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Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing an agreement with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for a 50% State - 50% City matching grant supporting the proposed Bay Colony Park Project (PK2001), authorizing the acceptance of any awarded funds and authorizing the City Manager to sign any documents pertaining to the grant (Director of Parks and Cultural Services)
Background:
Approval of this resolution will authorize the City to enter into an agreement with TPWD for a matching grant to support the development of proposed Bay Colony Park on an approximately 106-acre undeveloped tract of land. This acreage is in Bay Colony Subdivision, south of Ervin Street and west of Calder Drive. The land is currently owned by the League City Patrons of the Parks and Arts Foundation. The value of the park land to be donated by the Foundation is more than adequate to act as the City’s matching fund for the TPWD grant.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) manages the Local Park Grant Program, funded by a State-wide Sporting Goods Tax, and provides funding for acquisition of land, new construction, and major renovations to existing parks and trails. The maximum amount of funding that TPWD will award is $750,000, which is 50% of the maximum $1.5 million grant funding project. The City of League City is required to match the same amount in dollars or in-kind (land value, labor, materials, or equipment usage). For the City’s 50% match, it is proposed to utilize the Patrons of the Parks and Arts Foundation land which is valued much greater than the $750,000.
The grant application process requires that a public hearing be conducted by the grantee (the City of League City) to solicit input from the public concerning the grant application and the new construction that will take place. TPWD also requires that a resolution be adopted by the City Council and that a staff member or an elected official is designated as a representative of the City to han...
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