DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Xavier D. Urrutia
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 2
SUBJECT:
Task Order for Phase IV Project improvements at Miraflores Park
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes a task order for a Job Order Contract in the amount of $229,215.72, payable to Alpha Building Corporation for Phase IV Project improvements at Miraflores Park located in Council District 2, with funds in the amount of $108,934.92 available in the Parks and Recreation Department's adopted FY 2017 General Fund operating budget and appropriates $120,280.00 from the Tree Canopy Preservation and Mitigation Fund for a total one-time capital improvement expenditure payment of $229,215.72.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Miraflores Park is located at 1184 E. Hildebrand Avenue along the bank of the San Antonio River and was added to the Parks inventory in early 2006. This historic property is approximately 4.5 acres in size and was developed in the 1920's by Dr. Aureliano Urrutia into a family home estate including a lavish garden with sculptures, fountains, and artwork from Dionicio Rodriguez which remains intact today and reflects his earliest work in the United States. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004, and the City completed its master plan in 2008.
The master plan provides guidance on the preservation and restoration of the garden, statues, artwork, and overall park cultural and historic landscape. Phases I, II, and III projects have been completed and included removal of items not within the period of significance and the construction of a pedestrian bridge connecting to Brackenridge Park. Other completed improvements include restoration of the Dionicio Rodriquez Hollow Stump Gate, rebuilding the stone wall and fence along the north perimeter, and restoration of the entry columns and gates on Hildebrand Avenue. Additionally, the San Antonio Conservation Society received a grant which restored the grotto art piec...
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