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City State Program Project Description Funding Required Jobs St. Louis MO Airport Noise Monitoring System Upgrade 500,000 25 St. Louis MO Airport Resurfacing Taxiway L from TWY F7 to TWY F 375,000 25 St. Louis MO Airport Environmental Management System 1,500,000 45 St. Louis MO Airport North Apron Reconstruction 5,200,000 157 St. Louis MO Airport Taxiway E Reconstruction--Part 2 6,700,000 202 St. Louis MO Airport Taxiway V Reconstruction--Part 2 8,500,000 257 St. Louis MO Airport Taxiway D Reconstruction 8,800,000 266 St. Louis MO Airport Taxiway E Reconstruction--Part 3 9,000,000 272 St. Louis MO Airport Taxiway E Reconstruction--Part 1 9,200,000 278 St. Louis MO Airport Taxiway V Reconstruction--Part 1 9,700,000 293 St. Louis MO Airport Runway Centerline Panel Replacement 10,000,000 302 St. Louis MO Airport Taxiway S Reconstruction 11,200,000 338 St. Louis MO CDBG CORTEX Life Sciences Business Park Site Preparation 1,000,000 27 St. Louis MO CDBG Carver School Modernization 1,000,000 30 St. Louis MO CDBG Habitat for Humanity Streetscape Improvements 1,000,000 30 St. Louis MO CDBG Habitat for Neighborhood Business Infrastructure/Energy Enhancements 1,000,000 30 St. Louis MO CDBG Handy Park Improvements 1,000,000 30 St. Louis MO CDBG Park/Street Enhancements at New Animal Care Facility 1,000,000 30 St. Louis MO CDBG North Market Place/Old North St. Louis Streetscape Improvements 1,300,000 39 St. Louis MO CDBG Grand Center Infrastructure/Safety Improvements 1,500,000 45 St. Louis MO CDBG Forest Park "Heels & Wheels" Trail 1,800,000 54 St. Louis MO CDBG Grandel Theater Modernization 1,950,000 59 St. Louis MO CDBG Delmar Streetscape Improvements--Hodiamont to Goodfellow 2,000,000 60 St. Louis MO CDBG Manchester Pedestrian Lighting--KingsStreets/Roads to Vandeventer 2,000,000 60 St. Louis MO CDBG New Park Development 2,000,000 60 St. Louis MO CDBG River Des Peres Greenway Extension--Part 1 2,000,000 60 St. Louis MO CDBG River Des Peres Greenway Extension--Part 2 2,000,000 60 St. Louis MO CDBG Adelaide Business Campus stormwater and drainage 2,000,000 60.4 St. Louis MO CDBG Hall Street Improvements 2,000,000 60.4 St. Louis MO CDBG Forest Park Urban Golf Course Renovation 2,100,000 63 St. Louis MO CDBG Grand Center Adaptive Church Reuse--Park/Exhibition Space 2,250,000 68 St. Louis MO CDBG Lafayette Square Pedestrian Lighting 2,500,000 76 St. Louis MO CDBG West Florissant Streetscape Improvements--I-70 to Adelaide 2,500,000 76 St. Louis MO CDBG Macklind Streetscape Improvements--Chippewa to Eichelberger 3,000,000 90 St. Louis MO CDBG North KingsStreets/Roads Streetscape Improvements--Delmar to Dr. MLK 3,000,000 90 St. Louis MO CDBG Carrie Avenue/Northside Business Park Streetscape/Infrastructure 3,000,000 91 St. Louis MO CDBG City Hall Historic Renovation--Exterior Cleaning 3,000,000 91 St. Louis MO CDBG Dick Gregory Place Infrastructure 3,000,000 91 St. Louis MO CDBG Grand Center Performance Green 3,000,000 91 St. Louis MO CDBG I-70/Goodfellow Streetscape Improvements 3,000,000 91 St. Louis MO CDBG Meramec Avenue Streetscape Improvements--Grand to S. Broadway 3,000,000 91 St. Louis MO CDBG North Grand Avenue Streetscape Improvements--Delmar to Dr. MLK 3,000,000 91 St. Louis MO CDBG North Grand Avenue Streetscape Improvements--Water Tower District 3,000,000 91 St. Louis MO CDBG Forest Park Bridge/Muny Tributary Replacement 3,300,000 100 