Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to acquire, in fee simple, approximately 0.281 acres of land to expand Guitarland Neighborhood Park, on behalf of Austin Parks and Recreation. The acquisition consists of approximately 0.281 acres (12,240 square feet) of land, improved with a single-family residence and an accessory dwelling unit, being all of Lot 5, Block K, Meadowcreek - Section One, a subdivision of record in Volume 64, Page 27 of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, and located at 7508 Shadywood Drive, Austin, Texas 78745, from Lawrence Chabira, for a total amount not to exceed $467,000, including closing costs. Funding: $467,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Parks and Recreation.

The city wants to buy a 0.281-acre property at 7508 Shadywood Drive — currently home to a single-family residence and an accessory dwelling unit — to grow Guitarland Neighborhood Park in South Austin's 78745. This is the kind of small land grab that quietly expands green space in an established neighborhood. The purchase from owner Lawrence Chabira would cost up to $467,000 including closing costs, drawn from Austin Parks and Recreation's Capital Budget.

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"without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)

What got said

• Mayor pro tem Vela praised the small parkland acquisition improving pedestrian access

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