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Neighborhood Project Funds FY2010 1. Neighborhood Small Grant Funds City Council allocates $1,000 of the $18,000 Neighborhood Project Funds to be used for small project grants, pursuant to City Council Resolution 6601. The Community Forum will review and approve small project grant applications at the meetings. The City Clerk is responsible to ensure that small project grants are spent in accordance with City policies and procedures. $1,000 2. Pleasant View Park 3. : Project Coordinator, Kathie Snodgrass (Neighborhood Improvement) $3,000 This request was made by the Captain John Mullan Neighborhood Council. This request is to pay for the park design of Pleasant View Park, which includes the services of a professional landscape architect who would work with the City to obtain neighborhood input through a charrette process. Tonkin Trail Mutt Mitt Stations and Trail Signs 4. : Project Coordinator, Jeff Stevens (Neighborhood Improvement) $1,000 This request was made by the South 39th Neighborhood Council. This request is to pay for two mutt mitt stations and appropriate South Hills Trail System and city of Missoula trail signage for Tonkin Trail. The mutt mitt stations would be installed by city crews and the Tonkin Trail and South Hills Trail System signage would be installed by neighborhood volunteers. Other informational signage would be installed by city crews. Upper Rattlesnake Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail Feasibility Study 5. : Project Coordinator, Mary Louise Zapp-Knapp (Neighborhood Planning) $3,000 This request was made by Mary Louis Zapp Knapp, on behalf of the Upper Rattlesnake Neighborhood Council. This request is to pay for a feasibility study to be conducted for a pedestrian and bicycle path along Upper Rattlesnake Drive. This proposal builds upon work previously completed in a recent Rattlesnake Neighborhood Transportation Summit. A major conclusion based on the summit was a need for a pedestrian and bike trail to continue the bike-to-school route where Rattlesnake Drive snakes northeast and turns into Upper Rattlesnake Drive. Two local engineering firms, WGM and Territorial Land Works, both estimated their costs for the study to be $3,000. Emma Dickinson/Orchard Homes Traffic Signal Box Project: 6. Project Coordinator, Jilayne Lee (Neighborhood Improvement) $1,000 This request was made by Jilayne Lee, on behalf of the Emma Dickinson/Orchard Homes Neighborhood Council. The request is to work with the City of Missoula’s Public Art Committee, the City Public Works Department and the Montana Department of Transportation to complete one Traffic Signal Box Public Art Project on the southeast corner of the Reserve/3rd Street intersection, the southwest gateway of the Emma Dickinson/Orchard Homes Neighborhood. Heart of Missoula Traffic Signal Box Project: 7. Project Coordinator, Lynn Redding (Neighborhood Improvement) $3,000 This request was made by the Heart of Missoula Neighborhood Council (HMNC). The request is to work with the City of Missoula’s Public Art Committee, the City Public Works Department and the Montana Department of Transportation to complete from one to three Traffic Signal Box Public Art Projects. Tentative locations include Van Buren & East Broadway, Madison & East Broadway, and Orange & Spruce. These locations serve as dual gateways – to the Heart of Missoula Neighborhood as well as to the Missoula Community itself. Moose Can Gully Neighborhood Trail Safety Upgrades 8. : Project Coordinator, Lyle Geurts (Neighborhood Improvement) $3,000 This request was made by Lyle Geurts, on behalf of the Moose Can Gully Neighborhood. This request is to have the Montana Conservation Corp (MCC) construct steps, trail tread or other safety features on the most hazardous 2250 ft. sections of the South Hills Trail System in the Moose Can Gully Neighborhood. Missoula Urban Demonstration (MUD) Project Northside Neighborhood Center: Project Coordinator, Adam West (Neighborhood Planning) $3,000 This request was made by MUD, on behalf of the Northside/Westside Neighborhood Council. This request is to fund a charrette to gain the community's input for the major redevelopment of MUD's demonstration site which will ultimately result in the Northside Neighborhood Center. The initial design is being completed by a team from the Montana State University Community Design Center and will cost $3000 for their effort.