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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving the Use of City Council Contingency Funds for the Additions to the Carr Park Community Garden and the New Community Garden at the Delaware Avenue Site RESOLUTION NO. 21-568 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE USE OF CITY COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUNDS FOR THE ADDITIONS TO THE CARR PARK COMMUNITY GARDEN AND THE NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN AT THE DELAWARE AVENUE SITE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, in July 2020, City Council directed staff to provide information about the Community Garden Program operated by the Parks and Recreation Department as well as provide information regarding possible expansion to the Program; and, WHEREAS,on March 9,2021,staff presented the requested information to the City Council, and at the conclusion of the meeting,the Council had approved adding more raised beds and a water source to the Carr Park Community Garden site; and, WHEREAS, the Council also approved the development of a new Community Garden site at 830 Delaware Avenue (the former water tower site); and, WHEREAS,staff presented costs to increase the number of raised beds at Carr Park with the addition of a water source and also presented the costs to add the new garden site at the Delaware Avenue site that would include fencing, a water source, and sidewalk access to the gardens; and, WHEREAS, in the FY 2025/26 Capital Improvements Plan, the Public Works Division is planning on street improvements to Delaware,which may include adding sidewalks depending on Council direction regarding the Complete Streets philosophy at this location; and, WHEREAS,due to the future street project,the sidewalk component has been removed from the Delaware Community Garden project at this time; and, WHEREAS, at the March 9, 2021, meeting staff had reminded the Council that the components necessary to complete the expansion at Carr Park and the new gardens at the Delaware site were not budgeted, and unless savings were identified from completed projects, the funds to complete the garden program expansion would need to come from City Council Contingency Funds; and, WHEREAS,the current Council Contingency Funds balance is$109,979 and the total costs to expand the Community Garden Program at Carr Park and add an additional Community Garden at 830 Delaware Avenue is estimated to be $22,837. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the allocation of Council Contingency Funds in the amount of$22,837 for the additions to the Carr Park Community Garden and the new Community Garden at 830 Delaware Avenue is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 9`'day of November, 2021. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Junck Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9t'day of November, 2021.