FY2024-25 Budget Draft Recommendation to Council — original pdf

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BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission Recommendation Number (20240312-003): Recommendation to Council to include funding in the FY2024-2025 Budget per the Mueller Parkland Maintenance Agreement (PMA) between the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department and the Mueller Property Owners Association (POA). WHEREAS, on December 2, 2004 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, and, Section 8.2 calls for the City, subject to annual appropriation, to provide an annual payment to the POA to offset some of the maintenance costs for the Perimeter Parks that will be dedicated to the City; and WHEREAS, the $144,504 approved by City Council for the FY2023-2024 Parks and Recreation Department's budget covers a contribution towards maintaining the Northwest, Southwest, and a portion of the Southeast Perimeter Parks, but did not include the remainder of the Southeast Perimeter Park and its Skate Park and Pump Track facilities; and, WHEREAS, City Council approved the Mueller PMA on January 18, 2024 that authorizes the Mueller POA to continue to provide maintenance on the Perimeter Parks once they are dedicated to the City; and, WHEREAS, Under the terms of the PMA, the Mueller POA has requested a total of $257,140 for the FY2024-2025 PARD contribution towards the maintenance of all three Perimeter Parks, including the Skate Park and Pump Track; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission recommends that the Austin City Council include $257,140 in PARD's FY 2024- 2025 budget to adequately fund the City’s Maintenance Contribution for the Mueller Perimeter Parks. Date of Approval: ___________________________________________ Record of the vote: _________________________________________ Attest: ____________________________________________________________________ Jill Fagan, Liaison Robert Mueller Municipal Airport Plan Implementation Advisory Commission