HomeMy WebLinkAboutA031 - Resolution No. 03-333 adopted August 12, 2003 RESOLUTION NO. 03-333
RESOLUTION APPROVING FUNDING AND
AUTHORIZING STAFF TO PROCEED WITH DEVELOPMENT OF
PATIO HOMES WEST PARK
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, in Spring 2002, residents in west Ames submitted a Neighborhood
Improvement Grant application stating that volunteers had privately raised$2,245 from residents
in the area to develop a parcel of City-owned property into an active park; and,
WHEREAS,the grant request was for matching funds from the City that would enable them
to purchase playground equipment, construct a mini-shelter, install a concrete basketball pad,
landscape material, and a hard surface pathway; and,
WHEREAS,this area has seen dramatic growth during the past 10 years with over 80 homes
being built in the subdivision; and,
WHEREAS,the Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously approved the Conceptual
Master Plan for the Patio Homes West park and recommended that the City Council adopt the Plan
and identify funding so that development can be accomplished by June/July 2004; and,
WHEREAS,the Capital Improvement Plan(CIP)includes$355,000 in park acquisition and
development; and,
WHEREAS,this fund was established to acquire and develop neighborhood and community
parks in residential growth areas.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the allocation of $90,000 from the Park Land Acquisition and Development Fund for the
development of the Patio Homes West Park is hereby approved,and staff is directed to proceed with
its development.
ADOPTED THIS 12'day of August, 2003.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor
Introduced by: r Cross
Seconded by: Goodhue
Voting aye: Cross, Goodhue, Hoffman, Mahayni, Vegge, Wirth
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12'of August, 2003.