St. Louis MO CDBG Hyde Park Renovation Plan Implementation 3,700,000 112 St. Louis MO CDBG City Hall Historic Renovation--Exterior Repairs/Roofing/Lighting 4,000,000 120 St. Louis MO CDBG Dr. Martin Luther King Pedestrian Lighting--Grand to Kinghsighway 4,000,000 120 St. Louis MO CDBG Morganford Streetscape Improvements--Arsenal to Chippewa 4,000,000 120 St. Louis MO CDBG South Grand Streetscape Improvements--Arsenal to Gravois 4,000,000 120 St. Louis MO CDBG West Florissant Streetscape Improvements--Riverview to I-70 4,000,000 120 St. Louis MO CDBG Mallinckrodt Streetscape Improvements 4,000,000 121 St. Louis MO CDBG Sarah Avenue Streetscape Improvements--Vandeventer to Lindell 4,000,000 121 St. Louis MO CDBG Locust Streetscape Improvements--Tucker to Jefferson 5,000,000 133 St. Louis MO CDBG Euclid Avenue Streetscape Improvements--Forest Park Parkway to Lindell 4,500,000 136 St. Louis MO CDBG Chippewa Streetscape--Grand to South Broadway 5,000,000 151 St. Louis MO CDBG City Hall Historic Renovation--Interior Public Spaces 5,000,000 151 St. Louis MO CDBG Delmar Streetscape Improvements--Tucker to Jefferson 5,000,000 151 St. Louis MO CDBG Hall Street Drainage/Streetscape Improvements 5,000,000 151 St. Louis MO CDBG North Broadway Streetscape Improvements 5,000,000 151 St. Louis MO CDBG River des Peres Streetscape/Drainage Improvements 5,000,000 151 St. Louis MO CDBG Skinker Boulevard--Delmar to Dr. MLK 5,000,000 151 St. Louis MO CDBG Arlington Grove Infrastructure--Dr. MLK, Union, Lotus, City Limits 5,500,000 166 St. Louis MO CDBG Grand Center Streetscape Improvements 5,675,000 171 St. Louis MO CDBG Morganford Streetscape Improvements--Chippewa to Holly Hills 6,000,000 180 St. Louis MO CDBG Laclede's Landing Cobblestone Renovation/Streetscape Enhancements 6,000,000 181 St. Louis MO CDBG Norville Brown Teen Center Renovation/Construction 6,500,000 196 St. Louis MO CDBG Soldiers Memorial Improvements 7,000,000 211 St. Louis MO CDBG Various Enhancements--Non-Arterial Streets throughout City 7,000,000 211 St. Louis MO CDBG North Central Plan Infrastructure Implementation--Enright, Page, Vandeventer, Sarah 7,500,000 227 St. Louis MO CDBG Federal Mogul Acquisition/Site Preparation 7,700,000 233 St. Louis MO CDBG North KingsStreets/Roads Streetscape Improvements--Dr. MLK to W. Florissant 8,000,000 242 St. Louis MO CDBG Parc Pacific Park Enhancements/Event Space 9,000,000 272 St. Louis MO CDBG Various Recreation Center Enhancements 9,500,000 287 St. Louis MO CDBG North Side Recreation Center 10,000,000 302 St. Louis MO CDBG South Broadway Streetscape Improvements--Arsenal to Delor 10,000,000 302 St. Louis MO CDBG South Jefferson Streetscape Improvements--Chouteau to Broadway 10,000,000 302 St. Louis MO CDBG University of Missouri St. Louis Public Media Education Center 11,000,000 332 St. Louis MO CDBG Branch Street Trestle Bicycle/Pedestrian Trail Extension 15,000,000 453 St. Louis MO CDBG Natural Bridge Streetscape Improvements--N. Florissant to N. KingsStreets/Roads 15,000,000 453 St. Louis MO CDBG VA Hospital/Grand Center Retail/Parking Structures 19,750,000 596 St. Louis MO CDBG St. Louis Center Retail/Parking Conversion 20,000,000 604 St. Louis MO CDBG Kiel Retail/Parking Structure Development 30,000,000 906 St. Louis MO CDBG Downtown/Central Business District Streetscape Improvements (66 Blocks) 33,000,000 997 St. Louis MO CDBG Gateway Mall Park Enhancements 50,000,000 1510 St. Louis