Commission Agenda Item No. 14
Presenter: Dan Reece
Action
Local Park Grants Funding
Request Approval of Proposed Funding Recommendations
August 27, 2020
I. Executive Summary: The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) staff is seeking approval of its Local Park Grants funding recommendations. 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, and Small Community Recreation Grants are made available to Texas local governments based on population for the acquisition and/or development of public parkland. Funds available include $22,011,533 from the LWCF and $2,262,478 from the TRPA.
As of December 4, 2019, TPWD received 77 eligible applications requesting $34,338,683 in matching fund assistance. Staff is recommending support of projects in the amount of $15,721,579.
Exhibits A through C 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: The staff recommends that the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopt the following motion:
“Funding for projects listed in Exhibits A through C in the amount of $15,721,579 is approved.”
Attachments – 3
Commission Agenda Item No. 14
Exhibit A
| Rank | Score | Applicant | Project Name | Request | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 79 | Hidalgo County | Sunflower Memorial Park | $1,223,357 | $1,223,357 |
| 2 | 74 | Harris County Precinct 2 | James Driver All-Inclusive Park | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 3 | 70 | Fort Worth | Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 4 | 68 | City of El Paso | Modesto Gomez Park Phase II | $1,500,000 | |
| 5 | 64 | Travis County | Onion Creek Greenway Phase IV | $1,091,000 | |
| 6 | 57 | El Paso County | Square Dance Linear Park | $499,995 | |
| 7 | 55 | Dallas | Glendale Park Phase I | $1,020,000 | |
| 8 | 43 | Texas Historical Commission | Mexican Surrender Site | $1,050,000 | |
| Totals | $9,384,352 | $4,223,357 |
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Exhibit B
| Rank | Score | Applicant | Project Name | Request | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86 | Rio Hondo | Boat Ramp Park | $650,000 | $650,000 |
| 2 | 80 | Clear Lake City Water Authority | Exploration Green Phases 3 and 5 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 3 | 77 | New Braunfels | Sports Complex | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 4 | 76 | Belton | Heritage Park | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 5 | 72 | Duncanville | Armstrong Park Kidsville and Splash Pad | $749,805 | $749,805 |
| 6 | 72 | Edinburg | Chapin Road Hike-and-Bike Trail | $606,617 | $606,617 |
| 7 | 66 | Palmview | Nature Park | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 8 | 65 | Brenham | Brenham Family Park | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 9 | 64 | Cedar Hill | Virginia Weaver Park | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 10 | 63 | Cameron County | Santa Rosa Community Park | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 11 | 63 | The Colony | West Shore Park | $400,000 | $400,000 |
| 12 | 61 | Haltom City | Broadway Park | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 13 | 61 | Sulphur Springs | Pacific Park | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 14 | 60 | Cactus | Cactus Park | $400,000 | $400,000 |
| 15 | 59 | Littlefield | Aquatic Center and Park | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 16 | 58 | Pittsburg | 2020 Fair Park Improvements | $700,000 | |
| 17 | 55 | Alamo | Guerra Elementary City/School Park | $750,000 | |
| 18 | 55 | Mont Belvieu | Joe Matthews Park | $750,000 | |
| 19 | 53 | Westchase District | Wilcrest Park | $750,000 | |
| 20 | 51 | Levelland | City Park | $500,000 | |
| 21 | 51 | Eagle Pass | The Trails | $500,000 | |
| 22 | 51 | League City | Bay Colony Park I | $750,000 | |
| 23 | 49 | Tyler | Fun Forest Park | $749,986 | |
| 24 | 46 | Horizon City | Benton-Ryderwood Dog Park | $574,890 | |
| 25 | 46 | Graham | Graham Park | $450,950 | |
| 26 | 45 | Orange County | Claiborne West Park | $17,500 | |
| 27 | 44 | Van Alstyne | Downtown Social District Park | $750,000 | |
| 28 | 44 | Stockdale | Central Park enhancements | $400,000 | |
| 29 | 44 | Donna | Donna Sports Park | $750,000 | |
| 30 | 42 | McKinney | Erwin Park | $750,000 | |
| 31 | 41 | Ennis | 2020 Park Improvements | $750,000 | |
| 32 | 39 | Duval County | Vaquero Courts Park | $300,000 | |
| 33 | 38 | Keene | Elisa Carver Park and new park (unnamed) | $235,000 | |
| 34 | 38 | Mansfield | Gertie Barrett Park | $750,000 | |
| 35 | 38 | La Villa | Municipal Park | $280,000 | |
| 36 | 32 | Fate | Park adjacent to Harry Herndon Intermediate School | $112,000 | |
| Totals | $21,426,748 | $9,856,422 |
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Exhibit C
| Rank | Score | Applicant | Project Name | Request | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | Center | Perry Sampson Park | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 2 | 71 | Luling | Edgar B. Davis Northside Park | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 3 | 71 | Quitaque | City Park | $53,183 | $53,183 |
| 4 | 65 | San Saba | Mill Pond Park | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 5 | 63 | Buffalo | Harriman Park | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 6 | 63 | Celina | Old Celina Park | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 7 | 59 | Bayou Vista | Bayscape Park | $140,000 | $140,000 |
| 8 | 58 | Mabank | Veterans Memorial Park | $141,266 | $141,266 |
| 9 | 57 | Post | Post Splash Pad | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 10 | 55 | Nolanville | Monarch Park | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 11 | 55 | Taylor | Percussion Park | $107,351 | $107,351 |
| 12 | 52 | Comanche | Swimming pool enhancements | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 13 | 51 | Robstown | Robstown Swimming Pool | $37,500 | |
| 14 | 49 | Beeville | Trevino Park | $75,000 | |
| 15 | 49 | Coleman | Milton Autry Memory Lake Park | $75,000 | |
| 16 | 47 | Van Alstyne | Downtown Social District Farmer's Market | $150,000 | |
| 17 | 47 | Dalworthington Gardens | Gardens Park | $60,966 | |
| 18 | 45 | Zapata County | Mira Flores Neighborhood Park | $150,000 | |
| 19 | 43 | Grandview | City Park | $114,252 | |
| 20 | 42 | Columbus | Midtown Park Splashpad | $85,050 | |
| 21 | 42 | Idalou | Wildcat and City Parks | $71,340 | |
| 22 | 40 | Bandera | Bandera City Park | $100,000 | |
| 23 | 40 | Bremond | Bremond City Park | $76,500 | |
| 24 | 38 | Troup | Patriot Park | $79,944 | |
| 25 | 36 | Dayton | Henderson Day Park | $104,000 | |
| 26 | 35 | Early | McDonald Park | $50,866 | |
| 27 | 35 | Nixon | Nixon City Park | $150,000 | |
| 28 | 35 | Smithville | Keilberg Park | $132,000 | |
| 29 | 33 | Reno | Reno Kiwanis Park | $54,753 | |
| 30 | 29 | Bridgeport | Harwood Park | $25,000 | |
| 31 | 21 | Floydada | Floydada Skatepark | $75,000 | |
| 32 | 20 | Fate | Old Downtown Park | $70,000 | |
| 33 | 19 | Lockhart | City Park | $148,612 | |
| Totals | $3,527,583 | $1,641,800 |