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Agenda Item:
Approval of 2013 Neighborhood Matching Grants
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Issue:
Whether to approve 2013 matching grants to the recommended neighborhoods.
City Manager’s Recommendation:
Move to approve Neighborhood Matching Grant amounts as listed:
Northeast Neighborhood Association, $2,000
South Capitol Neighborhood Association, $2,500
Olympia Downtown Association, $4,000
Goldcrest Homeowners Association, $2,000
Bigelow Highlands Neighborhood Association, $1,770
Merryman Neighborhood Association, $2,000
Northwest Neighborhood Association, $3,100
Upper Eastside Neighborhood Association, $642
Staff Contact:
Jennifer Kenny, Associate Planner, (360) 753-8031
Presenter(s):
Jennifer Kenny, Associate Planner
Background and Analysis:
The Neighborhood Matching Grant program is designed to help residents help themselves by providing matching funds for community projects.
At the time the program was established, the City Council stated that, “The goal of the City Council is to encourage projects that foster civic pride, enhance and beautify neighborhoods, expand citizen involvement, and promote the interests of the Olympia community. To accomplish this goal, the Olympia City Council will make available grant funds to Recognized Neighborhood Associations up to a 50/50 matching basis. The City Council firmly believes that community participation and commitment to accomplish improvements within our City are mutually beneficial to all Olympia residents.”
The 2013 budget provides up to $18,000 to be used for the Matching Grant program. All of the Recognized Neighborhood Associations were invited to apply for grant funds. The deadline for submittal was February 28, 2013.
Staff received eight applications totaling more than $24,000 in requests. The projects were reviewed by staff, and are briefly described below. The recommended funds total $18,012. In order to support all qualified projects, staff recommends partial funding for most of the projects except for the North...
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