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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of September 11, 2006 - Executive Session & Regular Meeting Page 9 of 12 12. OTHER ITEMS A. 2006 COMMUNITY MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS <NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS) Staff Presentation: Mr. Fortini stated nine (9) neighborhoods applied for the 2006 Community Matching Grant Program. The submitted applications requested $29,465.14 in funding for projects to improve common areas within the City. As with previous years, the City allocated $25,000 for funding in the current Parks & Recreation Department budget. The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board reviewed and scored the applications, and recommended funding the following applications listed in priority order: Villas of Casselberry Homeowners Association Lake Kathryn Brittany Gardens Homeowners Association Southport Condominium Association Windward Square Homeowners Association Casselcreek Park Maitland (Entrance) Northshore Park Maitland (Pool) $3,500 $1,669 $ 445 $3,500 $4,135 $5,000 $2,123 $4,000 $ 525 Budget Impact: The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board recommended reductions to four (4) funding requests reducing the total funding request associated with this recommendation to $24,897. The funding is available in the Parks & Recreation Department budget. There will be a zero balance left in the #001-0410- 572.49 account. Recommendation: The City Manager and the Parks & Recreation Director recommended approval of the amount totaling $24,897 proposed by the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board regarding funding for the 2006 Community Matching Grant Program. Audience Participation: The following individuals requested an opportunity to address the 2006 Community Matching Grant Program: I) David Leombruno, President, Villas of Casselberry Homeowners Association, 3437 Allston Lane, voiced concerns regarding comments made during the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meeting by a Parks & Recreation Advisory Board member who lives in the Villas of Casselberry regarding cutting of funding to the Villas of Casselberry. Mr. Leombruno stated that the Board member had recently applied to become a member of the Board of Directors for the Villas of Casselberry but was not selected, and in his opinion that resulted in her making politicized comments about the association. Mr. Leombruno felt that although the Board member in question did not vote on the grant request from the Villas of Casselberry, she should have refrained from commenting on the grant request as well.