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Pella council authorizes $500,000 grant application for indoor recreation center; staff reiterates funding gap
Summary
Council authorized staff to submit a $500,000 Community Attraction and Tourism grant application for a base-plan indoor recreation center; staff said the base plan is about $33.4M, full plan ~$41.2M, and the city has previously earmarked $17M toward the indoor center as part of broader funding.
The Pella City Council authorized city staff to submit an application for a $500,000 Community Attraction and Tourism grant to support the indoor recreation center project.
Staff described two scopes: a base plan (roughly $33.4 million) that includes scaled-back features and a full plan (roughly $41.2 million) that adds amenities. "The grant we're discussing this evening would be for the base plan of the project," staff said, and stressed that while the council is free to build the larger facility in the future, applying for the grant does not commit the city to constructing the full plan.
Staff reminded the council that during prior meetings city funding commitments of about $22.5 million were discussed for related projects, and of that the indoor recreation center had about $17 million identified toward it. The grant requires a local community match; staff recommended authorizing the application so the city could pursue the additional funding source.
Council voted to authorize staff to submit the application. Staff said additional policy-and-planning sessions would follow to refine project scope, costs and fundraising commitments before any final construction decisions.
