Commission Agenda Item No. 4
Presenter:
Dana Lagarde
Action
Local Park Grant Funding
March 23, 2017
I. Executive Summary: The federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program, the Texas Large County and Municipality Recreation and Parks Account (Urban Parks Account), and the Texas Recreation and Parks Account (TRPA) provide matching grants to local governments for the acquisition and development of public parkland and recreation facilities.
II. Discussion: The Urban Outdoor, Non-Urban Outdoor, Small Community, Urban Indoor, and Non-Urban Indoor Grants are made available to Texas local governments based on population for the acquisition and/or development of public parkland. Funds available include $1,397,935 from the LWCF; $5,761,477 from the Urban Parks Account; and $8,709,081 from the TRPA.
As of October 1, 2016 TPWD received 65 eligible applications requesting $25,283,389 in matching fund assistance. Staff is recommending support of 37 projects in the amount of $15,868,493.
Exhibits A through E rank the projects in descending order based on each grant program’s scoring criteria previously adopted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.
III. Recommendation: Staff recommends the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopt the following motion:
"Funding for 37 projects listed in Exhibits A through E in the amount of $15,868,493 is approved.”
Commission Agenda Item No. 4
Exhibit A
| Rank | Score | Applicant | Project Name | Request | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 | Houston | Avondale Promenade Park | $1,000,000.00 | $1,000,000.00 |
| 2 | 53 | El Paso | Northeast Regional Park | $1,000,000.00 | $1,000,000.00 |
| 3 | 40 | Bexar County | Hot Wells Spring | $1,000,000.00 | $1,000,000.00 |
| 4 | 40 | Harris CO | Alabonson Sports & Nature Complex | $1,000,000.00 | $1,000,000.00 |
| 5 | 38 | Austin | Emma Long Metropolitan Park | $1,000,000.00 | $1,000,000.00 |
| 6 | 31 | Ft Worth | Alliance Park II | $1,000,000.00 | |
| Totals | $6,000,000.00 | $5,000,000.00 |
Commission Agenda Item No. 4
Exhibit B
| Rank | Score | Applicant | Project Name | Request | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 115 | Granite Shoals | Multipurpose Sports Facility | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 2 | 99 | Port Isabel | Arturo Galvan Park | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 3 | 99 | Del Rio | Community Sports Park | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 4 | 97 | Denton County FWSD #10 | Arrow Brooke Park | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 5 | 85 | Lago Vista | Park & Open Space Project | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 6 | 81 | Floresville | City River Park II | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 7 | 80 | Florence | City Pool Renovation | $319,550.00 | $319,550.00 |
| 8 | 78 | Edcouch | City School Community Park | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 9 | 75 | Hutto | Creekside & Fritz Parks | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 10 | 71 | Taylor | Heritage Square Park | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 11 | 69 | North Richland Hills | Northfield Park II | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 12 | 69 | Mercedes | Sports Complex Community Park | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 13 | 67 | Slaton | Compress Lake Park | $499,750.00 | $499,750.00 |
| 14 | 64 | LaGrange | Randolph Park | $399,033.00 | |
| 15 | 63 | South Padre Island | John L Tompkins Park | $499,750.00 | |
| 16 | 61 | Mission | Birdwell Park | $500,000.00 | |
| 17 | 60 | Weslaco | Rodriquez Park | $500,000.00 | |
| 18 | 59 | Morgan's Point | Colonel James Park | $490,350.00 | |
| 19 | 58 | San Benito | South Park | $500,000.00 | |
| 20 | 53 | Hamlin | City Park & North Park Athletic Fields | $117,200.00 | |
| 21 | 51 | Little Elm | Little Elm Park | $200,000.00 | |
| 22 | 51 | Haslett | Ball Park | $500,000.00 | |
| 23 | 50 | Center | Perry Sansom Park | $300,000.00 | |
| 24 | 46 | De Leon | Festival Gardens | $500,000.00 | |
| 25 | 46 | Wichita Falls | Lake Wichita Park II | $497,500.00 | |
| 26 | 44 | Lindale | Downtown Park | $456,750.00 | |
| 27 | 42 | Converse | City Park | $500,000.00 | |
| 28 | 41 | Fairfield | Moody Spray Park | $270,779.00 | |
| 29 | 38 | Bryan | Edgewater Park | $449,705.00 | |
| 30 | 31 | Ingleside | Live Oak Park | $464,750.00 | |
| 31 | 31 | Kilgore | Splash Pad | $219,996.00 | |
| 32 | 29 | Pharr | Arnold Park | $499,750.00 | |
| Totals | $14,184,863.00 | $6,319,300.00 |
Commission Agenda Item No. 4
Exhibit C
| Rank | Score | Applicant | Project Name | Amount Requested | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | West | City Park | $31,250.00 | $31,250.00 |
| 2 | 37 | Rotan | Ed Patton Memorial Park | $75,000.00 | $75,000.00 |
| 3 | 35 | Rice | Mike Dickens Memorial Park | $75,000.00 | $75,000.00 |
| 4 | 34 | Los Indios | Community Park | $75,000.00 | $75,000.00 |
| 5 | 33 | Combes | Community Park | $27,500.00 | $27,500.00 |
| 6 | 33 | Levelland | Park Playgrounds | $35,000.00 | $35,000.00 |
| 7 | 32 | Hico | City Park | $65,000.00 | $65,000.00 |
| 8 | 31 | Port Isabel | Washington Park | $75,000.00 | $75,000.00 |
| 9 | 28 | Bovina | Arnold Park | $42,580.00 | $42,580.00 |
| 10 | 27 | Athens | Baggett Park | $75,000.00 | $75,000.00 |
| 11 | 27 | De Kalb | City Park II | $72,330.00 | $70,140.00 |
| 12 | 25 | Floydada | Annie Taylor Park | $75,000.00 | $75,000.00 |
| 13 | 25 | Rockdale | Sumuel Park II | $75,000.00 | $75,000.00 |
| 14 | 24 | Howe | Memorial Park | $75,000.00 | |
| 15 | 24 | Madisonville | Marian Anderson Park | $75,000.00 | |
| 16 | 24 | Winnsboro | MLK Jr. Park | $54,651.00 | |
| 17 | 23 | Bay City | Le Tulle Park II | $75,000.00 | |
| 18 | 23 | Vinton | Mariposa Park | $74,682.00 | |
| 19 | 20 | Converse | City & North Park | $75,000.00 | |
| 20 | 19 | Wake Village | King Park | $45,000.00 | |
| 21 | 17 | Leon Valley | Huebner-Onion Pavilion | $75,000.00 | |
| Totals | $1,345,803.00 | $796,470.00 |
Commission Agenda Item No. 4
Exhibit D
| Rank | Score | Applicant | Project Name | Request | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Austin | Dove Springs Recreation Center | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 2 | 24 | Harris County | John Paul's Landing Park | $1,000,000.00 | $1,000,000.00 |
| Totals | $1,500,000.00 | $1,500,000.00 |
Commission Agenda Item No. 4
Exhibit E
| Rank | Score | Applicant | Project Name | Request | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | Timber Lane Utility District | Community Center | $750,000.00 | $750,000.00 |
| 2 | 48 | Williamson County | River Ranch County Park | $750,000.00 | $750,000.00 |
| 3 | 45 | Brownsville | Senior Recreation Center | $277,164.00 | $277,164.00 |
| 4 | 26 | Lavaca Navidad River Authority | Nature Center | $475,559.00 | $475,559.00 |
| Totals | $2,252,723.00 | $2,252,723.00 |