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OCTOBER 11, 2005
05-300
RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE:
ACCEPT DONATIONS; AMEND AGREEMENT WITH OSHKOSH
AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION & CR MEYER & SONS-
OVERLOOK PAVILION I GAZEBO AT RIVERSIDE PARK
INITIATED BY:
CITY ADMINISTRATION
WHEREAS, donations have been made by the Oshkosh Downtown Rotary, the
Southwest Rotary, and the Morning Rotary to the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation
for construction of an overlook pavilion I gazebo at the Leach Amphitheater at Riverside
Park; and
WHEREAS, the Oshkosh Foundation has established funds for the payment of
design services and construction costs for said pavilion I gazebo; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the Common Council to acknowledge and accept
these generous donations for improvements at the Leach Amphitheater at Riverside Park;
and
WHEREAS, §62.15 of the Wisconsin Statutes allows municipalities to accept the
donation of materials and I or labor for public construction as an exception to the
requirements of the public bidding statute; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council previously approved an agreement with the
Foundation and CR Meyer & Sons for construction of the band shell I amphitheater at
Riverside Park; and
WHEREAS, the Foundation and underlying donors are desirous of contracting with
CR Meyer for construction of said overlook pavilion I gazebo.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Oshkosh that, on behalf of the residents of Oshkosh, the City acknowledges with deep
gratitude and appreciation the generous donations of the Oshkosh Downtown Rotary, the
Southwest Rotary and the Morning Rotary for improvements at the Leach Amphitheater at
Riverside Park and that the proper City officials are authorized and directed to take those
steps necessary to accept these donations and acknowledge these philanthropic activities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the existing agreement with the Oshkosh Area
Community Foundation and CR Meyer & Sons for improvements at Riverside Park is
hereby amended to include construction of an overlook pavilion I gazebo and the proper
City officials are hereby authorized to enter into an appropriate agreement and to take
those steps necessary to implement the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
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