04-1: PARKnership Program Presentation — original pdf

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City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department Community PARKnerships Program Christine Chute Canul, Community PARKnerships Manager I City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department Park Planning Division Community PARKnerships Briefing Overview PARKnerships Program Briefing Includes: Does Not Include: • Programs and Initiatives Overview • Alignment with City and Department • Lease, Usage and License Agreements Goals • PARD PARKners • PARKnership Configurations and Collaborative Partnership Agreements • Program Impact • Contractual Obligation and Service Agreements • Concession Contracts Community PARKnerships |Encompasses the Following Programs & Initiatives Environmental Volunteer Stewardship Community Activated Park Projects Program (CAPP) Adopt-A-Park Program Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN) School Parks | AISD JUA PARD PARKners Environmental Stewardship Volunteers on City parkland annually provide over $1 million in labor—they pick up litter, mulch trees, remove invasive species, plant saplings, serve as citizen scientists, and more. Partners facilitate stewardship events that are aligned with City standards for safety and environmental compliance. PARD reviews these events and provides guidance on all projects proposed on parkland. • Over 11,900 volunteers worked more than 31,000 hours in FY23 • FY23 volunteers planted over 1,400 trees and collected over 82,000 lbs. of trash Adopt-A-Park This collaboration between PARD and the Austin Parks Foundation (APF) helps community members become stewards and civic leaders. Leaders organize a community- based group that makes an ongoing commitment to engage their neighborhood around park related issues. Adopt-A-Park aims to build community agency and ownership around every neighborhood park in Austin. • 108 parks had adopters in FY23 • An additional 106 eligible parks (district, neighborhood, and pocket) were not adopted Adopt-A-Park group volunteering with It’s My Park Day at St. John Pocket Park, District 4 Community Activated Park Project (CAPP) Program The CAPP Program streamlines a proposal and implementation process for our nonprofit partners and community members seeking to initiate, engage, plan, design and implement improvements on parkland. • 133 CAPP proposals received in FY23 • 549 CAPP proposals received since program launch in 2018 Lighting at Heath Eiland and Morgan Moss Skatepark, District 9 Examples of CAPPs, FY23 Lighting at Davis White Neighborhood Park, District 1 Bike polo facilities at Metz Neighborhood Park, District 3 Basketball court resurfacing at Dove Springs (pictured) & Garrison District Parks, District 2 Community Activated Park Project Program Feasibility Review Submission Review Site Visit Approval or Denial Proposing community member completes form with project description. CAPP coordinator routes proposal for review. CoA staff review for feasibility and alignment with department goals and standards. If needed, community member(s) and pertinent CoA staff meet on-site to discuss the proposal. Community PARKnerships responds to proposer. If proposal is denied, Community PARKnerships provides rationale and suggests alternatives if possible. Approval Funding Implementation If needed, the community organization applies for funding. Eligibility requirements for grant programs for City-owned sites, such as the Historic Preservation Grant, require a PARD- supported CAPP. The project moves to design, permitting, and project management phases with appropriate City support. Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN) CCCN supports robust citywide action plans to implement policy, develop new partnerships, amplify nature-based programming, and create more equitable nature access. • Green School Parks • Nature Play o Loose Parts Lending Kits o Nature Play Guidelines • Youth Leadership • Outdoor Learning Environments (OLE!) Austin • Nature Smart Libraries Green School Park at Sanchez Elementary, District 3 PARD Commitment to Collaborative Partnerships PARD adopted the Our Parks, Our Future long-range plan in December 2019. Specific recommendations included: • Develop a partnership assessment and • Provide opportunities for partners to engage framework for many types of partnership models and expand FTE staff to create greater support and oversight of the partnership agreements. (Complete) • Develop goals and metrics to evaluate partnership impact and share results within the