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The following donation recommendations will be placed on the Mayor’s Report for approval at the November 12, 2026, Council Meeting:
1. Accepting and approving the following donations for the following depts. and divs.:
a. Community and Resident Services - accepting a donation from the Leadership Lexington Adopt A Park Committee: a new Pop-A-Shot basketball game to be used at the Tates Creek Community Center to replace the current Pop-A-Shot that is in very poor condition and a new park bench for Gainesway Park (estimated value $800);
b. Aging and Disability Services - accepting a donation from Jack Miller: a hand-crafted cross-stitch replica of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, to be hung at the new Senior and Therapeutic Recreation Center. Miller spent 90 days, 750 hours, and 71,604 stitches, using 54 different colors and 71 skeins of embroidery floss to create this artwork, framed with museum-quality glass;
c. Police - accepting a donation from Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment: 100 turkeys for patrol officers assigned to Central Sector in appreciation of their dedicated service, commitment, and protection of the Lexington community. (estimated value $2,500); and,
d. Fire and Emergency Services - accepting a donation from OKAYA (U.S.A.), INC.: a Toyota reach lift (estimated value $6,000) and a mobile lift unit (estimated value $300) that will greatly increase our capacity to bulk store, safely transport and distribute supplies and inventory for the LFD’s Logistics Building, providing infrastructure toward maintaining a central delivery point, in accordance with Divisional Strategic Planning and Accreditation Recommendations.
Summary
The following donation recommendations will be placed on the Mayor’s Report for approval at the November 12, 2026, Council Meeting:
2. Accepting and approving the following donations for the following departments and divisions:
b. Community and Resident Services - accepting a donation from the Leadership Lexington Adopt A Park Committee: a new Pop-A-Shot basketball game to be used at the Tates Creek Community Center to replace the current Pop-A-Shot that is in very poor condition and a new park bench for Gainesway Park. (estimated value $800)
c. Aging and Disability Services - accepting a donation from Jack Miller: a hand-crafted cross-stitch replica of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, to be hung at the new Senior and Therapeutic Recreation Center. Miller spent 90 days, 750 hours, and 71,604 stitches, using 54 different colors and 71 skeins of embroidery floss to create this artwork, framed with museum-quality glass.
d. Police - accepting a donation from Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment: 100 turkeys for patrol officers assigned to Central Sector in appreciation of their dedicated service, commitment, and protection of the Lexington community. (estimated value $2,500)
e. Fire and Emergency Services - accepting a donation from OKAYA (U.S.A.), INC.: a Toyota reach lift (estimated value $6,000) and a mobile lift unit (estimated value $300) that will greatly increase our capacity to bulk store, safely transport and distribute supplies and inventory for the LFD’s Logistics Building, providing infrastructure toward maintaining a central delivery point, in accordance with Divisional Strategic Planning and Accreditation Recommendations.