Strategic Customer Services
Loving My Community Neighborhood Improvement Grant (LMC)

Idea Development Guidelines
Communities are encouraged to develop creative and innovative ideas that support the unique needs and dynamics of their neighborhoods. Ideas eligible for submission must fall under one of two idea types: service program or construction project.

Type 1: Service Program
An idea is a service program if the idea or concept involves beneficial community activity that can continue once implemented. Service programs should provide a method incorporated into the implementation plan that will allow it to continue without the need of continual funding through the LMC program or City services.

Type 2: Construction Project
An idea is a construction project if the idea or concept revolves around building or altering the look of the designated area. Construction projects should have a method incorporated into the implementation plan that will allow it to be maintained without the need of continual funding through the LMC program or City services.

Idea Descriptions
There are four (4) general idea descriptions within the two types. These descriptions provide the LMC Advisory Board a quick depiction of the kind of service program or construction project being submitted.

General Service Program Description

1. Community Enrichment – Service program that involves events or activities that increases community involvement or supplement a city programs geared to improve the quality of life of residents or the environment. Examples of a community enrichment idea include but are not limited to the following:
   1. Participates doing minor maintenance work on elderly houses within their neighborhood
   2. Recycling project campaign to decrease illegal dumping in area by using recyclable materials or increase recycling involvement
   3. Kick off event for newly established neighborhood association that increases diverse interaction

General Construction Project Descriptions

1. Physical Community Enhancement – Construction project that enhances a currently landscaped area. Examples of a physical community enhancement include but are not limited to the following:
   1. Planting new trees in a neighborhood pocket park
   2. Installing benches in dog park
   3. Adding to an existing community garden
2. Neighborhood Feature – Construction project that is designed to improve the entrance of the neighborhood. Examples of a neighborhood feature project include but are not limited to the following:
   1. Constructing new sign with neighborhood name at the entrance of neighborhood
   2. New landscape design for existing gateway feature
   3. Structural repairs to existing gateway feature
3. New Physical Community Improvement – Construction project that involves new large-scale area landscaping within the community. Examples of a new physical community improvement project include but are not limited to the following:
   1. Creating a new community garden or rain garden
   2. Design and development of a pocket park or dog park