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19 <br /> Financial Management <br /> DATE: 8/19/2024 <br /> MEMO: <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Moore Wolfe and <br /> City Council Members <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason,City Manager <br /> Ruby F James,City Treasurer&Chief Financial Officer <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing Payment for Watering Services for Beautify America with Evan Burgett <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: City Administration recommends Council approval for payment of up to$26,000 of <br /> watering services for Beautify America with Evan Burgett. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The City has contracted with Evan Burgett for watering services and maintenance of flower beds by the green space at the Decatur <br /> Library and Preston Jackson Park for the past several years as part of the Beautify Decatur efforts. This year the City added <br /> flowers to the Lincoln Square. In addition,the excessive heat in June and July caused additional watering to be necessary through <br /> this point in the year. Both of these items caused the costs to rise to $26,000 for the 2024 season. Last year, the City spent <br /> $19,000 on maintaining the flower beds. Mr. Burgett provides watering, mulch, fertilizer and soil for the beds each year, and the <br /> beds are maintained from March through September. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: None <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: None Anticipated. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: None <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Ruby F.James,City Treasurer&Chief Financial Officer <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: <br /> The City originally budgeted$15,000 for watering services and will need an additional$11,000 of budget which is available in the <br /> Central Business District,organization code 10430402,under miscellaneous. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> Resolution Authorizing Payment for Watering rvi Resolution Letter <br /> for Beautify America with Evan Burgett <br />