ITEM TITLE:
Approval of Funding for Tier 1 Applicants for the 2024 Beautification Matching Grant in the Amount of $13,460
SUBMITTED BY: Elise Sorum-Birk, Deputy City Clerk
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: $13,460.00
Unencumbered Balance: $156,324.26
Funding Source: Beautification Reserve Fund 350-5550-55000
RECOMMENDATION:
Beautification Commission recommends approval.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The City Clerk’s Office received 3 total applications for the 2024 Beautification Matching Grant Program ahead of the March 8, 2024, deadline.
The Beautification Commission reviewed these applications and voted to approve recommendations to City Council at their regular meeting on April 3, 2024.
This year, the commission determined that 1 applicant did not meet program requirements and 2 applicants qualified for Tier 1 awards.
Attached is a summary of Tier 1 funding recommendations as well as the original applications.
Additional Notes:
• Geographic restrictions for Tier 1 properties were broadened by the Beautification Commission this year and extended to additional centrally located areas zoned for business activities as well as properties located within 100 feet of the Richardson Highway corridor. To qualify as Tier 1, applicants must also have not previously received funding through this program.
• Due to the low number of applicants during the regular application period the Beautification Commission also voted at their April meeting to initiate a second application period for 2024 grants. Additional applications will be accepted through May 31, 2024, and reviewed in the order received at both the May and June meetings of the commission.