DEPARTMENT: Library Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ramiro S. Salazar
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT:
Amendment to agreement (Ordinance 2006-05-18-0598) with Landa Gardens Conservancy (LGC) for the continued grounds maintenance of the Landa Gardens at the Landa Branch Library (233 Bushnell).
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the amendment to an existing agreement with the Landa Gardens Conservancy (LGC) for grounds maintenance of up to $15,000 from the Library General Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Landa Gardens Conservancy (LGC) was established as a 501(c) (3) non-profit in August 2004 for the purpose of improving the grounds of the Landa Branch Library (233 Bushnell). Shortly thereafter, the LGC commissioned a Landa Gardens Master Plan which provided for the creation of user friendly spaces, landscaped bed, improved lighting, an irrigation system, additional and improved parking, age-specific playgrounds and construction of a pavilion. In August 2005, the San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees approved the Master Plan and Pavilion and the Historic and Design Review Commission approved the Pavilion (September 2005) and Master Plan (November 2005). In order to facilitate the construction of improvements outlined in the Master Plan, City Council authorized an agreement with the LGC on May 18, 2006, Ordinance 2006-05-18-0598. The Library Board of Trustees approved the agreement in April 2006.
The Landa Gardens Conservancy has invested approximately $1.5 million since 2006 in capital improvements and ongoing maintenance of the ground, the playground and parking lot of the Landa Branch Library.
In April 2009, the San Antonio Public Library formally acknowledged and accepted the improvements made to the ground of the Landa Branch Library by the Landa Gardens Conservancy.
In May 2014, the Landa Gardens Conservancy and the San Antonio Public Library mutually agreed to amend the agreement a...
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