HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving Application to Wellmark Foundation Built Environment Match Grant RESOLUTION NO. 23-026
RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION TO THE
WELLMARK FOUNDATION BUILT ENVIRONMENTAL MATCH GRANT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the Wellmark Foundation is accepting applications for a Built Environment
Match Grant(MATCH)that can help fund the Emma McCarthy Lee Park pickleball court project
and Inis Grove Park tennis court resurfacing project; and,
WHEREAS, MATCH specifically supports infrastructure and man-made systems, such as
community design, parks, trails, and other amenities that make it easy to engage in active living
that is likely to increase physical activity for all age groups. MATCH grant funding is made
available to 501(c)(3) organizations or governmental entities within the states of Iowa or South
Dakota, and funding is restricted to these states; and,
WHEREAS, MATCH requests up to $100,000 are permissible. Applicants are required to
have a dollar-for-dollar match requirement,with at least one-half of that amount in cash. Existing
capital funds budgeted for each project are available for the match requirement; and,
WHEREAS, funds received from the grant would be utilized to ensure adequate funding
in order to complete each project to its entirety and include amenities such as, but not limited to,
LED lighting, windscreens, and new net posts; and,
WHEREAS, the application is due February 15, 2023. Applicants will be notified of
funding decisions by May 31, 2023, and grant dollars would be distributed in September 2023.
Grantees would have until December 31, 2025, to complete projects and use The Wellmark
Foundation grant dollars.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that application to the Wellmark Foundation Built Environmental Match Grant is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 24th day of January, 2023.
Renee hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
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 24th day of January, 2023.