(a) Subject to the prior approval of Council, the Board may acquire in the name of the City by purchase, lease, exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, such land or lands as it deems necessary for the development and operation of a system of public parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, swimming pools, skating rinks or arenas and other public park and recreational facilities for the City, whether of a like or different nature.
(Passed 2-15-71.)
(b) Subject to the prior approval of Council, the Board may take title in the name of the City to all real and personal property acquired by it for the use of the public and shall manage and dispose of such so as to best serve the interest of the public in carrying out the purpose of this article. All other public bodies owning real property intended to be used for public parks and recreation are hereby authorized to convey the same to the City to be operated by the Board for such purposes. Any disposition, by sale or otherwise, of any real or personal property titled in the name of the City and operated by the Board, for the purposes of this article, may be made by the Board after approval by Council and the further determination by both bodies that the property in question is of no advantage in carrying out the purposes of this article.
(Passed 2-15-71.)