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.�� �� NEIGHBORNOOD PARR PLANNING FUND GUIDELINES PURPOSE TAe purpose of the neighborhood park development and planning fund is to encourage, promote and asaist local residents, neigh- borhood organizations, and civic groupa in the establiahment anA development of local park projects from a both financial and in- kind labor perspective. OBJECTIVES 1. To establish, develop and create other neiyhborhood park planniny councils using the Groveland Park Foundation as a model. 2. The neighborhood park planniny fund will not expend more than 508 of the available monies on an annual hasis in each of !he three esiablished and separa[e accounts. 3. Thece will be three separate accounts establishetl Eor dissem- inating neighborhood park planning Eunds: a. Initial or seed money account will oonsist of 158 of tne total fund. This account will be utilized for developing new neighbochood park planning councils and first time projects proposed by local neighborhood residents, organ- izations and/oc civic groups. The grant monies Erom this account need only be matched by an eyuivalent of inkind labor from the sponsoring group. b. Short term projects. The short term project fund will not exceed 608 of the total fund balance at any time. Short term projects are those projects defined as those ❑aving a budgeted dollar amount of less that 55,000 and will be completed within a one year period. All short term projects are required to be matched by an equal amount of funds from the sponsoring agency or qroup. Long term project. This account will not exceed 258 of the neighborhood park planning fund and will consist oE projects exceeding a 55,000 budyeted amount. The project ehoultl be planned with a minimum o£ one yeac involvement by the proposed group or organization and neede to be matched on a 509 cash basis and 508 inkind labor and/or materials. GUIDELINES 1. The neighborhood park planning fund project reyuests will be reviewed on an fndividual �roject basis and applications may be submitted to the Parks and Recrea[ion Commission throughout the year. All applications must be submitted on t�e oEficial application form and be received at least one -°� week prioc to t�e regularly scheduled Parks and Recreation l, Commission meeting for review at their following mee[ing. v 2. The neighborhood park planniny Euntl monies are available for all neighbochood parks within this system excluding Silver View Community Park and the two school park locations, F.dye- wood and Pinewood Elementary School. �::