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Park board reviews draft CIP pages; Cullen Nature Preserve funding, denied grant, and ADA-audit proposal dominate discussion
Summary
Park staff presented draft CIP pages including a re-scheduled park master-plan timeline, a Cullen Nature Preserve implementation page (estimated $900,000; prior grant application denied), and a staff proposal to scope a systemwide ADA accessibility audit. Board members discussed tradeoffs, potential reallocation of park funds, and next steps to consult finance and return with funding options.
Park staff reviewed draft capital improvement plan (CIP) pages on May 6, focusing on park master-planning timing, an implementation page for smaller park projects, and funding options for the Cullen Nature Preserve.
Kelly, speaking for parks staff, described the CIP as a five-year plan that balances projects against available resources and noted parks and trails currently account for about 8.4% of the draft CIP. She said the CIP pages are draft and that the board’s feedback tonight would be used to refine the requests before the council study session in mid-June.
Cullen Nature Preserve
Staff reported that the Cullen…
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