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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the acceptance of an $80,000 contribution from the Greater Killeen Lions Foundation in exchange for agreeing to purchase, install, insure, and maintain a special needs playground to the standards outlined in the mutual agreement.
SUMMARY
DATE: April 18, 2017
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: Brett E. Williams, Executive Director of Community Services
SUBJECT: Greater Killeen Lions Foundation Special Needs Playground Agreement
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
Staff made a presentation to the Greater Killeen Lions Foundation in the fall of 2016 to gauge the organization’s interest in partnering to fund the construction of a special needs playground within Lions Club Park. The Greater Killeen Lions Foundation, which is comprised of members from the Killeen Evening Lions Club and Killeen Noon Lions Club, committed $40,000 to serve as the required matching contribution for the organization to be the recipient of a $40,000 grant from the Lions Club International Foundation. The partnership with the Greater Killeen Lions Foundation would enable the scope of the project to be doubled in funding from $80,000 to $160,000.
The Greater Killeen Lions Foundation seeks to have a signed agreement in place to ensure the City of Killeen is committed to maintaining a special needs playground for the duration of the life of Lions Club Park. The organization seeks assurances that the City of Killeen provides annual funding to ensure that any repairs required to the special needs playground as a result of normal wear and tear, vandalism, or misuse will be repaired in a timely fashion. The organization also seeks assurances that the City of Killeen is committed to guarantee any necessary repairs are done in compliance with the originally-approved layout.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
Funding the project without the support of the Greater Killeen Lions Foundation would reduce the scope of the project by fifty pe...
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