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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWD-16-97~, REPORT Meeting:. GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File # ~ ~~ ~~~ Res. # ' ~~- ~' Date; MARCH 3, 1997 By-Law # Report #: .~ File #: Subject: Offer to Donate Bench at Bowmanville Cemetery - Green/Flintoff Recommendationsr It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and .Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report WD-16-97 be received; 2. THAT the request for permission to donate a park-style. bench at Bowmanville Cemetery be granted; 3. THAT the. style,. location and installation. of the bench be -, subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works; 4. THAT cemetery staff install the bench at a cost of $224; and 5. THAT Dave and Marilyn Green and Linda Flintoff be advised of Council's decision and thanked for their generous donation. REPORT 1.0 ATTACBMENTS No. 1: Correspondence, dated February 7, 1997, from Linda Flintoff 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 Linda Flintoff, in correspondence dated February 7, 1997, requested that she. and Dave and Marilyn Green be granted permission to place a park-style bench at Bowmanville Cemetery ..,Ew~®.E~:~.. - 3 3.4 0 ,. REPORT NO.: 9PD-16-97 PAGE 2 in memory of her husband and the Green's son. They have agreed to provide the bench and pay the cost for the installation. 3.0 REVIEIR AND COMMENT 3.1 To ensure that the bench and installation is in accordance with the Municipal By-law, it is recommended that the type/style of bench be subject to the approval of the Director of Public Works and that cemetery staff meet with the donors to select a suitable location. 3.2 It is further recommended that the bench be installed by cemetery staff for $224, which is the flat rate charged for a regular headstone foundation. 4.0 CONCLUSION 4.1 It is recommended that the donation of a park style bench be gratefully accepted and that the bench be installed by cemetery staff at a location satisfactory to the Director of Public Works. Respectfully submitted, St~ oke ng. Director of Public works JCO*SAV*ph February 24, 1997 Attachment Lynda Flintoff 123 Parkway Avenue Bowmanville, ON L1C 1B5 Reviewed by, ~~~ W. H. Stockwell Chief Administrative Officer Mr. & Mrs. Dave Green 24 Strathmanor Drive Bowmanville, ON L1C 4L3 1141