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TIDA and Rec & Park propose five‑year park‑management MOU; board asks for clearer security, permitting and funding language
Summary
TIDA staff presented a draft five‑year memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department to manage Treasure Island parks beginning July 1, 2026. Board members pressed staff for clearer language on security arrangements before park rangers arrive, maintenance facilities, permit revenue flows and capital‑improvement responsibilities.
TIDA staff presented a draft memorandum of understanding with the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department that would make Rec and Park responsible for day‑to‑day maintenance and operations of Treasure Island parks beginning July 1, 2026, under an initial five‑year term running to June 30, 2031, with an option to extend after year three.
Peter Somerville, Titus staff, told the board the MOU “will start 07/01/2026” and that it was developed collaboratively by both departments, reviewed by the city attorney and risk management offices. The agreement, Somerville said, preserves TIDA jurisdiction over the parkland while assigning operational responsibilities to Rec and Park and establishing processes for collaborative design review on future parks.
Jamie (finance manager) explained funding and operations in the MOU: Rec and Park would initially assume seven parks and natural areas, with four more parks and a trail system to come online during the five‑year term. The MOU names two non‑general‑fund revenue sources for park operations—the Community Facilities District (CFD) special tax and the TICD parks and open space subsidy codified in the DDA—and describes an annual collaborative budgeting process to align expected maintenance costs with revenue collection.
Board members concentrated their questions on three operational gaps. First, security: staff said the initial layer of security will rely on TIDA’s private security contract and San Francisco Police Department Southern Station patrols, with Rec and Park assuming park rangers later when the private contract sunsets (around FY31–32). Board members asked for more explicit MOU language explaining security responsibilities and for permit review to require advance identification of required security staffing and cost allocation.
Second, maintenance and corporation‑yard needs: Somerville said Rec and Park is developing square‑footage and indoor facility requirements and staff expect to identify one or two yard spaces on Yerba Buena and Treasure Island for equipment, charging infrastructure and storage; the long‑term corporation yard is envisioned in an urban‑ag area in the master plan.
Third, permits and revenue tracking: Jamie described a collaborative review process but acknowledged a continued discussion with Rec and Park staff about how revenue from reservations and larger special events will be routed and tracked so that public‑trust reporting remains compliant. Rec and Park’s Antonio Guerra said transfers would occur regularly and that standard interdepartmental processes would be used to move event revenues to TIDA consistent with State Lands Commission reporting.
The board emphasized that capital improvements remain a TIDA responsibility under the draft MOU but said the document should be explicit about who funds, approves and manages major capital projects and how Rec and Park can support capital work subject to separate funding agreements. Staff said exhibits and operational addenda will be part of the final package and that the Recreation and Park Commission will hear the MOU in December before TIDA considers final approval at its January 14, 2026 meeting.
The item was informational; no formal vote on the MOU occurred at this meeting.
