PROJECT PROPOSAL

UNIVERSITY OF NUEVA CACERES
J,Hernandez, St, Naga City


Project Proposal

(STREETLIGHTS)

Submitted by;
Ralph Louise Soriano,
Jonathan Echipare
Adrian Manuel Avila
Ronel Estonido
John Raymund Verdejo
Jhun-Jhun Basco
Josua Naval
John Hero Brugada
Dante Oriño, Jr.
Gonzales Villapañe
Moises Baronio
Peter John Aguila



TABLE OF CONTENT


TITLE PAGE
TABLE OF CONTENT
I. INTRODUCTION
II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
III. PROJECT TIMETABLE
IV. COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT
V. TOURISM VALUE OF THE PROJECT
VI. ADDITIONAL FACTORS
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT ON THE PROJECT
VII.INDIRECT JOB CREATION
VIII. INNOVATION
IX. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER INTERESTED ENTITIES
X. FINANCIAL NEEDS
XI. STREETLIGHTS PROJECT BUDGET
XII. STREETLIGHTS DESIGN AND SPECIFICATION
XIII. MAP OF BUILDING AREA (MAP OF NAGA CITY)
XIV. SUMMARY OF PARTICIPATION


I. INTRODUCTION

-The project for which we are requesting funding is the Naga City Streetlight project. The The Naga City engineering company is producing high quality of tourist attraction in Naga care of of the Naga City Government the leading business partnership of tourism of our company for 19 years. For 20 years, the realationship of our company in constructing business tourist attraction is proven high performance. The Naga Ctiy Engineering Company lead the world of construction.

II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
- Funds are in place to purchase and install approximately 55 of the 135 streetlights that are needed from the crossing of the Concepcion Grande to National highway covering those barangay who have high population. Using Government and sponsor fund and Community Cultural Affairs Grant in the amount of P25.000.000 the Naga City Engineering Association seeks to purchase and install an additional 10 streetlights.

III. PROJECT TIMETABLE
- The Naga City Association has worked for many years to achieve our goal of obtaining historic and modern streetlights for our neighborhood. After many many volunteer hours, we are now ready to begin the project. At this time, plans and funding are in place for us to begin installation of the historic streetlights are now ready.

-We anticipate that construction will begin on the system of light pole bases and the underground wiring in September of 2009. We anticipate that all of the light pole bases will be installed and as many of the streetlight poles as we afford by the middle of the summer of 2010.

IV. COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT
- A majority of the property owners in the Naga City Engineering company herby by the Naga City government have successfully petitioned the Des Moines Village Council to become a SSMID (Self Supporting Municipal Improvement District). This designation enables us to "tax ourselves". The funds received, estimated to be about P5,000.000 per year, will be used to cover the ongoing costs of power for the streetlight system as well as to cover maintenance, replacement, and other related costs. The Des Moines Village Council approved our request. Those property owners who signed on in support of creating the SSMID represent about 75% of the owners of property in the Neighborhood.

In addition, the Des Moines Village Council has committed P28,000.00 towards the cost of the purchase and installation of the historic streetlights.

The Polk County Supervisors have committed P300,000.00 towards the purchase and installation of the streetlights.

Through the City of Des Moines, an additional P100,000.00 of federal funds in the form
of an ISTEA grant under the "Enhancements for Historic Preservation Grant Program" have been made available.

V. TOURISM VALUE OF THE PROJECT

-Through the installation of reproduction Victorian-period streetlights, the Naga City Engineering Company in Des Moines expects that its status as a tourist attraction in central Naga will be significantly enhanced. From a marketing standpoint, the vintage-style streetlights would help to differentiate our neighborhood from other parts of the city. From a cultural and historical viewpoint, the neighborhood association has long desired to have streetlights that would be appropriate to the design of the Victorian and Turn-of-the-Century buildings in this neighborhood and it will help also in their part to have a light in their way and prevent a crime.

The existing freeway-scale "cobra-head" streetlights used everywhere in Naga communities are too tall and their design insensitive to a historic residential neighborhood. They produce light with the pink-orange color of high-pressure sodium, which detracts from the beauty, and the visual impact of Victorian multi-colored paint schemes used on restored buildings. Thus, Victorian period streetlights have been objectives in two neighborhood master plans -- the first was adopted by the association membership in 2005 and its update in 2010.

The 21st annual Naga City Engineering Company House Tour the last two weekends of September 2009 was the most successful ever. As volunteer planners of a mature event, we were pleased to learn that fully half of the just under 3000 visitors were first-time attendees. People from 15 cities attended this year's events. Our neighborhood has been an increasingly frequent stop for tour bus companies and convention visitors during the last 15 years. We expect the visitor statistics to further improve with the completion of the streetlight project.

Staff at the Naga City Convention and Visitors Bureau sees the value in this project and its ability to enhance the visual quality of the historic ang safety City. The film office of the Iowa Department of Economic Development has indicated to the Naga City Engineering Association that the potential for use of this neighborhood as background for films would go up with appropriate streetlights. The Naga City District is part of a group of attractions in the metropolitan area and visible improvement here, especially in the design integrity of this historic district, helps the overall ability of the metro area to attract first-time and repeat visitors.

The design of promotional banners to hang from the streetlights crossbars will give us a continuing opportunity to use fine graphic arts to promote neighborhood pride a National Register-listed Tourist attraction District. It is likely that we will choose the vehicle of a design competition, due to the unusually large population of talented designers in the neighborhood, not to mention in the state as a whole.

