STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life
AGENDA DATE: December 9, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14
DEPARTMENT: Park & Recreation Department
EXECUTIVE: John D. Jenkins
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SUBJECT
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Authorize an amendment to the ten-year Interlocal Agreement, with two five-year renewal options, with Dallas Independent School District for shared access of campus grounds after school hours and weekends to add 20 schools - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
Throughout Dallas, there are areas that are highly deficient in open space. A strategy utilized nationally to increase resident access to park and open space is to partner with schools to make their campuses available for resident use after school hours and weekends. In addition to Dallas Independent School District (DISD), the City of Dallas has executed an interlocal agreement with Richardson Independent School District and staff is working with Plano Independent School District to develop a third. By partnering with DISD, the City will be able to fill many gaps in service without the need to acquire new park land.
The existing Interlocal Agreement (ILA) covers the following 25 schools:
School Name Council District
Leila P. Cowart Elementary School 1
L.O. Donald Elementary School 1
Arturo Salazar Elementary School 1
L.V. Stockard Middle School 1
Personalized Learning Preparatory at 2
Sam Houston Elementary School
Esperanza Hope Medrano Elementary 2
Alex W. Spence Middle Learning Center & 2
Talented/Gifted Academy
Anson Jones Elementary School 3
Adelle Turner Elementary School 3
H.I. Holland Elementary School at Lisbon 4
Boude Storey Middle School 4
John Ireland Elementary School 5
David G. Burnet Elementary School 6
Joe May Elementary School 6
S.S. Conner Elementary School 7
Frank Guzick Elementary School 7
Harold Wendell Lang Sr. Middle School 7
C.A. Tatum Jr. Ele...
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