AGENDA CAPTION:
Title
Consider approval of Resolution 2025-147R, approving an Interlocal Agreement with Hays County providing the cost sharing in the amount of $6,150.00 each for professional services to prepare an Operation and Maintenance Plan for Five Mile Dam as part of the transfer of ownership from Hays County to the City; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the agreement on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.
Body
Meeting date: August 19, 2025
Department: Parks and Recreation
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: $6,150
Account Number: 10003172.52230
Funds Available: Yes
Account Name: Professional Services
Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: City Council approved Resolution 2024-229R approving a sales contract with Hays County for the City's purchase of the Five Mile Dam Park property on November 19, 2024.
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Background Information:
The City Council and Hays County have entered into a Sales Contract for the City's purchase of the Five Mile Dam Park area. This area specifically includes the Five Mile Dam soccer fields (43 acres), Dudley Connaly Jay Park (16.5 acres), and Randall Wade Vetter Park (18 acres of riverfront property). The use of these properties shall remain dedicated to recreational park and open space pur...
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