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ENHANCE IOWA

PROGRAM UPDATE

February 15, 2018

COMMUNITY ATTRACTION & TOURISM (CAT)

Applications received to date: 45

Funded Projects: 28

CAT Amount Awarded: $9,932,802

Total CAT Project Costs: $93,226,958

CAT Funds Currently Available

$1,561,594.59

Small Population Area Applications

Legislation requires that one-third of each annual CAT allocation be reserved for small population area applications each year. The chart below summarizes the status of this requirement:

|Year |1/3 CAT Allocation |Awards to Small Population |Amount Above or (Below) Requirement |

| | |Areas | |

|FY2017 |$1,666,666 |$3,122,498 |$1,455,832 |

|FY2018 |$1,666,666 |$2,176,505 |$390,839 |

Pending CAT Applications

There are nine application requests undergoing Board review, requesting approximately $3,673,493.

|Project |Total Project Cost |CAT Request |Project Status |

|Sioux County Nature Center |$4,269,318 |$600,000 |Committee Review |

|Rick Rodgers Community Pool (Winfield) |$1,512,000 |$250,000 |Committee Review |

|Dankwardt Park Pool Air Support Structure |$628,368 |$101,500 |Committee Review |

|(Burlington) | | | |

|Mount Vernon Community Wellness Center |$7,925,477 |$600,000 |Committee Review |

|Sibley Aquatic Center |$2,568,488 |$250,000 |Committee Review |

|Rock Valley Event Center |$1,929,162 |$255,993 |Committee Review |

|Des Moines Heritage Center |$2,965,000 |$590,000 |Committee Review |

|Des Moines Water Works Park – Phase I |$8,521,561 |$1,000,000 |Committee Review |

|Traer Historical Museum History NOW |$130,322 |$26,000 |Committee Review |

|TOTAL |$30,449,696 |$3,673,493 | |

CAT Marketing Funds

Starting in FY2009, legislation requires that $100,000 of each annual CAT allocation be used to market Vision Iowa and CAT projects.

In FY2009-2012, previous recipients could apply for funds to assist them in marketing their facilities. In total, 105 applications were received, 55 projects were funded, and $451,678.91 was awarded.

In FY2013, previous Vision Iowa, CAT, or RECAT recipients could buy into a cooperative advertising opportunity with the Iowa Tourism Office. Eight entities participated, placing ads in Midwest Living, Iowa Outdoors, and The Nature Conservancy. The ads ran in fall 2013 and spring 2014. Funds were also used to purchase a two-page spread featuring 10 projects in the 2014 Iowa Travel Guide.

FY2014 funds were unspent.

FY2015 funds were rolled into the Iowa Tourism Grant program’s FY2015 grant cycle. Nineteen marketing projects were funded. Funds were also used to purchase a two-page spread featuring Vision Iowa projects in the 2015 Iowa Travel Guide.

FY2016 funds were rolled in to the Iowa Tourism Grant program’s FY2016 grant cycle. Nine marketing projects were funded.

FY2017 funds were rolled in to the Iowa Tourism Grant program’s FY2018 grant cycle. Seventeen marketing projects were funded for a total of $63,114.

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL COMPLEX SALES TAX REBATE

Rebate Funds Available

$2,500,000

Rebate Awards

|Project |Award |

|The BettPlex (Bettendorf) |$2,500,000 |

OPEN PROJECTS FROM VISION IOWA BOARD

Community Attraction & Tourism

The following CAT projects were funded by the Vision Iowa Board and are still open:

|Recipient |Project |Award |Project End Date |

|Mills County Fair Board |Charles E. Lakin Community Center |$480,000 |12.31.2017 |

|Fields2Fields |Kruger-Hemmen Sports Complex – Phase II |$100,131 |01.31.2018 |

|City of Carroll |Carroll’s Merchants Park Redevelopment |$133,766 |01.31.2018 |

|City of Garner |Garner Public Library Renovation & Expansion Project |$310,000 |01.31.2018 |

|Donnellson Library Bd of Trustees |Donnellson Public Library Preserving Our Past Opening |$233,249 |02.28.2018 |

