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Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution authorizing and directing the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department to act on the City's behalf and work with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in connection with the Local Park Grant Program and to apply for a Local Park Grant of up to $1,500,000, to be partially matched by the City, to fund the construction of amenities in Palm Park. Funding: Funding of up to $1,500,000 is available from the TPWD's Local Park Grant Program. A City funding match of $1,500,000 is required and is available through the Waller Creek Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone.
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Parks and Recreation Department.
Fiscal Note
Funding is available through the Waller Creek Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) to meet the City's matching requirement of $1,500,000.
For More Information:
Suzanne Piper, Chief Administrative Officer, (512) 974-6753; Liana Kallivoka, Assistant Director, (512) 974-9455; Rachel Morris, Capital Improvement Program Manager, (512) 974-9460; Tim Dombeck, Business Process Specialist, (512) 974-6716.
Additional Backup Information:
Palm Park, located at 200 N. IH-35 in downtown Austin, is the site of the historically significant Palm School and other historic buildings. The park and school are deeply significant to the East Austin community and a substantial public engagement campaign helped to develop a community-informed vision plan, including restoration of the historic shelter house, a new all-ages play structure, shaded seating and gathering places for the community, new shade trees and native landscaping, and a rain garden to manage storm water coming from off site (collectively, the Park Improvements). However, the Waller Creek TIRZ lacks sufficient funds to fully implement the plan and without additional funds, the community's vision for the park will remain unfulfilled.
TPWD's Local Park Grant Program consists of five individual programs that a...
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