HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 177-R-26
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07/27/2026
177-R-26
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Purchase Agreement
from Landscape Structures, Inc. (601 7th St. S., Delano, MN 55328) to Purchase
the Playground Equipment for Clyde-Brummel Park through the Cooperative
Purchasing Process not to Exceed $200,000
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston is committed to providing safe, accessible, and high-
quality recreational spaces that enhance the health and well-being of all residents, particularly
youth; and
WHEREAS, Clyde Brummel Park serves as a vital community asset and neighborhood
gathering space in the City of Evanston; and
WHEREAS, the existing playground equipment at Clyde Brummel Park has not been
updated in over twenty-five (25) years and is in need of modern updates to ensure it meets
contemporary, safety, accessibility, and community play standards; and
WHEREAS, KaBOOM!, Inc., a national non-profit organization dedicated to achieving
playspace equity, has secured private funding in the amount of two hundred thousand dollars
($200,000.00) to support the complete transformation and update of the 2-5 year old and 5-12
year old playgrounds at Clyde Brummel Park; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston desires to support this project by providing a one hundred
percent (100%) matching cash contribution of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00), with
funds to be allocated from the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP); and
WHEREAS, the City's matching funds will be covered by reallocating CIP dollars from
projects that will not be completed this year, specifically additional playground surfacing ($62,000)
and pathway improvements ($138,000); and
WHEREAS, under the proposed project framework, the City of Evanston will be responsible
for the collaborative community engagement process, demolition of the existing playground site
and the purchasing of the new playground equipment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston finds it in the best interest of the City to purchase the
playground equipment through the community purchasing cooperative and Landscapes Structures,
Inc.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are found to be true and correct and are
hereby incorporated into this Resolution as the findings of the City Council.
SECTION 2: The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or their
designee, to negotiate and execute a purchase agreement with Landscape Structures,
Incorporated to purchase the playground equipment through the cooperative purchasing
process not to exceed $200,000.
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Adopted: July 27, 2026
Alexandra B. Ruggie, Corporation Counsel