Title
A Resolution Approving the Purchase of a Playground Boulder
Summary
Requesting the approval of the purchase of a playground boulder for Garden at Graham Creek Preserve. This is unbudgeted, but it will be leverage as a key amenity in a garden area built by volunteers through donations from the Friends of Graham Creek. There is $1500 that we could remove from the capital projects plan to offset the total cost. Request of allocation to budget of up to $6500 based on final quotes.
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 #100-5090-5100__ requires budget increase of up to $6500.**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 #____________________.
_____ No, requesting an increase of $___________ to an already approved project titled ________________________ that is being tracked under Account No. ___________________.
Body
WHEREAS, Graham Creek Nature Preserve is improving the Butterfly Garden to create a whimsical Play Garden with elements of butterfly gardens, fairy gardens, play areas and a children's climbing boulder, and
WHEREAS, the Friends of Graham Creek is collecting monetary donations to fund major improvements and amenities within the Garden, and
WHEREAS, volunteers from the community plan to build and create the garden in mid March 2019, and
WHEREAS, the addition of the boulder was not budgeted, and
WHEREAS, the boulder is available for $5,461.00 after shipping and freight charges from Pro Playgrounds at 8490 Cabin Hill Road, Tallahassee, FL 32311.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: Approves the purchase of the boulder from ProPlaygrounds for up to $5,461.00 and allocates $5,461.00 to Account No. 100-5090-5100.
SECTION 2: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.