Title
Holiday Pole Decorations and Banners
History
Folgers Flag & Decorating, Inc. has been providing holiday street pole banners and unlit pole decorations on rental basis. They provide 144 unlit pole decorations (Toy Soldiers and Fantasy trees with pole trim garland) and 30 holiday banners, installation, and removal. The decorations are installed in Old Orland, 159th Street, 151st Street, 94th Avenue, and Ravinia Avenue.
The 30 banners currently used are installed on the north side of 159th Street. New banners (30x60) would cost approximately $75 and up per banner.
All of the poles on 94th Avenue now have electricity to provide for LED lighted pole decorations. All poles that are being replaced in the Village will have electricity for lit displays. New LED displays would cost approximately $300 and up per pole display, plus brackets and installation.
Folgers Flag offers two plans for decorations. One is a three-year lease which includes product, installation, storage, maintenance, and takedown. They also offer new products for purchase and would charge an hourly rate of about $220 per hour for installation and takedown. There would also be a separate fee for maintenance and storage. Folgers’ three year lease is a more economically priced package than purchasing and contracting for services.
Staff contacted two other companies for prices. These companies require purchase of banners and decorations. One company, Display Sales, does not provide installation, storage, maintenance, setup and takedown. Downtown Decorations could provide those services, but felt that it was too late to do it this year.
On October 3, 2011, this item was reviewed and approved by the Parks & Recreation Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
Financial Impact
The FY 2011 budget for holiday displays is $39,296.00 and includes all pole decorations as well as the storage, maintenance, installation and takedown of the Village-owned, lighted decorations at the Village Hal...
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