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A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Sign
A Fiscal Year 2005 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 federally -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
0- 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 $250,000.00 (two hundred fifty thousand
and no/100 dollar) Federal share. The maximum grant request is a $1,000,000.00 (one
million and no/100 dollar) Federal share; and
WHEREAS, the City's Parks/Forestry and Recreation Department will
submit a grant proposal for $253,850.00 (two hundred fifty-three thousand eight
hundred fifty and no/100 dollars) 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-
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improvements to comply with the Americans with Disability Act requirements. The total
project cost is $507,700.00 (five hundred seven thousand seven hundred and no/100
dollars). The City's match of $253,850.00 (two hundred fifty-three thousand eight
hundred fifty and no/100 dollars) will be designated from the Capital Improvement
Budget; and
WHEREAS, the grant application must be submitted by February 1, 2005,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
part hereof.
SECTION 1: That the foregoing recitals are found as fact and made a
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
Attest:
Mary P. M rri y Clerk
Adopted: 1) , 2005
71ided by law.
�.
ine H. Morton, Mayor
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