# PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD 10.15.2026

The Davenport Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, held October 15, 2026 (the metadata lists October 16), approved the September 2026 minutes and received a presentation on the department’s general fund budget; no new contract award or procurement vote was identified. Staff described the department’s capital improvement program, funded through hotel/motel tax, general obligation bonds, and local option sales tax. Parks and Recreation typically receives 2–5% of roughly $45 million in annual CIP funding, and its recurring Park Development Fund line item is $350,000. The presentation covered proposed and ongoing needs including aquatics, park and playground improvements, ADA transitions, security, hard-surface repairs, and cemetery maintenance. Other amounts discussed included $60,000 in discretionary local-option-sales-tax funding, a $17,000 transfer to park operations for rising costs, and about $500,000 available for aquatics investment. The department also noted that the city is funding $25,000 for horticulture supplies previously supported by Friends of Vander Veer Park, while those funds are retained for larger park improvements.

Operational and facility matters included Main Street Landing costs and staffing, an existing five-year KUA arrangement for the Junior Theater learning-center location, and a city-approved emergency plumbing contractor used to expedite repairs (no vendor was named). Staff said vandalism-related costs are being referred to Risk first under a new procedure. The board also heard updates on River’s Edge reopening after remediation, a FEMA-related riverfront flood-protection concept, and a draft policy for public art donations; staff plans to circulate playground concepts for board feedback. These discussions may inform future capital planning, but no new spending authorization or contract selection was recorded at this meeting.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 16, 2026

### Sources
- [PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD 10.15.2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgR-9p_xRNc) - Davenport Public Meetings