STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life, Arts & Culture
AGENDA DATE: April 10, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Park & Recreation Department
EXECUTIVE: John D. Jenkins
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Authorize an application for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program in the amount of $10,000,000.00 for the Community Park at Fair Park Phase Two Development located within Fair Park - Financing: This item has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)
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BACKGROUND
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. The 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 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 develop the Community Park at Fair Park Phase Two of The Community Park at Fair Park. This park is being developed as an 18-acre park within the boundaries of Fair Park in South Dallas. This long-awaited park will replace the former parking lot abutting Fitzhugh Avenue, Exposition Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Lagow Street. The Community Park at Fair Park has received funding and is currently developing Phase One. Phase Two of the Community Park is identi?ed by the Dallas Park & Recreation Department as the candidate for this funding application due to the department's input from the community, partnership with Fair Park First (FPF), completion of a ...
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