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Hooper staff to submit RAMP grant package for Tomato Days, park upgrades and portable bleachers
Summary
City staff said they will submit a combined RAMP grant application the next day, seeking roughly $130,550 for Centennial/Tomato Days programming and requests for park improvements including parking-lot work, sprinklers and a power upgrade; a separate bleacher purchase was estimated at $198,900 with $85,000 available in park impact fees.
Cammy (finance staff) told the council the city will submit RAMP grant applications the next day and requested a council signature on a single cover letter combining three park/event requests tied to the Centennial/Tomato Days celebration.
Cammy said the combined RAMP ask for Tomato Days and related celebration activities totals $130,550 and emphasized the city would not obligate city funds for projects that depend on the grant: "If we don't get them, we don't do them," she said.
Details and project estimates: staff presented several project cost estimates in the meeting. - Parking-lot improvements for Hooper North Park: RAMP ask $59,718; the city would do grading and other work if the grant is not awarded. - Sprinkler materials and grass seed for park improvements: about $10,100 (estimate); an irrigation-connection placeholder of $5,000 was included to cover uncertainty between a 2- or 4-inch tap. - Power upgrade for the park: Cammy reported an $11,515 total project estimate and said $1,315 of that would be the city's cash portion, with the remainder counted as in-kind equipment costs if applicable. - Arena bleachers: staff quoted a total vendor price of $198,900 and said $85,000 is available in park impact fees; staff said the vendor (Century Industries) is essentially a single-source supplier and that a private donor had expressed preliminary interest in contributing to the project.
What the council did: staff asked the council to sign the grant cover letter and to authorize submission. Council members present agreed to sign; no formal vote was recorded in the transcript for a separate appropriation or final purchase. Staff said grant-funded items would proceed only if the RAMP awards are received.
Context and next steps: Cammy said the single application groups concert, rodeo and arts programming into one arts and museum RAMP request per advice from Weber County staff. If the RAMP awards are not received, the city indicated it will continue with baseline municipal funding for core activities and pursue private fundraising or park impact fees for capital items as appropriate.
