City Council Announcements
February 21, 2012
H. 2:07:40 PM Grants for Council’s Review - The Administration has forwarded information about the following grant opportunities that they are pursuing. Following is a quick list of the items. A memo with more information is attached. If the Council does not have any objections, and the City is awarded the grant, these will come back through the Consent and Budget Amendment process. Jennifer Bruno said if Council had any questions to let staff know.
5) Silver Lake Nature Center Exhibits (1 of 2) – Burton Foundation
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: toward the creation of watershed education exhibits for visitors of the Silver Lake Nature Center and Lake area.
b) Grant amount: $25,000 from the R. Harold Burton Foundation annual grant program
c) Match Requirement: none
6) Silver Lake Nature Center Exhibits (2 of 2) – Royal Bank of Canada
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: funds would be used toward the higher cost of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles in the City’s fleet – namely a street sweeper and aerial tower truck for Urban Forestry. Both vehicles were part of a fleet CNG purchase already planned.
b) Grant amount: $50,000 from the Royal Bank of Canada’s Blue Water Project: 2012 Leadership Grant
c) Match Requirement: 100%: $10,000 from the current fiscal year Public Utilities budget and $40,000 from next year’s Public Utilities budget
7) “Use Only as Directed” Public Awareness Campaign
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: continue existing public awareness campaign.
b) Grant amount requested: $490,000 from Purdue Pharma L.P. – Purdue Grants & Giving Healthcare
c) Match Requirement: 100% in contractual services and partnerships
8) YouthCity Operations Funding
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: equipment & computer purchases, stipends for youth employment program, wages & benefits for one new seasonal employee position.
b) Grant amount requested: $70,000 from the Daniels Fund Youth Development Grant
c) Match Requirement: none.
d) *New Position*: one seasonal employee will be funded with the grant