PRESENTER: Presenter
Amy Niles, River and Watershed Manager
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SUBJECT: Title
Discuss and Consider Modifications to the Cypress Bend Water Recreation Shuttle Zone
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DISCUSSION:
City staff has been looking for ways to create more opportunities for residents to enjoy the City’s Guadalupe River Parks in light of the recent growth in popularity for these parks. Paid parking around the Comal River has expanded over the last few years, which has inadvertently pushed non-resident visitors to River Acres and Cypress Bend parks due to the free access. To make parking safer and more user-friendly in Cypress Bend, modifications are proposed to the small existing parking lot. These modifications result in the loss of 6 parking spaces as depicted below, and in the attachment.
To make up for the loss of parking spaces a modification to the existing water recreation shuttle zone and access area is proposed. This proposal would create 31 spaces for the public to park in that do not currently exist and would result in an increase of 25 parking spaces for the park. Currently this area of Cypress Bend Park is restricted to personal vehicles from May 1st- September 30th apart from a 10-minute loading and unloading zone.
Next Steps:
February 6th- discuss proposal and RAC input with City Council, to get feedback and direction from the City Council.
February 13th- Based on RAC and City Council feedback, present to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
City staff will write ordinance revisions to reflect direction received from City Council and then take to City Council for consideration.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the approval of the proposal to modify the water recreation shuttle vehicle zone in Cypress Bend Park to create more parking for visitors while retaining a shuttle vehicle loading zone.