Commission Meeting Agenda Item No. 7
Presenter: Dan Reece
Action
Local Park Grants Funding
Request Approval of Proposed Funding Recommendations
March 24, 2022
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: Urban Outdoor, Non-Urban Outdoor, and Small Community Recreation Grants are made available to local governments in Texas based on population for the acquisition and/or development of public parkland. Funds available include: $9,472,216 from the LWCF and $3,043,391 from the TRPA.
As of October 1, 2022, TPWD received 64 eligible applications requesting $29,054,088 in matching fund assistance. The staff is recommending support of projects in the amount of $12,515,607.
Exhibits A through C rank the projects in descending order based on each grant program’s scoring criteria, which were 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 $12,515,607 is approved.”
Attachments – 3
Commission Agenda Item No. 7
Exhibit A
| Rank | Score | Applicant | Project Name | Request | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | Hidalgo County | Lopezville Park | $1,100,511 | $1,100,511 |
| 2 | 66 | Houston | Charlton Park | $1,250,228 | $1,250,228 |
| 3 | 64 | Dallas | Crawford Memorial Signature Park | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 4 | 53 | Fort Worth | Paddock Park | $1,500,000 | |
| 5 | 48 | El Paso County | Horizon View Park | $1,499,788 | |
| 6 | 42 | Bexar County | Hilltop Acres County Park | $1,500,000 | |
| Totals | $8,350,527 | $3,850,739 | |||
Commission Agenda Item No. 7
Exhibit B
| Rank | Score | Applicant | Project Name | Request | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Cameron County | Olmito Nature Park | $750,000.00 | $750,000.00 |
| 2 | 80 | Lewisville | Neighborhood Park in The Triangle | $750,000.00 | $750,000.00 |
| 3 | 79 | Lancaster MUD 1 | Lancaster MUD 1 Recreation Facilities Park | $500,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| 4 | 73 | Farmers Branch | Joya Signature Playground at Oran Good Park | $750,000.00 | $750,000.00 |
| 5 | 70 | Kaufman | Kaufman City Lake Park Development and Acquisition | $750,000.00 | $750,000.00 |
| 6 | 70 | Port Isabel | Laguna Madre Park Renovation | $750,000.00 | $750,000.00 |
| 7 | 70 | Little Elm | Cottonwood Park Phase II | $750,000.00 | $750,000.00 |
| 8 | 68 | Baytown | Tompkins Road Park | $749,914.00 | $749,914.00 |
| 9 | 68 | Denton | Villages of Carmel Park Property | $621,563.00 | $621,563.00 |
| 10 | 67 | Borger | Huber Park Playground | $213,775.00 | $213,775.00 |
| 11 | 67 | Celina | Old Celina Park Phase II | $750,000.00 | $750,000.00 |
| 12 | 65 | Val Verde County | Val Verde County Fairgrounds | $750,000.00 | |
| 13 | 63 | Morgan's Point | Grimes Park Renovation | $616,612.00 | |
| 14 | 62 | Early | Early Town Center Park | $750,000.00 | |
| 15 | 61 | Leander | San Gabriel Park | $750,000.00 | |
| 16 | 59 | Marshall | T & P Pond Park | $150,000.00 | |
| 17 | 59 | Mexia | Jack and Mary Phillips Municipal Pool | $636,475.00 | |
| 18 | 55 | Gilmer | Abney Street Park | $750,000.00 | |
| 19 | 54 | Cedar Park | Bell Park | $750,000.00 | |
| 20 | 51 | Bridgestone MUD | Bridgestone MUD Park | $750,000.00 | |
| 21 | 51 | Amarillo | Martin Road Park Redevelopment | $635,000.00 | |
| 22 | 51 | City of Schertz | Homestead/Hilltop Park | $750,000.00 | |
| 23 | 48 | South Padre Island | South Padre Island Pickleball Courts | $200,000.00 | |
| 24 | 47 | Kinney County | Kinney County Community Park Development - Baseball Park | $375,000.00 | |
| 25 | 43 | Calhoun County | Olivia Haterius County Park | $96,574.00 | |
| 26 | 42 | Galveston County MUD 76 | Sweetwater Cove Park | $417,887.00 | |
| 27 | 41 | Tahoka | Parks, Pool and pool area, Baseball fields & Irrigation Updates | $168,000.00 | |
| 28 | 37 | Palmview | NATURE EDUCATION SCHOOL PARK | $527,900.00 | |
| 29 | 35 | Pleasanton | River Park | $750,000.00 | |
| 30 | 34 | White Oak | White Oak City Park Improvements | $217,840.00 | |
| 31 | 32 | Big Spring | Bert Andries Splash Pad & Comanche Trail Park Play Structure | $244,500.00 | |
| Totals | $17,246,040.00 | $7,335,252.00 | |||
Commission Agenda Item No. 7
Exhibit C
| Rank | Score | Applicant | Project Name | Request | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 | Giddings | Veterans Park Splashpad | $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 |
| 2 | 65 | Winnsboro | Lion's Park | $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 |
| 3 | 64 | Timbercreek Canyon | Timbercreek Canyon Park | $32,326.00 | $32,326.00 |
| 4 | 63 | Bovina | Bovina Community Park - Splash Pad Project | $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 |
| 5 | 63 | Fate | Fate Station Park | $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 |
| 6 | 63 | Kinney County | Kinney County Community Park Development - Splashpad | $100,000.00 | $100,000.00 |
| 7 | 60 | Dalworthing-ton Gardens | DWG Playground Grant Project | $50,000.00 | $50,000.00 |
| 8 | 58 | Gilmer | City Park | $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 |
| 9 | 57 | Robstown | Robstown Swimming Pool Renovations | $41,250.00 | $41,250.00 |
| 10 | 56 | Jacksonville | Buckner Park Improvements | $131,040.00 | $131,040.00 |
| 11 | 56 | Van Alstyne | Robert Hynds Memorial Park | $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 |
| 12 | 55 | Beeville | Trevino Park | $75,000.00 | $75,000.00 |
| 13 | 54 | Hempstead | Hempstead City Park | $150,000.00 | |
| 14 | 54 | Newark | Delora Doughty Royal Park | $150,000.00 | |
| 15 | 53 | Granger | Granger City Park Playground | $15,688.00 | |
| 16 | 52 | Cisco | City Park | $150,000.00 | |
| 17 | 52 | Columbus | Golf Course Renovation & Percussion Park | $39,600.00 | |
| 18 | 50 | Edgewood | City Lake Park | $75,000.00 | |
| 19 | 50 | Quinlan | Quinlan Community Park | $150,000.00 | |
| 20 | 49 | Marion | Marion City Park | $50,000.00 | |
| 21 | 47 | Pleasanton | Skateboard Park | $150,000.00 | |
| 22 | 46 | Bangs | City Park Splash Pad | $56,475.00 | |
| 23 | 46 | De Kalb | City Park Phase II | $150,000.00 | |
| 24 | 45 | Wills Point | Lester Park - Wills Point | $65,520.00 | |
| 25 | 43 | Chandler | Winchester Park Splash Pad | $131,040.00 | |
| 26 | 39 | Idalou | City of Idalou Park | $119,582.00 | |
| 27 | 38 | Lucas | Forest Creek Park | $150,000.00 | |
| 28 | 33 | Sunnyvale | Glazer Park Trail Connection | $150,000.00 | |
| Totals | $3,082,521.00 | $1,329,616.00 | |||