HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #10 Approval of Most Valuable Partnership Grants
AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET
Meeting Date: January 20, 2009
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Contact Name:
Contact Number:
Joy P. Wright, Community
Relations Manager
407 -905-3100 ext. 1530
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Subject: Most Valuable Partnership Grants
Background Summary:
The Most Valuable Partnership Grants Program has been in operation for several years. The grant
program assists Ocoee neighborhoods and organizations with projects that will enhance property values
and improve the quality of life in Ocoee. The MVP grant program is a matching grant program held once
each year. The maximum matching grant award is $2,500.
Funding is not given up front, but is reimbursed at the completion of the organization's project. Applicants
fund their improvement projects and then get a portion back, up to a maximum of $2,500.
Eight applications were received for this year's cycle. The total amount of grant monies requested is
$18,400. There is $20,000 funded for this year's MVP grant program.
Issue:
Should the City Commission approve the eight applications?
Recommendations:
Adequate funding is available for the MVP grant applications. Staff respectfully recommends funding all
eight grant projects upon completion of the work and submission of the proper paperwork.
Below is a summary of the MVP applications received:
1. Admiral Pointe
Install red bricks around entry island
Amount requested: $1,900
2. The Hammocks
Add bases to carriage lamp street posts
Amount requested: $2,500
3. lake Olympia Club Homeowners Association
Replant/mulch median landscaping; refurbish neighborhood entrance wall
Amount requested: $2,500
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4. Ocoee High School Aquatics Team
Pool heaters for water polo facility
Amount requested: $2,500
5. Prima Vista Neighborhood Watch
Refurbish west wall of neighborhood entrance
Amount requested: $2,500
6. Rotary Club of Ocoee
Scholarships for Ocoee High School students
Amount requested: $1,500
7. Sleepy Harbor Homeowners Association
Repair iron fence, tables and pavilion, community dock
Amount requested: $2,500
8. Windsor Landing Homeowners Association
Landscaping and irrigation on corner of Thornebrook and Maguire
Amount requested: $2,500
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