HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Reallocation of Parks & Recreation CIP funds RESOLUTION NO. 07-085
RESOLUTION APPROVING REALLOCATION OF
PARKS & RECREATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the FY 2006/07 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) includes $57,000 in Local
Option Sales Tax funding for the construction of a new picnic shelter in the western part of Brookside
Park; and,
WHEREAS,the park is located in the floodplain and prior to a new building being constructed,
a structural engineer must certify it as being"flood proof',and to date, staff has been unsuccessful in
identifying any engineer who will provide the necessary certification; and,
WHEREAS, since this project no longer appears feasible, staff recommends that$48,000 in
funding be redirected to the following capital improvement needs within the Department: 1)
renovation of a shelter on the east side of Brookside Park ($25,000); and, 2) Carr Pool bathhouse
renovations ($23,000).
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the reallocation of$48,000 from the new Brookside Park shelter project to the renovation of the
Brookside Park Linden Shelter and the Carr Pool bathhouse improvements is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 271h day of February, 2007.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Mahayni
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27"' day of February, 2007.