Report of the Finance Committee Page 4
April 6, 2016
Mayor Donchess
The Board of Aldermen approved the location on the east side of Concord Street, then a plan was developed
by Jennifer Brook and working with her were Eric Brand and Tom Papas. They developed a very nice plan but
the trouble was that the estimate was around $500,000. That was kind of pending for a while and then the
Legacy Playground Group decided to switch the location to Labine Field which, | don’t even know if it was
approved by the Board of Public Works but the Board of Aldermen was not involved because it wasn’t Greeley
Park. Yes, it is going to require additional funds to construct the park beyond those available to the Legacy
Playground fundraising effort. Since we all consider it to be a very worthwhile project we are asking that we go
forward with it even though all of the money was not privately raised.
Alderman Cookson
In addition, how much is being contributed by Legacy Playground?
Mayor Donchess
It seems like it’s in the range of $150,000 to $165,000.
Alderman Cookson
| think it’s outside of the scope of this because this is just about the equipment but | know that this playground
is going to abut a ball field and | know that there are several homeruns that are hit over that left field fence so |
just want to make sure that there is protection for the patrons of this new park that might be visiting, especially
the children.
Mayor Donchess
| think that’s going to be taking care of with a net. The request that was approved by the Human Affairs
Committee is for the construction of the upgrade of the restrooms at the facility. As | recall it’s a $20,000
inclusion in the CDBG resolution, which again is restrooms and not this equipment. The request was reduced
by the committee.
Alderman Caron
The $20,000 that’s in the resolution is for the restrooms only and not for this piece of equipment.
Alderman Siegel
Should there be a requirement to adhere to the Davis-Bacon Wage rates, that’s really up to the contractor to
pay that money, it doesn’t come back to the city. If they have to pay a higher rate because that’s a
requirement then that’s the way it goes, that’s why we contracts.
Alderman O’Brien
| would like to point out that the contractor is M.E. O’Brien and it’s just a common name and there is no conflict.
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