HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-73 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1997/06/02RESOLUTION NO. 97 ®7 3
RESOLUTION APPROVING
FUNDING FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF THE
1997 NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
PILOT PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATIONS
AND AUTHORIZING TICE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS
WHEREAS, for 1997 the City Council appropriated $40,000 in grant funds through the
Neighborhood Revitalization Pilot Program for organized neighborhoods to promote and
enhance community building and leadership activities; and
WHEREAS, seventeen applications were received on March 31, 1997 that requested funds
for neighborhood activities; and
WHEREAS, staff reviewed the applications and made funding recommendations to the
Neighborhood Revitalization Commission (NRC); and
WHEREAS, the NRC discussed the applications on May 14, 1997 and made funding
recommendations to be considered by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council discussed the funding recommendations at a Study Session on
May 27, 1997;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council approves the funding of
the following applications and authorizes the Mayor and City Manager to execute grant
agreements with the following neighborhoods:
Birchwood - $125 for a neighborhood welcome wagon.
Birchwood - $700 for a neighborhood party.
Birchwood - $1,300 for a youth/senior planting project.
Birchwood - $2,000 for garden improvements. Approval of this application is contingent
upon the City and/or neighborhood entering into a lease or other appropriate agreement with
the Lutheran Church of the Reformation which assures the public's ability to use the property
which is being improved with grant funds. This agreement shall be brought back to the City
Council for approval.
Browndale - $311 for a park bench. Funding is contingent upon receiving a letter from the
church stating that the bench may be placed on their property and be used by the public. The
letter should also state that if the church no longer wishes to permit the bench on their
property, that it will be returned to the City.
Browndale - $350 for neighborhood association start-up funds.
Browndale - $500 for newsletter production costs.
Creekside - $525 for plant identification signs. The Parks and Recreation Department shall
be notified of the schedule for the installation of these signs.
Crestview - $362 for the installation of an 'bid" existing Crestview sign and related
landscaping materials. The funds are contingent upon the necessary approvals being provided
to install the sign on a right-of-way.
Elmwood - $5,000 for park improvement activities at Jorvig Park. The funds are contingent
upon a letter or other necessary documentation being provided by the Minnesota Department
of Transportation and the Historical Society of St. Louis Park providing support and consent
for the relocation of the beehive grills and benches located adjacent to Highway 100 at
Minnetonka Blvd. In addition, the funding is contingent upon the neighborhood coordinating
with the City Park and Recreation Department for the purchase of the park equipment and
the installation of the beehive grills and benches at Jorvig Park.
Fern Hill - $107 for two winter parties.
Fern Hill - $336 for recognition gifts for the Fern Hill block captains.
Lenox - $5,000 for Children First activities including a welcome wagon and a one time
mailing of their newsletter. Funding for these activities is contingent on a more detailed
budget and timeline being submitted for approval.
Oak Hill - $500 for a neighborhood welcome wagon. The City's new resident packets should
be included in the Welcome Wagon materials.
Oak Hill - $1,050 for a movies in the park event. Funding is contingent upon the
neighborhood ` coordinating the rental of equipment with the City Park and Recreation
Department. Future consideration should be given by the City for the purchase of movie
production equipment for use by neighborhoods.
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Texa-Tonka - $5,000 for improvements to Ainsworth Park, costs associated with the
neighborhood obtaining a 501 (c) 3 status, and the provision of a sign language interpreter at
neighborhood meetings. The park funding is contingent upon the neighborhood meeting with
the Park and Recreation Department to finalize the anticipated improvements. In addition,
funding is contingent upon a notice being sent to the entire neighborhood informing them of
the proposed park improvements.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
• The application from the Amhurst Neighborhood shall be sent back to the NRC for
further discussions and input regarding the appropriateness of providing grant funds to a
neighborhood made up entirely of a private townhome association. The NRC is
requested to provide input as to those circumstances when funding could be provided and
conditions which should be attached thereto.
• The NRC is asked to recommend more detailed guidelines to the City Council relating to
providing grant funds for neighborhood parties.
• The NRC is asked to recommend a process relating to the consideration of park
improvements proposed to be funded with an NRC grant.
Attest:
Reviewed for Administration:
9323:GEN70
Adop ( d b� the City Council on June 2, 1997
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