community. (Ongoing) • Communicate areas of need and opportunity with existing and potential partners. (Ongoing) with each other and find potential ways to work together where interests and areas of high need overlap. (Ongoing) • Consider an advanced donor recognition program that provides structure and opportunities for enhanced public-private partnership and financial support from the Austin community. (Complete) City Council Commitment to Partnerships March 12, 2020 Council resolution (20200312-041) directed the City Manager to • work with nonprofit partners that have established relationships with PARD • create opportunities for partnership agreements that benefit the community • outline roles and responsibilities between those groups and PARD How Austin Got Here: Need for Collaborative Partnership Program • Exponential growth • Streamline community and partner communication • Consistency in partnerships and agreement terms • Internal communication and guidelines • Equity and accessibility • Alignment with city and department goals • Track and collect impact and data 2013 2019 Partnership Configurations Partnership D - Emerging/One-Time Partnerships • Criteria: Collaborative partner providing funding or resources to PARD-led project or program. Includes local businesses and national organizations. • Scope: Support of PARD-led initiatives • Agreements: Might have contracts for specific projects • Examples: o 4ATX Foundation (Austin Football Club) o City Parks Alliance o San Antonio Spurs Partnership C - Community-Based Partner Organizations • Criteria: “Friends of,” neighborhood, community garden, neighborhood association, or Adopt-A-Park group stewarding parkland • Scope: Community events and activities, stewardship, park improvements • Agreements: Informal partnership; must follow PARD processes, procedures and guidelines. • Examples: o Amigos de Parque Zaragosa o Friends of Grand Meadow Park o Friends of Patterson Park o Keep Walnut Creek Wild o Neighbors of Dottie Jordan Park & Garden Partnership B - Nonprofit Partners • Criteria: Nonprofit with a history of leading events/programs or funding projects in cooperation with PARD • Scope: Programming, stewardship, park improvements (NOT operations and maintenance) • Agreements: Depends on partner. Currently drafting an agreement to formalize and streamline certain permissions that would tentatively last 5-8 years. • Examples: o Fruitful Commons (Festival Beach Food Forest) o Ecology Action o Shoal Creek Conservancy o TreeFolks Partnership A - Partnerships for Public Purpose • Criteria: Nonprofits with at least 7-year history of collaboration with City of Austin • Scope: Park operations, maintenance, and programming • Agreements: Agreements encompass the rights, responsibilities, reporting, review process, and deliverables. City Council approval is required. • Examples: o Downtown Austin Alliance (Republic Square) o Pease Park Conservancy o The Trail Conservancy POMA Agreement Oversight and Reporting Collaborative Partnership Agreement Impact Pease Park Conservancy - Kingsbury Commons • 10-million-dollar renovation of Kingsbury Commons • The Park Operations and Maintenance Agreement (POMA) executed in January of 2023, formalizing shared responsibilities for the Operations, Maintenance, and Programming of Pease Park between Pease Park Conservancy & the City of Austin • Operate and maintain water feature • Daily park servicing • Maintain park amenities • Native plantings & land management Collaborative Partnership Agreement Impact The Trail Conservancy – Town Lake Metro Park • POMA executed in 2022, outlines city-dictated deliverables and benchmarks required of TTC over the next ten years. TTC provides direct investment through general maintenance of specified project areas (zones) as outlined in the POMA • Capital Projects • Butler Shores Project – TTC Maintain • Rainey Street Trailhead – TTC Maintain • Volunteer Management • Ecological Restoration & Maintenance • Native Plantings • General Park Maintenance • Contractor Management Collaborative Partnerships Impact: Nature Play PROGRAMMING POLICY INFRASTRUCTURE INDERDEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION EDUCATION TRAINING ACCESS Community PARKnerships Program | Thank you! Thank You! PARKnershipsInfo@austintexas.gov Christine Chute Canul, Park Planning Division Community PARKnerships Manager Christine.Canul@austintexas.gov Elizabeth Barnes, Park Planning Division Program Development Coordinator elizabeth.barnes@austintexas.gov Christine Chute Canul, Park Planning Division Community PARKnerships Manager Christine.Canul@austintexas.gov