Board members approved the staff recommendation to award the Cuttle Park dirt-haul work to Brady Construction as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and approved other parks purchases and encumbrances.

During the procurement discussion staff cited three contractor quotes and recommended Brady Construction; board members moved to approve that recommendation. Documents and recommendation figures were read into the record by staff and the board approved the action by voice vote.

On playground and landscape equipment, staff cited a quote from Landscape Structures with amounts read aloud in two slightly different figures (about $28,232.02 and $28,262.02 in separate lines of the transcript). A board member moved to approve the Landscape Structures purchase and to encumber the funds for the 2026 budget; the motion passed by voice vote. The board approved a series of additional encumbrances for Kokomo Parks & Recreation, including line items and vendor amounts that were read into the record (examples included PlayPros $13,003.25; Bailey Fence $14,375; SprayTech Solutions $23,006.75 and $24,007.64; Land City Structures entries totaling six-figure items; Cunningham Concrete entries; Hearne Construction; and others).

Staff noted a Verisker, Inc. recommendation and cited payment-related figures in a staff summary; several numeric items were read that appear in the procurement record. The board approved the cited encumbrances and purchases by voice vote and instructed staff to encumber funds in the 2026 budget where indicated.