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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Award of two Neighborhood Improvement Program grants RESOLUTION NO. 13-359 RESOLUTION APPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANTS FOR BLOOMINGTON HEIGHTS TOWNHOME POND LANDSCAPING PROJECT AND SOUTH RIDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD STREET PAINTING 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 a 100-point system, and a project must achieve at least 50 points to be considered; and, WHEREAS, two new grant applications for FY 2013/14 have been received and evaluated by the Review Panel, and both applications received more than the required number of points to be recommended for approval by the City Council; and, WHEREAS,a total of$4,030 is being requested in CityNIP funding,and there is$22,374.73 remaining out of the $25,000 allocation in the NIP Capital Improvements Plan account for FY 2013/14; and, WHEREAS,the total cost of the Bloomington Townhome Neighborhood Pond Landscaping Project is $5,000, with City funding being requested in the amount of$2,500; and, WHEREAS, the residents of the neighborhood will be providing in-kind labor and cash in the amount of$2,500; and, WHEREAS,the Brookside South Neighborhood Street Painting Project is requesting City funding in the amount of$1,530,with the residents of the neighborhood providing in-kind labor in the amount of$1,530. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the expenditure of$2,500 and $1,530 to fund NIP grants for the Bloomington Townhome Neighborhood Pond Landscaping Project and Brookside South Neighborhood Street Painting Project, respectively, is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 13" day of August, 2013. I[Aa& A. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman 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 13`h day of August, 2013.