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Staff recommends five-year grant strategy; council advised against applying for a major grant this year
Summary
Sheri Bingham proposed a five-year grant plan and recommended skipping a major grant application this year to avoid jeopardizing smaller grant opportunities; council discussed sources of matching funds.
Sheri Bingham presented options for grant projects and recommended implementing a five-year plan. She advised against applying for a major grant this year, explaining that "sometimes if you receive money from a major grant they don’t grant the minor grants."
Councilmembers asked about matching funds; Bingham said the city could count expenses such as payments to the rodeo contractor, stock contractor, employee wages or advertising as the match. Council discussed prioritizing playground equipment, bleachers, veteran memorials and bathrooms at Windsor Park.
