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RECEI�/ED CSC No.54118
JUL -9 2020
CITY OF FORT WORTH
"YSECREtARy PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
This PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Agreement")is made and entered into by and
between the CITY OF FORT WORTH(the"City"), a home rule municipal corporation situated in
portions of Tarrant,Parker,Denton,and Wise Counties,Texas,as executed by Dana Burghdoff,its duly
authorized Assistant City Manager, and THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND ("Consultant"),a California
nonprofit organization,as executed by Robert Kent,its duly authorized Texas State Director,each
individually referred to as a"party"and collectively referred to as the"parties."
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS:
The Contract documents shall include the following:
1. This Agreement for Professional Services
2. Exhibit A—Scope of Services
3. Exhibit B- Compensation Schedule
All Exhibits attached hereto are incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement for all purposes.In the
event of any conflict between the documents,theterms and conditions ofthis Professional Services Agreement
shall control.
1. SCOPE OF SERVICES.
Consultant hereby agrees to provide the City w ith a Fort Worth Open Space Prioritization Plan.Attached
hereto and incorporated for all purposes incident to this Agreement is Exhibit "A,"Scope of Services,more
specifically describing the services to be provided hereunder.
Consultant warrants that it will exercise reasonable skill, care and diligence in the performance of its
services and will carry out its responsibilities in accordance with customarily accepted professional practices
and applicable laws.
2. TERln
This Agreement shall commence upon the date of full execution("Effective Date") and shall expire
upon completion of services, unless terminated earlier or extended in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement or agreed upon by written amendment to this Agreement by both parties.
3. COMPENSATION.
The City shall pay Consultant an amount not to exceed$335,000 in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement and the Payment Schedule shown in Exhibit"B,"which is incorporated for all purposes herein.
Consultant shall not perform any additional services for the City not specified by this Agreement unless the
City requests and both parties approve in writing the additional scope,schedule, and costs for such services.
Either party may seek a change order for a change in scope schedule and costs related thereto,which must be
agreed upon by both parties by a written amendment to this Agreement. The City shall not be liable for any
additional expenses of Consultant not specified by this Agreement unless the City first approves such expenses
in writing.If there is any conflict between the terms of Exhibit "B,"and this Section 3, this Section 3 shall
prevail.
CITY SECRETARY
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4. TERMINATION.
4.1. Written Notice.
The City or Consultant may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason by
providing the other party with 30 days written notice of termination.
4.2 Non-appropriation of Funds.
In the event no funds or insufficient funds are appropriated by the City in any fiscal period for
any payments due hereunder, City will notify Consultant of such occurrence and this Agreement shall
terminate on the last day of the fiscal period for which appropriations were received without penalty
or expense to the City of any kind whatsoever,except as to the portions of the payments herein agreed
upon for which funds shall have been appropriated.
4.3 Duties and Obligations of the Parties.
In the event that this Agreement is terminated prior to the Expiration Date,the City shall pay
Consultant for services actually rendered up to the effective date of termination and Consultant shall
continueto providethe City with services requestedbythe City and in accordance with this Agreement
up to the effective date of termination.
5. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Consultant hereby warrants to the City that Consultant has made full disclosure in writing of any
existing conflicts of interest related to Consultant's services under this Agreement. In the event that any
conflicts of interest arise after the Effective Date of this Agreement, Consultant hereby agrees promptly to
make full disclosure to the City in writing upon its first knowledge of such conflict. Consultant,for itself and
its officers, agents and employees, further agrees that it shall treat all information provided to it by the City as
confidential and shall not disclose any such information to a third party without the prior written approval of
the City, except to the extent that such disclosure is required by applicable law or court order and then only
after prior notice to and consultation with the City. Consultant shall store and maintain City Information in a
secure manner and shall not allow unauthorized users to access,modify, delete or otherwise corrupt City
Information in any way. Consultant shall notify the City promptly if the security or integrity of any City
information has been compromised or is believed to have been compromised.
6. RIGHT TO AUDIT.
Consultant agrees that the City shall, until the expiration of three (3)years after final payment under
this Agreement, have access to and the right to examine at reasonable times any directly pertinent books,
documents, papers and records of the Consultant involving transactions relating to this Agreement at no
additional cost to the City. Consultant agrees that the City shall have access during normal working hours to
all necessary Consultant facilities and shall be provided adequate and appropriate work space in order to
conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this section.The City shall give Consultant at least five
(5) business days' advance notice of intended audits.
Consultant further agrees to include in all its subcontractor agreements hereunder a provision to the
effect that the subcontractor agrees that the City shall,until expiration of three(3)years after final payment of
the subcontract, have access to and the right to examine at reasonable times any directly pertinent books,
documents,papers and records of such subcontractor involving transactions related to the subcontract,and
further that City shall have access during normal working hours to all subcontractor facilities and shall be
provided adequate and appropriate work space in order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of
this paragraph. City shall give subcontractor reasonable notice of intended audits.
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The audit rights conferred by this section shall not permit the City to access records related to the
pricing of fixed-price or lump sum amounts,the build-up of agreed rates or unit prices, or Consultant's
estimating records.
7. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
It is expressly understood and agreed that Consultant shall operate as an independent contractor as to
all rights and privileges granted herein, and not as agent,representative or employee of the City. Subject to
and in accordance with the conditions and provisions of this Agreement, Consultant shall have the exclusive
right to control the details of its operations and activities and be solely responsible for the acts and omissions
of its officers,agents, servants, employees,contractors and subcontractors. Consultant acknowledges that the
doctrine of respondeat superior shall not apply as between the City, its officers, agents, servants and
employees, and Consultant, its officers, agents, employees, servants, contractors and subcontractors.
Consultant further agrees that nothing herein shall be construed as the creation of a partnership or joint
enterprise between City and Consultant.
8. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION.
