The City Council amended Chapter 42 of city ordinances to update rules about parks and private parks, including changing definitions and park dedication fund rules, with a last-minute amendment lowering the cap on indirect costs (like appraisal and legal fees) chargeable to the park dedication fund from ten percent to five percent of project costs.

What it means for you

Money collected in the park dedication fund must be spent on acquiring or improving parks—not maintenance or staff overhead—and fees for related services like appraisals or engineering are now capped at five percent of each project's cost, meaning more of that fund must go directly to park land and improvements.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Mayor Whitmire absent. Motion 2026-0406, official minutes of July 14, 2026.