STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life
AGENDA DATE: December 8, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Park & Recreation Department
EXECUTIVE: John D. Jenkins
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a twelve-month funding agreement with Texas Discovery Gardens in the amount of $138,569.00 to provide community outreach services and horticulture information services and presentations at community centers and special facilities within the city of Dallas for the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 - Not to exceed $138,569.00 - Financing: General Fund
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BACKGROUND
On June 25, 2003, the City entered into a multi-year agreement with Texas Discovery Gardens, a non-profit organization, to manage and operate the Discovery Gardens building and surrounding grounds at Fair Park for a ten-year period. The agreement was extended on November 7, 2013 for a ten-year period. The agreement with Texas Discovery Gardens requires the execution of a separate funding contract to authorize the stipends payable during the current year.
On October 24, 2018, City Council authorized a management contract with Fair Park First for management and operation of Fair Park for the Park and Recreation Department for a term of twenty years, with two five-year extension options by Resolution No. 18-1531, which included an assignment of the underlying agreement with Texas Discovery Gardens to Fair Park First. However, the assigned contract does not contain a funding provision for community outreach and other related programming services. Within 60 days of the close of the fiscal year, Texas Discovery Gardens must provide a detailed breakdown based on indicators listed in the Texas Discovery Gardens agreement with Fair Park First. This information will be included in the Fair Park First annual presentation given to the Park and Recreation Board per the management agreement.
On June 9, 2021, City Council authorized the first s...
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