CONSULTANT SHALL RELEASE, DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS
CITY AND ITS OFFICERS,AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ALL DAMAGES,
CLAIMS, LOSSES,DEMANDS, SUITS, JUDGMENTS AND COSTS, INCLUDING REASONABLE
ATTORNEY'S FEES AND EXPENSES, FOR PERSONAL INJURIES (INCLUDING DEATH) AND
THIRD-PARTY PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE EXTENT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT ACT
OR OMISSION OF CONSULTANT, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, OR
SUBCONTRACTORS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THE
CONSULTANT SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED OR LIABLE TO THE CITY FOR ANY CLAIM
ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT EXCEPT ITS OWNNEGLIGENCE THAT
IS THE FAULT OF THE CONSULTANT, AND/OR ITS AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, OR
SUBCONTRACTORS, OR OTHERS FOR WHOM CONSULTANT IS LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, CONSULTANT AGREES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS CITY AND ITS
OFFICERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES AGAINST COSTS, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES,
INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES, RESULTING FROM CLAIMS
BY THIRD PARTIES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES (INCLUDING DEATH) OR PROPERTY
DAMAGE TO THE EXTENT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF
CONSULTANT, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, OR SUBCONTRACTORS IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT. CONSULTANT SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATE TO DEFEND OR INDEMNIFY
CITY AND ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE
NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT — (i) The Consultant warrants that all
Deliverables, or any part thereof, furnished hereunder, including but not limited to: programs,
documentation,software,analyses, applications,methods,ways,and processes(in this Section 8C each
individually referred to as a"Deliverable"and collectively as the"Deliverables,")do not infringe upon
or violate any patent,copyrights,trademarks,service marks,trade secrets,or any intellectual property
rights or other third party proprietary rights,in the performance of services under this Agreement.
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(ii) Consultant shall be liable and responsible for any and all claims made against the City for
infringement of any patent, copyright, trademark, service mark, trade secret, or other intellectual
property rights by the use of or supplying of any Deliverable(s)in the course of performance or
completion of,or in any way connected with providing the services,or the City's continued use of the
Deliverable(s) hereunder.
(iii)Consultant agrees to indemnify,defend,settle,or pay,at its own cost and expense,including
the payment of attorney's fees,any claim or action against the City for infringement of any patent,
copyright,trademark,service mark,trade secret,or other intellectual property right arising from City's
use of the Deliverable(s),or any part thereof, in accordance with this Agreement,it being understood
that this agreement to indemnify,defend,settle or pay shall not apply if the City modifies or misuses the
Deliverable(s).So long as Consultant bears the costand expense of paymentfor claims or actions against
the City pursuant to this section 8, Consultant shall have the right to conduct the defense of any such
claim or action and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise and to settle or compromise any
such claim; however, City shall have the right to fully participate in any and all such settlement,
negotiations,or lawsuit as necessary to protect the City's interest,and City agrees to cooperate with
Consultant in doing so. In the event City,for whatever reason,assumes the responsibility for payment
of costs and expenses for any claim or action brought against the City for infringement arising under
this Agreement,the City shall have the sole right to conduct the defense of any such claim or action and
all negotiations for its settlement or compromise and to settle or compromise any such claim;however,
Consultant shall fully participate and cooperate with the City in defense of such claim or action. City
agrees to give Consultant timely written notice of any such claim or action,with copies of all papers City
may receive relating thereto.Notwithstanding the foregoing,the City's assumption of payment of costs
or expenses shall not eliminate Consultant's duty to indemnify the City under this Agreement. If the
Deliverable(s),or any part thereof,is held to infringe and the use thereof is enjoined or restrained or,if
as a result of a settlement or compromise,such use is materially adversely restricted, Consultant shall,
at its own expense and as City's sole remedy,either: (a)procure for City the right to continue to use the
Deliverable(s); or (b) modify the Deliverable(s) to make them/it non-infringing, provided that such
modification does not materially adversely affect City's authorized use of the Deliverable(s); or (c)
replace the Deliverable(s)with equally suitable,compatible,and functionally equivalent non-infringing
Deliverable(s)at no additional charge to City; or(d)if none of the foregoing alternatives is reasonably
available to Consultant,terminate this Agreement,and refund all amounts paid to Consultant by the
City,subsequent to which termination City may seek any and all remedies available to City under law.
9. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING.
Consultant shall not assign or subcontract any of its duties, obligations or rights under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the City. If the City grants consent to an assignment,the assignee shall
execute a written agreement with the City and the Consultant under which the assignee agrees to be bound by
the duties and obligations of Consultant under this Agreement, and Consultant shall have no further liability
or obligations under the assigned portion of the Agreement. If the City grants consent to a subcontract,the
Consultant shall require such subcontractorto execute awritten agreement with the Consultant referencingthis
Agreement and requiring subcontractor to be bound by duties and obligations substantially similar to those of
the Consultant under this Agreement as such duties and obligations may apply to the subcontractor's scope of
services. The Consultant shall provide the City with a fully executed copy of any such subcontract upon
request, with any financial and proprietary information redacted.
10. INSURANCE
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Consultant shall provide the City with certificate(s)of insurance documenting policies ofthe following
coverage limits that are to be in effect prior to commencement of any services pursuant to this Agreement:
10.1 Coverage and Limits
(a) Commercial General Liability
$1,000,000 Each Occurrence
$2,000,000 Aggregate
(b) Automobile Liability
$1,000,000 Each accident on a combined single limit basis or
$250,000 Bodily injury per person
$500,000 Bodily injury per occurrence
$100,000 Property damage
Coverage shall be on any vehicle used by the Consultant, its employees, agents,
representatives in the course of the providing services under this Agreement. "Any
vehicle" shall be any vehicle owned, hired and non-owned.
(c) Worker's Compensation
Statutory limits
Employer's liability
$100,000 Each accident/occurrence
$100,000 Disease- per each employee
$500,000 Disease- policy limit
This coverage may be written as follows:
Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability coverage with limits consistent with
statutory benefits outlined in the Texas workers' Compensation Act(Art. 8308—1.01 et seq.,
Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat.) and policy limits for Employers' Liability of $100,000 each
accident/occurrence,$500,000 bodily injury disease policy limit and$100,000 per disease per
employee.
