R-06-11-21-10E2 - 11/21/2006RESOLUTION NO. R-06-11-21-JaF Z
WHEREAS, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department ( "TPWD" )
administers the Texas Recreation & Parks Account Local Park Grant
Program ("TRPA") and manages 114 State parks and historical sites in
Texas; and
WHEREAS, TPWD has a separate account in their general revenue
fund referred to as the TRPA for the purpose of providing matching
grants to political subdivisions for parks and recreation projects; and
WHEREAS, the matching grants provided by the TPWD are utilized
for the planning, acquisition, and development of local park,
recreation and open space areas to be owned and maintained by political
subdivisions; and
WHEREAS, funds granted to political subdivisions under the TRPA
guidelines have funded 1,029 projects of the 2,851 submitted over 25
years delivering over $623 million dollars to the local Texas economy;
and
WHEREAS, political subdivisions throughout the State of Texas
depend on grants from TPWD through the TRPA to stimulate the
acquisition and development of parks and recreational areas for the
benefit and enjoyment of their citizenry; and
WHEREAS, the TRPA and State parks are funded from sales tax on
sporting goods and that the development of new parks stimulates the
purchase of sporting goods; and
WHEREAS, continued cutbacks in appropriations for State park and
historic sites have resulted in a backlog of deferred maintenance
issues, park closures, reduced hours and days of operation, staff
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layoffs, the conversion of some parks to day use only and elimination
of important visitor services, regardless of the growing need for new
parks due to the State's expanding population and extensive tourism
industry; and
WHEREAS, the development of parks encourages and promotes public
health, economic development, job creation, education; corporate
relocations, an improved quality of life, and juvenile crime
prevention; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of this City Council that a copy of
this resolution with appropriate names affixed be presented to the
Governor of Texas and the leadership of the 80th Texas Legislature, Now
Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
1. That the Governor and members of the 80th Legislature of Texas
seek passage of legislation maximizing the use of revenue
from the sporting goods sales tax to increase funding for
parks and recreation programs fairly for Local and State
parks and that all TRPA funded park projects be subject to
the established TPWD competitive scoring system.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of
the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this
Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the
public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and
the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted
upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
Government Code, as amended.
RESOLVED this 21st day of Novyember, 06.
Mayor
City of ound Rock, Texas
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DATE: November 14, 2006
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - November 21, 2006
ITEM: 10.E.2. Consider a resolution requesting the Governor and Members of the
80th Legislative Session to support increased funding for the Texas
Recreation & Parks Account.
Department: Parks and Recreation Department
Staff Person: Rick Atkins, Parks and Recreation Director
ustification:
The Texas Recreation & Parks Account (TRPA) has been a very important source of funding
for the City of Round Rock. In the past six years the TRPA has provided the Round Rock
Parks and Recreation Department with an additional $1.5 million dollars to fund projects like
Clay Madsen Recreation Center ($500,000), Brushy Creek East Trail ($500,000) and the
Greater Lake Creek Trail Project ($500,000). Each of these projects rely on funding from the
Texas Recreation & Parks Account (TRPA). Any loss of the Texas Recreation & Parks Account
(TRPA) funding would have detrimental ramifications to our community and state.
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source of funds: N/A
Outside Resources: Texas Recreation and Parks Association
Background Information:
State appropriations for the Texas Recreation & Parks Account (TRPA) Local Park Grant
Program have been drastically reduced during the last two legislative sessions. Texas
Recreation & Parks Account (TRPA) is a grant program administered by the Texas Parks &
Wildlife Department that provides matching grants to local governments for parkland
acquisition and development. The annual appropriation of funds for the Texas Recreation &
Parks Account (TRPA) prior to the 78th Legislature was $15.5 million. Texas Recreation &
Parks Account (TRPA) was reduced to $13 million annually during the 78th Legislative
Session and to $5.6 million for the current biennium.
Appropriations for the maintenance and operation of the State Parks and historical sites in
Texas has also been reduced over the past two Legislative Sessions resulting in park
closures, reduced hours and days of operation, and staff layoffs. State Park System
reductions have come at a time when the population of the state is growing and the need
for open space is greater than it has ever been.
The attached resolution asks members of the upcoming 801h Legislature to increase funding
for the Texas Recreation & Parks Account (TRPA) to the level the grant program was prior to
the 78th Legislative Session, and State Parks. It also asks that the Legislature respect the
publicly endorsed competitive scoring system award process and discontinue the attaching
"legislative riders" to the budget for special interest projects that drain the fund.
Public Comment: N/A