Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Page - 3 | METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />Please provide a statement explaining how you plan to do outreach and communication to <br />reach private property owners. <br />The City will include information about this grant program in our quarterly newsletters in 2025 that are <br />mailed to all residents. Our website also has a page dedicated to the PPII program guidelines and <br />hosting the web form for applications. We will also utilize our social media channels (Facebook and <br />Instagram), as well as our website’s push notification features, to send multiple reminders to residents <br />about the opportunity to participate in this program while funds are available and use the full extent of <br />our award. <br />New for 2025 is a plan to provide increased emphasis and transparency on the equity awards and <br />update our eligibility criteria so that property owners have a more complete understanding of what is <br />required to receive this grant towards their repairs. <br /> <br />What, if any, outreach and communication support would be helpful to receive from Met <br />Council? <br />Based on observations and feedback from the first year of our City administering this program, <br />residents would like more guidance from the Met Council on best practices for selecting a contractor, <br />especially since the City does not have resources to assist on homeowners’ behalf nor does it require <br />residents to use specific contractors to do these repairs. <br />Additionally, if there have been any new templates or language developed after the 2024 pilot year that <br />can be used for our promotion efforts, that would be useful as well. <br />42