(d) Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions)
$1,000,000 Each Claim Limit
$1,000,000 Aggregate Limit
Professional Liability coverage may be provided through an endorsement to the
Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy, or a separate policy specific to
Professional E&O. Either is acceptable if coverage meets all other requirements.
Coverage shall be claims-made, and maintained for the duration of the contractual
agreement and for two(2)years following completion of services provided.An annual
certificate of insurance shall be submitted to the City to evidence coverage.
10.2 Certificates.
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Certificates of Insurance evidencing that the Consultant has obtained all required
insurance shall be delivered to the City prior to Consultant proceeding with any services
pursuant to this Agreement. All policies except Workers' Compensation and Professional
Liability shall be endorsed to name the City as an additional insured thereon,as its interests
may appear. All policies except Professional Liability and Employer's Liability shall contain
a Waiver of Subrogation for the benefit of the City of Fort Worth.The term City shall include
its employees,officers,officials,agent,and volunteers in respect to the contracted services.
Any failure on the part of the City to request required insurance documentation shall not
constitute a waiver of the insurance requirement. Such terms shall be endorsed onto
Consultant's insurance policies.
10.3 Notice of Cancellation.
In the unlikely event that TPL's insurance policy is canceled,TPL shall provide a minimum
thirty (30) days' notice of cancellation to the City and ten(10)days' notice in the event of
non-payment ofpremiums.Notice shall be senttothe Risk Manager,City of FortWorth, 1000
Throckmorton,Fort Worth,Texas 76102,with copies to the City Attorney at the same address.
11. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Consultant agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws,ordinances,rules and
regulations. If the City notifies Consultant of any violation of such laws, ordinances, rules or regulations,
Consultant shall promptly desist from and correct the violation.
12. NON DISCRIMINATION COVENANT.
Consultant,for itself, its personal representatives,assigns, subcontractors and successors in interest,
as part of the consideration herein, agrees that in the performance of Consultant's duties and obligations
hereunder, it shall not discriminate in the treatment or employment of any individual or group of individuals
on any basis prohibited by law.
13. NOTICES.
Notices required pursuant to the provisions of-this Agreement shall be conclusively determined to have
been delivered when(1)hand-delivered to the other party, its agents,employees,servants or representatives,
(2)delivered by facsimile with electronic confirmation of the transmission,or(3)received by the other party
by United States Mail, registered, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
To The CITY: To CONSULTANT:
City of Fort Worth The Trust for Public Land
Attn: Jennifer Dyke, Stormwater Program Manager Robert Kent, Texas State Director
200 Texas Street 325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2210
Fort Worth TX 76102 Dallas, TX 75201
Email: Jennifer.Dyke@FortWorthTexas.gov Email: Robert.Kent,,(&tpl.org
Facsimile: 817-392-2433
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14. GOVERNMENTAL POWERS.
It is understood and agreed that by execution of this Agreement,the City does not waive or surrender
any of its governmental powers.
15. NO WAIVER.
The failure of the City or Consultant to insist upon the performance of any term or provision of this
Agreement or to exercise any right granted herein shall not constitute a waiver of the City's or Consultant's
respective right to insist upon appropriate performance or to assert any such right on any future occasion.
16. GOVERNING LAW/VENUE
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Texas. If any
action,whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, is brought on the basis of this Agreement,venue for such
action shall he in state courts located in Tarrant County, Texas or the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division.
17. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
18. FORCE MAJEURE
The City and Consultant shall exercise their best efforts to meet their respective duties and obligations
as set forth in this Agreement, but shall not be held liable for any delay or omission in performance due to
force majeure or other causes beyond their reasonable control(force majeure),including, but not limited to,
compliance with any government law,ordinance or regulation, acts of God, acts of the public enemy, fires,
strikes,lockouts,natural disasters,wars,riots,material or labor restrictions by any governmental authority,
transportation problems and/or any other similar causes.
19. HEADINGS NOT CONTROLLING.
Headings and titles used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed a
part of this Agreement.
20. REVIEW OF COUNSEL.
The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement
and thatthe normal rules of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting
party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or exhibits hereto.
21. AMENDMENTS /MODIFICATIONS /EXTENSIONS.
No extension, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding upon a party hereto
unless such extension,modification, or amendment is set forth in a written instrument,which is executed by
an authorized representative and delivered on behalf of such party.
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22. ENTIRETY OF AGREEMENT.
This Agreement contains all of the covenants, statements,representations and promises agreed to by
the parties. To the extent of any conflict,this Agreement supersedes the terms,conditions, and representations
set forth in the City's Request for Proposals, Consultant's Proposal and revised cost. No agent of either party
has authority to make, and the parties shall not be bound by, nor liable for, any covenant, statement,
representation or promise not set forth herein. The parties may amend this Agreement only by a written
amendment executed by both parties.
23. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY.
The person signing this agreement hereby warrants that he/she has the legal authority to execute this
agreement on behalf of the respective party, and that such binding authority has been granted by proper order,
resolution, ordinance or other authorization of the entity. The other party is fully entitled to rely on this
warranty and representation in entering into this Agreement.
24. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH COMPANIES THAT BOYCOTT ISRAEL
Contractor acknowledges that in accordance with Chapter 2270 of the Texas Government Code,
the City is prohibited from entering into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract
contains a written verification from the company that it:(1)does not boycott Israel;and(2)will not boycott
Israel during the term of the contract. The terms"boycott Israel"and"company"shall have the meanings
ascribed to those terms in Section 808.001 of the Texas Government Code. By signing this contract,
Contractor certifies that Contractor's signature provides written verification to the City that
Contractor:(1)does not boycott Israel;and(2)will not boycott Israel during the term of the contract
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement in multiples this 8th day
Of July ,2020.
CITY OF FORT WORTH THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
Dana Burghdoff(Jr 8,2020 Ab CDT) l
Dana Burghdoff Robert Kent
Assistant City Manager Texas State Director
RECOM LIMED BY: WITNESS:
William Johnson BY-
TPW Department Director Title:
ATTEST:
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Mary Kayser
City Secretary 1295: aban-=7��50
Date: J u 19,2020
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Christa R.Lopez-Reynolds(Jul 8,20 15: T)
Christa R. Lopez-Reynolds
Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Contract Compliance Manager:
By signing I acknowledge that I am the person responsible for the monitoring and adminis tration ofthis contract,
including ensuring allperformanceand rep ortingreyui ements.
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Jennifer 1.0yke(Jul 7,2 021S3 CDT)
Jennifer Dyke
StormwaterProgram Manager
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About The Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy,
livable communities for generations to come. We believe close-to-home access to
parks, trails, and the outdoors can transform communities, making them happier,
healthier, more equitable, and more resilient to the challenges of the 21St century. In
cities across the country, we are working to ensure everyone has access to a quality
park or natural area within a 10-minute walk (half-mile) of home. We do this by helping
communities plan their park and conservation priorities, fund their visions for their
landscapes, protect the lands and waters they value, and create the parks, green
schoolyards, and trails they need to thrive.
Since 1972, The Trust for Public Land (TPL) has protected more than 3.5 million acres,
led the passage of over$75 billion in public funding for parks and conservation, created
nearly 2,000 parks, gardens, and greenways, and developed another 2,000+ miles of
trails nationwide. Active in Texas for more than 30 years, we have helped create over
40,000 acres of parks and natural areas, from wilderness preserves on the Gulf Coast
to urban refuges like Eagle Mountain Lake Park in Tarrant County and the Southwest
Nature Preserve in Arlington.
Our Research & Innovation team provides best-in-class conservation planning and
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services in support of TPL's mission. The team
brings geospatial information to planning, research and design through cutting-edge
technology and software architecture that deliver customized and scalable solutions.
From artificial intelligence solutions to community-generated data, we use technology to
enhance the quality and pace of park creation, land protection and public funding for
conservation.
Relying on our more than 40 years of experience, we develop city, state, and
landscape-scale decision support and data visualization tools that spatially locate
community priorities for parks, trails, and open spaces. We apply spatial analysis and
the power of GIS mapping to help city and state decision makers and partners better
understand how environmental, social, and economic indicators like urban heat, public
health measures, and household income can help inform effective community planning
and project prioritization. Our field teams and partners leverage these multiple datasets
when working with communities to design parks and open space to maximize their
benefit and use. We have two free, web-based tools to give everyone access to the
information we use to strategically site and improve parks: ParkServe, the most
comprehensive database of parks and park need areas for 14,000 U.S. cities and
towns, and ParkScore, a ranking of the 100 largest U.S. cities on park access, acreage,
investment and amenities. Together these tools provide the data infrastructure to help
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TPL and our partners fund, site and design parks and open spaces.
In Dallas, Houston, and Central Texas we have developed a trio of GIS-based "Decision
Support Tools." Accessible via an interactive website, our GIS planning tools are
helping these communities make data-driven decisions about their investments in parks,
open spaces, and green assists. In 2019 alone, the City of Dallas has acquired over 40
acres of open space identified through a Decision Support Tool created by TPL.
Building upon our statewide and national experience in creating impactful city park and
open space plans, we are pleased to present this proposal to partner with the City of
Fort Worth.
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Proposed Scope
The Trust for Public Land would like to work with the City of Fort Worth to create a long-
range open space land acquisition guide for the City. This proposal describes how TPL
can help the City of Fort Worth develop a data-based Open Space Prioritization Plan to
identify high-priority locations for the City to consider for open space' acquisition and
preservation. Included in this proposal is the creation of an interactive web-based
Decision Support Tool to allow for interaction with the results and 2 years of tool
maintenance and technical support and 1 annual update, and a final report describing
analysis methodology, results, and recommendations.
1"Open space"typically refers to lands used for passive recreation,natural or cultural resource preservation and/or agriculture. The term
"parks"—in contrast—refers to spaces where residents or visitors would likely go for active recreation,like playing catch with a friend.
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The Open Space Prioritization Plan is intended to be a plan that will help identify where
multiple objectives overlap to provide guidance on where land conservation can be
focused to provide the greatest potential benefit across the goals of the program,
including:
® Health & Recreation
Flood control
Water quality
Community access, equity, and iconic places
Economic development
• Ecosystem preservation
' 0 TPL proposes collaborating with the Texas Trees
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XAS r[REES Foundation for portions of this analysis related to
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trees and the urban heat island effect. Established in
1982, the Texas Trees Foundation serves as a
catalyst in creating new green legacy for North Texas through transformational,
research-based projects that educate and mobilize the public to activate the social,
economic, environmental, and health benefits that trees and urban forestry provide.
Texas Trees has conducted numerous urban forestry studies across North Texas,
including the State of the Dallas Urban Forest(2015), Urban Heat Island Management
Study(2017), Rowlett Urban Forest Ecosystem Analysis (2018), and Argyle Urban
Forest Ecosystem Analysis (2019). A frequent collaborator with TPL, Texas Trees
partnered with us in the development of Smart Growth for Dallas, a GIS-based open
space Decision Support Tool for Dallas. At the start of the project, The Texas Trees
Foundation will generate high resolution tree cover and general land cover data for the
350 square miles encompassing the City of Fort Worth, including parts of the city
outside Tarrant County and the ETJ. This high resolution tree canopy data is integral to
decision making and ranking at the parcel level.
Below:An example of parcel-level tree canopy mapping created by the Texas Trees Foundation
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With oversight provided by an Open Space Working Group2, TPL will develop the Plan
to serve as a guide for the city and their conservation partners to strategically protect
and preserve the most important open spaces in the City of Fort Worth.
