LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: Grover C. Robinson, IV, Mayor
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SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET RESOLUTION NO. 2021-07 - VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK FOUNDATION OF PENSACOLA DONATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That City Council adopt Supplemental Budget Resolution No. 2021-07.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND MAKING REVISIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2021; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
The Veterans Memorial Park Foundation of Pensacola is an independent non-profit organization tasked with overseeing the operation and maintenance of Pensacola’s Veterans Memorial Park. The Veterans Memorial Park serves all citizens of the Pensacola Bay Area as well as thousands of visitors to the area. Various local and national Veteran groups use the park for activities, and local civic and youth organizations utilize this venue for other charitable, commemorative, and educational events. The Foundation expects an increase in visits by schools, Scouts and other community organizations to use the Park for field trips and educational events consistent with the Foundation’s mission.
Based on feedback from educators, the Veterans Memorial Park Foundation plans to provide restroom accommodations that will enhance the Park’s utility as a field trip destination for students and other groups, as well as for other educational and memorial events desired by community and military groups who visit. Currently there are no restrooms in the nearby vicinity, and it has consistently been identified by Park visitors as its greatest infrastructure need.
The Foundation received an IMPACT 100 grant to be used for the purchase and installation of a mobile air-conditioned restroom trailer for the Park that can be moved as needed for other events or in case of impending natural disaster. The plan involves the attachment of this facility to existing utilities, making it a semi-permanent installation, wrapped to blend into the existing environment and requiring minimum maintenance and sustainment. However, the IMPACT 100 grant does not provide funding for the site work that must be done before the facility can be installed.
The Foundation has requested a donation of $50,000 from the City of Pensacola to provide funding for the site work for the Veterans Memorial Park Restroom Project to enable the completion of this project. The facility enhancements will improve the ability to conduct these and other events at the Park and veterans will notice and appreciate the community’s attention and commitment to its “jewel on the bay”.
PRIOR ACTION:
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FUNDING:
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The amount requested from the Foundation for the site work is $50,000. Adoption of the Supplemental Budget Resolution will appropriate $50,000 from the current available fund balance in the General Fund to provide funding for the site work on this project.
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: Yes
1/29/2021
STAFF CONTACT:
Keith Wilkins, City Administrator
Amy Lovoy, Finance Director
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Supplemental Budget Resolution No. 2021-07
2) Supplemental Budget Explanation No. 2021-07
3) Letter from the Veterans Memorial Park Foundation
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