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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Neighborhood Improvement Program grant for Old Town Park Project RESOLUTION NO. 13-314 RESOLUTION APPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT FOR OLD TOWN PARK PROJECT 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 approved Capital Improvements Plan, $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 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, each project application is rated on the following 100-point system, and a project must achieve at least 50 points to be considered; and, WHEREAS, one grant application for FY 2013/14 has been received to date, and it was scored by the Review Panel on July 2, 2013, and received more than enough points to be recommended for approval by the City Council; and, WHEREAS, the Historic Old Town Park Improvements project includes a fence, two additional benches, and a landscaped perennial bed along the east side of Old Town Park (826 Douglas Avenue); and, WHEREAS,the proposed bed would be edged in limestone to match the two existing beds, and a Certificate of Appropriateness has been received from the Planning and Housing Department ensuring that the fence meets Old Town Historic District design guidelines; and, WHEREAS, the Historic Old Town Neighborhood Association has been involved in planning and maintaining the landscaped areas of the Park for many years, and this project is Part 3 of a four-part plan for the Park; and, WHEREAS, the total cost of the project is $9,650.53, and the City's Parks and Recreation Department is providing $3,000 in funding and installing the benches, which is valued at $1,400; and, WHEREAS,requested City grant funding is in the amount of$2,625.27, and the applicants will be providing in-kind labor and cash in the amount of$2,625.27. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the expenditure of $2,625.27 to fund a Neighborhood Improvement Program grant for the Historic Old Town Park Improvements Project is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 91h day of July, 2013. A. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Seconded by: Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 91h day of July, 2013.