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Home My WebLink About~Master - Neighborhood Improvement Grant Program - Friends of Roosevelt Park RESOLUTION NO. 18-334 RESOLUTION APPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANT FOR 2017/18 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,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 Friends of Roosevelt Park for a Neighborhood Improvement Project Grant; and, WHEREAS,the Review Panel, comprised of City staff members and two citizens, scored the application of the Friends of Roosevelt Park and unanimously recommended that the project be approved for funding; and, WHEREAS,the Friends of Roosevelt Park proposes to install two permanent outdoor ping pong tables and two benches in Roosevelt Park; and, WHEREAS,the total cost of the project is$11,900,with requested funding from the City in the amount of$4000 (the neighborhood residents are providing$7,900 in cash contributions and in-kind donations and labor). NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the expenditure of$4000 to fund the Neighborhood Improvement Program grant project for the Friends of Roosevelt Park to install two permanent outdoor ping pong tables and two benches is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 12" day of June, 2018. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John . Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12t' day of June, 2018.