HomeMy WebLinkAbout25-0122 - 2025-11-04 - Informal ReportINFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No. 25-0122
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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
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YA SUBJECT: COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FUND THE JOAN KLINE PARK
Y' REFRESH PROJECT
This Informal Report is provided to inform on the City Manager's Office (CMO) recommendation to
appropriate Community Partnership Funds in the amount of $100,000.00 to support the Joan Kline
Park Refresh project as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. The proposed recommendation to
appropriate is scheduled to come before City Council for consideration on November 4, 2025.
Overview of the Community Partnership Fund and the Joan Kline Park Refresh Project
Community Partnership Fund
The Community Partnership Fund aims to foster community investment, improve local services,
and address specific community needs. Requests for Community Partnership Funds are evaluated
based on predetermined criteria, including alignment with municipal strategic vision and priorities,
impact on community well-being, feasibility, sustainability, and evidence of community support.
The Joan Kline Park Refresh Project
In 2023, with the passing of Joan Kline, the Ryan Place neighborhood lost one of its most effective
community advocates. Ms. Kline was a founding member of the Ryan Place Improvement
Association (RPIA) and a force for good throughout the Southside community and Fort Worth at
large. RPIA voted to rename Ryan Place Park in her honor on February 19, 2024, and the City
Council authorized the renaming of Ryan Place Triangle Park to Joan Kline Park on June 25, 2024
(M&C 24-0613).
RPIA's mission includes improving and beautifying the Ryan Place neighborhood, ensuring
constructive participation in the development of Fort Worth, and encourages friendly association
among its residents.
Consistent with RPIA's mission, the Joan Kline Park Refresh project will honor Ms. Kline and
transform the Joan Kline Park space with the addition of proposed curb ramps, flyer plaque, curved
steel benches, pergola, and paver enhancements. RPIA has committed that the Joan Kline Park
Refresh project will have public access, has not requested any subsidy for operation, and is
committed to maintaining the project through an adopt -a -park agreement with the City of Fort
Worth.
The Joan Kline Park Refresh at 3001 Fifth Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76110 and will have public
access.
Evaluation of Community Partnership Fund Requests
Evaluation of Community Partnership Fund qualifying project criteria includes:
• Projects must serve a large subset of the community
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No. 25-0122
r4x�f . 0 November 4, 2025
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
Page 2 of 2
YA SUBJECT: COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FUND THE JOAN KLINE PARK
Y' REFRESH PROJECT
• Community organizations are expected to pledge private partnership, foundation, or other
agency funds of at least equal or equivalent value to the requested use of City funds
• Funding requests must be used for one-time capital expenditures (no landscaping,
operations, maintenance, etc.)
• A maintenance plan must be presented and funded by other sources
• Funds cannot be used to supplement projects previously budgeted
• Private or other non -City funds will be expended first before City contributions
• Assets created by these partnerships will belong to the City upon completion unless
otherwise noted.
On August 26, 2025, the City of Fort Worth received a funding request for Future Community
Partnership Funds from RPIA for the construction of the Joan Kline Park Refresh project at 3001
Fifth Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76110. An updated $215,00.00 Opinion of Probable Construction
Cost (OPCC) and construction schedule was submitted on September 29, 2025. RPIA provided a
detailed funding schedule of $100,000.00 from RPIA and $15,000.00 from a private donation.
The City of Fort Worth's Community Partnership Funds would supplement the final remaining funds
in the amount of $100,000.00, equivalent to 47% of the project cost, needed for construction of the
Joan Kline Park Refresh project.
Recommendation to Award Community Partnership Funds
Staff evaluated the request for $100,000.00 matching funds to construct the Joan Kline Park
Refresh project at 3001 Fifth Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76110 and determined that the request
met program criteria. As such, staff recommends approving the request for Community Partnership
Funds.
If you have any questions, please contact Christianne Simmons, FWLab, at (817) 392-6222 or
April Rose Escamilla, FWLab, at (817) 392-7371.
Jesus "Jay" Chapa
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS