Posting Language
Title
Conduct a public hearing in accordance with Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 26 to consider a resolution authorizing a temporary change in use of approximately 20,800 square feet of dedicated parkland located in Jamestown Neighborhood Park so that the Watershed Protection Department can use the parkland as a temporary storage and staging area for a period not to exceed 570 days during construction of the Little Walnut Creek - Jamestown Tributary Erosion and Drainage project. Funding: $2,443 is available in the Capital Budget of Watershed Protection.
De
Lead Department
Parks and Recreation Department.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $2,443 is available in the Capital Budget of Watershed Protection.
For More Information:
Lead Department - Parks and Recreation Department, Ricardo Soliz, Division Manager, (512) 974-9452; Gregory Montes, Program Manager, (512) 974-9458.
Sponsoring Department - Watershed Protection Department, Janna Renfro P.E., Managing Engineer, (512) 974-3422.
Managing Department - Capital Delivery Services Department, Claudia Corsetti P.E., Project Manager, (512) 974-7205.
Council Committee, Board, and Commission Action:
July 28. 2025 - Recommended by the Parks and Recreation Board on a vote of 10-0 with Board Member Abou-Emara abstaining. Recommendation No. 20250728-4.
Additional Backup Information:
Chapter 26 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code provides that the use of parkland for non-park purposes may be approved upon findings that there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of the parkland and that all reasonable planning has been undertaken to minimize harm to such land.
The Jamestown Tributary is currently eroding at its creek banks, threatening property and structures located on the edge of the creek. Destruction of infrastructure, vegetation, and property has already occurred within the last few years, and if repairs are not made to stabilize the creek, loss of land and property will co...
Click here for full text