HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.l. Receive Donation for Administration DepartmentAGENDA ITEM: Receive Donation Administration
Department
AGENDA SECTION:
Consent
PREPARED BY: Dawn Weitzel, Assistant City
Administrator
AGED
ATTACHMENTS: Letter to Don Chapdelaine from City of
Rosemount
SKB Grant Approval Document
APPROVED BY: j J///
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve receiving a grant for $5,066 from the SKB
Environmental Community Trust Board for the purpose of promoting our community.
4 ROSEMOUNT
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Meeting: November 1, 2005
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ISSUE
Receive donation.
BACKGROUND
As part of the continuing marketing efforts of the City, banners depictmg the new "logo" design are
scheduled to be put on the light poles in early 2006 when the holiday banners come down. In August, the
SKB trust board was contacted m an effort to receive grant money to help defray the cost of this piolect.
As a result of this request, the following donation has been received by the Admmistranon Department:
$5,066 from the SKB Environmental Rosemount Community Trust
SUMMARY
This is a request for Council to receive the donation hsted above.
August 17, 2005
Don Chapdelame, Trustee
SKB Environmental Rosemount Community Trust
575 Chapel Ln
Eagan, MN 55121
Dear Mr. Chapdelame:
This letter is to provide you with details of the request by the City of Rosemount for a grant from
the SKB Environmental Rosemount Community Trust for purchase of banners to be installed on
hght poles with a design that reflects the City's updated visual identity system.
The Rosemount City Council approved a new visual identity system in November as part of its
effort to market the community more effectively to potential residents and businesses. The system
includes a new logo for the City that incorporates a shamrock theme with more contemporary
graphics, and a new theme message, "Sport of Pride and Progress." Both the theme and logo are
protected service marks of the Cny. They update previous marks m use since 1989.
The old design currently appears on 80 banners attached to decorative hght poles along 145` Street
and South Robert Trail in and near Downtown Rosemount. A few additional banners are near Cub
Foods. Forty -three additional Downtown poles do not have banners or the required brackets to
install them. Many of these poles are in key locations, such as near the new Rosemount Crossing
retail development and near the area of Downtown selected for the first phase of redevelopment.
As part of a contract for design services with Forte Consulting, the City obtained a number of
banner designs to conform to the new visual identity system. City staff selected the preferred
design, which includes on one side a shamrock on a green background with the logo superimposed
vertically and on the other side the same shamrock background with the theme message
superimposed. Banners will be installed so that the two sides appear alternately. Installation will be
performed by Rosemount Pubhc Works employees at no additional cost.
The City has ordered 130 banners from Display Sales Co. of Bloomington, Minn. The banners will
be produced on low -glare nylon that carries a two -year warranty. The cost of the new banners is
broken down m this way:
130 banners at $40 each $5,200.00
Art setup fees 370.00
Shipping 160.00
State sales tax 372.45
TOTAL $6,102.45
Most of the existing brackets are of an attractive green design that matches the color selected for
City's visual identity system. Those brackets were supphed by NSP but are no longer available from
its successor, Xcel Energy. The same brackets are available through Mountain State Lighting.
Sincerely,
Jamie Verbrugge
City Administrator
43 bracket sets at $88 each incl. shipping $3,784.00
State sales tax 245.96
TOTAL $4,029.96
The total cost of new banners and brackets is $10,132 41.
The City is requesting a grant of $5,066.20 from the Trust, to cover 50 0 /0 of the costs of the banners
and brackets The remaining share will be paid out of the City's General Fund as part of the 2005
budget for marketing purposes.
The contact for financial arrangements on this project is Assistant City Administrator Dawn Weitzel,
651- 322 -2002, dawn weitzel@ci.rosemount mn us.
We appreciate the Trust board's consideration of this request to help the City with its economic
development and community building goals.
CONGRATUATIONS
UPON THE APPROVAL OF FUNDING FOR YOUR PROJECT.
YOUR REQUEST WAS APPROVED FORA GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF
Five Thousand Sixty Six and No /100 $5,066.00
SKB ENVIRONMENTAL ROSEMOUNT COMMUNITY TRUST is accountable to its
contributor, SKB Enviromental (Rosemount) Inc the citizens of Rosemount and the City of Rosemount.
Therefore, we asic that you follow these guidelines in using your grant
To promote, foster and accomplish community development activities within the city of Rosemount:
to foster, develop and promote community recreational events:
to further and provide for the public service needs of the City of Rosemount:
to improve the general welfare of the citizens of Rosemount. and
to further educational opportunities within the City of Rosemount
The board set the amount of this grant based on the present availability of funds.
Thank you for applying.
SKB Environmental Rosemount Community Trust Board
2005
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