| |Our Future | | |

|YMCA of Greater Omaha |New Council Bluffs YMCA |$1,000,000 |03.31.2018 |

|City of Sheldon |Lodge at Sheldon Crossing |$840,000 |03.31.2018 |

|City of Independence |Independence Aquatic Center |$100,000 |03.31.2018 |

|City of Correctionville |Correctionville Area Aquatic Center |$100,000 |04.30.2018 |

|City of Johnston |Terra Lake Improvement |$700,000 |04.30.2018 |

|Blank Park Zoo Foundation |Blank Park Zoo Expansion Project |$903,000 |04.30.2018 |

|City of Sioux City |Cone Park Development |$300,000 |05.31.2018 |

|Allamakee Cnty Conservation Bd |Driftless Area Education & Visitor Center |$486,386 |05.31.2018 |

|City of Bloomfield |Bloomfield/Davis County Library & Trail Enhancement |$998,628 |05.31.2018 |

|Friends of the Winterset Area Skate Park |Winterset Area Skate Park |$36,160 |05.31.2018 |

|Ankeny Community Foundation |Ankeny Market Pavilion |$280,387 |06.30.2018 |

|Audubon Recreation Foundation |Audubon Recreation Center |$410,000 |06.30.2018 |

|National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium |River of Innovation |$468,000 |06.30.2018 |

|Maynard Community Library |Maynard Community Library Building |$115,000 |06.30.2018 |

|City of Waukee |Waukee Railroad Pergola |$147,650 |06.30.2018 |

|Bell Tower Community Foundation |Mahanay Memorial Carillon Expansion |$87,102 |06.30.2018 |

|YMCA of Greater Des Moines |Wellmark YMCA Aquatic Center |$1,000,000 |06.30.2018 |

|French Icarian Colony Foundation |“Garden to Table” Kitchen & Sanitary System Project |$40,000 |06.30.2018 |

|Polk Cnty Conservation Bd |Jester Park Conservation Center |$970,000 |09.01.2018 |

|Siouxland Historical Railroad Association |Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic District – CAT 2 |$314,862 |09.30.2018 |

|Mitchell Cnty Bd of Supervisors & Howard Cnty |Wapsi-Great Western Line Project |$1,300,000 |10.31.2018 |

|Bd of Supervisors | | | |

|Danville Station Foundation |Danville Station |$153,000 |12.31.2018 |

|Diamonds and Fields |Parkersburg Youth Sports Complex & Miracle Field |$290,989 |12.31.2018 |

|City of Traer |Wind Up with a New Traer Pool |$100,000 |01.05.2019 |

Vision Iowa

Fourteen projects received Vision Iowa funding. The following contracts are open:

|Recipient |Project |Award |Contract End Date |

|Council Bluffs |Mid-American Recreation and Convention Complex |$24,000,000 grant |10.08.2022 |

| | |$7,000,000 loan | |

|Dubuque |America’s River |$40,000,000 |07.11.2022 |

|Polk County |Capital City Vision Project |$55,000,000 grant |07.10.2022 |

| | |$15,000,000 forgivable loan | |

|Sioux City |River’s Edge |$21,000,000 |08.08.2022 |

|Davenport |River Renaissance on the Mississippi |$20,000,000 |04.24.2023 |

|Ottumwa |Bridge View Event Center |$7,500,000 |08.14.2022 |

|Clinton |Things to Do With a River View |$3,300,000 |02.11.2025 |

|Des Moines |Rediscovering the River |$4,000,000 |10.12.2026 |

|Cedar Valley |Cedar Valley River Renaissance |$9,500,000 |07.13.2026 |

|Storm Lake |Project AWAYSIS |$9,000,000 |06.14.2027 |

|Burlington |Great River Gateway |$4,250,000 |07.13.2026 |

|Dubuque |Great Rivers Center and RiverMax Theater |$8,000,000 |06.18.2028 |

|Mason City |Mason City… a community on the march! |$9,000,000 |09.08.2031 |

|Des Moines |John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Garden |$1,000,000 |10.27.2029 |

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