We call for the Parkway to be managed through a public private partnership that we hope would be the outcome of the current work among Parkway government stakeholders to form a Joint Powers Authority (JPA).
The JPA, if it comes about as a result of the reported discussions between Sacramento city, county and Rancho Cordova, would be (in our best case scenario) the contracting agency with a nonprofit organization to provide daily management for the Parkway.
This type of public private partnership has been the vehicle which has worked to renew important public resources such as Central Park in New York and the Sacramento Zoo.
It is our preferred method to address the four major concerns the Parkway faces, public safety, river stability, effective governance, and adequate funding.
The National League of Cities recently hosted training about public private partnerships in San Diego.
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES TRAINING INSTITUTE
The NCPPP provided a briefing for members of the National League of Cities Training Institute, held on January 27, 2007 in Santa Monica, California. With approximately 50 mayors, city council members and other elected officials, presentations were given that covered the fundamentals of PPPs by Rick Norment (NCPPP), partnerships for transportation by Ken Butler (Capital Partnerships), water by Shilen Patel (Veolia Water North America), and real estate by John Stainback (Stainback Public/Private Real Estate).
