HomeMy WebLinkAbout32. 16-304JUNE 14, 2016 16-304 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: ACCEPT GIFT OF BRIDGE LIGHTING ON
OSHKOSH/CONGRESS AVENUE BRIDGE
INITIATED BY: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WHEREAS a donation has been made by Oshkosh Area Community
Foundation for the purchase and installation of decorative LED profile lighting for the
Oshkosh/Congress Avenue bridge; and
WHEREAS, the donation is harmonious with a similar bridge lighting systems
approved by the Oshkosh Common Council in December 2008 for the Main Street
Bridge and May 2012 for the Jackson/Oregon Street Bridge; and
WHEREAS, the City has adopted a gift policy which allows the City to take on
future maintenance costs related to a gift upon consideration of the community’s need
or desire for the donation; whether and to what extent the proposed donation provides
a new or diverse experience for the community and its visitors; the financial capacity
of the donor; the ease of maintenance and repair; and whether the annual
maintenance cost is so low as to be negligible; and
WHEREAS, city staff has evaluated the proposed donation and has determined
that the utility and maintenance costs are so low as to allow them to be absorbed into
the current streetlighting operating budget;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, by the Common
Council of the City of Oshkosh that, subject to an appropriate state/municipal
agreement, on behalf of the residents of this community, the City accepts with deep
gratitude and appreciation the generous donation from the Oshkosh Community
Foundation and that the proper City officials are authorized and directed to take those
steps necessary to accept this donation and to properly maintain such donation during
its useful life.