The project objectives are:
1. Evaluate areas to identify potential acquisition and/or preservation opportunities.
Prioritization to be based on areas where the priority objectives overlap,
providing generalized areas where open space acquisition can be expected to
provide benefits for multiple overlapping objective priorities.
a. The prioritization should help guide outreach by the city and other land
conservation practitioners for investigating voluntary land conservation
opportunities in the area.3
2. Support City of Fort Worth in their public outreach.
3. Provide city with interactive mapping tool (the "Decision Support Tool") to
strategically identify, compare, and evaluate potential projects for open space
acquisition at the parcel level within the generalized overlapping high priority
areas.
4. Design and publish a web-based public facing "Story Map" for sharing of analysis
results with the general public.
5. Final report describing process, results, feasibility, and recommendations on
public funding options to support land conservation and evaluation of policy
options to help implement the protection of open space.
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The Working Group will participate in regularly scheduled in-person and web-based meetings,provide oversight of the project,ensure TPL has
access to the best available data for each criteria,and review draft and final analysis results.
3 In some instances,land that is privately owned will be identified as an opportunity area for realizing one or more of the community goals. The
mapping and planning done as part of this process does not create any restrictions on privately owned land. To the contrary,it creates more
opportunities for private landowners who are interested in selling some or all of the interests in their land. We will develop a tool for
prioritizing areas to identify potential acquisition and/or preservation opportunities.
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Schedule and Tasks
The following section provides an overview of the proposed schedule and tasks. The
project conveners will be City of Fort Worth staff and TPL. A critical component of
project success is an active role for Fort Worth staff in this project, sharing in project
management and major tasks with TPL staff. The co-conveners will have one initial in-
person meeting and monthly webinars and/or conference calls so that they can be well-
coordinated throughout the project. The next section describes the proposed tasks to
accomplish this analysis and create its expected products.
Task 1.0: Project Initiation (Month 1)
• Project conveners will meet by conference call and confirm their roles and
responsibilities.
• TPL will work with City of Fort Worth agency staff to assemble the Open Space
Working Group. The Open Space Working group serves as strategic and
technical advisors through the duration of the project and will provide expertise
across the project's goals.
• Once assembled, TPL will lead an in-person meeting of the Open Space Working
Group to gather information needed to get the project started. At this meeting,
the Open Space Working group will discuss the criteria to be modeled within
each goal and the existing data that can be used in the analysis. Where the data
do not exist, the Working Group will help derive a methodology to create a GIS
model for the criteria within each Goal.
Deliverables (Month 1):
• Open Space Working Group contact sheet [provided by City staff].
• Open Space Working Group kick-off meeting summary.
• Development of Prioritization Goals and the individual criteria to be modeled
within each Priority Goal.
• These goals and criteria will be entered into a data dictionary that documents
methodology and data sources.
• Key staff: Robert Kent, Molly Plummer, Mitchel Hannon, Kristen Weil and
Lindsay Withers
• Total TPL staff hours: 124 hours
Task 2.0: Goals and criteria analysis, development of maps, and Parcel Ranking.
Support for Public Meetings (Months 2-5)
• TPL will lead 4-5 additional Open Space Working Group meetings via webinar
and/or conference call over the course of four to five months. These meetings will
focus on developing the goals and criteria analysis results. TPL will build GIS
models that define the priority areas for each of the goals and criteria with advice
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and input provided by the Open Space Working Group and produce maps (PDF,
JPG, and PNG) of these results for use in the report and for general distribution.
• TPL will identify areas where there is a significant amount of overlap between the
individual priority goal results. These areas of overlap will represent the highest
priority areas for open space acquisition. TPL will also characterize parcels so
that individual parcels within these priority areas can be reviewed. TPL will work
closely with the City to determine how parcel data will be utilized in development
of the tool and on what maps parcels will be shown and identified. The attributes
created through this process will then be made available on the Decision Support
Tool website as part of the parcel query and reporting capability. Users will be
able to create custom queries to find specific areas of opportunity based on
specific set of conditions within these priority areas to allow for flexibility based
on the funding or partnering opportunity.
• TPL will participate in public meetings organized by City of Fort Worth related to
open space planning and preservation. At these meetings, TPL will attend,
provide maps, serve as a technical resource, and be available to answer
questions from the general public about the project, methodology, and outcomes.
Feedback from these meetings will be incorporated into revisions and updates to
prioritization models.
Deliverables (Month 5):
• Completion of GIS models for all goals and underlying criteria, identifying areas
of highest priority.
• Overall areas of priority created where there is overlap for multiple goals. The
overall priority areas will be created through a weighting exercise with the Open
Space Working group where each individual goal result is combined to create a
weighted overall result depicting priority areas for conservation.
• PDF, JPG, and PNG maps of the results.
• Individual parcels characterized with degree of overlap with priority Goals and
criteria.
• Results data made available to City of Fort Worth staff to include in their public
outreach in Summer 2020. TPL will provide support staff for the public meetings
coordinated by Fort Worth staff.
• Key Staff: Robert Kent, Molly Plummer, Mitchel Hannon, Kristen Weil and
Lindsay Withers, TPL intern
• Total TPL staff hours: 816 hours
Task 3.0: Development of Web-Based Decision Support Tool (Months 6-9):
• TPL will create a password protected, web-based Decision Support Tool for use
by the City. This website will allow for viewing of analysis results along with
relevant context and source data layers, down to the parcel level. The parcels for
the City that were characterized in Task 2.0 will be viewable. A custom query tool
will also be available to query the parcel attributes to find parcels that meet
specific user-defined conditions (such as parcels that are high-priority for flood
control and ecosystem preservation), and exportable parcel reports will be
available for comparison of different opportunities for open space conservation.
Deliverables (Month 9):
• Password protected website for City of Fort Worth staff to use to evaluate
projects at the parcel level, access the results from the analysis, and produce
their own custom queries to find parcels that meet specific conditions.
