ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 25, 2003

Agenda Item No. 12

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE "FRIENDS OF INGHAM COUNTY PARKS" NON-PROFIT CORPORATION

RESOLUTION #03-301

WHEREAS, a group of citizens formed a Playground Committee in 1996, raising more than $100,000 to build a creative playground at Lake Lansing Park~South; and subsequently raising $164,000 to build a Bandshell at Lake Lansing Park~South; and

WHEREAS, the Playground Committee no longer exists, but individuals from that committee formed a 501c3 non-profit corporation named "The Friends of Ingham County Parks"; and

WHEREAS, a group of citizens has undertaken a fund-raising project designed to construct a creative playground at Hawk Island Park; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Parks Board feels that it would be advantageous for the County to appropriate the "Playground Seed Money"in the 450 Capital Improvement Fund to the non-profit corporation "The Friends of Ingham County Parks" to be used for development and construction of a creative playground at Hawk Island County Park.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the appropriation of the "Community Built Playground Seed Money" from the 450 Capital Improvement Fund, in an amount not to exceed $8154.25, to the 501c3 non-profit corporation known as "The Friends of Ingham County Parks" for the purpose of developing and constructing a creative playground at Hawk Island County Park.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners authorizes the County Attorney to prepare a contract for this purpose.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson and County Clerk are authorized to sign the contract as drafted by the County Attorney.

COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Celentino, Holman, De Leon, Schor, Severino, Nevin

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 11/18/03

FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Swope, Dedden, Hertel, Thomas, Minter

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 11/19/03