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Council renews Parks Without Borders MOU by voice consent; Alpharetta football excluded for now
Summary
Council indicated support to renew the Parks Without Borders memorandum of understanding as previously drafted; adding reciprocal football access was not possible now because Alpharetta has terminated its football provider. Council asked staff to revisit the football possibility midyear if Alpharetta reestablishes a provider.
Council reviewed the Parks Without Borders memorandum of understanding and staff recommended renewing the existing agreement without adding football because Alpharetta has terminated its football provider. Staff said they had hoped to include football and reciprocal cricket programs, but the Alpharetta provider'side cancellation prevents adding football at this time.
"So the previous version, including all those sports, but it does not include football at this time," staff said when summarizing the recommended MOU. Councilmembers discussed taking a leadership role locally to stand up a youth football offering and whether to allow Alpharetta teams reciprocal use if they reestablish a program. When staff asked whether the council supported renewing the MOU as drafted, multiple members responded in the affirmative; staff indicated they would reconvene with Alpharetta midyear if new providers emerge.
Why it matters: the MOU preserves reciprocal use of fields for a set of sports and affects youth programming and field scheduling across neighboring jurisdictions. Council requested a staff update on football plans for the coming spring season.
