Ken Cleveland Foundation to fund new playground at Ken Cleveland Park; council approves purchase under Sourcewell contract

The Medina City Council on Jan. 13 accepted a donation from the Ken Cleveland Foundation to replace the playground at Ken Cleveland Park and approved an emergency purchase to install the structure this year.

Parks and Recreation Director Worley told council the foundation agreed to fund “the entire cost of the purchase and installation, to the amount of $111,928.” The council adopted Resolution 1025 accepting the donation and later approved Ordinance 1125 authorizing the purchase from Snyder Recreation Inc. under a Sourcewell contract. Council approved the emergency clause so the purchase order could be issued before the end of January.

Worley said the replacement is intended to retire a structure that is more than 30 years old and provide a larger, modern playground for the park. The purchase will proceed through Snyder Recreation, which Worley identified as the authorized representative for Burke Equipment and the sale is being made using the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract.

Both the donation acceptance (Resolution 1025) and the purchase ordinance (Ordinance 1125, including the emergency clause) passed by roll call vote, 7–0.

Worley said staff expects installation to proceed after the vendor's scheduling and the issuance of the purchase order. Council did not discuss any additional city funding tied to the purchase during the meeting.