12 - Authorizing a Grant Agreement with Texas Parks & Wildlife Department for Construction of a Pump TrackItem No. 12
memorandum
TO: Mayor & City Council
Gene Anderson, Interim City Manager
FROM: Carla Easton, PE, Engineering & Community Development Director
SUBJECT: TPWD GRANT AGREEMENT FOR PUMP TRACK
DATE: December 2, 2019
BACKGROUND: In 2018 the city applied for a Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD)
outdoor recreation grant that would provide a 50% cost match for a pump track project as provided
in the city's park plan. The city partnered with the VCC, Rotary Club, and a number of local
businesses and individuals who have contributed both monetary and in-kind contributions for
construction of the pump track.
STATUS OF ISSUE: The project was selected for funding this past summer, and it is now time
to enter into the formal agreement with TPWD so that work can begin.
BUDGET: The total project estimate approved under the grant program is up to $688,500, with a
50% local match required. The local match will be made of contributions from the city, the Greater
Paris Development Foundation, and a number of in-kind service donations.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve of a resolution authorizing an agreement with the Texas Parks
& Wildlife Department for funding of a pump track project.
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RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS
PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT FOR FUNDING OF A PUMP TRACK
PROJECT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO
THE SUBJECT AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in 2018 the City of Paris applied for a Texas Parks & Wildlife
Department (TPWD) outdoor recreation grant that would provide a 50% cost
match for a pump track project as provided in the City's park plan; and
WHEREAS, the City partnered with the Visitors and Convention Council,
Rotary Club, and a number of local businesses and individuals who have
contributed both monetary and in-kind contributions for construction of the pump
track; and
WHEREAS, the total project estimate approved under the grant program is
$688,500.00, with a 50% local match contribution of $344,250.00 provided by the
City contributing $100,000 from the 2017 Bond Fund for parks improvements,
$180,694.00 in donations that have been collected and set aside by the Greater Paris
Development Foundation for this project, and $50,000.00 pledged for in-kind
contributions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas authorizes the Interim
City Manager to enter into an agreement with the TPWD for funding of a pump
track.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARIS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council hereby approves and authorizes the Interim
City Manager to enter into an agreement with TPWD for funding of a Pump Track
project;
SECTION 2. The City of Paris supports funding this project and commits to
the project's development and financing (including the local matching funds). The
City is willing and able to enter into an agreement with TPWD by resolution or
ordinance;
SECTION 3. That the Interim City Manager is hereby authorized to act on
behalf of the City in all matters relating to this funding nomination and to execute all
necessary applications, assurances, certifications, and other documents, relative to
the submission, later acceptance, and administration of such funds.
SECTION 4. This resolution shall become effective upon the date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of December 2019.
Steven J. Clifford, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney