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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving the State Historical Society of Iowa Grant-in-Aid Agreement for the Chautauqua Park - Ridgewood Intensive Study - Certified Local Grant Project RESOLUTION NO. 22-129 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IOWA GRANT-IN-AID AGREEMENT FOR THE CHAUTAUQUA PARK-RIDGEWOOD INTENSIVE SURVEY- CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, on August 24, 2021, the City Council authorized the submittal of a Certified Local Government(CLG)Grant Application to the State Historical Society of Iowa(SHSI)to fund an Intensive Study of the Chautauqua Park and Ridgewood neighborhood; and, WHEREAS, an intensive survey is designed to identify and describe the historic resources precisely and completely in order to support a potential nomination of the area as a Historical District; and, WHEREAS, a completed intensive survey will provide a solid basis for work on a National Register nomination for a particular resource,but the survey itself does not result in a listing of an area on a historic register or make it a local landmark; and, WHEREAS, on January 6, 2022, the City received notice of the CLG Grant award notice from the SHSI that the grant application was approved for funding in the amount requested, ($14,000), and an in-kind match of 40% of the project budget is also required; and, WHEREAS,the total budget for the surveyproject is$23,400,and this includes the$14,000 CLG Grant Funds and $9,400 in-kind match; and, WHEREAS,the in-kind match will consist of volunteer time(HPC sub-committee and City staff) devoted to the project, and a Planner in the Planning and Housing Department will function as the Project Liaison with the State; and, WHEREAS,the investigators for the intensive survey will be two to three ISU Students,who will be hired following the City Policies for hiring temporary staff; and, WHEREAS, the student investigators will perform duties delegated by the Project Liaison and Historic Preservation Project Manager, including, but not limited to, conducting research, photographing properties,working with digital photographic files and prints,writing up architectural descriptions and historical information on surveyed properties, completing data entry for site inventory forms, and compiling electronic information into an historic resources database form for future use and distribution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the State Historical Society of Iowa Grant-in-Aid Agreement for the Chautauqua Park-Ridgeway Intensive Survey- Certified Local Government Grant Project is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of March, 2022. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen Seconded by: Junck Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of March, 2022.