MO CDBG Vandeventer/Southwest/KingsStreets/Roads Streetscape 1,000,000 30 St. Louis MO CDBG Terry Park Improvements 1,500,000 45 St. Louis MO CDBG Michigan Avenue Streetscape (E. Davis to Schirmer) 2,300,000 69 St. Louis MO CDBG Jamieson Streetscape Improvements (Arsenal to Chippewa) 3,000,000 91 St. Louis MO CDBG South Broadway Streetscape (Courtois to Upton) 3,000,000 91 St. Louis MO CDBG Gravois Avenue Streetscape (Loughborough to Taft) 6,500,000 196 St. Louis MO CDBG South KingsStreets/Roads Boulevard Streetscape (Christy to Southwest) 8,000,000 242 St. Louis MO CDBG Municipal Dock Repair/Replacement 20,000,000 604 St. Louis MO Energy "Green" Pedestrian Lighting in Area of I-70, W. Florissant, Riverview 3,000,000 91 St. Louis MO Energy New Energy-EFficient Street Department/Equipment Services Building 17,000,000 540 St. Louis MO Energy City Hall Renovation--Electrical Modernization 25,000,000 755 St. Louis MO Energy Historic Police Headquarters Energy Enhancement/Retrofit 25,000,000 755 St. Louis MO Energy City Government Recycling Program Expansion 4,500,000 St. Louis MO Energy City-Wide Single-Family Residential Recycling Program Expansion 18,000,000 St. Louis MO Energy Replacement of Petroleum-Fueled City Fleet Vehicles with/Energy Efficient Fuel System Vehicles 41,700,000 St. Louis MO Energy Reforestation of City Parks 6,500,000 196 St. Louis MO Energy Energy-Efficient Lighting Upgrades--All City Facilities 10,000,000 302 St. Louis MO Energy City-Owned Buildling HVAC Energy Efficient Replacements/Upgrades 20,000,000 604 St. Louis MO Energy Solar Power Augmentation in City-Owned Buildings for Green Power and Peak Load Shedding 21,250,000 642 St. Louis MO Energy Convention Center LEED Certification Repairs/Replacements/Enhancements 51,245,000 1548 St. Louis MO Housing 6323 Minnesota 225,000 6.795 St. Louis MO Housing 2821 Texas 250,000 7.55 St. Louis MO Housing 3139 Ohio 250,000 7.55 St. Louis MO Housing Aubert Place 350,000 10.57 St. Louis MO Housing 4557 Flad 400,000 12.08 St. Louis MO Housing Cabanne Homes (AA) 400,000 12.08 St. Louis MO Housing Riverview-West Florissant Scattered Sites 490,000 14.798 St. Louis MO Housing 2801 Wyoming 500,000 15.1 St. Louis MO Housing 3143 and 3145 Ohio 500,000 15.1 St. Louis MO Housing 3324 Missouri 500,000 15.1 St. Louis MO Housing King's Estates 600,000 18.12 St. Louis MO Housing Blue Shutters Historic Homes 650,000 19.63 St. Louis MO Housing Tower Grove East Building A Neighborhood of Dreams 650,000 19.63 St. Louis MO Housing Greater Ville Community Center 700,000 21.14 St. Louis MO Housing 5020, 5022, 5024 West Florissant 735,000 22.197 St. Louis MO Housing RHCDA/Community Renewal Affordable Homes 750,000 22.65 St. Louis MO Housing Cochran Gardens HOPE VI Inrastructure 1,400,000 42 St. Louis MO Housing Arlington Heights 2,000,000 60.4 St. Louis MO Housing Ville Estates 2,000,000 60.4 St. Louis MO Housing Murphy Park Early Childhood Center 9,600,000 290 St. Louis MO Public Safety New Police Evidence Warehouse 2,500,000 76 St. Louis MO Public Safety Department of Public Safety Information Systems Upgrades 1,500,000 St. Louis MO Public Safety Consolidated Public Safety Answering Point 20,000,000 604 St. Louis MO Schools St. Louis Public School Buildings--Furnishings 5,000,000 10 St. Louis MO Schools St. Louis Public School Buildings--Site Improvements 9,800,000 296 St. Louis MO Schools St. Louis Public School Buildings--School Interior