REPORT TO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Agreement Renewal with Sustainable Community Gardens for Property Located at 433 Charles Street
Report
BACKGROUND
On January 10, 2006, City Council reviewed Report to Council No. 06-013, "Explore Locations for Community Gardens and Special Agreement with Sustainable Community Gardens" (Attachment 1). The report noted the positive aspects of community gardening and a positive relationship growing with a local gardening group, Sustainable Community Gardens (SCG). The City and SCG entered into a five-year agreement whereby the City provided the exclusive use of 433 Charles Street (Attachment 2 - Location Map) for the purpose of community gardening, and SCG was responsible for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the community gardens. City Council renewed the Agreement in Report to Council No. 10-324 on December 14, 2010 for an additional five years and Attachment 3, Fiscal Year 2014 Charles Street Gardens Report, details how the requirements of the agreement have been met. The current five-year agreement expired on January 30, 2016. The proposed agreement is for one-year with yearly extensions negotiated by the City Manager.
The City Council is scheduled to consider this item on March 15, 2016.
EXISTING POLICY
Open Space and Recreation Sub-element - Policy 2.2.A.8. Support the acquisition or joint use through agreements with partners of suitable sites to enhance Sunnyvale's open spaces and recreation facilities based on community need and through such strategies as development of easements and right-of-ways for open space use, conversion of sites to open space from developed use of land, and land-banking.
2.2.B.6. Leverage available resources by pursuing co-funded and/or cooperative agreements for provision and maintenance of programs, facilities, and services, in order to maximize benefits to the community. Partners may include, but are not limited to, school districts, no...
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