HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 11 - Texas Recreation and Parks Account (TRPA)Consider approval of a resolution supporting
the Texas Recreation and Parks account
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WHEREAS, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, hereinafter referred to as
"TPWD", has a separate account in their general revenue fund referred to as the Texas
Recreation and Parks Account, hereinafter referred to as "TRPA", for the purpose of
providing matching grants to political subdivisions for parks and recreation acquisition
and development in Texas; and
WHEREAS, reductions were made to the TRPA in the 78th and 79th
Legislatures; and
WHEREAS, the matching grants provided by the TPWD are utilized for the,
planning, acquisition,• • development of park and recreationalor open spao-,
areas to be owned and maintained by political subdivision; r
fundsgranted to political
Park Fund guidelines have funded 1,013 projects of - 2,825 submitted over ears
delivering • -r $622 milliondollars to the local Texas- • and
WHEREAS, the TRPA is funded from sales tax on •• • goods . • that the
creation of new parks stimulates the purchase of sporting goods and increases sales
tax revenue; •
WHEREAS, development of parks encourages . • promotes pu
lic health,
economic development,•• creation, -r •n; corporate r- • • •••• quality of
life as well as juvenile crime prevention; and
WHEREAS, political subdivisions
grants • r •` -•` to expedite the creationof •. •
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recreational areto meet the needsof our growing ••• • . • for the benefit
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enjoyment of and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of this City Council, to present this resolution with
appropriate names affixed, be presented to the Texas Municipal League, the Governor
of Texas and the leadership of the 80th Texas Legislature.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITJ
*F GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the Texas Municipal League, the Governor and members of the
80th Legislature of Texas consider restoration of the reductions made to the Texas
Recreation and Parks Account made by the 78th and 79th Legislatures and to maximize
the use of the revenue from the sales tax gathered from sporting goods to increase
funding for grants to political subdivisions for park acquisition and development.
Section 2. That the Texas Municipal League, the Governor and members of the
80th Legislature of Texas insure that all grants funded through the Texas Recreation and
Parks Account be subject to the competitive scoring system managed by the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department.
Section 3. That this resolution shall become effective from and after the date of
its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 01
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 15th day of August, 2006. E
RES. NO. 2