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Home My WebLink About2013-02-05 Mini-Grant Steering Commission PacketCONFERENCE -•• 2013 CITY HALL FEBRUARY 5, a. January 24, 2012 b. October 10, 2012 C. November 20, 2012 [:mil. r71a II+3:1�7 IIt~91�I��3 a. Discussion /action -- Review of Mini -Grant Applications for Award ® Shaylee Rizzo -- Missy the Moose • �'_1 oil L4II1".111[4Adiii PLEASE YOU • ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING: COR - Mayor Porter called the meeting to order at approximately 4:30 p.m. Roll was confirmed as follows: Commissioners present: Mayor P. Porter, P. Carty, J. Beech, J. Beeson Commissioners absent: T. Wisnewski A quorum was present. ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL 00i100Wq Commissioner Carty MOVED to approve the agenda as presented and Commissioner Beech SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 17 •. • ,; Commissioner Carty MOVED to nominate Pat Porter as Chair and Johna Beech as Vice Chair and Commissioner Beeson SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 4: REVIEWlAPPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY -- October 4, 2010 The meeting summary of October 4, 2011 was approved unanimously. ITEM 6: UNFINISHED BUSINESS -- None. ITEM 7: 7 -a. Discussion /Action -- Review of Mini -Grant Applications for Award • Cooking For Kids, submitted by Noelle Schmitter- Schrier & Carolyn Kiefer • Kenai Central Alumni Garden, submitted by Lauren Schams Applications were discussed. Commissioner Beech MOVED to approve both applications and Commissioner Beeson SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 8; ANNOUNCEMENTS -- None. There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:50 p.m. Meeting summary prepared and submitted by: Corene Hall, CMC, Deputy City Clerk MINI -GRANT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING JANUARY 24, 2012 PAGE 2 There being no chair or vice chair, Commissioner Beeson opened the meeting. Chair Pro Tempore Beeson called the meeting to order at approximately 4:03 p.m. Roll was confirmed as follows: Commissioners present: J. Beeson Commissioners absent: P. Carty, J. Beech, T. Wisnewski, Mayor Porter Staff /Council Liaison present: None No quorum was present. 97mmi utkoly'm ITEM 5e ITEM 6: 6 -a. Discussion /Action -- Review of Mini -Grant Applications for Award • Shaylee Rizzo -- Missy the Moose Due to lack of quorum, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:05 p.m. Meeting summary prepared and submitted by: Corene Hall, CMC, Deputy City Clerk + -•s NOVEMBER CITY HALL 0+ MAYOR PORTER, yk,0k Tiy-yi k"W1.i'J Uaa] ail SM Z47vMZ;[467r1 N��1 Mayor Porter called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Roll was confirmed as follows: Members present: Members absent: Mayor P. Porter, J. Beech P. Carty (excused), T. Wisnewski, J. Beeson No quorum was present. ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL 3 -a. January 24, 2012 3 -L. October 10, 2012 b -a. Discussion /Action -- Review of Mini -Grant Applications for Award • Shaylee Rizzo -- Missy the Moose ITEM 7e ANNOUNCEMENTS Due to lack of quorum, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:10 p.m. Meeting summary prepared and submitted by: Corene Hall, CMC, Deputy City Clerk rm E City of Kenai Grant Number: Date Address:- �,oL°e Qu, Provide a brief description of your organization, society, group, or entity. As an individual applicant, describe your involvement in the community and your experience /expertise as it relates to this project. (Attach separate sheet, if necessary.) M- -• • l 3. Please complete a simple budget for this project. Grants over $500 must be approved by the Kenai City Council. ITEM COST STORE OR SLJP * (Material or service needed to (Estimated cost of the items.) (Where you will purchase this item complete your project. or service. QSLII "( 1 } Total grant request: E.M. - 4. How will you know if your project is successful? �20e <a �t � e e °a e �c A 5. Have you received a City of Kenai Mini -Grant before? If yes, most current award: Project title: Project dates: Amount of grant: Yes 1 No Awards: Projects most likely to receive funding are those that will benefit the community /neighborhoods the most. This includes projects that create the most visible and lasting change. r '. tN Did you comply with the Letter of Agreement? ❑ Yes E] No (If no, attach a current status of your project.) Applicant Signature: Date: I Zlk�'�i Name Printed-- Title: (if