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Home My WebLink AboutEPURA RESOLUTION 345aaRESOLUTIONNO.345ARESOLUTIONOFTilEESTESPARKURBANRENEWALAUTHORITYAPPROVINGACONTRACTPROPOSALTOPROCEEDWITHTHEDESIGNOFRESTROOMFACILITIESTOSERVETHEPERFORMANCEPARKAREAWHEREAS,thepopularityanduseofPerformanceParkduringitsfirstseasonofoperationhasbeenphenomenal,attractinganestimated50,000peopletothefacilityoverthecourseofthesummerorslightlyover500peopleforagivenpopularevent;andWHEREAS,theopeningofthekayakcourseinthespringof2004willattractevenmorepeopletothePerformanceParkarea;andWHEREAS,thenearestpublicrestroomfacilityisinTregentPark,approximately750feet(2.5footballfields)away,aninconvenientdistanceespeciallyfortheelderly;andWHEREAS,theonlycomplaintsconcerningPerformanceParkhavebeenthattherearenopermanentrestroomfacilitiesordrinkingfountain;thesenumerouscomplaintscomingfromperformers,theaudienceingeneralandbusinessesintheareawhoendupprovidingcomfortstationsfornon-customersindistress;andWHEREAS,waterandsewerarebothimmediatelyavailableandEPURAhasthefmancialresourcestocorrectthisproblem;andWHEREAS,acontractproposalhasbeenreceivedfromThorpAssociatestodesignaminimalbutadequaterestroomfacilitythatwouldalsoprovideadrinkingfountain,tobelocatedonthewesternedgeoftheOldLumberyardParkingLot;andWHEREAS,EPURAstaffhasreviewedthecontractproposal,findsitinkeepingwithindustrystandardsforsuchservicesandrecommendsittotheEPURABoardofCommissioners.NOW,THEREFORE,BEITRESOLVEDBYTHEESTESPARKURBANRENEWALAUTHORITYTHAT:TheChairmanisherbyauthorizedtoexecutethecontractwithThorpAssociatestoproceedwiththedesignofpublicrestroomfacilitiestoincludeadrinkingfountainforafeenottoexceed$6,500.00,plusreimbursableexpenses.TheExecutiveDirectorisherebyauthorizedtoinvolveHeathConstructioninthedesignprocess,forcoordinationpurposesandtoexpediteconstructionofthefacility.ADOPTED,this21stdayofJanuary,2004.ESTESPARKURBANRENEWALAUTHORITYa---/__c.Chairman