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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - NIP Grant with Old Town and Sunrise Neighborhood Associations RESOLUTION NO. 12-170 RESOLUTION APPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANT WITH HISTORIC OLD TOWN/SUNRISE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,the City Council annually appropriates Local Option Sales Tax funds to finance the Neighborhood Improvement Program(NIP); and, WHEREAS, through the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP), $50,000 is 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 City 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 2011/12 has been received from the Historic Old Town/Sunrise Neighborhoods Street Tree Project; and, WHEREAS,the Historic Old Town Neighborhood Association is partnering with the Sunrise Addition Neighborhood Association to purchase and plant 50 new trees within the "parking strip" portion of the street rights-of-way within the boundaries of those two neighborhoods; and, WHEREAS, each neighborhood association has surveyed its neighborhood and identified areas where there is space for additional trees,given the guidance on street tree placement provided by Public Works; and, WHEREAS,volunteers have already been lined up to assist with the planting process; and, WHEREAS,the total cost ofthe project is$5,850,and requested City funding is$1,950,with the applicants providing in-kind labor and water in the amount of$3,900. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the grant with the Historic Old Town/Sunrise Neighborhood Associations for a Neighborhood Improvement Project is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 10' day of April, 2012. LYd& _464,w Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Davis Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 10'day of April, 2012.