ORDINANCE appropriating $6,180,594.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund to fulfill the obligations of the City in the Interlocal Agreement for Bayou Greenways 2020 between the City of Houston and THE HOUSTON PARKS BOARD LGC approved by Ordinance 2013-635, passed on June 26, 2013 - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - DAVIS; C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS; I - GALLEGOS and K - GREEN

The Bayou Greenway 2020 consist of the acquisition, design, and construction of connector trails and related greenways along none bayous, resulting in approximately 160 miles of interconnected hike and bike trails and greenways throughout the city and impacting every council district. The project will be completed in multiple phases over multiple bayous according to an approved project schedule.  All construction plans and trails alignment and design of trails related facilities are subject to HPARD approval.

The 6.18 million is the FY 15 installment of the public commitment and will be paid installment as the projects are bid.  The public commitment schedule of funding will be the city of Houston's Capital Improvement Plan.

The City of Houston agreed to a Public Commitment of 100 million in bonds proceeds approved by voter's through Proposition B in November 2012. The commitment is based on the understanding that it will be matched with a private commitment of 105 million in funding secured by the Houston Parks Board.  Trails and greenway acquisitions and design of trails and related facilities will be funded using the private commitment.  Construction of trails and related facilities will be funded using the public commitment.

The following are the Bayou Greenway projects in the FY 15 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).