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Parks and Recreation Board Financial Committee Potential Items for Consideration April 12, 2021 1. FUNDING AVENUES • HOT Tax allocation to historical & tourist parks (referred from Parks and Recreation • Recreation, Arts, & Parks Tax1 • Ad Valorem Tax Texas Local Government Code Chapter 331 • Cemetery maintenance ad valorem tax • Public Improvement District, Texas Local Government Code Chapter 3722 • Park Public Improvement District in format described in Local Government Code Chapter 372.021: Special Improvement District Fund Tax Related Board) Fee Related • Park Maintenance Fee3 • Park District Fee Other • Sale of land and endowment • Budget Definitions • Partnerships (Are partnerships part of Contracts & Concessions?)(referred from Alternative Funding Working Group)  Capital improvements  Operation and maintenance 1 Added to existing sales tax. 2 Defined geographic area to jointly plan and put in place a sustainable funding source that can pay for a set of services to improve their area. 3 Creation of a Park Maintenance Free to be imposed and levied upon the responsible party of all developed property within the City of Austin, similar in structure to the Transportation User Fee. • Convert PARD from General Fund to Enterprise Department • Unrestricted donations directly to PARD (referred from Alternative Funding Working • Costs related to park development (capital projects); costs related to maintenance • Energy (older facilities opportunity to increase efficiency – energy savings performance • Services for seniors (given projections for senior population are we planning to meet Group) Increase fees. • BUDGET – RELATED • ADA accommodation • Reorganization of Park Rangers; conservation corps; • Continued discussion of under-resourced needs. -deferred maintenance presentation contracts) and water costs (reuse). needs). 2. RESEARCH NEEDS • Visitor counts from PARD (dramatic drop). city. • Dogs per capita. • Spending per population; index to population growth. – historical information • Rate of loss of yards/informal parks/open space as density increases in central