PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD 10.15.2026

The Davenport Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, identified in the title as October 15, 2026, included a presentation on the department’s proposed FY27 general-fund budget and capital improvement needs. Staff reported an approximately 8% budget increase excluding one-time ARPA funding, and said Parks and Recreation typically receives 2–5% of the city’s roughly $45 million annual CIP funding. The recurring Park Development Fund is $350,000; the administrative division also has $60,000 in discretionary local-option sales-tax funding. Staff cited about $500,000 in current-year investment for aquatics facilities, a $17,000 transfer to park operations for rising costs, and $25,000 in city funding for horticulture supplies. The CIP project list includes park and playground improvements, hard-surface repairs, security, ADA transitions, signage, and aquatics work. These were budget updates and requests, not approvals of new spending or contracts; the board’s recorded vote was approval of the September minutes.

Other procurement- and facilities-related discussion included a five-year agreement for the Junior Theater program’s current location, with the city having paid for some building improvements and continuing to explore a permanent site. Staff said an emergency plumbing contractor had been approved to expedite repairs, but gave no vendor name or contract amount. A bridge at Vander Veer Park is being redecked, and a riverfront floodproofing/landscaping concept remains under development with a FEMA application mentioned. The board also heard that city staff are developing playground concepts for review. No vendor selection, bid award, or new contract authorization was reported.