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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Stephane A. Phifer, Planning and Zoning Director
DATE: July 21, 2016
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Ratifying a Payment to Aurora Civic Center Authority for the purchase and installation of video display equipment for RiverEdge Park (16-00711 / AU22/2-16.009-AG/PS - SP - Ward 1)
PURPOSE:
Attached is a resolution authorizing the ratification of funds to Aurora Civic Center Authority in an amount not to exceed $147,418.33 for certain facility enhancements for the 2016 season.
BACKGROUND:
On, August 28, 2012, with resolution R12-222, the City of Aurora approved an agreement with the Aurora Civic Center Authority regarding the Management of RiverEdge Park and John C. Dunham Pavilion, this agreement has been subsequently amended with the most recent amendment being resolution R15-181 approved on July 14, 2015.
DISCUSSION:
RiverEdge Park is in the midst of its fourth summer season and is hosting over 20 events a year bringing over 100,000 people to Downtown Aurora annually. The 2016 lineup consists/consisted of the City's Fourth of July fireworks celebration; festival events such as Two Brother's Summer Festival, Blue's on the Fox and Downtown Alive; individual concert events including sold out crowds for Willy Nelson and Beach Boys & Temptations; cultural events such as Puerto Rican Heritage Festival and Fiestas Patrias; and recreational runs and races. The key to the facilities' success has been the hard work and expertise of the Aurora Civic Center Authority, and their ability to respond quickly to patron's needs and concerns.
Video display locations have always been part of the design and phased implementation for the park. In June of 2014 with resolution R14-144 the City Council approved the reimbursement of funds for RiverEdge Park Facility Enhancements, as part of that package ACCA purchased, at a cost of just a little over $130,000.00, the popular video display located at the back of the mix tower. With the pop...
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