Title
A Resolution Approving the Purchase of a Holiday Decor for the Nature Parks Department
Summary
Request permission to purchase Holiday Decor for the Nature Parks Department through Universal Concepts. The request is in the FY25 budget for capital purchases (Account 100-5090-5100) for $10,000. The quote for the customized lighted botanical package (pitcher plants, blue heron, iris and pine lily) was $7248 after freight shipping. This display will be included in a custom nature based scene in the Christmas Trail event at Graham Creek. The request is to also reallocate the remaining $2500 to the Operating Account under Event Operations to purchase a custom lighted event sign through a different vendor.
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**
X Budgeted under account #100-5090-5100 for $10,000.00 and described in budget as Holiday Decor. Additional amount needed, if any: Increase in budget of $_________ OR, transfer of $2500.00 from Account #100-5090-5100 to Account #100-5090-6160 **Request to Increase OR Request toTransfer Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
____ Not Budgeted - account #____________ requires budget increase of $_____________.**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. _________________.
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WHEREAS, the Nature Parks Department is requesting to purchase Holiday Decor, and
WHEREAS, the capital purchase is included in the current year budget for $10,000 under Account #100-5090-5100, and
WHEREAS, Universal Concepts provided a customized Holiday Decor Scene for $7248.00 after shipping, and
WHEREAS, the Nature Parks Department requests that the remaining amount of $2500 be reallocated to the Event Operations Account for event signage.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: Approves the Nature Parks Department to purchase the Holiday Decor from Universal Concepts at the amount of $7,248.00.
SECTION 2: Approves the reallocation of $2500 from Account #100-5090-5100 to Account #100-5090-6160.
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.