No land that the City owns or holds now or in the future as outdoor park or recreation land may be transferred or converted unless each of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) The proposed transferee provides to the Commission on Parks and Recreation (the "Commission") and to City Council a complete written "Alternatives Analysis" in compliance with Section 15-104. If the transferee intends to transfer the land to another person or entity, then the Alternatives Analysis may be submitted by that proposed subsequent transferee of the land;
(2) The Commission posts the Alternatives Analysis on its website and accepts public comments about it for a period of at least thirty days prior to the Commission's next meeting (the "Public Review Period");
(3) After reviewing the Alternatives Analysis and considering public comment, the Commission submits to the Mayor and the Council President, along with a written explanation, the Commission's determination whether, in its judgment, (i) the continuation of the original use of the land as outdoor park or recreation land is no longer practicable or possible and has ceased to serve the public interest; (ii) the proposed transfer or conversion is necessary for the public interest; (iii) there is any reasonable and practical alternative to the proposed transfer or conversion; and (iv) the Substitute Land (defined below) has the same or greater usefulness as outdoor park or recreation land as the land to be transferred or converted. If the Commission does not submit its determination by the later of (a) 30 days after the next Commission meeting following the Public Review Period, or (b) 120 days after receipt of the complete Alternatives Analysis, then a Committee of Council may proceed to consider a bill authorizing the proposed transfer or conversion without receiving the Commission's determination; however, the Commission may still submit its determination any time before Council has taken final action on the proposed transfer or conversion. City Council and all other City officials shall give substantial weight to the Commission's determination;
(4) A Committee of Council conducts at least one public hearing on the bill authorizing the proposed transfer or conversion no less than twenty days after the Commission delivers its written determination to the Mayor and Council President; subject, however, to the timing deadlines and consequences set forth in subsection 15-102(3) above;
(5) The ordinance that authorizes the transfer or conversion includes a copy of the Commission's findings whether: (i) the continuation of the original use of the land as open park or recreation land is no longer practicable or possible and has ceased to serve the public interest; (ii) the proposed transfer or conversion is necessary for the public interest; and (iii) there is no reasonable and practical alternative to the proposed transfer or conversion; and
(6) The City receives or acquires land to substitute for the transferred or converted land (the "Substitute Land") on or before the transfer or conversion. The Substitute Land must be of at least equal value, size, and park or recreational usefulness as the land to be transferred or converted, as determined by the Commission with input from Department of Parks and Recreation staff; except that the respective value of the Substitute Land and the land proposed to be transferred or converted must be based on professional, independent appraisals which assume the parcels' highest and best use without regard to their existing zoning. To the extent reasonably feasible, the Substitute Land must be located in the same or an adjacent City Council district or in the same watershed as the transferred or converted land.