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Council debates City Park RFP after community concerns; staff says flood risk and FEMA funding drive search for solutions
Summary
Councilmembers on Oct. 21 questioned the process used to issue a request for concepts for City Park as staff described repeated stormwater damage and said a search for outside partners was intended to identify viable ways to fund major flood mitigation.
Councilmembers on Oct. 21 questioned the process used to issue an expression‑of‑interest solicitation for City Park — a long‑used youth and community recreation site — even as staff said the request was driven by longstanding stormwater and flood damage that threatens the park’s future.
Councilmember Albert Tarantino opened the discussion saying he had not been consulted before the city issued the solicitation and that residents and league users should have been engaged earlier. “Why aren’t we reaching out to the community?” he asked, urging more transparency and earlier public input on any potential redevelopment or partnership.
City staff and the commissioner of recreation described repeated storm damage at the site, citing several high‑cost…
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