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A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Sign
A Fiscal Year 2003 Grant Application for
the Save America's Treasures Grant
for Renovations to the Two Fog Signal Buildings at Grosse Pointe Lighthouse
WHEREAS, the Save America's Treasures grant is a federal -financed program
operated by the National Park Service in partnership with the National Endowment for
the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and
Library Services, and the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities; and
WHEREAS, a Save America's Treasures grant can be requested for the
preservation and/or conservation of nationally significant historic structures and sites;
• and
WHEREAS, the Save America's Treasures grant operates with a dollar -for -dollar
non -Federal match, which can be cash or donated services. The minimum grant
request for historic property projects is a $250,000 Federal share. The maximum grant
request is a $1 million Federal share; and
WHEREAS, the City's Parks/Forestry & Recreation Department will submit a
grant proposal for $253,850 to renovate the two fog signal buildings and associated site
improvements at the Grosse Pointe Lighthouse National Historic Landmark. The
renovations will include repairs to the roofs and masonry walls, installation of Heating,
Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units and security systems, and site
0 improvements to comply with Americans with Disability Act
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requirements. The total project cost is $507,700. The City's match of $253,850 will be
40,
designated from the Capital Improvement Budget.
WHEREAS, the grant application must be submitted by March 20, 2003; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
hereof.
SECTION 1: That the foregoing recitals are found as fact and made a part
SECTION 2: That the City Manager is hereby authorized to sign the application
for the Save America's Treasures grant for the two fog signal buildings at the Grosse
Pointe Lighthouse National Historic Landmark.
SECTION 3: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
negotiate any additional terms and conditions of the grant as may be determined to be
in the best interests of the City. •
SECTION 4: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Lorraine H. Morton, Mayor
ATTEST:.
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Adopted: 1 10 , 2003 •
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