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Hold discussion regarding Parks and Recreation Board Recommendation Resolution No. 2026-01RR-PRB recommending that the City Council formally request that Hays County amend the deed restriction prohibiting the renaming of the Five Mile Dam Soccer Complex to allow the facility to be renamed the "Officer Justin Read Putnam Memorial Soccer Fields" in honor of Officer Justin Putnam, who was killed in the line of duty.
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Meeting date: November 17, 2026
Department: Parks and Recreation
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Background Information:
The Parks and Recreation Board approved Recommendation Resolution No. 2026-01RR-PRB on October 15, 2026. The recommendation has two components. First, it requests that the City Council formally ask the Hays County Commissioners Court to amend the deed restriction associated with the transfer of Five Mile Dam Park from Hays County to the City of San Marcos to allow for the renaming of the Five Mile Dam Soccer Complex. Second, upon amendment of the deed restriction, it recommends that the City Council approve renaming the Five Mile Dam Soccer Complex as the Officer Justin Read Putnam Memorial Soccer Fields in honor of San Marcos Police Officer Justin Putnam, who was killed in the line of duty.
Before the proposed renaming can be considered, the City Council should consider a resolution requesting that the Hays County Commissioners Court amend the deed restriction currently prohibiting the renaming of park areas within Five Mile Dam Park. The restriction was originally established to preserve the existing names of Dudley Johnson Park and Randal Wade Vetter Park following the transfer of the property from Hays County to the City.
City staff has discussed the proposed amendment with Hays County staff, who have indicated their willingness to modify the deed restriction to allow for the renaming of the Five Mile Dam Soccer Complex.
Council Committee, Board/Commission Action:
September 17, 2026 - The Parks & Recreation Board received a request that had been submitted to the City Manager’s Office requesting the Five Mile Soccer Field Complex be named in memory of San Marcos Police Officer Justin Read Putnam. Officer Putnam was killed in the line of duty responding to an assault/domestic violence call on April 18, 2020.
October 15, 2026 - The Parks & Recreation Board approved Recommendation Resolution 2026-01RR-PRB with 7 members voting in-favor, 0 recusing, 0 against, and 2 members being absent.
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