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Council approves Kohler Lawn scattering garden construction contract after budget questions
Summary
Council authorized a contract not to exceed $713,117 with King Concrete Construction for a scattering garden at Kohler Lawn Cemetery. Discussion focused on prior design costs (approx. $90,985), whether to reallocate prior budgeted funds, and deferred‑maintenance priorities; motion passed 4–2.
The Nampa City Council voted to authorize the mayor to sign a construction contract with King Concrete Construction for a scattering garden at Kohler Lawn Cemetery in an amount not to exceed $713,117.
Parks director Cody Swander told the council the project had been discussed during capital workshops and that design and bidding had been completed. He advised that roughly $668,600 had been budgeted in prior years and that approximately $90,984.88 had already been spent on design and bidding services. CFO Doug Ray Stine clarified that the $90,984 is a sunk cost in prior fiscal years and that council options included using previously allocated funds, approving a budget amendment, or killing the project to redirect prior allocations to deferred maintenance.
Council members debated whether funds would be better spent on deferred infrastructure maintenance versus proceeding with the scattering garden, which a council member described as revenue‑generating in the long run. After discussion and a roll call, the motion to approve the construction contract passed on a 4–2 vote.
What happens next: Staff will finalize contract documents and return with any necessary budget amendments; construction will be administered per FY26 budget authority and applicable city procurement rules.
