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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Neighborhood Improvement Project for Old Town Neighborhood Association RESOLUTION NO. 16-122 RESOLUTION APPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANT FOR 2015/16 FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, The City Council has appropriated Local Option Sales Tax funds to finance its Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP); and, WHEREAS, this year, $50,000 was approved for neighborhood programs, with $25,000 earmarked for the NIP and the remaining $25,000 allocated for a broader array of neighborhood projects; and, WHEREAS, as Council may recall, 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, an application was received from the Old Town Neighborhood Association for a Neighborhood Improvement Project Grant, and this is the third application received for funding in 2015/16; and, WHEREAS, the Review Panel, comprised of City staff members and two citizens, scored the application ofthe Old Town Neighborhood Association and unanimously recommended that the project be approved for funding; and, WHEREAS, the Old Town Neighborhood Association proposes to increase the ability of the neighborhood to both attract and sustain Monarch butterflies by planting 256 milkweed plants; milkweed leaves are the nearly exclusive food source for Monarch larvae and the location where the eggs are laid;milkweed flowers are also a source of nectar,which can sustain adult Monarch butterflies; the plants proposed to be planted are perennials,which can be expected to live at least for three to five years; and, WHEREAS,the total cost of the project is $1,200.36,with requested funding from the City in the amount of$400.36 (the applicants are providing labor in the amount of$800). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the expenditure of$400.36 to fund the Neighborhood Improvement Program grant project for the Old Town Neighborhood Association to establish an improved Monarch butterfly habitat is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of March, 2016. — c��,'�R — —_A. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor if Introduced by: Nelson Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Betcher, Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22"d day of March, 2016.