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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14034 City Clerk’s Office Item # M-2 BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PROPOSED RESOLUTION COUNCIL MEETING DATE: August 27, 2018 TO: President Christopher A. Nicoll and Members of City Council CC: Sam Azad, City Manager VIA: Brenda Armijo, Acting City Clerk FROM: Steven Meier, Director of Parks and Recreation SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PUEBLO TO APPROVE A CONTRACT AGREEMENT FOR A PLAYGROUND PROJECT WITH KABOOM!, INC., AT LEIDIGH PARK IN 2018, AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME SUMMARY: This Resolution approves the Contractual Agreement with KaBOOM! Inc., to receive play structure equipment and materials to construct a new playground at Leidigh Park. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: None. BACKGROUND: The City of Pueblo (“City”) was contacted by representatives of KaBOOM! Inc., in early 2018 and was encouraged to submit a grant application for at least one playground project. The grants are generated from the “Build it with KaBOOM!” program and are ongoing opportunities for communities funded through KaBOOM!’s dedicated funding partners. For Pueblo, the funding partner is the Colorado Health Foundation. Grant awards occur in the form of materials, equipment, and expertise of KaBOOM! staff to assist communities with the planning, design, recruitment of volunteers, and installation of a permanent play structures and site enhancements for new play spaces within the community. Each project requires a local match of $8,500 for the Project. The new play structure will have an estimated value of $50,000. Staff from the City Planning and the Parks and Recreation Departments developed two project applications to add play structures at two City Parks: Donley Park and Leidigh Park. The contract agreement for a new playground at Donley Park was approved by the City Council in July of 2018. Now, the KaBOOM! Inc. playground grant reviewers have provided the City with a contract agreement for the City’s review and approval for Leidigh Park playground. Authorization by City Council to enter into the contract agreement is the final step in the application process. The staff recommends Leidigh Park for the playground location because this park was identified in Pueblo’s 2008 Parks and Recreation Assessment and Implementation Plan as lacking standard facilities to serve the community. The City attorney’s office has approved the contract as to form. Following contract approval, the playground project can be awarded funding by the Colorado Health Foundation, and the Project can move forward to construction. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The application for a playground project involves a community financial match in the amount of $8,500 per site. The local matching funds are available and will be paid from Capital Project No. CI 1803. A small amount of City staff time, and minor use of City equipment, will be utilized for the project, in addition to community volunteers. There may be basic park site improvements associated with the new playground, such as a concrete border and an accessible path to the new equipment. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable. STAKEHOLDER PROCESS: The improvements needed for Leidigh Park were identified in 2008 through a planning process undertaken to identify and address priority issues to improve the parks and recreation system in Pueblo. A series of public input opportunities between April and November of 2008 were conducted and community input was gathered as part of the facility inventory and assessment. ALTERNATIVES: If the grant application is not approved and executed, the City will either significantly delay or not implement the Project. RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the Resolution. Attachments: 2018 KaBOOM! Grant Contract Agreement City Staff Certification RESOLUTION NO. 14034 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PUEBLO TO APPROVE A CONTRACT AGREEMENT FOR A PLAYGROUND PROJECT WITH KABOOM! INC., AT LEIDIGH PARK IN 2018, AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME WHEREAS, the City supports the planning and design of the park site for a new play structure to be installed that will be available for children aged 2 through 12 at LeidighPark; and, WHEREAS, the City supports the recruitment of community volunteers to participate in the design and installation of the KaBOOM! custom-designed play space project at LeidighPark; and, WHEREAS, the City supports the installation by City staff of site improvements including concrete curbs, walkways, and drainage structures in support of a new playground at LeidighPark; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. A Contract Agreement relating to the playground project at Leidigh Park in 2018 from KaBOOM! and funding partner Colorado Health Foundation, having been approved as to form by the City Attorney and copies of which are attached hereto, are hereby approved. SECTION 2. The President of the City Council is hereby authorized to execute said contract agreement on behalf of the City of Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation. SECTION 3. The $8,500 in matching funds will be paid from Capital Project No. CI 1803. SECTION 4. The officers and staff of the City are authorized and directed to perform any and all acts consistent with the intent of this Resolution and Contract Agreement to implement the policies and procedures described therein. SECTION 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage and approval. INTRODUCED: August 27, 2018 BY: Ed Brown MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL APPROVED: PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL ATTESTED BY: ACTING CITY CLERK