PILLAR: Vibrant
AGENDA DATE: December 10, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Office of Environmental Quality & Sustainability
PRIORITY: Targeted Economic Growth
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the acceptance of a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the FY2023 Economic Development Initiative Community Project Funding (Grant No B-23-CP-TX-1439, Assistance Listing No. 14.251) in the amount of $1,000,000.00 to support a planning and economic development project at Hensley Field to assess impacts from contaminants and define mitigation actions to enable proposed shoreline modifications included in the City-commissioned and City-funded Hensley Field Reuse & Redevelopment Master Plan from the effective date of award through August 31, 2031; (2) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 in the Hensley Field Shoreline Modification FY 2023 EDI-CPF Fund; (3) establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 in the Hensley Field Shoreline Modification FY 2023 EDI-CPF Fund; and (4) execution of the grant agreement with HUD and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement and the amendment to the service price agreement - Not to exceed $1,000,000.00 - Financing: Hensley Field Shoreline Modification FY 2023 EDI-CPF Fund
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BACKGROUND
The HUD Economic Development Initiative Community Project Funding (CPF) grants provide investment in a wide variety of projects. CPF grants are selected through a congressionally directed application process with projects identified by members of Congress for inclusion in HUD's annual appropriation.
This project is primarily a planning and economic development project at Hensley Field, with some funds going towards seed money for mitigation. The City will use the requested funding to assess impacts from contaminants and define and implement mitigation actions t...
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