To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract for the option to purchase Trees and Nursery Stock with Schichtels Nursery, Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00; and to declare an emergency. ($1.00)

This item authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract with Schichtels Nursery, Inc. for the option to purchase trees and nursery stock. A nominal expenditure of $1.00 is authorized for this option. The contract is declared an emergency, allowing for immediate execution. Schichtels Nursery, Inc. is a New York corporation that asserts it operates solely in interstate commerce and is not required to register with the Ohio Secretary of State.