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MINNESOTA MAIN STREET SELECTION OF 2010 DESIGNATED COMMUNITIES SELECTION CRITERIA This Selection Criteria should give you an idea of what an A++ application to become a Designated Minnesota Main Street Program would look like. It is important, if the Main Street Approach to downtown revitalization is to be successful, that there is widespread support for the project throughout the community. Support for a project can be gauged by who is knowledgeable about the project, who is funding the local project, who cooperated in compiling information for the application, who wrote letters of support, etc. This support should come from both private (citizens, merchants, property owners, business associations, private non-profit groups) and public (city, county) sources. APPLICATION COVERSHEET • Those who assisted in preparation of the application represent a wide cross-section of groups and people within the community. COMMUNITY SUPPORT • Public /Private Sector Cooperation and Commitment o There is a broad-based representation of support for implementation of the program from the business, private and public sectors. o Apublic-private partnership between major groups in the community is apparent. This support is evident in financial and organizational terms for the duration of the three-year start-up phase of the local Main Street program. • Problems and projects described in the application clearly indicate that both the public and private sectors make constructive efforts to address problems in the community and especially the downtown area. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RANKING OF 0 POINTS EQUALS: • The application does not show support from a wide range of groups and people within the community. • The public-private relationship is poorly defined and limited in scope. It does not involve the groups and individuals from the community necessary to ensure the program's success. ADEQUATE BUDGET • There is documentation to substantiate funding sources. o The financial capability to employ a paid manager, fund a local Main Street program, and support business-area projects. • A variety of funding sources should be utilized. RANKING OF 0 POINTS EQUALS: • Committed funds are inadequate to serve the needs of the program. Minnesota Main Street Application -Selection Criteria 2010 ~ 1 ^