applicable) AnDroval (Teacher Signature: ( 9, L t 1 Name CL Printed:. r A iv -re,rtntss Printed:_ Title: ch (if applicable) Revised 8/16/06 3. Describe yourself: I have been involved with community service since I was little. My family is very active in community theatre and the Kenai Animal Shelter. I have a keen interest in animals and have had too many fam- ily members and friends hurt in moose /vehicle collisions. l want to do something about it. I am using my talents as an artist and an actress to create a successful preventative program. Putting on a moose outfit to teach kids about road safety and illustrating a book that tells the story of an orphaned moose from Soldotna is my way of making a difference. 2. Describe the project: Every year in our community hundreds of moose are killed and many people are injured in moose/ vehicle collisions. Kids could help reduce these accidents. I have created a program that empowers children to be partners in safety by using a character I've created called Missy the Moose. Missy will visit classrooms, be heard in public service messages and be featured in a book. All of these avenues will be used to inspire kids to help look for moose along our roadways and encourage drivers to "Watch out for Missy" In this mini grant, I have included the illustrations from the book I've created, a sample public service message (along with an original theme song) to be aired on KSRM, and photo- graphs from when I piloted the classroom presentation portion of the program this spring at a local elementary school. The time line for this project will be from November to March. I will be visiting classrooms, presenting the Missy the Moose book and airing public safety messages as Missy over KSRM. This project will be a tremendous benefit to people in Kenai. If I prevent just one wreak through this educational pro- gram, all the effort will be worth it. This project has three parts to it.The first is visiting classrooms as Missy the Moose. As you can see from the photos, my grandmother has already made me a moose outfit. It works great.The second part is the radio spots. As you can tell from the CD I included, I have already recorded a 30 second radio ad to start running in November on KSRM. This summer I am asking businesses to buy air time so I can get this public service message on the air with as much frequency as possible. For every spot a business buys, KSRM donates an additional one. I've already got businesses supporting this part of the project, including HI -Speed Gear, Winegarten Attorney at Law, and Kelly Riley Photography. What I need from the City of Kenai is the $500 for the printing of the illustrated book. As you can tell from the art work I included with this application, it has already been created. I just need to have it profes- sionally printed and bound. I would like to give these books to kids when I visit the schools in Kenai and donate some to the Kenai Library. 4. How will you know if your project is successful? To some degree, statistically I can tell if this program has been successful. If the number of vehicle/ moose collisions go down then I will have achieved my goal. Unfortunately, there are a lot of fac- tors that go into how many moose are killed on the road every year. Still, if kids recognize Missy the Moose and are reminding their parents to watch out for moose and drive cautiously, then I think I will know this project has been successful. It will have gotten kids involved with making our roads safer. Thank you so much for considering my mini -grant application. I really believe that Missy could be a moose that makes a real and positive impact on our community instead of a deadly one. The KSRM Radio Group is delighted to support the Missy the Moose program. Created by Shaylee Rizzo, this program aims to reduce the number of moose /vehicle collisions by involving kids. Through a series of public service messages and classroom visits by Missy the Moose, school age children can learn how they can take an active role in encouraging their parents to drive safely and watch out for moose on our highways. These public service radio ads will begin in November. KSRM Radio Group will donate one 30 second radio spot for each one purchased by an area business. Thank you for considering being part of the Missy the Moose program. Sincerely, Matt Wilson General Manager KSRM Radio Group KSRM Radio Group 40960 K -Beach Road - Kenai, Alaska 99611 - (907)283 -8700 - (907) 283 -9177