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Le Mars accepts $30,000 National Fitness Campaign grant for Municipal Park outdoor fitness court
Summary
City council approved Resolution 25-10 accepting a $30,000 National Fitness Campaign grant toward a $198,500 outdoor fitness court at Municipal Park; local funding of $168,500 will cover remaining costs, and concrete base and equipment installation will be contracted separately.
Le Mars City Council on March 4 approved Resolution 25-10 to accept a $30,000 grant from the National Fitness Campaign toward installation of an outdoor fitness court at Municipal Park.
City staff told council the total project budget is $198,500, of which $30,000 will be provided by the National Fitness Campaign and the local funding obligation is $168,500. Staff also said the equipment vendor’s quoted price does not include the concrete base or separate installation contract, which will be additional costs to the city.
Council was told the fitness court footprint is 38 by 38 feet and the project location is proposed east of the current playground. The National Fitness Campaign requests that courts be installed at least 50 feet from playground equipment to avoid mixing play spaces, staff said.
A city staff member described meetings with the organization and said the grant application was prepared and submitted in recent weeks. The color photo included in the meeting packet showed an example installation; staff said the pictured equipment package is roughly $170,000 before the grant and that the city’s total local obligation is closer to $168,500 after clarifying that concrete base and installation are separate line items.
Council approved the resolution on a roll-call vote that recorded "yes" responses and the chair declared the motion carried.
The council action accepts the grant and commits the local share identified in the resolution; staff said the project will also be coordinated with the city’s ongoing park improvements under the Le Mars Betterment Foundation project.
