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Minnesota Main Street Program Coordinator Position Now Open
Position Objectives
The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (“Alliance”) is seeking an economic development, historic preservation, organizational development, and/or promotions professional for the position of Minnesota Main Street Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator will be responsible for administering the reestablished Minnesota Main Street Program, a program of the Alliance and the official statewide coordinating program of the National Trust Main Street Center®. The Program Coordinator will have the opportunity to build this new program and shape it into the future. It is anticipated that five communities will be accepted annually as certified Main Street programs that require direct services. The goal of this position is to empower communities that seek to capitalize on the unique assets and character of our historic downtowns. The Program Coordinator assists and promotes local revitalization efforts based on the Four Point Approach® developed by the National Trust Main Street Center®.
Organizational Description
The Alliance is Minnesota’s statewide, nonprofit historic preservation advocacy and education organization with a mission to preserve, protect, and promote Minnesota’s historic resources. Organized in 1981, the Alliance is a membership organization dedicated to educating the public about historic preservation and advocating for the preservation of invaluable historic properties. The Minnesota Main Street Program was established as an Alliance program in 2010 through a grant provided by the State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society.
The Program Coordinator will bring the Alliance’s staff to four full-time professionals. The organizational operates with a budget of just over $400,000 and is governed by a 19-member Board of Directors. The Alliance offices are located in 416 Landmark Center, 75 W. 5th Street, in downtown St. Paul with office hours between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Evening and weekend meetings and events also take place after regularly-scheduled hours of operation.
Position Funding and Location
The Minnesota Main Street Program Coordinator position has been financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society. The Alliance secured $100,000 in grant funding through the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to administer Minnesota Main Street in fiscal year 2010 (January through December). The grant provides funding for the Program Coordinator position through December 31, 2010. Continuation of the Program Coordinator position is dependent upon continued grant funding in 2011, which is probable, but not guaranteed.
This is considered a full-time, temporary position continuing to December 31, 2010, with the possibility of creating a permanent position based on available funding. The Program Coordinator is an employee of the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota and reports directly to the Alliance Executive Director.
This position will be based in the Alliance’s St. Paul office, but will require travel throughout the state of Minnesota to provide on-site technical and training services. This position is a full-time, salaried, exempt position with the expectation that the Program Coordinator will work 40 hours per week at a prorated salary level of $40,000 per year. The salary is non-negotiable at this time. The ideal candidate will be available to start this position on or before May 1, 2010. All Alliance employees receive a benefits package of paid time off (PTO), a monthly health insurance stipend, and transportation/parking reimbursements. The Program Coordinator also receives a monthly cell and data plan stipend, mileage reimbursements, and pre-paid travel arrangements.
To apply for the Minnesota Main Street Program Coordinator position, please submit a cover letter, resume, and one writing sample relevant to this position by Friday, March 26, 2010 to:
Bonnie McDonald, Executive Director
Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
416 Landmark Center
75 W. 5th Street
St. Paul, MN 55102
ACTION ALERT!!
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Take action today to pass the Minnesota Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit. It’s up to you!!!
Legislators asking to hear from constituents interested in historic preservation incentive
The sense of optimism for the 2010-2011 Legislative Session is growing within the preservation community with the inclusion of a proposed state historic rehabilitation tax credit in both the House and Senate. Representative Ann Lenczewski, Chair of the House Taxes Committee, included a 20% historic rehabilitation tax credit as part of her comprehensive jobs bill (HF2695). Senate Taxes Chair Senator Tom Bakk also included the provision in his proposed jobs bill (SF2568). Both have recognized the green job creation benefits of an historic rehabilitation incentive. This is the first time the tax credit has been included on both the House and Senate sides. With your help, this could be the year we pass a tax incentive found in 30 others states to facilitate the sustainable reuse of our existing building stock.
Your help is needed now!! Hearings on the rehabilitation tax credit have been scheduled in the House Taxes Committee for Monday, March 15, and Tuesday, March 16. Legislators need to hear from you right now that you support this state tax credit to facilitate historic preservation projects. Visit, call, or e-mail your legislator that you want him/her to include the state historic rehabilitation tax credit as part of this year’s omnibus tax bill. Click here to take action!
BREAKING NEWS – Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - The St. Louis County Jail, which has been on the Alliance’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list for the past two years, has been sold to a developer who plans to rehabilitate it as office and conference space. The St. Louis County Commission voted to approve the sale earlier today.
Things started looking up for the St. Louis County Jail last week, as reported in the Duluth News Tribune, when the County Commissioners had a mostly favorable response to the purchase proposal, which was received in January.
The News Tribune editorial board calls this “a jail sale for all the right reasons,” despite earlier editorials which were less supportive of preservation and cited the ongoing “burden” to taxpayers.
The buyer of the historic jail, which is part of the National Register-listed Civic Center Historic District, is a father-son team from the Twin Cities who have successfully rehabbed historic buildings in Plymouth, Minneapolis, and Fargo.
Preservationists in Duluth fought hard for this success—congratulations!
Vote for your favorite Minnesota Main Street Logo!
The Minnesota Main Street logo design competition is open for voting. Public judging will take place online from March 1, 2010 – March 14, 2010. The logo selected will be used as the primary icon on the Minnesota Main Street website, printed documents and other media. The winner of the logo competition will be publicly announced and will be awarded a one-year membership with the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota.
Three logos are below. To vote, send an email to wokeefe@mnpreservation.org with the logo you like best.
OR vote via Facebook by: log onto Facebook –> Find Minnesota Main Street –> Albums –> Logo Design Submittals. Once you have chosen the one you like best, click “Like” and your vote will be tallied.
The Minnesota Main Street Program is a program of the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota.
The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota has participated in a voluntary review by the Charities Review Council. To read our charity review report, visit the Charities Review Council at 