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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSD-06-116 - Community Playground Application St Bernadette Catholic Elementary School ) ~ Community Services ~ Report To: Date of Meeting: Submitted By: Prepared By: Ward(s) Involved: Date of Report: Report No.: Subject: Community Services Committee December 11 , 2006 Ken Currier Director of Operations Tim O'Brien Landscape Architect Forest - Rockway November 20, 2006 CSD-06-116 COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND APPLICATION ST. BERNADETTE CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION: That St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School be awarded a one-time community playground grant of $750 in 2006 toward construction of a new creative playground facility, to be located within the school campus. BACKGROUND: City of Kitchener Council in 1996 established a program whereby school and community groups may be awarded one-time grants to assist with funding for community playground construction projects. The program offers a maximum $750 one-time grant award for individual school playground projects. REPORT: S1. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School has made application to the City of Kitchener Community Services Department for a one-time grant award through the City's Community Playground Grant Program. The school playground project has the support of the Waterloo Region Catholic District School Board, the school principal and school council. S1. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School is now engaged in a variety of fund raising efforts to generate support and funding necessary to purchase and construct a new playground for the school campus. The playground will be available for use by the general community. S1. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School warrants that all aspects of the playground's design, fabrication and installation will be constructed in accordance with current CSA safety standards. City of Kitchener staff is satisfied that the grant application submitted by S1. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School meets the conditions and intent as described within the City of Kitchener's Community Playground Grant Program policy. Report No: CSD-06-116 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: The one-time grant award of $750 will be funded by index 674810: Plavaround Grants. COMMUNICATIONS: N/A CONCLUSION: The City of Kitchener Community Playground Grant Program assists school and community groups to raise funds for playground construction projects that benefit school students and the general community. Ken Currier Director of Operations AP