HomeMy WebLinkAbout#19 - Lions Park DugoutsSTAFF REPORT
DATE: November 5, 2019
REGULAR
AGENDA ITEM: Lions Ball Park Dugout Donations
TO: Mayor and City Council
SUBMITTED BY: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
BACKGROUND:
State statute requires that cities accept donations via resolution. Over the last two years numerous
volunteers and businesses have contributed to the building of two dugouts at Lions Ball Park.
ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL:
Should Council accept the donation of the dugouts and recognize the contributions?
PROPOSAL:
Included in your packet is a resolution that identifies the volunteers who contributed over 800 hours of
their time to build the dugouts. There is also a listing of businesses who donated supplies. Due to these
donations the city not only saved $93,000 in park dedication dollars but funds from the Lake Elmo Lions
that were donated to the city in 2017 can now be used for other improvements such as batting cages at
Lions Field.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Cost savings to park dedication fund
OPTIONS:
1) Approve Resolution No 2019-082
2) Amend and then Approve Resolution No 2019-082
3) Don not accept the donation of dugouts
RECOMMENDATION:
Motion to approve Resolution No 2019-082
ATTACHMENTS:
• Resolution No 2019-082
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-082
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DONATED MATERIALS AND SERVICES FOR
DUGOUTS AT LIONS BALL PARK
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statues Section 465.03 provides that donations to the City
be accepted by resolution of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City is specifically authorized to accept gifts and bequests for the
benefit of recreational services pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 471.17; and
WHEREAS, citizens and businesses have donated over 800 hours of labor and
materials as described below in the completion of two dugouts at Lions Ball Park; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo agrees that said
contribution does benefit to the citizens of Lake Elmo and saved $93,000 in park
dedication funds to be used elsewhere; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Lake Elmo, Minnesota, does hereby acknowledges and agrees to accept said donation of
the two dugouts on behalf of the citizens of Lake Elmo.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo
thanks the following individuals and businesses for their contributions:
Labor Volunteers:
• Hoagie Arndt
• Bryan Butler
• Chris Carvelli
• Dave Faint
• Steve Johnson
• Neil Krueger
• Jimmy Lohmann
• Aaron Runk
• Bob Taverna
• Jeff Thene
• Barry Weeks
• Dick Wier
• Jed Wier
Business Donations (materials):
• Cemstone (concrete)
• County Materials Corp (concrete block and mortar)
• Hagberg’s Country Market (lunches)
• Johnson Companies (storage)
• Lake Elmo Oil (refreshments)
• Legacy Exteriors LLC (roofing materials)
• Sherwin Williams Paint store (stain)
• Structural Wood Corporations (laminated beams, cedar and fir lumber)
• Weeks-End Signs (signs)
• Carvelli Drain Service and Plumbing (warming house sewer hookup)
APPROVED by the Lake Elmo City Council on this 5th day of November, 2019.
By: __________________________
Mike Pearson
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julie Johnson
City Clerk