Presenter: Tim Hogsett
Commission Agenda Item No. 9
Action
Local Park Funding
January 2002
I. DISCUSSION: LOCAL PARK GRANTS: The Texas Recreation and Parks Account Program (TRPA) was authorized in 1993 to assist local political subdivisions of the state in providing basic public recreation facilities. TRPA revenue is generated from a portion of the state sales tax on sporting goods.
Funds available include $5,750,962 from Fiscal Year 2002 TRPA revenue. This review includes applications from 39 sponsors requesting $16,271,090 in matching funds for all applications submitted by July 31, 2001. Based on site visits and analyses, the projects have been ranked in descending order of priority. Exhibit A contains the priority listing with funds requested by the sponsors and funds recommended by staff. Exhibit B contains a discussion of individual, eligible project proposals.
II. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopt the following motion:
"Funding for projects listed in Exhibit A in the amount of $5,750,962.00 is approved, as described for individual projects in Exhibit B.”
Attachments - 3
1. Exhibit
A - Priority
Listing
2. Exhibit B - Discussion
of Individual Project
Proposals 
(PDF 154.4 KB)
3. Exhibit C - Fiscal
Note (Available upon request)
Commission
Agenda Item No. 9
Exhibit
A
Priority
Listing
Local Park Funding Requests
(Descending Order of Priority)
(A=Acquisition; D=Development; *=Resubmitted Project)
| Item No. | SCORE | APPLICANT AND PROJECT | TYPE | REQUESTED | RECOMMENDED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 143 | Lakeway Swim Center Park | A&D | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 2 | 131 | Lancaster Bear Creek Nature Park | A&D | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 3 | 128 | North Richland Hills Forest Glen East Park* | A&D | $364,000.00 | $364,000.00 |
| 4 | 126 | San Marcos Regional Park Preserve* | A&D | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 5 | 125 | Springtown City Park | A&D | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 6 | 123 | Cameron County Browne Road Park | A&D | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 7 | 121 | Paris Sports Complex | A&D | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 8 | 120 | Hidalgo World Birding Center | A&D | $260,342.00 | $260,342.00 |
| 9 | 120 | Houston E.R. and Ann Taylor Park | A&D | $245,000.00 | $245,000.00 |
| 10 | 114 | Kilgore Harris Street Park | A&D | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 11 | 109 | Longview Lear Sports Complex | A&D | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 12 | 108 | Nueces County Hilltop Nature Area II | A&D | $381,620.00 | $381,620.00 |
| 13 | 107 | Lubbock Jim Bertram Lakes System | D | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 14 | 106 | Angleton Bates-Dickey Park | A&D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 15 | 103 | League City Historical Hall Park | A&D | $440,527.00 | $0.00 |
| 16 | 101 | Karnes City City Park | A&D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 17 | 100 | Missouri City High School #9 Park | A&D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 18 | 98 | Navarro County Bonner Park* | A&D | $299,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 19 | 95 | Pharr Jones-Box Park* | D | $330,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 20 | 94 | Crawford City Park | D | $153,250.00 | $0.00 |
| 21 | 92 | Woodway Championship Park | D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 22 | 91 | Progreso Community Park | A&D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 23 | 90 | Fannin County Multi-purpose Complex | D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 24 | 89 | Athens Cain Center Park Pool* | D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 25 | 87 | Hamilton Pecan Creek Community Park II | A&D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 26 | 86 | Bryan The Oaks Park | D | $207,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 27 | 85 | Levelland Lobo Lake Park II | D | $273,780.00 | $0.00 |
| 28 | 82 | Hidalgo County North San Juan Park* | A&D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 29 | 82 | Luling Northside Park II | D | $355,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 30 | 82 | Mission Bentsen Palm Park | A&D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 31 | 81 | Kerens City Park | D | $75,100.00 | $0.00 |
| 32 | 78 | Keller Family Aquatic Center | D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 33 | 72 | Baytown Chandler Arboretum | A&D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 34 | 71 | Laredo Zacate Creek Linear Park* | A&D | $435,967.00 | $0.00 |
| 35 | 56 | Penitas Wildlife Reguge | A&D | $124,024.00 | $0.00 |
| 36 | 53 | Sweetwater Newman Park II | D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 37 | 44 | Madisonville Lake Madison Park II | D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 38 | 38 | Lufkin Kit McConnico Park II | D | $500,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 39 | 13 | Schertz Library Village Playscape | D | $326,480.00 | $0.00 |
| TOTALS: | $16,271,090.00 | $5,750,962.00 | |||
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