Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Premier Christmas for Christmas Display and Lighting Services at Gabe Nesbitt Community Park for the Christmas Lighting Event
Summary
COUNCIL GOALS: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
(5A: Create Affordable Recreational and Cultural Arts Activities for all Ages throughout the City
5C: Continue to Market and Highlight Mckinney as a Unique Destination for Residents and Visitors Alike)
MEETING DATE: June 5, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation Department
CONTACT: Michael Kowski AICP CUD, Director of Parks and Recreation
Teresa Thomason, Apex Centre Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of the Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to enter into a contract with Premier Christmas for a Christmas Display and Lighting services in Gabe Nesbitt Community Park. The contract amount shall not exceed $200,000.
* Four firms submitted statements of qualifications and were evaluated by City staff.
* From the four firms that submitted, the evaluation team's top ranking firm was Premier Christmas.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* The City of McKinney Apex Centre is charged with the task to be operationally self-supporting. The pricing structure of membership and programming is what drives the facility to be able to attain this goal.
* When pricing structures were provided to Council in 2016, the staff shared that a scholarship fund would be established to assist those who could not otherwise participate in programming at the facility.
* The Apex Centre team has established an event proposal of Christmas Light Display at Gabe Nesbitt Community Park to raise funds to support the scholarship program.
* The intent of this event is to grow each year that it is held, and to create a sense of community during the holiday season.
* The event will be held December 1 - December 24, 2018. The schedule allows thi...
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