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Home My WebLink AboutIR 9414To the Mayor and Members of the City Council SUBJECT: GRANT RESTRICTED PARKS fay% August 2, 2011 The purpose of this Informal Report is to summarize the process used to select parks for grant applications and provide information on current grant restricted parks in the park system. In this instance grant restricted parks are those parks which have received grant funds and, as a condition of the grant, the granting agency stipulates that any future revenues derived from the park site must be dedicated to the park system. The Parks and Community Services Department currently has 257 parks totaling 11,596 acres within the City inventory. Sixty-five (65) parks have grant restrictions that encompass approximately 6,026 acres or 52% of public park land. The Nature Center represents more than half of the total park acreage that is restricted due to grant funding. The listing of the grant restricted parks is attached to this report and the grant restricted park locations are depicted on the attached map. I I 111 111 1�11q- 11 F F!I F1111 IMIZ11.101 M-I I fell 0 W-ANORM 0 1 [IN Asa N 10 Royalties and other fees received from gas leases or license agreements associated with park land that has federal and /or state restrictions for proceeds to be spent within the park system, except for the Nature Center, shall be allocated as follows: It should be noted that the policy applies only to those parks that have received grants thm include restrictions. These include grants received from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Departmen National Park Service, and Bureau • Outdoor Recreation • grant programs such as the Lan and Water Conservation Fund, Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program and the state Local Park Fund Program. Examples of non-restrictive grants include local agency or privat f loundation grants and Federal grants from the Department of Transportation such as th Inter-M••el Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) and Congestion Mitigation and Quality Act (CMAQ) grant programs. I The purpose • the grant is largely responsible for determining which project or park site is considered for application. Department staff identifies a number of candidate projects and considers the following in the grant application process: ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAF L_�� 0: 111111111111111 11111111 Fwilllpiiiiii 11 qqI11 a 11111 • Which project or site most closely fits the criteria for the grant, thus giving the application the greatest chance for success • Availability of existing matching funds (if required of the grant) • Which project or site provides the greatest opportunity to leverage existing funding • Grant specific scoring factors such as projects identified in the Park and Recreation Open Space Master Plan, demographics, ecosystem restoration opportunities, land acquisition, etc. From a holistic perspective, all grants received benefit the entire park system since they allolm local resources to be used on other projects. The City has been extremely successful in receivin grant awards during 2010 and 2011. The currently active grant projects are as follows. I Marine Creek Parks CD2 TPWD Urban Indoor Recreation Grant Far Southwest Community Center CD6 TRWD Grant Cobb Park CD8 TPWD Regional Grant Gateway Park CD4 Totals Grant City and Partner Award Funding Total $4,416,100.00 $1,104,025,00 $5,520,125.00 •t 1 00I • off 0 1 010 Should you have any questions regarding this matter please contact Richard Zavala, Parks and Community Services Director at 817-392-5704 or Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager at 817- 392-8180. '1101 Z4 9LI YI , _a � ! �i �rmmum p m nP mmmuuuwu wur� /rn w�- e � 1 0I��, t ag , m w pf 00 � 1 f )OVI U �� ;✓ a�e 183 377 ,.,,NUm°", Old' C P� r a mfff[jj ' flo, iOsoo", 6 'y 1 "'vnlfl0 /tV410/ 183 1 ff1 y rdrra yiii° rnieriomuuuuuirna�mu� ro-imoo-rt «rrrom, " r p � 1D � P' a ,,.2 ' F . -80 183 31/15 1 N7 .d;n 4G/ Im ° w mi o mm r p .a. c ..... d 287 i 6ru -mii N( 377 0 �` 183. d g�. m7% '� 1' j mw 287 �s 77"', � � „ Wm p r l e G J "0, m °` / aw �umuoar 0l 9um e 287 amp i r . C w � ' d'" r 0, Y wee I Miles �� Legend 0 1.25 2.5 5 65 Parks with Restrictions 4 Restricted Park Land i 81 1�0 ✓f IP /G z w I' X YI , _a � ! �i �rmmum p m nP mmmuuuwu wur� /rn w�- e � 1 0I��, t ag , m w pf 00 � 1 f )OVI U �� ;✓ a�e 183 377 ,.,,NUm°", Old' C P� r a mfff[jj ' flo, iOsoo", 6 'y 1 "'vnlfl0 /tV410/ 183 1 ff1 y rdrra yiii° rnieriomuuuuuirna�mu� ro-imoo-rt «rrrom, " r p � 1D � P' a ,,.2 ' F . -80 183 31/15 1 N7 .d;n 4G/ Im ° w mi o mm r p .a. c ..... d 287 i 6ru -mii N( 377 0 �` 183. d g�. m7% '� 1' j mw 287 �s 77"', � � „ Wm p r l e G J "0, m °` / aw �umuoar 0l 9um e 287 amp i r . C w � ' d'" r 0, Y wee I Miles �� Legend 0 1.25 2.5 5 65 Parks with Restrictions 4 Restricted Parkland by Council District Grant Restricted Parks by Council District as of July 27, 2011 Park Name Council District Acreage Arneson Park 2 0.44 Buck Sansom Park 2 131.6 Diamond Hill Park 2 9.88 Far Northside Park 2 3.44 Greenway Park 2 15.977 Heritage Park 2 112 Lincoln Park 2 7 Maddox Park 2 0.96 Marine Creek Linear Park 2 48.161 Marine Creek Linear Park North 2 7.83 Marine Park 2 12 Ninnie Baird Park(Heritage Addition) 2 15.527 North Park 2 48.637 Northside Park 2 15 Paz Hernandez Park (La Loma Park) 2 0.38 Riverside Park 2 30.8 Rodeo Park 2 5.3 Rosen Park 2 8.8 Terry Park 2 0.43 Ridglea Hills Park 3 6.1 River Park 3 11.63 Stephens Park 3 4 Western Hills Park 3 17.89 Arcadia Park 4 271.306 Eastern Hills Park 4 3 Gateway 4 503.7 Sylvania Park 4 29.22 Eastover Park 5 13.5 Eugene McCray Park 5 6.07 Fairfax Park 5 4 Handley Park 5 15.45 Martin Luther King Park 5 5.78 McDonald Park 5 13.85 Prairie Dog Park 5 39.56 Rosedale Plaza Park 5 6.25 Village Creek Park 5 24.31 Ben H. Rosenthal Park 6 1.53 Little People Park 6 2.9 Southwest Community Park 6 76.697 Southwest Park 6 1.8 Wedgwood Park 6 6.66 Westcreek Park(Southwest Hills Park) 6 17 Arrow S Park 7 37.8 Restricted Parkland by Council District Casino Beach Park 7 44 Como Center Park 7 1.2 Crestwood Park 7 2 Lake Como Park 7 59.1377 Marion Sansorn Park 7 9 Nature Center (Greer Island) 7 3621.975 Thomas Place Park 7 2.76 Thorny Ridge Park 7 3.76 Wright-Tarlton 7 0.7 Highland Hills Park 8 28.659 Meadowood Park 8 1.75 Normandy Place Park 8 1.5 Oakland Lake Park 8 69 Rolling Hills Park 8 207.293 Capps Park 9 4.41 Fire Station Park (Mid-Southside Park) 9 1.7 Forest Park (Zoo Area Only) 9 58.53 Greenbriar Park 9 48.95 Jefferson Davis Park 9 6.5 Linwood Park 9 4 Traders Oak Park 9 3.2771 Trinity Park 9 252 Total Acres 6026.2671