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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Neighborhood Improvement Project Grant to Roosevelt Neighborhood Association RESOLUTION NO. 22-238 RESOLUTION APPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANT TO ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA 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 Neighborhood Improvement Program and the remaining $25,000 allocated for a broader array of neighborhood projects; and, WHEREAS, there are two main goals of the Neighborhood Improvement Program: (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 Roosevelt Neighborhood Association for funding in the amount of$1,616.30; and, WHEREAS, the Review Panel, comprised of City staff members and two citizens, scored the application and unanimously recommended that the project be approved for funding; and, WHEREAS, the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association is requesting to establish a Pollinator Pocket Garden at the corner of loth Street and Roosevelt Avenue, which is in the northeast corner of Roosevelt Park; and, WHEREAS, the total cost of the project is $3,232.60, with requested funding from the City in the amount of$1,616.30,and the neighborhood residents are providing$1,620 in cash contributions(in cash contributions ($480) donated plants ($200), and in-kind labor($940). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the expenditure of$1,616.30 to fund the Neighborhood Improvement Program Grant project for the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association to establish a Pollinator Pocket Garden is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS loth day of May, 2022. Diane . Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Junck Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 oth day of May, 2022.