REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF BLOOMINGTON RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 18, 2025
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Special Districts
SUBJECT
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Contract with Garner Holt Productions, Inc. for the Kessler Park Statues Project
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the Bloomington Recreation and Park District, approve contract with Garner Holt Productions, Inc., to provide artistic design, fabrication, placement, and anchoring services for the Kessler Park Statues Project, which includes two original statues at Kessler Park to serve as a visual celebration of local athletic leagues and facilities, fostering community pride and cultural enrichment through public art, in the amount of $249,400, for a term of June 18, 2025, through June 18, 2026.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total estimated cost of the Kessler Park Statues Project (Project) is $270,000, that includes construction, project management, and contingencies, in the amount of $20,600. The recommended contract is funded by an allocation from the Fifth District's Board of Supervisors operating budget. On December 17, 2024 (Item No. 101), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved an allocation for the Project of $220,000 from the Fifth Supervisorial District's 2024-25 operating budget. The remaining $50,000 was funded by a separate allocation from the Fifth Supervisorial District's operating budget in 2023-24, which was approved by the Board as part of the 2023-24 Year-End Budget Adjustment Report on October 22, 2024 (Item No. 66). Sufficient appropriation for the Project is included i...
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