Finishes 14,800,000 447 St. Louis MO Schools St. Louis Public School Buildings--Exterior Enclosure Repairs/Replacements 23,000,000 695 St. Louis MO Schools St. Louis Public School Buildings--Lead Abatement/Remediation 25,000,000 752 St. Louis MO Schools St. Louis Public School Buildings--Plumbing Upgrades/Replacements 44,300,000 1336 St. Louis MO Schools St. Louis Public School Buildings--Electrical Upgrades 52,300,000 1579 St. Louis MO Schools St. Louis Public Schools--Additional Interior/Exterior/Systems Repairs/Replacements/Enhancements 7,540,000 228 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads CORTEX Street Improvements/Traffic Enhancements 1,000,000 30 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads Manchester/McCausland Traffic Improvements 1,000,000 30 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads Loughborough/I-55 Bridge Expansion 1,500,000 45 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads Wellington Bridge Replacement 3,000,000 91 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads Lafayette/I-55 Ramp Reconfiguration 4,000,000 121 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads Skinker/McCausland/Clayton Road/I-64 Intersection Improvements 4,000,000 121 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads Off-System Preventive Bridge/Road Maintenance 6,000,000 180 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads On-System Preventive Bridge/Road Maintenance 6,000,000 181 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads On-System Preventative Maintenance 6,000,000 210 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads Compton Avenue Bridge Renovation/Replacement 7,000,000 211 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads I-70/Mississippi River Bridge--Extension of Cass/Bridge Exit Ramps to Tucker 8,000,000 242 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads McCausland/Ellendale/Wabash Traffic Improvements 8,000,000 242 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads Various Traffic Signal Interconnects 12,000,000 360 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads Arterial Resurfacing/Enhancements--Various Streets 15,000,000 453 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads S. KingsStreets/Roads Bridge Replacement at Union Pacific Tracks 17,000,000 513 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads Chestnut/I-64 Interchange Reconfiguration 29,000,000 604 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads Tucker Avenue Bridge Replacement--Cass to Washington 35,000,000 1057 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads Regional Wayfinding Program 1,000,000 30 St. Louis MO Streets/Roads I-70 Mississippi River Bridge--Extension of Cass/Bridge Connection to Tucker/N. Florissant, Other Companion Street Improvements 15,000,000 451 St. Louis MO Transit Regional Transit Data Infrastructure Upgrade 5,000,000 151 St. Louis MO Transit Transit Rolling Stock Replacement 5,000,000 151 St. Louis MO Transit Grand Avenue MetroLink Station Upgrades/Grand Avenue Bridge 16,550,000 500 St. Louis MO Transit Eads MetroLink/Vehicular Bridge Rehabilitation 25,000,000 755 St. Louis MO Transit Fixed Lane Trolley Development--Serving "Loop"/Washington University 35,000,000 906 St. Louis MO Transit Light Rail Rehabilitation/Preventive Maintenance--Original 1993 Alignment 45,000,000 1359 St. Louis MO Transit Transit System Operating Deficit 50,000,000 