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Committee reviews parks priorities, riverbank stabilization and master-plan steps
Summary
Staff presented a list of priority projects including riverbank stabilization (design ~90% complete), Santa Rita Park repairs funded partially by a $100,000 half-cent sales-tax allocation, Twin Buttes trail work, a civic-venues feasibility study funded by venue tax, and a $40–42 million Coliseum expansion bond project timeline.
San Angelo parks staff walked the committee through the department’s prioritized projects on Sept. 3, detailing near-term repairs and longer capital projects as the department readies for a new parks-and-open-space master plan.
Staff said the riverbank-stabilization design for city-owned property is roughly 90% complete and that early thinking estimated about $12 million for the work but that construction costs have risen and the city will need to pursue grants or council direction for funding. The presenter noted work is limited to city property only and that design work was funded previously by a combination of river-improvement allocations and half-cent sales-tax funds.
Other priorities on the department list included finishing the youth-sports practice fields at the 29th Street Complex, repairs and parking improvements at Santa Rita Park (about $100,000 was noted as allocated from half-cent sales tax for immediate repairs), archaeological surveying and interpretive-trail planning at Concho Mill Station, and ongoing work on Twin Buttes Reservoir trails in partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Staff also summarized a civic-venues assessment (to be funded by the venue tax) and noted the Coliseum expansion is a voter-approved bond project estimated at roughly $40–42 million with construction planning expected to start in spring. The department received 11 submissions for the River Parks master-plan RFP; staff said they had scored the proposals and planned to invite the top three firms for presentations around Oct. 20.
What's next: Staff recommended making only minor adjustments until a full parks master-plan process can reset priorities with board, council and public input. The committee accepted the update without taking formal action.
