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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - NIP grant for Sapphire Circle RESOLUTION NO. 07-455 RESOLUTION APPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT GRANT FOR 2007/08 FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, on August 14,2007,three Neighborhood Improvement Project(NIP) grants were approved by the City Council totaling$8,595.03,and the State Avenue/Arbor Street Tree Planting NIP was approved in the amount of$5,000 by the Council on August 28, 2007; and, WHEREAS, two grant applications are still pending approval, one of which is the Sapphire Circle Landscaping Project; and, WHEREAS,there are two main goals of the NIP: 1)to strengthen a neighborhood's appearance with the addition of permanent physical improvements,and 2)to promote a greater sense of community through resident participation in a neighborhood project; and, WHEREAS, after follow-up discussions with the applicant and minor revisions to the grant application, the City Review Panel now recommends that the grant for funding of the Sapphire Circle Landscaping Project be approved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,that the expenditure of $689 to fund the Sapphire Circle Neighborhood Improvement Project is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 9`' day of October, 2007. • (yz& Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Mahayni Seconded by: Popken Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9t' day of October, 2007.