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STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: 04/21/2025 <br /> Motion <br /> <br />TO: Park Commission <br />AGENDA ITEM: Bob and Holly Kress Donation <br />SUBMITTED BY: Adam Swanepoel, Assistant Public Works Director <br /> REVIEWED BY: Marty Powers, Public Works Director <br /> <br /> <br />CORE STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />☒ Vibrant, inclusive, connected community ☐ Efficient, reliable, innovative services <br />☐ Responsive, transparent, adaptive governance ☐ Balanced Finances now and future <br />☐ Managed Growth ☐ Resilient Infrastructure <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The city has received a donation of $1,650 from Bob and Holly Kress, to be used for community <br />improvement within Sunfish Lake Park. The Kress’s reached out to city staff requesting to place a park <br />bench in Sunfish Lake Park near the lake. <br /> <br />ISSUE BEFORE PARKS COMMISSION: <br />Should the Parks Commission accept the donation of $1650 from Bob and Holly Kress? <br /> <br />PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: <br />Bob and Holly wish to donate $1650 to fund an upgraded park improvement in Sunfish Lake Park. It is <br />requested the donation would help purchase a bench to be placed between markers #20 and #19 <br /> <br />Parks Commissioners should consider the following when accepting donations: <br /> <br />(1) Is the gift of lasting value to the community? <br />(2) Does it create potential liability issues for the City? That is, will people walk on it, sit on it, or <br />under it? Will construction be inspected, is construction up to current standards (ADA accessible, <br />for example?) Are the materials used acceptable for public construction? <br />(3) Will some member of the public find the item offensive; can it be construed as having a religious <br />content, or offending members of a protected class? <br />(4) What will the potential annual maintenance cost of the gifted object be? Do the costs outweigh <br />the value of the gift? <br />(5) Does the gift carry implied duties that the City must perform? What is the cost of performance of <br />such duties? Does the cost exceed the value of the gift? <br />(6) If costs, direct or indirect exceed the value of the gift; acceptance of the gift may still be <br />warranted if a public purpose is being served and all understand the costs as well as the value of <br />the gift. <br />(7) Also, does the acceptance of the gift imply that the City will replace the gift when worn out, <br />destroyed by vandals, etc? If the gift is found to be no longer of use in the future, may the City at <br />that time, sell, dismantle or convert to another use?