HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 2010/11 Neighborhood Improvement Program Grants RESOLUTION NO. 11-060
RESOLUTION APPROVING 2010/11 NEIGHBORHOOD
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANTS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the City Council has appropriated Local Option Sales Tax funds to finance the
Neighborhood Improvement Program(NIP); and,
WHEREAS, as listed in the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP), $50,000 has been 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, one grant application for FY 2010/11 has been received to date, and it was scored
by the Review Panel on February 16, 2011,receiving more than enough points to be recommended for
approval by the City Council; and,
WHEREAS,the Historic Old Town Neighborhood Association is proposing to purchase andplant
50 trees within the street right-of-way portion of Old Neighborhood; and,
WHEREAS,the initial focus will be on gaps identified as part of a street tree inventory/assessment
of selected blocks,which was conducted by the Urban Forestry class at Iowa State University during the
fall of 2010; and,
WHEREAS,only those who have signed as willing participants in the project will receive a tree,
and if the resident is unable to care for the tree, another member of the neighborhood will do so; and,
WHEREAS, the total cost of the project is $5,599, with requested City funding at$1,699.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that
the Neighborhood Improvement Program grant in the amount of $1,699 for the Historic Old Town
Neighborhood Street Tree In-Fill Project is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 22"d day of February, 2011.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Wacha
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman,Larson, Mahayni, Orazem, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22❑d day of February, 2011.