HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5290-10-2020 A Resolution
NO. 5290-10-2020
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 LOCAL PARK GRANT
PROGRAM FOR PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AT ROLLING HILLS 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 ROLLING HILLS 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 the Urban
Outdoor Recreation Grant (Program);
WHEREAS, the Program assists local units of government with the acquisition and
development of public recreation areas and facilities throughout the State of Texas through
matching fund reimbursement grants;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth (City) is applying for a $1,500,000.00 grant
from the Program to assist with the development of the existing Rolling Hills Park in Fort
Worth, the approximate location of which is set forth in the attached Exhibit A;
WHEREAS, the Program 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 Program; and
WHEREAS, the City is desirous of authorizing a representative to represent and
act on its behalf in dealing with the TPWD concerning the Program:
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
under the Program, and that notice of the grant application has been posted according to
local public hearing requirements.
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 Program, and that Valerie Washington is hereby officially designated
as the City representative in this regard.
SECTION 4: The City hereby specifically authorizes Valerie Washington, Assistant
City Manager, to submit a Program application to the TPWD concerning the park site
known as Rolling Hills Park in the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, which is dedicated
for public park and recreation uses in perpetuity.
Adopted this 20 day of October 2020.
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ATTEST:
or Ronald P.Gonzales(Oct 52,2020 08:38 CDT r I
Mary Kayser, City Secretary
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