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City Council Interoffice Communication
To: Honorable Mayor and City Counci b rs
From: Joe Carchio, City Council Memb
Date: August 27, 2007
Subject: "H" ITEM FOR SEPTEMBER 4, 2007, CITY COUNCIL MEETING —
ALLOCATION FOR FRIENDS OF SHIPLEY NATURE CENTER
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Under Public Comments at the August 20, 2007, City Council Meeting, Connie
Boardman represented the Friends of Shipley Nature Center and thanked the City
Council for their continued support of the Friends' efforts at the Huntington Central Park
Nature Center. The Friends, through their grassroots community effort, have made
dramatic improvements to this facility. To assist them, two years ago the city funded
$30,000 for ongoing maintenance. Ms. Boardman indicated that the Friends need
additional ongoing funding to maintain the Nature Center.
At the July 16 Study Session at City Council Member Green's request, Council
approved by straw vote to allocate an additional $10,000 as one-time funding for the
Nature Center. With the additional work the Friends have done in continuing the
renovation of the site over the last two years, I feel that the city should allocate the
additional $10,000 on an ongoing basis. The Friends will use the funds to maintain
these improvements. The Nature Center is a great example of a public/private
partnership, and I believe the city should continue to support the efforts these
volunteers have made in creating and preserving this gem for our community.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve a continuous allocation of $10,000 for the Friends of Shipley Nature
Center to perform ongoing maintenance at the Huntington Central Park Shipley
Nature Center.
I look forward to discussing this item with you at the City Council Meeting.
xc: Penny Culbreth-Graft, DPA, City Administrator
Paul Emery, Deputy City Administrator
Bob Hall, Deputy City Administrator
Joan Flynn, City Clerk
Jim B. Engle, Community Services Director
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