of members of the board
listed in section 15F.102, subsection 2, paragraphs "d" through
"h".
3. When reviewing the applications, the review committee and the
department shall consider, in addition to other criteria established
in this subchapter, all of the following:
a. Whether wages, benefits, including health benefits,
safety, and other attributes of the project would improve the quality
of other existing regional or statewide cultural, recreational,
entertainment, and educational activities or employment in the
community.
b. The extent to which the project would generate additional
attraction and tourism opportunities.
c. The ability of the project to produce a long-term,
tax-generating economic impact in excess of the proposed financial
assistance from the vision Iowa fund.
d. The geographic diversity of the project in combination
with other proposed projects.
e. The investment of the city, county, or region in the
overall project.
f. Other funding mechanisms.
g. The long-term economic viability of the project.
h. The extent to which the project has taken the following
planning principles into consideration:
(1) Efficient and effective use of land resources and existing
infrastructure by encouraging development in areas with existing
infrastructure or capacity to avoid costly duplication of services
and costly use of land.
(2) Provision for a variety of transportation choices, including
pedestrian traffic.
(3) Maintenance of a unique sense of place by respecting local
cultural and natural environmental features.
(4) Conservation of open space and farmland and preservation of
critical environmental areas.
(5) Promotion of the safety, livability, and revitalization of
existing urban and rural communities.
4. Upon review of the recommendations of the review committee,
the board shall approve, defer, or deny the applications. If an
application is approved, the board may enter into an agreement with
the applicant to provide financial assistance authorized under
section 15F.302.
5. The review committee shall consider, review, and make
recommendations regarding applications for assistance for river
enhancement community attractions and tourism projects as provided in
section 15F.206. Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1174, §14; 2000 Acts, ch 1232, §44; 2001 Acts, ch
185, §43, 49; 2009 Acts, ch 184, §35, 36
Referred to in § 15F.206