• Key Staff: Robert Kent, Molly Plummer, Mitchel Hannon, Kristen Weil, Patrick
Smyth
• Total TPL staff hours: 146 hours
Task 4.0: Development of Public Facing Story Map (Months 10-11):
• TPL will develop a public-facing web-based "Story Map" for sharing of Goal and
criteria analysis results. Accessible via the internet, this free interactive website
will present high-level findings and analysis of the Open Space Prioritization
Plan, as well as share information about the project's goals, objectives,
methodology, and outcomes.
Deliverables (Month 11):
• Public-facing web-based Story Map describing process and displaying results.
• Key staff: Robert Kent, Molly Plummer, Mitchel Hannon, Kristen Weil, Lindsay
Withers
• Total TPL Staff Hours: 125 hours
Task 5.0: Development of Final Report, public funding feasibility research and
policy evaluation (Months 6-12):
• TPL, in consultation the City, will compile the results of all prior tasks and
activities and include in a final report that describes the methodology of the
project. The report will include descriptive pages for the "top 20" highest priority
areas for open space preservation identified by the study.
• TPL will deliver GIS analysis and source layers to the City in raster or polygon
format.
• TPL will include an implementation feasibility section in the final report which will
include:
o Comparative evaluation of conservation easements, dedication, and fee-
simple acquisition strategies.
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o Feasibility study of potential acquisition funding sources, including general
obligation bond packages, Fort Worth Permanent Fund (oil & gas),
parkland dedication fees, public improvement districts, stormwater utility,
partnerships (e.g. Tarrant Regional Water District), and relevant state and
federal conservation programs. Research will include estimated revenue
potential, pathways for implementation, and any restrictions related to
each potential option.
o Review of funding sources with City of Fort Worth legal staff to ensure
applicability of each source for the City.
o Evaluation of different policy approaches to incentivize open space
dedication, such as development density bonuses adjacent to acquired
open space.
• TPL will evaluate and make recommendations on appropriate departments to
participate in and manage open space acquisition, management and
maintenance of those lands, and review current policies and development
standards such as permittee mitigation for City projects. This evaluation will
include:
o Conduct internal and external research including a discovery process of
existing city goals, policy measures, and staff recommendations as well as
a review of best practices from around the country.
o Compile case studies.
o Recommendations on maintenance of open space once acquired and
ways of educating the community on the importance of maintaining these
areas in their natural condition.
o Identify mitigation mechanisms already in use in City of Fort Worth and
conduct interviews with local staff.
• Draft a summary report providing recommendations and next steps.
• Presentation to city leaders.
Deliverables (Month 12):
• Final Report
• GIS analysis and data layers
• Presentation of findings to city leaders
• Key Staff: Robert Kent, Molly Plummer, Mitchel Hannon, Kristen Weil, Lindsay
Withers, Brendan Shane, Taj Schottland, Wendy Muzzy, TPL National Marketing
Director
• Total TPL staff hours: 584 hours
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Task 6.0: Two years of support and one annual update for Decision Support
Tool:
• Following launch of the Decision Support Tool (Task 3.0), TPL will provide two
years of continuous support and an annual update to the website.
• As part of the annual update, TPL will collect the most recent conserved lands
and city parcel data and rerun the parcel attribution analysis to reflect the latest
parcel boundaries and republish to the website.
• TPL will also re-run analysis models with any new source data provided to TPL
by the City, such as floodplain, habitat, etc. These new models will be
incorporated into the Decision Support Tool and other mapping products.
• The City will have the ability to manually update the tree canopy data created by
Texas Trees Foundation, based on changes to tree canopy that City staff are
aware of.
• Any GIS analysis or source data layers that change as a result of the annual
update will be delivered to the City.
• Throughout this time, TPL will offer user support and manage the website
infrastructure, individual user names and passwords.
• When new parcel data is available from county appraisal districts, TPL will
update the Decision Support Tool with this information.
• Assuming the Year 1 of the contract begins in the Summer of 2020, the Decision
Support Tool will be launched in the Spring of 2021. Once new parcel data is
available from the county appraisal districts in the Fall of 2021, TPL will update
the Decision Support Tool with this new information. TPL will conduct a full
update to the Decision Support Tool in the Spring of 2022. Tool support will then
proceed until the conclusion of the agreement in the Summer of 2023. TPL will
assist City staff with updating the tool in the Spring and Summer of 2023.
Deliverables (Year 1 —3):
• Continuous support and management of tool/website infrastructure and individual
user names and passwords
• One annual update to GIS analysis and Decision Support Tool
• Updated GIS analysis and data layers
• Detailed documentation and checklist for the City to follow about how to update
the tool written during the process of TPLs update in Year 2
• Key Staff: Mitchel Hannon, Patrick Smyth, Kristen Weil, Lindsay Withers
• Total TPL staff hours: 194 hours
Task 7.0: Transition of Data, Models, and Decision Support Tool to City (Year 5):
• At the start of Year 3 of the contract (Summer of 2022), TPL will begin to
transition data, models, and website code for the Decision Support Tool to the
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City for operation on City-owned and managed servers and computers. This
process is expected to be complete by the end of Year 3 (Summer 2023), at
which time the City will be able to publish and fully manage the Decision Support
Tool and it's underlying data. TPL will retire the version on TPL servers and the
end of Year 3.
• Throughout this process, TPL will provide technical support and assistance to
facilitate this transition. This support will include one in-person meeting with
relevant TPL staff to assist in the transfer of data, priority models and website
infrastructure to City of Fort Worth staff. In addition, over the course of Year 3,
TPL will provide web-based support via web meetings (as needed). During these
meetings, TPL staff can review issues that City of Fort Worth staff have via a
shared screen as they stand up their own model update process and website.
• During this time, TPL will assist City staff with running an annual update to the
website, data, and tool.
