HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Neighborhood Improvement Program grants for 2008/09 RESOLUTION NO. 08-347
RESOLUTION APPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
GRANTS FOR 2008/09
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, for the 13" consecutive year,the City Council has appropriated Local Option
Sales Tax funds to finance the Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP); and,
WHEREAS, this year, $50,000 was approved for neighborhood programs, with $25,000
earmarked for the NIP and the remaining $25,000 allocated for a broader array of neighborhood
projects to be determined by the Council; and,
WHEREAS,the two main goals of the NIP are as follows: 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, each project application is ranted on a 100-point system and must achieve at
least 50 point to be considered; and,
WHEREAS, at this time, the NIP Review Panel is requesting approval of the Somerset
Triangle Park Project ($5,000) and the Taft Court Cul-De-Sac Landscaping Project ($420);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the expenditure of $5,420 to fund the Neighborhood Improvement Program for Somerset
Triangle Park Playground Project and Taft Court Cul-de-sac Landscaping Project is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 12"'day of August, 2008.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Doll
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: Mahayni
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12"'day of August, 2008.