1510 St. Louis MO Transit North/South MetroLink Extensions 900,000,000 20000 St. Louis MO Water KingsStreets/Roads and Pipe Yard Facilities Improvements 350,000 13 St. Louis MO Water Macklind Outfall Separation/Other Overflow Improvements 1,000,000 30 St. Louis MO Water Wharf Street Pump Station Replacement 1,000,000 30 St. Louis MO Water Bissell Point Treatment Plant Repairs/Improvements 1,300,000 39 St. Louis MO Water Historic Water Tower Renovations 1,400,000 42 St. Louis MO Water Seismic Bypass at Stacey Park Reservoir 1,500,000 45 St. Louis MO Water Water Main Renovations 1,500,000 45 St. Louis MO Water Water Treatment Plant Improvements 2,850,000 86 St. Louis MO Water Water Distribution System Improvements 3,500,000 106 St. Louis MO Water Floodwall Repairs/Enhancements 20,000,000 604 St. Louis MO Water "Green" Alley Reconstruction 30,000,000 906 St. Louis MO Water Harlem-Baden Relief Detention System 35,500,000 1072 Totals: $2,413,335,000.00 63,198.69

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City State Program Project Description Funding Required Jobs Florissant MO CDBG Ice Rink Enclosure at the Florissant Eagan Civic Center. 500,000 25 Florissant MO CDBG Paddock Creek Bank Stabilization Project. 2,250,000 50 Florissant MO CDBG Construction of a new municipal Golf Course Maintenance Building. 1,100,000 60 Florissant MO CDBG Boy/Girl Scout Camping Area and Amphitheater in Sunset Park. 2,100,000 65 Florissant MO CDBG Lindbergh Boulevard/North Streets/Roads 67 Cooridor Enhancement Project Phase III 2,250,000 75 Florissant MO CDBG Construction of a new Health Department Building and Kennel for the City of Florissant. 1,500,000 100 Florissant MO CDBG Construction of a new Senior Center for the City of Florissant. 1,300,000 110 Florissant MO CDBG Expansion of the Lake at St. Ferdinand Park with renovations to the Bockrath Weise House (Historic Site). 3,700,000 115 Florissant MO CDBG Construction of a new Park Maintenance Facility for the City of Florissant. 2,000,000 120 Florissant MO CDBG Sunset Park Marina on the Missouri River (Roadway, Parking Lot, Boat Ramp, Docks, Fueling Station, Store, Boat Slips, Rock Jetty, and all Applicable Utilities). 9,400,000 200 Florissant MO CDBG Construction of a new Cable TV and IT Building. 15,000,000 250 Florissant MO CDBG Mainstreet Florissant Old Town Redevelopment. 15,000,000 500 Florissant MO CDBG Old Town Florissant Street & Storm Water Drainage Improvement Projects (Phases 8 through 40). 30,000,000 2000 Florissant MO CDBG Construction of a new Music Hall of Fame Building in Historic Old Town Florissant. This building would be a joint venture between the University of Missouri at St. Louis and the City of Florissant. 35,000,000 2200 Florissant MO CDBG Construction of a new Municipal Court Building with additional use for various Boards & Commissions Meetings. 40,000,000 3000 Florissant MO Energy Golf Course Water Reclamation Project. 1,100,000 35 Florissant MO Public Safety Security of Public Buildings to Include Access Control, Bollards and Alarms. 100,000 3 Florissant MO Public Safety Surveillance Video Network to Monitor High Crime Areas within the City of Florissant. 400,000 5 Florissant MO Public Safety Development of a Crime Interdiction Unit to reduce Violent Crimes. 450,000 6 Totals: $163,150,000.00 8,919.00

By E. J. Dionne Jr.
Thursday, December 25, 2008; A19

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