STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life, Arts & Culture
AGENDA DATE: February 28, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 11
DEPARTMENT: Park & Recreation Department
EXECUTIVE: John D. Jenkins
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SUBJECT
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Authorize an application for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant program in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 to establish a new central park in the City's International District (formerly known as the Valley View-Galleria area) in north Dallas - Financing: The action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)
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BACKGROUND
Authorize an application for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 to establish a new central park in the City's International District (formerly known as the Valley View-Galleria area) in north Dallas.
The National Park Service administers the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnerships (ORLP) Grant Program in partnership with designated lead agencies in each of the 50 states. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is the partner agency for this grant program in the State of Texas, whose deadline is March 15, 2024. The ORLP Grant Program seeks projects that will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public through the acquisition of lands and waters for parks and other outdoor recreation areas, as well as through the development of new (or the renovation of existing) outdoor recreation facilities.
The Dallas Park & Recreation Department is proposing to apply for grant funding through the ORLP Grant Program to acquire one parcel of land of approximately 4.13 acres in the City's International District. The subject property is one of the four remaining parcels needed to be acquired by the City in order to fully assemble the approximately 20-acre central park (informally known as "Midtown Park" or "Midtow...
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