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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 2010/11 Neighborhood Improvement Grants RESOLUTION NO. 10-092 RESOLUTION APPROVING 2010/11 NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANTS FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,for the 15"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,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,each project application is rated on a 100-point system, and a project must achieve at least 50 points to be considered; and, WHEREAS,two applications were received for a total funding request of$7,888,and the Review Panel scored the applications and recommended that both projects be approved for funding; and, WHEREAS, the Old Town Park—Phase 2 Project has requested City funding in the amount of $2,888, and applicants are providing cash and in-kind contributions in the amount of$3,500; and, WHEREAS,the Parks and Recreation Department will be donating mulch and used benches in the amount of$1,500; and, WHEREAS,the Moore Memorial Park Pond and Rain Gardens Project is asking for funding in the amount of$5,000,and neighborhood involvement will include cash and in-kind labor in the amount of$5,200. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the expenditure of$7,888 to fund NIP grants for Phase 2 of Old Town Park Renovation and the Moore Memorial Park Pond and Rain Gardens is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 23'day of March,2010. Lold& -4... Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Davis Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Mahayni, Orazem,Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: Larson Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23'day of March, 2010.