HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-06-17 Resolution 2024-273_Grant Agreement, National Fitness Campaign Outdoor Fitness CourtTHE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
RESOLUTION 2024-273
ADOPTING AND ALLOCATING FUNDS FOR AN OUTDOOR FITNESS COURT® AS
PART OF THE 2025 NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN
IN THE NAME AND BY THE A UTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WA UKEE, IOWA
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee, Dallas County, State of Iowa, is a duly organized Municipal
Organization; AND,
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee has submitted a Grant Application to National Fitness
Campaign (NFC) for participation in their 2025 initiative to install and activate outdoor Fitness
Courts® in 200 cities and schools across the country; AND,
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee will accept a $30,000 National Grant from the NFC Grant
Committee and Statewide Partners, and provide a local match in the amount of $135,000 to
promote and implement a free -to -the -public outdoor Fitness Court®; AND,
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee will prepare to dedicate up to $50,000 in additional funding or
in -kind materials and labor in order to prepare the site and install Fitness Court® infrastructure;
AND,
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee will commit to construction and launch of the outdoor Fitness
Court® by the end of the calendar year; AND,
WHEREAS, the Waukee City Council believes the outdoor Fitness Court® is an important
wellness ecosystem that supports healthier communities, commits to funding/fundraising to
participate in NFC's 2025 Campaign, and will earn local and national recognition as a leader in
providing affordable health and wellness.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Waukee City Council in session this
17' day of June, 2024, that the Waukee City Council will collaborate with NFC to implement
the outdoor Fitness Court® and make fitness free to community residents and visitors.
Attest:
Rebecca D. Schuett, City Clerk
RESULTS OF VOTE:
AYE
R. Charles Bottenberg
Chris Crone
X
Rob Grove
X
Anna Bergman Pierce
X
Ben Sinclair
X
V
Courtney Clarke, Mayor
NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN
X