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W A I= R h N h R L Y I I F F -- RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: OCTOBER 24, 2016 ITEM NO: 11 SUBJECT: ACCEPT AN IN -KIND DONATION FROM THE TORO COMPANY NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 AND ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING FROM THE AUDUBON INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM FOR $2,500 TO BE UTILIZED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE DEMONSTRATION GARDEN AT STREETER PARK (JANET GOESKE CENTER) TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $52,500 ISSUES: Recommend that the City Council 1) accept from the Toro Company an in -kind donation not to exceed $50,000 for high efficiency irrigation materials; and 2) accept grant funding from the Audubon International Sustainable Communities Program in the amount of $2,500 for the construction of the Demonstration Garden at Streeter Park (Janet Goeske Center). RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that the City Council: Accept the donation of high- efficiency irrigation materials from the Toro Company in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for use in constructing the demonstration garden at Streeter Park (Janet Goeske Center); 2. Accept a grant in the amount $2,500 from the Audubon International Sustainable Communities Program for the demonstration garden at Streeter Park (Janet Goeske Center); and 3. Authorize an increase in estimated revenues in the amount of $2,500 and appropriate expenditures in the same amount to a project account as assigned by the Finance Department. BACKGROUND: On September 22, 2015, the City Council authorized a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $300,000 for landscape demonstration projects to the 521 water conservation fund. On August 22, 2016, the Board of Public Utilities approved the demonstration garden project at the Janet Goeske Center and awarded the design -build agreement to R.B. Development for the construction the turf conversion and demonstration garden. The City of Riverside Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department (PRCSD) is administering the design -build contract on behalf of RPU. The Streeter Park Turf Conversion and Demonstration Garden at the Janet Goeske Center will be built for conservation education and will include California- native and drought - tolerant plants demonstrating various methods of landscaping and water - efficient irrigation practices. The concept of the demonstration garden at the Janet Goeske Center has attracted The Toro Company to assist with the project through a public - private partnership. The Toro Company is a leading worldwide provider of innovative solutions for the outdoor environment including turf maintenance, irrigation, and outdoor lighting solutions. With their international irrigation headquarters located locally here in