HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 10046 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10046
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 29, 2017
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Subject: CITY EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS
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The purpose of this informal report is to update the City Council on the City's efforts to encourage
private property owners to maintain dedicated parkland. The City's park inventory currently
contains 276 parks with a combined total of 11 ,961 acres. The Park & Recreation Department
offers several opportunities for the public to assist in providing maintenance to dedicated
parkland.
Through the Neighborhood and Community Park Dedication Policy City staff works with
developers to identify suitable public parkland within their development. During the neighborhood
park identification process the developer has the option to pay neighborhood park development
fees for future park development or can elect to construct mutually agreed upon improvements.
The developer has the option to construct more than the agreed upon improvements. Additionally
the developer has the option to enter into an adopt-a-park agreement to maintain the public
parkland.
The Policy also allows for credits against the neighborhood park fees for private recreation
facilities built for the use of the residents within the subdivision. These improvements would be
constructed and maintained by the HOA.
The City also works with private property owners, businesses and non-profit organizations
desiring to improve particular public parklands through adopt-a-park agreements. Currently the
City has 55 active agreements that range from maintaining a flower bed to fully irrigated and
maintained park grounds with an additional 19 public parks maintained by Public Improvement
Districts (PID). For those interested in donating specific improvements or providing the funding for
improvements, staff will coordinate the city's acceptance of these improvements or funding and
will incorporate the construction of those improvements upon City Council acceptance into the
Departments work plan.
The City also offers a similar program for the maintenance of public medians and currently
manages 28 active adopt-a-median agreements.
If you have any questions about this information, please contact Richard Zavala, Park &
Recreation Director at 817-392-5704 or Assistant City Manager Susan Alanis.
David Cooke
City Manager
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