Title
Hold a public hearing on the submission of a grant application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for a 75%/25% State/City matching grant supporting the FM270 Public Boat Ramp Renovation Project (CIP# PK1804), due on October 1, 2018 (Director of Parks and Cultural Services)
Background:
Staff is applying for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Boating Access Grant which is due October 1, 2018 and requires a public hearing to provide citizens an opportunity to comment on the plans. Since the boat ramp site is within the 100 Year Flood Plain, and may result in construction within a wetlands area, the hearing is also required to provide information related to potential environmental impacts.
The State Highway 270 Boat Ramp, located under the bridge at Clear Creek, was constructed in 1988 and 1989. The nearly 30-year-old boat ramp needs several renovations to the launching ramps, courtesy docks, bulkheads, parking lots and other amenities and support structures.
TPWD manages the Boating Access Grant Program, funded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and provides funding for new construction and renovation of older, existing boat ramps. The maximum amount of funding that TPWD will award is $500,000, or 75% of the project total.
$93,000 is budgeted in the FY2019 CIP for planning and design phase. The City of League City must provide the matching 25%, or $166,667, which is budgeted in the FY2020 CIP.
Attachments:
1. Data Sheet
2. GIS Aerial
3. Floodplain and Wetlands information
4. Proposed Site Plan
5. Boat Ramp CIP
6. Existing Boat Ramp Drawing
7. Highlights of TPWD Grant
FUNDING
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STRATEGIC PLANNING
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