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DPYS Accepting $25,000 from the Helping Hens Foundation for Renovations at H.V. Savage Park
Parks and Youth Services
Joe Fausnaugh (x3884)
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to accept a grant from the Helping Hens Foundation in the amount of $25,000 to support renovations at H.V. Savage Park; authorizing the deposit, appropriation and expenditure of $25,000 in the Capital Improvement Fund for the project; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts for said project; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo, Division of Parks and Recreation has been awarded funding from the Helping Hens Foundation to support the revitalization of Savage Park through the construction of a new splash pad, construction of a new restroom facility, updated picnic areas, modest improvements to the ball field, and reconstruction of the parking lot at Savage Park. The grant award will serve as a component of the match requirement associated with the City's Outdoor Recreation Legacy Preservation grant through the National Park Service.
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NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to accept and deposit a grant from the Helping Hens Foundation in the amount of $25,000 to support renovations at H.V. Savage Park into the Capital Improvement Fund Account Code 540G-40100-8GA8660STDSTD.
SECTION 2. That the appropriation of $25,000 is authorized from the unappropriated grant proceeds of the Capital Improvement Fund to Account Code 540G-40100-8GA8660STDSTD and the expenditure of same is authorized for the redevelopment of public amenities at H.V. Savage Park.
SECTION 3. That the Mayor is authorized to accept bids and award contracts for the purposes specified above, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Parks and Youth Services and Director of Law.
SECTION 4. That the Finance Department is authorized to draw warrant or warra...
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