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Approve the phase plan for Pease District Park under the existing Park Operations and Maintenance Agreement with the Pease Park Conservancy, expanding the Conservancy’s responsibilities for operations, maintenance, land management, programming, event coordination, and volunteer management beyond Kingsbury Commons to additional areas of Pease District Park to help offset City costs. Funding: This action has a positive fiscal impact by offsetting the City’s costs to maintain Pease District Park and will result in improved access for the general public.
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Austin Parks and Recreation.
Fiscal Note
This action has a positive fiscal impact by offsetting the City’s costs to maintain Pease Park and will result in improved access for the general public.
Prior Council Action:
March 12, 2020 - Council approved Resolution No. 20200312-041 which directed the City Manager to work with parks nonprofit partners that have established relationships with Austin Parks and Recreation (APR), including but not limited to The Trail Foundation and the Pease Park Conservancy, to create opportunities or partnership agreements that benefit the community, and to outline roles and responsibilities between those groups and APR.
May 20, 2021 - Council authorized the negotiation and execution of a park operations and maintenance agreement with Pease Park Conservancy for the operation, maintenance, and programming of certain portions of Pease District Park. Council provided direction to submit the first two Annual Programming Plans under the agreement to Council for review and direction.
February 3, 2022 - Council approved the Pease Park Conservancy's Annual Programming Plan for Kingsbury Commons within Pease District Park.
April 13, 2023 - Council approved the Pease Park Conservancy's Annual Programming Plan for Kingsbury Commons within Pease District Park.
November 21, 2024 - Council approved Resolution No. 20241121-072, which directed the City Ma...
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