HISTORY:
On February 2017, the City released a Request for Proposals for vendors to design, furnish, install, maintain, remove and store holiday lighting and decorations. On July 26, 2017, Resolution 2017-29956 was adopted and authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement with Artistic Holiday Designs for a term of three (3) years. Year one of the contract was funded in FY 2017/18 in the amount of $430,935, which comprised 20 sites, including the Julia Tuttle Welcome Sign entrance, City Hall, Espanola Way corridors, Police Headquarters, Lincoln Road, Ocean Drive, and the 87th Street sign, as well as other points throughout the city.
In year two, at the January 17, 2018, Commission Meeting, the Mayor and City Commission referred the discussion to the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee (NCAC) directing staff to enhance 2018 year's holiday decorations. At the May 22, 2018 NCAC meeting, a motion was passed to enhance the 2018 holiday program in an additional amount not to exceed $365,000. The motion specified allocating $300,000 to supplement citywide decorations, adding focus on Northshore Oceanside Park, Lummus Park and all City entranceways, and $65,000 for Jim Morrison Production's installation on the MacArthur Causeway.
Upon further consideration, at the July 13, 2018 Finance and Citywide Projects Committee (FCWPC) meeting, the enhancement was approved for $140,000.00 instead of the initial requested amount. The motion specified allocating $98,000 to supplement citywide decorations for Artistic Holiday Design and $42,000 for Jim Morrison Production's installation on the MacArthur Causeway. All enhancement recommendations were approved as presented by FCWPC. The enhancement request was officially adopted during the fiscal year 2018/19 budget September 26, 2018, Commission Meeting. Furthermore, an amendment to the existing contract for the increase amount not to exceed of $100,000.00 for Artistic Holiday Design was adopted at the October 17, 2018, Commission Meeting.
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