DEPARTMENT: Library Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ramiro S. Salazar
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT:
Amendments to the existing Landa Gardens Master Plan Agreement with the Landa Gardens Conservancy to continue grounds maintenance and extend the current terms.
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes amendments to an existing agreement with the Landa Gardens Conservancy (LGC) for grounds maintenance.
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.
In April 2009, the San Antonio Public Library formally acknowledged and accepted the improvements made to the grounds 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 as the capital improvements outlined in the Master Plan had been implemented and the day-to-day maintenance of the Landa Gardens had been established.
The San Antonio Public Library Board of Trustees approved the amended Landa Gardens Master Plan Agreement with the Landa Gardens Conservancy in September 2014.
In October, 2014, City Council authorized amendments to the agreement whereby ...
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