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� � <br /> • COUNCIL MEMORANDUM <br /> #2006-11 <br /> DATE: October 11, 2006 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council <br /> FROM: Steve Garma ity Manager <br /> SUBJECT: Contribution to ido Fields Dog Park <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION <br /> Staff recommends approval of the attached resolution authorizing a contribution of <br /> $15,000 for a planned dog park to be known as Fido Fields. The contribution comes in <br /> response to a public request on August 7 and the amount was determined based on <br /> follow-up meetings with members of the committee organizing the development. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> For several months now a partnership of local volunteer community members has been <br /> • working to develop a dog park to be located in Fairview Park. Plans call for the <br /> development of a four acre off-leash dog park designed to provide a year-round <br /> recreational and community space for dogs and their owners to exercise and socialize. <br /> Fido Fields will feature an electronic double-gated entrance with separate areas for small <br /> and large dogs and the Decatur Park District will provide security and maintenance. <br /> Funds will be used for general construction of the park and a copy of the brochure <br /> detailing park plans is attached. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTION: There are no known objections to this <br /> resolution. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: Dog Park Committee <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Steve Garman, City Manager <br /> Ron Neufeld, Director of Finance <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: Funding for this project will be taken from <br /> the City's contingency fund. <br /> � <br />