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OAKLAND '
22 Mar 26 Ml 12! 10
Approved as to Form and Legality
City Attorney
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
892 1 3 C.M.S.Resolution No.
RESOLUTION 1) ACCEPTING A GIFT OF IN-KIND SERVICES FROM
PROJECT BACKBOARD FOR LOWELL PARK OUTDOOR BASKETBALL
COURT RESURFACING VALUED IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE
HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS
($132,700) AND 2) AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) WITH PROJECT BACKBOARD AND DRYCO, INC., THE CONSTRUCTION VENDOR
SELECTED TO PERFORM THE SERVICES, TO AUTHORIZE THE WORK ON
CITY PROPERTY
WHEREAS, Project Backboard is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2015 with the mission to go beyond court lines and crossover to contemporary art; and WHEREAS, Project Backboard provides support to communities to renovate public basketball courts and install large scale works of art on surfaces in order to strengthen communities, improve park safety, encourage multi-generational play, and inspire people to think more critically and creatively about their environment; and
WHEREAS, Project Backboard will provide in-kind services for the resurfacing of the two outdoor basketball courts at Lowell Park located at 1180 14th Street at no cost to the City of Oakland with an anticipated project completion of summer 2022; and WHEREAS, the proposed project involves up to $132,700 of in-kind services to repair, resurface, apply artwork and restripe the courts; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission reviewed, provided comment and recommended the project at the September 8, 2021 meeting; and WHEREAS, the Public Art Advisory Committee reviewed, provided comments, and unanimously approved the artist’s court design at the May 2, 2022 meeting; and WHEREAS, the City Administrator will execute one dollar ($1.00) construction contracts with Project Backboard and Dryco, Inc., the construction vendor selected by Project Backboard to perform the services, and the companies shall provide insurance and bonds as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the City Administrator will enter into agreements with Project Backboard and the artist to install the artwork design on the basketball court; and WHEREAS, after working with city staff to analyze court condition and community outreach to gauge local community interest in the project and artwork, the Lowell Park basketball CQurts were selected by the donor because 1) West Oakland neighborhoods lack resurfaced outdoor basketball courts, and 2) the project will add value to the neighborhood, and 3) will reactivate the community space improving access to healthy outdoor recreation; and WHEREAS, the, Lowell Park court renovation project does not create unbudgeted costs for the city and completes deferred maintenance; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts a gift of in-kind services valued in an amount not to exceed $132,700 from Project Backboard for the Lowell Park basketball court resurfacing project; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the City Administrator to execute a contract in the amount of one dollar ($1.00) with Project Backboard and Dryco, Inc., the construction vendor selected by Project Backboard to perform the services, to authorize the work on City property.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, JUN 0 7 2022
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
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AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB
PRESIDENT FORT
M, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND
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ABSENr
ABSTENTION-'
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ATTEST:
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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