HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4976-09-2018 A Resolution
NO. 4976-09-2018
TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND DESIGNATE THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
OVER THE PARK& RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE
DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL PARK
SERVICE OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM FOR
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AT SYCAMORE PARK; CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE AND THAT THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH'S MATCHING SHARE WILL BE READILY AVAILABLE; AND
SPECIFYING THAT SYCAMORE PARK IS DEDICATED FOR PERMANENT PUBLIC
PARK AND RECREATIONAL USES
WHEREAS, the Recreation Grants Branch of the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department (TPWD) administers the Local Park Grant Program, which includes proctoring
the application for a National Park Service (NPS) Land & Water Conservation Fund Outdoor
Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) grant;
WHEREAS, TPWD will review and nominate three projects from local units of
government throughout the State of Texas, that support urbanized areas with a population
of 50,000 or more, to the NPS for consideration in the national ORLP competition;
WHEREAS, the ORLP grant is a competition that targets projects that will create or
reinvigorate parks and other outdoor recreation spaces located in Census-delineated
urbanized areas;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth (City) is applying for $750,000.00 from the ORLP
grant competition to assist with the development of proposed park improvements in Sycamore
Park, the location of which is set forth in the attached Exhibit A;
WHEREAS, the ORLP grant application requires a match from the City equal to
the amount applied for under the grant application, for which the match will be readily
available;
WHEREAS, the City is fully eligible to receive assistance under the ORLP grant
regulations; and;
WHEREAS, the City is desirous of authorizing a representative to represent and act on
its behalf in dealing with the TPWD concerning the ORLP grant application:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF FORT WORTH:
SECTION 1: That the City hereby certifies that it is eligible to receive assistance from
the ORLP grant, and that notice of the grant application has been posted according to local
public hearing requirements.
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SECTION 2: That the City hereby certifies that the matching share for this grant
application will be readily available.
SECTION 3: That the City hereby authorizes and directs its Assistant City Manager
over the Park & Recreation Department to act for the City in dealing with the TPWD for
the purposes of the ORLP grant application, and that Fernando Costa is hereby officially
designated as the City representative in this regard.
SECTION 4: The City hereby specifically authorizes Fernando Costa, Assistant City
Manager, to submit an ORLP grant application to the NPS c/o TPWD concerning the
proposed improvements at Sycamore Park in the City of Fort Worth, and that the park is
dedicated for permanent public park and recreational uses in perpetuity.
Adopted this 111" day of September, 2018.
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