REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 8, 2018
FROM: BRUCE RUDD, Interim Assistant City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Approve an Adopt-A-Park Agreement with the Southeast Fresno Regional Park and Soccer Complex Authority for 18 acres located at Peach and Butler
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the approval of an Adopt-A-Park Agreement with the Southeast Fresno Regional Park and Soccer Complex Authority for 18 acres located at Peach and Butler.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In September 2006, the Federal Government deeded to the City of Fresno approximately 49 acres of property located at Peach and Butler with the intent of it being turned into a new regional park. Since that time, very little progress has been made in developing this site as originally envisioned, primarily due to a lack of funding needed to support the cost of construction and maintenance.
On June 23, 2016, a group of community stakeholders came together to form the Southeast Fresno Regional Park and Soccer Complex Joint Powers Authority (JPA), which includes the City of Sanger and the Malaga County Water District. It is the goal of the JPA to generate the necessary resources needed to fund a new regional soccer complex and to eventually have to the land transferred to the JPA.
The recommended Adopt-A-Park Agreement is the first step in this effort and will provide the JPA the time needed to demonstrate that they possess the capacity to generate sufficient community support; and more importantly, the resources needed to support the cost of constructing and operating a regional soccer facility.
BACKGROUND
In September 2006, the Federal Government deeded to the City of Fresno approximately 49 acres of property located at Peach and Butler which, at one time, was the home of a United Stated Department of Agriculture testing facility. The land was deeded to the City with the intent of it being turned into a new regional park. Shortly thereafter, the City ...
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