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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Neighborhood Improvement Project grant for Moore Park RESOLUTION NO. 12-415 RESOLUTION APPROVING 2012/13 NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANT FOR MOORE PARK 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$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,the NIP has the following two main goals:to strengthen a neighborhood's appearance with the addition ofpermanent physical improvements,and 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 for funding; and, WHEREAS, a grant application for FY 2012/13 has been received from the neighborhood residents living near Moore Park on Beach Avenue, and they are proposing to improve the playground equipment at the Park; and, WHEREAS,the improvements will include repainting existing equipment and a new play structure,and 37 neighborhood families are contributing to this project in the form of cash donations and/or volunteer work; and, WHEREAS,the Parks and Recreation Department had planned to make playground improvements to this park and had allocated$10,000 from its budget for that purpose; and, WHEREAS,that funding will be added to the donations received to bring this project to fruition, and members ofthe Iowa State University fraternities and sororities have also committed to assisting the neighborhood residents with the updating and installing the play equipment; and, WHEREAS,the requested City NIP funding for this project is$5,000, and the applicants will provide cash in the amount of$6,180 and in-kind labor in the amount of$2,250, which totals a neighborhood match valued at$8,430. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the expenditure of $5,000 to fund a NIP grant for the Moore Park Neighborhood to improve the playground equipment at Moore Park is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 14th day of August,2012. � U � Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell,Mayor Introduced by: Davis Seconded by: Wacha Voting aye: Davis, Goodman,Larson, Orazem, Szopinski,Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14th day of August, 2012.