Naga City has a unique visual character in Camarines Sur beyond the Victorian and Turn-of-the-Century building styles because there are still corner grocery stores, businesses, and offices integrated into the residential neighborhood and supported by our special zoning. With the change to Victorian-style streetlights will come an increase in the neighborhood's visibility -- not merely due to the extended hours that the neighborhood's character will be evident to visitor and resident alike. We project that Victorian streetlights will also enhance the evening viability of businesses in the neighborhood, such as shops and cafes.

After 17+ years of wishing, planning and raising funds for the streetlight project to come to pass, we envision an Illumination Festival to celebrate the first throwing of the switch. This we hope would kick-off the promotions for the 22nd annual house tour on the last two weekends of September 2010.

VI. ADDITIONAL FACTORS

Full time employment on the project:

-The total cost for this phase of the project is about p450,000.000. The construction of the bases and the laying of the underground wiring will be done by National Electric cooperatives from Concepcion Grande. They estimate that at least 100 people will be working full time on the project for about 8 months.

In addition, the firm of Brooks Borg and Skiles has done the design work. Their fee for the work they have done on the project is about P27,000.000.

VII. INDIRECT JOB CREATION

- The Naga City Engineering Association believes that the addition of Historic and tourist Streetlights in our community will create a new wave of enthusiasm among present owners and new homebuyers to undertake restoration projects in our neighborhood.

Our neighborhood, which is located immediately west of Downtown Naga City, provides housing that is just walking distance from the over 60,000 office jobs that are available in the City's center. We are viewed as a key component in the City's plans to promote affordable urban housing for its workforce. We anticipate that the addition of the historic and Tourist streetlights will help to accelerate this process and, as a result, increase the amount of rehab, and reconstruction work that will be done in the neighborhood.

Although it is difficult to measure the number of future jobs that will be created in construction, we believe that as a direct result of the addition of the historic streetlights at least 6 new full time jobs will be created in the home and commercial rehab. Construction, and renovation industry.

VIII. INNOVATION

- The Naga City is the first cityr neighborhood in Camarines SurDes to make itself a Self-Supporting Municipal Improvement District (SSMID) and nost tourist visitors in every year. Because of our desire to have these historic and Tourist streetlights installed in our neighborhood, we, as property owners and residents have consented to levy a special, neighborhood-wide tax upon ourselves. To the best of our knowledge, we are the first residential neighborhood in the City of Nagato have done this. Relevant documents and other information as to how to accomplish this will be made available to other groups in the State upon request.

IX. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER INTERESTED ENTITIES

In order to make the project work, neighborhood leaders have volunteered countless hours of their time. Working with the City, State, County, and Democratic Government agencies and departments, funding and approval for the project has been obtained. Most significantly however, we have achieved consensus among the property owners in our neighborhood to agree to be taxed under the provisions of the SSMID.

X. FINANCIAL NEED

The Association has obtained enough funding to install the underground wiring and construct the light pole bases for all of the 135 lights that will ultimately illuminate our neighborhood. In addition, we have funds in place to purchase about 55 of the actual streetlights. At this time, we need funds for another 80 streetlights. The cost per streetlight is about P25.000.00. Therefore, an additional P200,000.00 is needed to complete the lighting. Ours is not a wealthy neighborhood. We need your help. Your grant of P25,000.00 will bring us 10 more streetlights.

XI. NAGA CITY STREETLIGHT PROJECT BUDGET

Phase II
This phase of the project will bring historic streetlights to the remainder of the neighborhood.
Expenses
Design/Engineering - Brooks, Borg, and Skiles $ P29,000
Streetlights for 33 lights and all bases P271,000.00
Streetlights for completing 80 lights P200,000
Total P500,000
Income
Polk County P300,000

Additional funds being sought from:
Department of Cultural Affairs – City of Naga $ 25,000

Current project shortfall $200,000
*If we receive the full amount of grant money from the Naga City Government and from the Principal Financial Group, the shortfall will be
$200,000

Phase I
This phase of the project contained a limited area of the neighborhood. This phase has been fully funded and will be started soon.
Expenses
Total P128,000
Income
City of Naga
$ 28,000
ISTEA Grant $100,000
Total $128,000

XII. STREETLIGHTS DESIGN AND SPECIFICATION

XIV. SUMMARY OF PARTICIPATION
GROUP 4

NAME FINANCIAL SUPPORT INVOLVEMENT
Ralph Louise G. Soriano
* Preparing for research material
* Researcher
* Encoder
* Organizing the Research
* Research planning
* Approval
* Reporter
* Drafts Maker

Jonathan Echipare
* Preparing for research material
* Encoder
* Organizing the Research
* Research planning
* Approval
* Drafts Maker

Adrian Manuel Avila
* Organizing the Research
* Research planning
* Approval
* Reporter
* Drafts Maker

Ronel Estonido
* Organizing the Research
* Research planning
* Approval

John Raymund Verdejo
* Organizing the Research
* Research planning
* Approval

Jhun-Jhun Basco
* Organizing the Research
* Research planning
* Approval

Josua Naval
* Organizing the Research
* Research planning
* Approval

John Hero Brugada
* Organizing the Research
* Research planning
* Approval

Dante Oriño, Jr.
* Organizing the Research
* Research planning
* Approval

Gonzales Villapañe
* Organizing the Research
* Research planning
* Approval

Moises Baronio
* Organizing the Research
* Research planning
* Approval

Peter John Aguila
* Organizing the Research
* Research planning
* Approval