The Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) recommends City Council approve an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and Harris County and appropriate funds for a twenty percent (20%) undivided ownership interest in the property located at 6941 Avenue S (Park Addition).
Harris County acquired the 1.602-acre Park Addition for Four Hundred Thousand and No/Dollars ($400,000.00) as part of a planned partnership project to create a greenway that connects the County’s Yolanda Black Navarro Buffalo Bend Nature Park and the City’s Hidalgo Park. The County will now sell to the City a twenty percent (20%) undivided ownership interest in the Park Addition for One Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/Dollars ($150,000.00).
With Council approval (Ordinance 2016-0358), HPARD applied for and was awarded a $750,000 grant from the National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program for the planned greenway known as the Buffalo Bend - Hidalgo Greenway Project. The grant project includes acquisition and restoration to greenspace of the Park Addition. The grant is administered locally by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). TPWD has approved the land value of the Park Addition as part of the 1:1 match required for the grant.
Park Sector 11
Director's Signature:
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Steve Wright, Director
Houston Parks and Recreation Department
Capital Project Information
See attached Form A
Estimated Fiscal Operating Impact
Park Addition 6941 Avenue S (WBS #F-000513-0034-2): There is no Fiscal Operating Impact because Harris County Precinct 2 will operate and maintain the Park Addition.