Deliverables (Year 3):
• Transition of data, models, and website code for the Decision Support Tool to the
City of Fort Worth
• Transition of Story Map to City of Fort Worth
• Document showing all model workflow diagrams (built in Esri Model Builder)
• Documentation of all technical assistance provided
• Key Staff: Mitchel Hannon, Patrick Smyth, Kristen Weil, Lindsay Withers
• Total TPL staff hours: 166 Hours
Staff
With over 350 staff across the country, TPL has a diverse and deep set of skills it brings
to all of its projects, including landscape architecture, economic analysis, GIS mapping,
policy development, community engagement, legal analysis, and real estate. Key
personnel and qualifications for execution for this proposal are:
• Mitchel Hannon, Sr. GIS Analyst, manages and implements projects
nationwide in the Large Landscape, Smart Growth and Greenprint programs. He
also manages the spatial data development of TPL's Conservation Almanac and
TPL's role in the National Conservation Easement Database collaborative effort.
Mitchel leads a team of GIS staff and consultants to implement cutting-edge, GIS
methodologies, tools and frameworks for conservation projects. Mitchel has a
M.S. in Biology from the University of Nevada-Reno and has spent a number of
years working on wildlife and conservation issues in the field and through the use
of GIS. Since joining The Trust for Public Land in 2005, he has designed 25+ GIS
models that cover a diverse set of issues, including water quality and quantity,
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wildlife habitat, cultural resources, agriculture and recreation. In this project,
Mitchel will serve as project lead for The Trust for Public Land.
• Robert Kent, Texas State Director, leads our effort to ensure every Texan
benefits from the transformational power of close-to-home access to parks,
nature, and the outdoors. A Dallas native, Robert received his Bachelor of Arts
from Baylor University, where he studied economic and environmental science,
and has a Master of Science in Economic Development from the University of
Glasgow. Robert joined The Trust for Public Land in 2014, where he led the re-
establishment of the organization's North Texas office, passage of a $311 million
bond measure to fund parks in Dallas, and the acquisition of over 40 acres of
land for two new parks as part of the Five Mile Creek Urban Greenbelt. In this
project, Robert will provide oversight and advisory services.
• Molly Plummer, Sr. Program Manager, holds a Masters of Landscape
Architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Bachelor of Arts in
Printmaking and Art History from University of Colorado. Her research is focused
on how social resiliency and the urban built environment are impacted by historic
landscape architecture and planning mechanisms, particularly in Dallas.
Additionally, she has worked as a botanic research assistant determining Texas
native plant suitability for urban areas. Since joining The Trust for Public Land,
Molly has led several stakeholder-driven projects, including the development our
GIS-based Decision Support Tool Smart Growth for Dallas and the Five Mile
Creek Urban Greenbelt Master Plan. In this project, Molly will lead our
community engagement activities, and assist with analysis and
recommendations.
• Wendy Muzzy, National Feasibility Research Director, works with the Trust
for Public Land's national Conservation Finance team, a group of experts with
decades of experience in researching, designing, and passing ballot measures
and legislation. She assists state and local government elected officials, their
staffs, and nonprofit partners to evaluate the potential to create new sources of
public funding for parks through ballot measures, legislative action, and other
financing tools. Her work has supported the development and implementation of
hundreds of programs creating more than $70 billion in public funds for parks and
open space around the country. In this project, Wendy will lead creation of the
public funding feasibility report and policy research.
• Taj Schottland, Senior Program Manager, has nine years of professional
experience working as an adaptation and resilience specialist, project manager,
and restoration ecologist. In his current role, he works with Trust for Public Land
field staff and diverse cross-sector partnerships across the country to advance
multiple-benefit green infrastructure projects in underserved communities.
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Previously he worked for The National Wildlife Federation where he managed
local and regional coastal resilience projects that took a holistic and integrated
approach to protecting human communities, priority habitats, and wildlife from
threats. Prior to that, he worked for 4 years as a staff scientist for Cardno, a
global environmental consulting firm. Schottland holds a BA in Human Ecology
with a specialization in Environmental Law and Policy from the College of the
Atlantic. In this project, Mr. Schottland will provide research and analysis in
support of stormwater management, green infrastructure, and policy.
• Patrick Smyth, Sr. Manager Web Application Development, is a graduate of
Notre Dame and earned his M.S. in Geographic Information Systems from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison where he focused on GIS programming and
web map development. In his current role as the Sr. Manager of Web Application
Development, he oversees all GIS web applications for the organization over
their entire life cycle including scoping, design, development, testing, deployment
and project management. Patrick also administers and maintains the
organizations ArcGIS for Server platform, Tableau Server deployment and
maintains technical specifications for all web-based products and services.
• Lindsay Withers, Cartography Manager, is the Cartography Manager on the
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team of The Trust for Public Land, a
nationwide organization that creates parks and protects land for people. Lindsay
joined The Trust for Public Land in 2012. She is responsible for oversight and
delivery of all mapping requests for The Trust for Public Land. She supports
mapping requests internally from state offices and programmatic functions, as
well as from contract and grant-supported work, and manages the content and
use of the organization's ArcGIS Online (AGOL) platform. Prior to working at The
Trust for Public Land, Lindsay received a Master's degree in Geography from
The George Washington University and worked as an online mapping
applications project manager and mapping contractor/research associate within
the community health policy field
• Matt Grubisich, Director of Operations & Urban Forestry for the Texas
Trees Foundation, has been transforming landscapes across Texas for the past
18 years. Matt has worked with dozens of communities across DFW to provide
urban forestry assessments detailing the functional, structural, and associated
values of our urban trees. Matt has been able to leverage these economic and
environmental values to successfully change policy resulting in the preservation
of 1000's of acres of wooded lots and creating higher standard for developers to
create more sustainable developments. Matt is native to Iowa where he
graduated from Iowa State University before coming to Texas in 2000 to work for
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the Texas Forest Service. Matt is a degreed Forester, Certified Arborist, Certified
Forester, and has served in a leadership role on numerous local and state
Boards and Commissions. Matt will lead the Texas Trees Foundation's role in the
project, including tree canopy and urban heat island analysis.
