HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Downtown Facade Grants for FY 2011/12 RESOLUTION NO. 11-418
RESOLUTION APPROVING FACADE GRANT APPLICATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011/12
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS,in May 2011,the City Council directed that all of the applications for Downtown
Facade Improvement grants for each fiscal year be reviewed and awarded at one time, and to aid in
comparing applications, the Council also established a scoring process; and,
WHEREAS,the number of grants awarded is based on the number of grant requests,the costs
of those improvements, and the budget available for the Downtown Facade Improvement Fund; and,
WHEREAS, that funding is $111,662 for the 2011/12 fiscal year; and,
WHEREAS, the following grant applications were received by August 1, 2011:
Address Business or Building Name Requested $ Total Project
410 Douglas Avenue Pantorium $ 4,500 $ 9,000
115 Main Street Retail business 15,000 35,752
Design fees 450 450
215 Main Street Emerhoff's Footwear 14,438 28,875
Design fees 1,000 1,250
217-219 Main Street Emerhoff's Footwear 15,000 31,300
Design fees 1,000 1,250
225-227 Main Street American Legion 13,601 27,202
226 Main Street Moorman Clothiers 15,000 34,774
Design fees 1,000 1,250
228 Main Street Moorman Clothiers 14,913 29,825
Design fees 1,000 1,250
$96,902 $202,178
WHEREAS, the scorers met and agreed on the following score for each project:
Address Business or Building Name Score
225-227 Main Street American Legion 42
215 Main Street Emerhoff's Footwear 52
226 Main Street Moorman Clothiers 53
228 Main Street Moorman Clothiers 56
217-219 Main Street Emerhoff's Footwear 61
115 Main Street Retail business 70
410 Douglas Avenue Pantorium 83
WHEREAS, the grant applications include improvements to all of these facades; and,
Downtown Facade Improvement Grants for FY 2011/12
Address Business or Building Name Grant
410 Douglas Avenue Pantorium $ 4,500
115 Main Street Retail business 15,450
217-219 Main Street Emerhoff's Footwear 16,000
226 Main Street Moorman Clothiers 16,000
225-227 Main Street American Legion 13,601
$65,551
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the Downtown Facade Improvement Grants for projects listed in the above table for a total of$65,551
from the Downtown Facade Grant Program are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of August, 2011.
A.
Din i Clerk Ann H. Campbell, M —
Diane R. Voss, City C e . Ca pbe Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Mahayni
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: Wacha
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23rd day of August, 2011.