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To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Second Amendment to Maymont Foundation Operating Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Maymont Foundation for the purpose of allowing the Maymont Foundation to continue managing, maintaining, operating, and improving Maymont Park in the city of Richmond.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
§ 1. That the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, be and is hereby authorized to execute a Second Amendment to Maymont Foundation Operating Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Maymont Foundation for the purpose of allowing the Maymont Foundation to continue managing, maintaining, operating, and improving Maymont Park in the city of Richmond. Such Second Amendment to Maymont Foundation Operating Agreement shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney and shall be substantially in the form of the document attached to this ordinance.
§ 2. This ordinance shall be in force and effect upon adoption.
City of Richmond
Intracity Correspondence
DATE: October 13, 2026
TO: The Honorable Members of City Council
THROUGH: The Honorable Dr. Danny Avula, Mayor
THROUGH: Odie Donald II, Chief Administrative Officer
THROUGH: Al Wiggins, DCAO for Operations
THROUGH: Tanikia Jackson, DCAO - Finance & Administration
THROUGH: Letitia Shelton, Director of Finance
THROUGH: Meghan K. Brown, Director of Budget & Strategic Planning
FROM: Christopher E. Frelke, Director of Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities
RE: Six-month extension of Operating Agreement between the City of Richmond and Maymont Foundation.
ORD. OR RES. No.
PURPOSE: To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute a Second Amendment to Maymont Foundation Operating Agreement between the City of Richmond and the Maymont Foundation for the purpose of allowing the Maymont Foundation to continue managing, maintaining, operating, and improving Maymont Park in the city of Richmond.
BACKGROUND: Maymont is a City-owned historic estate and public park that has been managed and operated by the Maymont Foundation pursuant to agreements with the City dating back to 1975. The current 1995 Operating Agreement, as amended in December 2025, is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2026. The proposed Second Amendment would extend the agreement for an additional six months, through June 30, 2027, allowing the Maymont Foundation to continue managing, maintaining, operating, and improving Maymont during the extension period.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: After introduction, the proposed ordinance will be referred to future Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee meeting for discussion, where the public is encouraged to attend to provide comments. After the committee’s recommendation to the City Council, Council will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed ordinance.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL: Mayoral Action Plan: Thriving and Sustainable Built Environment, A City That Tells Its Stories
CONSIDERATION BY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES: N/A.
FISCAL IMPACT / COST: The Second Amendment would authorize payments of approximately $236,900 to the Maymont Foundation for the six-month extension period from January 1, 2027, through June 30, 2027, based on an annualized contract amount of $473,800. Payments are subject to annual appropriation by City Council and the availability of funds. The City's liability under the agreement will not exceed the amount appropriated for this purpose.
DESIRED EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon adoption
REQUESTED INTRODUCTION DATE: November 9, 2026
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING DATE: December 14, 2026
REQUESTED AGENDA: Consent
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL COMMITTEE: Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee
AFFECTED AGENCIES: Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities (PRCF)
RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING ORD. OR RES.: Ord. No. 2025-242
ATTACHMENTS: Operating Agreement
STAFF: Christopher Frelke, Director, PRCF - (804) 646-1128
Nissa Richardson, Deputy Director, PRCF - (804) 646-5619
Daniel Hazlett, Senior Management Analyst, PRCF - (804) 646-7506