8451-10 - Great Lakes Construction donation to remove Little Links

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RESOLUTION N0. 8451=10 BY: Antonio, Bullock, Butler, Madigan, Powers, Smith, Summers. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members elected to Council otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Mayor to accept, on behalf of the City of Lakewood, services in the form of removal of concrete and grading of the area at Kaufmann Park known as Lakewood Little Links, from The Great Lakes Construction Company valued at approximately $5,000. WHEREAS, The Great Lakes Construction Company has generously offered to donate services to allow the regular maintenance of the area of Kaufmann Park known as Lakewood Little Links and add additional green space to Lakewood Park; and WHEREAS, currently, this area of Kaufman Park is more difficult to maintain and does not allow the use of this area by the public; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) members elected thereto determines that this resolution is an emergency measure, and that this resolution shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in ARTICLE III, SECTONS 10 and 13 of the SECOND AMENDED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that this area should be graded and seeded prior to winter to allow the establishment of grass prior to the winter season. Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO:. Section 1. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to accept, on behalf of the City of Lakewood, services in the form of removal of concrete and grading of the area at Kaufmann Park known as Lakewood Little Links, from The Great Lakes Construction Company valued at approximately $5,000. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal actions were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 3. That this resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for