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Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmoffucTNO.
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City of Fort Worth
Texas Paddling Trail Agreement/
This Agreement is effective this day of , by and between
the City of Fort Worth (hereinafter "City"), a hornirule'riiuniciQ corporation of the State of
Texas, acting by and through its designated Assistant City Manager, and the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department(hereinafter"Department").
WHEREAS, City and Department have entered into this Agreement to participate in the Texas
Paddling Trails (hereinafter "TPT") program. City takes the lead role in development and
maintenance of put-ins, take-outs and interpretive kiosks. The Department is responsible for
specific components of marketing efforts and development of interpretive materials. City will
encourage paddling, angling, and public access to Texas rivers and bays and build and foster a
constituency for environmental flows and river conservation through this initiative. The Texas
Paddling Trails are also a sustainable economic development tool for local communities.
City and the Department agree to the following TPT criteria:
1. Public access must be a minimum of four paddling miles to a maximum of twelve
paddling miles for each segment.
2. Presence of natural or historical attractions such as rapids, mature trees or unique habitat,
wildlife diversity, historic sites, and the like.
3. Adequate water quality, river flows or water depth(seasonal flows acceptable).
4. Population center within 100 miles.
5. Canoe and kayak rentals from local sources.
6. Public access areas with designated parking.
The Department agrees to provide the following:
1. Work with City to develop site specific TPT information.
2. Promote your paddling trail as part of the TPT initiative.
3. Provide interpretive vinyl insert for approved community TPT kiosk(and replacement
inserts, as needed).
4. Provide approved TPT kiosk design options and estimated costs (donating informational
vinyl insert and kiosk design plans only, not construction of kiosk frame).
5. Develop trail map and local interpretive information through site visits and working with
local community leaders for use in marketing materials (i.e.,kiosk inserts, information
used in laminated TPT maps, Web site).
6. Provide river conservation and river ethics information for use in marketing materials.
7. Provide official TPT marker signage for roadways and put-in/take-out locations (two
signs per access site).
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8. Promote City's paddling trail on the Department's TPT Web site, including,but not
limited to,trail description, local livery information, GPS coordinates, photos and other
information of importance to tourists.
9. Participate in any public meetings organized by the City to discuss the TPT and answer
community questions.
City agrees to provide the following:
I. Provide a summary of important historic information, local attractions, a community
calendar and information about the wildlife of the area for use in the interpretive panels
the Department will produce.
2. Develop (if necessary), clean, maintain and oversee put-in and take-out public access
points and provide contact information for the site owners and maintenance
organization(s) to the Department,
3. Provide list of local liveries for use on TPT Web site.
4. Designate a person or organization responsible for posting the TPT marker signage on the
roadways and put-in/take-out locations. Work with your local Texas Department of
Transportation district office as necessary.
5. Construct and maintain one TPT informational kiosk per access site based on the
Department's kiosk design plans at all put-in/take-out locations. Replace kiosk as
needed. Contact the Department when replacement vinyl inserts are needed.
6. Draft and distribute a press release upon completion of the trail.
7. Contact the Department to remove the trail from the TPT program if any of the trail
criteria can no longer be met.
8. If needed, organize a public meeting to discuss the trail and address any comments,
questions, and concerns of the local community.
This Agreement is hereby effective upon the last date set forth in the signature of the
aforementioned parties. All parties signing this Agreement hereby attest to authorization as a
signatory for the respective entities involved.
City of ForLorth Texa Par and Wildlife Department
By:
Su Alanis S ell ante
ssistant City Manager Nature ourism Coordinator
1000 Throckmorton Street Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Fort Worth, Texas 76102 4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744
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