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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-08-01 Resolution 2022-328_Kenny's Garage, Downtown Facade Improvement Program Grant AwardTHE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA RESOLUTION 2022-328 APPROVAL OF A GRANT AWARD TO KENNY'S GARAGE AS PART OF THE DOWNTOWN FA4 'ADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 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, on March 5, 2012, the Waukee City Council approved a Downtown Fagade Improvement Program (Resolution 412-50) to make financial assistance available to businesses, organizations, and property owners within Downtown Waukee for the preservation, maintanence, and general improvement of the physical appearances of their properties thereby creating an environment that is aesthetically pleasing and facilitates an increase in pedestrian traffic; AND, WHEREAS, on October 24, 2011, the Waukee City Council approved the Downtown Design Guidelines (Resolution #11-202) that provide guidance for the exterior appearance of properties within specified areas of the Downtown; AND, WHEREAS, on July 18, 2022, the Waukee City Council approved an amendment to the Downtown Facade Improvement Program (Resolution #2022-315) to include public -facing, permanent art among improvement eligible for the grant program; AND, WHEREAS, Kenny's Garage at 605 Ashworth Drive, has submitted a Fagade Improvement Program Application requesting grant funding in the amount of $3,300.00 equal to half of the total project costs associated with the addition of a permanent art mural on the east -facing exterior wall of the business; AND, WHEREAS, the Fagade Improvement Program Application submitted for the permanent art mural at Kenny's Garage is in conformance with the guidelines, terms, and conditions set forth in the Downtown Fagade Improvement Program; AND, WHEREAS, Fagade Improvement Program Grants are awarded as a reimbursement for the actual costs incurred by the applicant after the project has been completed; AND, WHEREAS, the City staff reviewed the Fagade Improvement Program Application and recommended approval of the Downtown Fagade Improvement Program Grant for Kenny's Garage, AND, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Waukee City Council in session this Is' day of August, 2022 that a Grant Award in the amount of $3,300.00 is approved for the permanent art mural on the east -facing exterior wall of the business pending successful completion of mural. Attest: lw'�4m 0. AaL'�� Rebecca D. Schuett, City Clerk RESULTS OF VOTE: AYE Anna Bergman Pierce X R. Charles Bottenberg X Chris Crone X Larry R. Lyon X Ben Sinclair X Courtney Clarke, Mayor NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN