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�4,/ ...4411111111E1F;41. - HOME FOR GENERATIONS Home for Generations II-Home Improvement Program City of Coon Rapids Page 3 of 4 Application Process ❑ Step 1: Schedule a FREE Remodeling Advisor visit(optional). This free service is available to all Coon Rapids homeowners and includes a construction specialist visiting your home to give you un-biased advice about your home improvement projects, provide you an idea of project costs, help you to prioritize your work, and make you better prepared for your consultation with an architect(step 3). To schedule your Remodeling Advisor visit, please call CEE at 612-335-5856. ❑ Step 2: Submit application to the City. The City needs to verify that you and your property are eligible to proceed in this program. ❑ Step 3: Schedule your 2 hour Design Consultation with an Architect(required). Recognizing that this program is encouraging large remodeling projects,the City is subsidizing the — -cost for each homeowner to consult with an architect. This visit will ensure all aspects of your project have been considered, increase your home's functionality, and make sure your remodel project will fit seamlessly with your existing home. Before meeting with your architect, make a list of the projects you would like included in your remodel. Maybe even sketch them out. Give some thought about your budget. All of the participating architects have their information available on the City's website at http://www.coonrapidsmn.gov/558/Select-an-Architect-Landscape-Architect. Research the options, contact them to ask questions about their work, select the architect with whom you would , like to meet and call them to schedule your 2 hour, at-home consultation. If you are doing land- scaping as part of your project and you are including f'` " I lA MInnesota it as one of your eligible exterior upgrades you are ��`' also required to complete a 2 hour, at-home 1= A Society of The American Institute of Architects consultation with a participating landscape architect. For each of these visits,you will be required to pay$25 directly to the architect/landscape architect at the time of their visit. The City, in partnership with the Coon Rapids Mortgage Assistance Foundation, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Minnesota and American Society of Landscape Architects Minnesota, will pay the remaining cost of$225. You are limited to one architectural consultation and one landscape consultation. You are not required to have the architect draw plans for you, but if you choose to do so,that cost will be your own responsibility and cannot be financed through the program's loan. ❑ Step 4: Determine your final project list. Whether you hire an architect to draw some blue prints (at a cost to you), or you decide on your own what projects you want to have done, you should have something in writing before meeting with contractors. With a plan in hand,you will be able to present a contractor with more specific information so they can provide you with a more accurate bid/estimate. ❑ Step 5: Apply for and secure your financing. The grants & rebates through this program will only fund a small portion of your total project cost. If you need financing,you should start to apply for financing now and get pre-approved so you know for how much you can qualify. You are not required to use the financing through this pro- gram. You can use savings, a loan or line of credit from your bank or credit union, refinance on your home, or other options. If you apply for a Home for Generations I/low-interest loan,you must submit two bids for your projects and funds are disbursed upon completion of work. Contact the Lending Center at the Center for Energy and Environment if you would like more information about the 4.5% loan at 612-335-5884, loaninfo @mncee.org,or www.mnlendingcenter.org.