Project Budget
Task 1.0: Project Initiative $19,000
Task 2.0: Goals and criteria analysis, development of maps,
Parcel Ranking, and Support for Public Meetings $133,000
Task 3.0: Development of Web-Based Decision Support Tool $22,000
Task 4.0: Development of Public Facing Story Map $19,000
Task 5.0: Development of Final Report, public funding,
feasibility research and policy evaluation $85,000
Task 6.0: Two years maintenance and support, one update $28,000
Task 7.0: Transition of Data, Models, and Decision Support Tool $29,000
to City
TOTAL $335,000
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The Trust for Public Land thanks the
City of Fort Worth for considering '
partnership. We believe data-based
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come. We are excited to be a part of
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Compensation Schedule
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THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
Fort Worth Open Space Prioritization
Contract Billing Rates
Project Team Member Title Billing Rate
Mitchel Hannon Sr GIS Analyst $ 130.00
Matthew Moffa Conservation Planning Project Manager $ 130.00
Lindsay Withers Sr.Cartography Manager $ 130.00
Patrick Smyth Sr.Manager Web Application Development $ 130.00
Lara Miller GIS Sr.Project Manager $ 130.00
Robert Kent Texas State Director $ 190.00
Molly Plummer Parks for People Program Manager $ 100.00
TBD Intern $ 60.00
Wendy Muzzy ConFin Research Director $ 130.00
Brendan Shane Climate Director $ 190.00
Taj Schottland Climate Smart Cities Program Manager $ 100.00
TBD Marketing-Content Writer $ 130.00
TBD Marketing-Designer $ 100.00
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7/10/2020 M&C Review
Official site of the City of Fort Worth,Texas
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FORTTII
DATE: 6/2/2020 REFERENCE M&C 20- LOG NAME: 20TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND OPEN
NO.: 0175 SPACE PLANNING
CODE: C TYPE: NOW PUBLIC NO
CONSENT HEARING:
SUBJECT. Authorize a Distribution in the Amount of$335,000.00 in Income from the City's Mineral
Trust Fund, Authorize the Execution of a Contract with The Trust for Public Land in the
Amount of$335,000.00 for the Fort Worth Open Space Prioritization Plan, Update FY
2020-2024 Capital Improvement Plan, and Adopt Appropriation Ordinances (ALL
COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:??
1. Authorize a distribution in the amount of$335,000.00 in income from the City's Mineral Trust Fund,
the Fort Worth Permanent Fund, commensurate with the terms of the amended trust document,
distributed from the General Endowment Gas Lease Fund;
2.???Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract in the amount of$335,000.00 with The Trust
for Public Land for the Fort Worth Open Space Prioritization Plan (City Project No. 102546);
3.???Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing appropriations in the General Gas Lease
Endowment Fund in the amount of$335,000.00; and
4. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing receipts and appropriations in the Fort
Worth Open Space Prioritization Plan in the General Gas Lease Capital Project Fund in the amount of
$335,000.00 transferred from the General Endowment Gas Lease Fund (City Project No. 102546).
DISCUSSION:
Open space or greenspace planning is a process used to preserve important areas of undeveloped
land in a natural condition. As the City of Fort Worth experiences growth, it is important to conserve
priority undeveloped land areas as open space to support the community's strategic goals and meet
multiple public policy objectives. Open space preservation can provide a wide range of benefits,
including: health; recreation; flood control; water quality in lakes, streams, and the Trinity River;
community access; equity; preservation of iconic places; economic development; and ecosystem
preservation.
In August, 2019, the City Manager established the cross-departmental city Open Space Stakeholder
Group to evaluate options for long-range open space planning and prioritization to preserve select
open space. City staff included partners from North Central Texas Council of Governments, Streams
&Valleys, Inc., and the Tarrant Regional Water District, and outlined stakeholder goals: (1)to identify
the selection criteria for open space planning; (2)to develop open space program objectives; (3)to
consider qualifications of The Trust for Public Land (TPL) as an open space planning consultant, and
(4)to recommend a consultant and program framework to the City Manager and City Council.??After
considering stakeholder goals and providing an Open Space Program presentation to City Council on
December 3, 2019, the Stakeholder Group has recommended TPL for the development of the Open
Space Prioritization Plan, which includes development of a web-based decision support tool and a
public-facing interactive website.
The proposed contract will utilize the expertise of TPL to provide an analysis of all existing, public
open space and undeveloped land to evaluate areas that may be considered for acquisition to support
open space preservation. The web-based decision support tool will assist the City with long-range
planning and evaluation of open space parcels for potential voluntary acquisition. Open space
selection criteria will be evaluated using Geographic Information System data analysis.
The core contract is anticipated to be complete 12 months from execution. TPL will then perform two
years of maintenance support and one update of the tool. After the first update in Year 2 of the
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contract, TPL will begin to transition the tool to the City's IT Solutions Department to support the City's
internal data update. At the end of Year 3 of the contract, the transfer and data support will be
complete and IT Solutions will be responsible for the maintenance and future update of the tool.
TPL will provide professional and planning services, which are exempt from competitive bidding
procedures pursuant to Texas Local Government Code 252.022(a)(14). The procurement is in
compliance with the City's M/WBE Ordinance, and there is no M/WBE requirement on this contract.
This work will affect ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
Funding for this project was not included in the 2020-2024 Capital Improvement Plan because the
open space prioritization planning had not begun at the time the citywide CIP was developed. The
actions in this M&C will update the 2020-2024 Capital Improvement Plan.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations, funds will be
available in the capital budgets, as appropriated, of the General Endowment Gas Lease Fund and
General Gas Lease Capital Project (General Gas Lease Capital Prj) Fund Open Space Prioritization
Plan project. Prior to any expenditure being incurred, the Transportation & Public Works Department
has the responsibility to validate the availability of funds.
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Submitted for City Manager's Office by_ Dana Burghdoff(8018)
Originating Department Head: William Johnson (7801)
Additional Information Contact: Jennifer Dyke (2714)
ATTACHMENTS
5-8-20 20 TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND 13002 A020 rev.pdf
5-8-20 20 TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND 33005 A019 rev.pdf
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