HomeMy WebLinkAbout6241-01-2025 - City Council - ResolutionA Resolution
NO. 6241-01-2026
TO 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 LEGISLATIVE RIDER GRANT PROGRAM FOR
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AT SYCAMORE PARK; APPLYING FOR A GRANT IN THE
AMOUNT UP TO $1,000,000.00; CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY OF FORT WORTH IS
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE; 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 Legislative Riders Program;
WHEREAS, the Program assists local units of government with the development of
public recreation areas and facilities throughout the State of Texas through reimbursement
grants;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth (City) is applying for a grant up to
$1,000,000.00 from the Program to assist with the development of the existing Sycamore
Park in Fort Worth, the approximate location of which is set forth in the attached Exhibit
A;
WHEREAS, the Program does not require a match from the City;
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 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 Dana Burghdoff is hereby officially designated as
the City representative in this regard.
SECTION 3: The City hereby specifically authorizes Dana Burghdoff, Assistant
City Manager, to submit a Program application to the TPWD concerning the park site
known as Sycamore Park in the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, which is dedicated for
public park and recreation uses in perpetuity.
Adopted this 13th day of January 2026.
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Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
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