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Contact Name:
Contact Number:
Joy P. Wright, Community
Relations Manager
407 -905-3100 ext. 1530
Meeting Date: February 20, 2007
Item # q
Reviewed By:n _
Department Director: ~~
City Manager: Robert Frank
Subject: Most Valuable Partnership Neighborhood Matching Grants
Background Summary:
The City of Ocoee Most Valuable Partnership Grants Program has been in operation for several
years. The basic premise of the MVP Awards is to improve the quality of life in Ocoee by assisting
Ocoee residents and organizations in making improvements to their neighborhoods or creating
programs which benefit our citizens.
This year the application cycle opened November 1st with applications due November 30th.
Funding is not given up front, but is reimbursed at the completion of the project, applicants front
the money and then get a portion back, up to a maximum of $2,500, through the MVP Program.
Twelve applications were received: (6) from neighborhood homeowner associations and (6) from
community services organizations. Unlike the Community Merit Awards Program, there is no
citizen review committee for the MVP Grant Program.
The City of Ocoee has $20,000 budgeted for its Most Valuable Partnership Matching Grants for
this fiscal year. There are a total of 12 projects which represent $27,920 in grant monies
requested.
Staff has attached a chart which lists the 12 organizations that have applied for grants this year.
The chart outlines the proposed reductions and shows all of the previous MVP award recipients.
While staff believes all projects to be worthwhile, the proposed reductions are based on several
applicants receiving multiple MVP grant monies in past years. Staff suggests consideration be
given to those applicants who have not received MVP grant funds before.
Issue:
Should the City Commission take $7,920 out of the contingency fund to cover all of the grant
monies requested, or stay within the $20,000 budgeted for the MVP grant program?
Recommendations
The City Commission may consider three options: Approve staff's suggestion to reduce the
applicants' requested grant amounts to stay within the MVP budget; fund the additional grant
requests by taking $7,920 out of the contingency fund; or alternate funding as the City Commission
desires to stay within the MVP budget.
Attachments
Attached is the chart listing MVP grant applicants with the suggested reduced amounts. The MVP
applications are available for review in the Community Relations Office.
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2006-07 MVP Past Grant
Grant Applicants Proiect Description Project Cost Amount Reauested Staff Recommendation Recipient?
MVP Budaet 20 000
Admiral Pointe Front entrance well oroiect $5,425 ($2 500\ $1,000 Yes - 3 Years
Christian Service Center Comouters for KidsFocus com outer lab $2,800 ($2 100\ $1,500 Yes - 2 Years
Pack 217 Cub Scouts Fire hydrant and house number oaintina oroiect $2,650 ($2 500\ $1 000 No
Hammocks Streetscaoe beautification oroiect $3,465 ($2 500\ $2,000 Yes - 1 year
Lake Olvmoia Landscaoe entrance beautification oroiect $5 000 ($2 500\ $1,000 Yes - 3 Years
Ocoee Elementarv Purchase science books and science eauioment $5,000 ($2 500\ $1,500 Yes - 2 Years
Ocoee Lions Club Old Deoot beautification oroiect $5 643 ($2 500\ $2,500 No
Roberts Rise Entrance beautification oroiect $4,575 ($2 500\ $2,500 No
Automated Defibrillators (AEDs) in Ocoee
Elementary, Middle and Clarcona Elementary ($2 500\
Rotarv Club of Ocoee Schools $4,600 $2,500 No
Sleeov Harbor Wall, dock and sidewalk oroiect $3,648 ($2 500\ $1 000 Yes - 3 Years
St. Paul's Presbrvterian Church South entrance beautification oroiect $1,590 ($820\ $820 No
Windsor Landina Road landscaoe, Iiahtina beautification oroiect $4,000 1$2 500\ $2,500 No
$48,395 ($7 920\ $19820