| (a) Application to the program. Applications to the
program are due annually on the last working day of July or other
dates established by the Commission.
(b) Eligibility. Cities with population of 50,000 or
fewer may apply to the Main Street Program as a Texas Main Street
Small City. Cities with population of 50,001 or more people may apply
to the Main Street Program as a Texas Main Street Urban City. Cities
of any population that are not accepted upon the first application
may be invited by the Commission to participate in the program as
a Texas Main Street Provisional City. Cities that formerly participated
in the program and whose participation ceased may reapply as a Texas
Main Street Recertified City within the currently-appropriate population
category. Cities or commercial neighborhood districts may apply as
Texas Main Street Affiliates in accordance with requirements outlined
in the application guidelines.
(c) Qualifications. Applications must demonstrate an
acceptable number of historic commercial buildings, public sector
support, community and private sector support and meet any other requirements
outlined in the application guidelines.
(d) Application guidelines. The Commission shall determine
the application guidelines and requirements and make them available
to cities in advance of the application deadline.
(e) Review of Applications. The Main Street Interagency
Council shall review applications for designation as official Texas
Main Street cities. Recommendations from the Interagency Council and
staff are forwarded to the Commission for final selection. Applications
for Texas Main Street Affiliates shall be reviewed by staff and recommendations
forwarded to the Commission for final selection.
(f) Official selection. The Commission shall select
new, recertified, provisional, or affiliate Texas Main Street cities
by vote at a meeting of the Commission. Up to five new or recertified
cities per year may be selected, subject to available resources. Provisional
or affiliate participants are selected subject to available Commission
resources.
(g) Cities not selected. Cities not selected will be
so notified in writing by the state coordinator of the Texas Main
Street Program. Such cities will be given an evaluation of their application
and reasons they were not selected upon request.
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