Title
A Resolution Requesting Approval to Purchase a Wind Sculpture for the Rose Trail
Summary
Description of Topic: (who, what, where, when, why and how much)
The Beautification Board desires to purchase a wind sculpture to be placed on the Rose Trail in the new section adjacent to the post office. The cost and installation is estimated to be $7,500.
Budgetary Impact:
Non-Capital Item:
____ Budgeted under account #_______________ (discussion item)
____ Not budgeted, requesting transfer of $__________ from Account #______________ to Account #_____________.**Request to Transfer Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
____ Not budgeted requiring increase to account #___________ in the amount of $____________.**Request to Increase Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
Capital - Departmental **Capital Purchase Worksheet form must be attached**
____ Budgeted under account #______________ for $_________ and described in budget as ________________________. Additional amount needed, if any: Increase in budget of $_________ OR, transfer of $________ from Account #____________ to Account #_____________**Request to Increase OR Request toTransfer Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
__X__ Not Budgeted - account #100-5080-5100 requires budget increase of $7,500.00_.**Request to Increase Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
Capital Project - **If requesting to start a project, a Capital Project Worksheet form must be attached**
In current year Capital Projects Plan:
_____ Yes, described as __________________________, planned amount $___________, requesting $_________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #_________________
_____ No, requesting $___________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #____________________.
_____ Yes, requesting an increase of $___________ to an already approved project titled ________________________ that is being tracked under Account No. ___________________.
_____ No, requesting an increase of $__________ to an already approved project titled _______________________ that is being tracked under Account No. _________________.
Body
WHEREAS, the Beautification Board desires to purchase a wind sculpture to be placed on the Rose Trail in the new section adjacent to the post office to add interest and beauty to the area, and,
WHEREAS, a copper and steel wind sculpture created by Lyman Whitaker is available through Leopold Gallery and Art Consulting for $7,000, and,
WHEREAS, a beautification project was planned in FY25 for $20,000 and it is requested that $7,500 of this planned project be used toward the purchase of this capital item reducing the planned project amount to $12,500 for the remainder of the fiscal year.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: Approves the purchase of the wind sculpture and appropriates $7,500 to Account #100-5080-5100 for the sculpture and any additional expenses related to its installation.
SECTION 2: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.