PRESENTER: Presenter
Jeff Bransford, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of amendment to Development Agreement with AG Sunflower Ridge, LLC
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DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 4
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
AG Sunflower Ridge, LLC is the developer of approximately 70 acres at the southwest corner of Orion Street and Goodwin Lane. On April 24, 2024, the City of New Braunfels and the developer executed a Trailhead and Trail Development Agreement for the design, construction, and dedication of a 0.33-mile segment of the Alligator Creek Trail and a 2.0-acre trailhead park featuring a playground, picnic tables, bike racks, landscaping, and other amenities. The agreement calls for dedication of the trail (by easement) and trailhead (by deed) to the City upon completion of construction.
ISSUE:
The original development agreement required the final completion of construction of the Trailhead and Trail, including all punch list items, to be completed no later than June 30, 2026. As a result of weather delays and supply issues, the developer was unable to meet this timeline. The proposed Amendment to the Development Agreement extends the deadline for final completion of construction and punch list items to no later than September 30, 2026. All other provisions of the original agreement and exhibits not in conflict with the Amendment shall remain in full force.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☒Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☐Organizational Excellence ☒Community Well-Being ☐N/A
Enhanced Connectivity Outcomes:
• Increase National Citizen Survey overall satisfaction in the “overall quality of the transportation system.”
• Increase National Citizen Survey overall satisfaction with “ease of travel by bicycle.”
• Increase National Citizen Survey overall satisfaction with “ease of travel by walking.”
• Increase in walk and bike score.
• Increased bikeway, trails, and sidewalk miles.
Community Well-Being Outcomes:
• Progress toward acres of parkland per 1,000 residents metric as established by updated Parks and Recreation Master Plan.
• Maintain National Citizen Survey overall satisfaction for “Overall health and wellness opportunities.”
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no cost to the City associated with the proposed Agreement.
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval.