ADOPTED - APRIL 27, 2004

Agenda Item No. 9

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF UP TO $70,000 WITHIN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET TO THE HAWK ISLAND PLAYGROUND

RESOLUTION #04-124

WHEREAS, the Friends of Ingham County Parks, a 501(c)3 Non-profit corporation, are currently engaged in a fundraising effort to provide a community built playground at Hawk Island County Park; and

WHEREAS, a grant was applied for and offered from the Kellogg Foundation in the amount of $25,000 to help with the construction of the playground; and

WHEREAS, the group administering the grant, "Able to Play," has conveyed a last minute requirement that would add at least $50,000 to the cost of the play structure; and

WHEREAS, "Able to Play's" current position is that the grant will not be available unless that requirement is met; and

WHEREAS, the Playground Committee has unanimously rejected the requirement as unreasonable and unnecessary; and

WHEREAS, that decision by the funding group, in addition to a general fundraising shortfall, has resulted in a project deficit of between $30,000 and $70,000 depending upon future fundraising efforts; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Parks Board recommends that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approve the transfer of up to $70,000 to assist with the development and construction of a creative playground at Hawk Island County Park.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the transfer of up to $70,000 from an existing Capital Improvement appropriation from within the Parks Department budget earmarked for playground construction at Burchfield Park (Burchfield Beach Playground Replacement) to the Community Built Playground Project at Hawk Island (Hawk Island Play Area).

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the requirements for a formal bid process and approval of the Board of Commissioners for purchases in excess of $25,000 are waived in this instance, and that the Controller is authorized to approve the necessary purchases based on obtaining competitive proposals provided, however, that the Controller will provide the Board of Commissioners with a report on the results of the procurement process and that payment will be approved by the Board of Commissioners as part of its claim approval process.

COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Swope, Thomas, De Leon, Hertel, Severino

Nays: None Absent: Nevin Approved 4/20/04

FINANCE: Yeas: Lynch, Grebner, Dedden, De Leon, Thomas, Minter

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 4/21/04