20240109-005: Recommend approval of the agreement between the City and Mueller Property Owners Association for continued maintenance of City parkland. — original pdf

Recommendation

BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission Recommendation Number: (20240109-005): Recommendation to Council to approve the Mueller Parkland Maintenance Agreement between the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department and the Mueller Property Owners Association WHEREAS, the City of Austin and Catellus Austin, LLC entered into a Master Development Agreement for the public-private partnership to redevelop the former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport on December 2, 2004, and the Term of that Agreement ends on December 2, 2024; and, WHEREAS, Master Development Agreement Article VIII, Development Covenants and Agreements, Section 8.2, (h) City's Park Maintenance Contribution, calls for the City of Austin to "confirm in writing with the Owners Association its agreement to fund the City's Park Maintenance Contribution to the Owners Association in substantially the same manner as provided herein"; and, WHEREAS, more than 140 acres of publicly accessible parks and open space will be delivered as part of the Mueller redevelopment, including over 75 acres of Perimeter Parks to be dedicated to the City under the terms of the Master Development Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission recommends that the Austin City Council approve the Parkland Maintenance Agreement between the City of Austin Parks & Recreation Department and the Mueller Property Owners Association and allow for the continuation of the City's Park Maintenance Contribution towards the Mueller Perimeter Parks as part of the annual City budget process, as also recommended by the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Board on October 23, 2023. Date of Approval: January 9, 2024 Record of the vote: Unanimous on 8-0 vote. Attest: ____________________________________________________________________ Jill Fagan, Liaison Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission