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RESOLUTION R-1415-73: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, APPROPRIATING $234,494 FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK LAND FUND BALANCE TO BE USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THIRTEEN PARKS IN THE CITY OF NORMAN.
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BACKGROUND: On 1 March, 2011, voters in Norman approved a City Charter amendment providing for the expenditure of fees-in-lieu of park land that were collected between 1976 and 1994 for the purpose of making park improvements in areas where suitable land is not available to purchase. This Charter amendment allowed the city to make use of over $642,000 of park land fees and interest earnings for capital improvements in twenty one neighborhood park sites, which were located in areas where park land fees had been collected. Park land fees may only be used in the areas where they were collected. The first project completed using these funds was the creation of the new Monroe Park on land leased from the Norman Public School System. This neighborhood represented the largest portion of the total fee-in-lieu funds collected prior to 1994 ($275,000).
In December, 2012, City Council appropriated funding for improvements at the four park sites with the next-largest pre-1994 neighborhood fee-in-lieu of land fund balances (Adkin's Crossing Park, Colonial Estates Park, Colonial Commons Park, and Sunrise Park); and in July, 2013, another group of parks had their balances appropriated to spend on improvements (Springbrook, Crestland, and Rotary Parks). For each site, the improvement plan included both the immediate general maintenance needs identified by staff and the park needs as identified in the 2009 Parks and Recreation Master Plan.
DISCUSSION: At this time, staff is recommending the appropriation of Park Land Development funds for improvements to the thirteen remaining park sites in order to help accomplish the following:
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