13-R-12 - CDBG Grant - ADA Barrier Removal at ParksRESOLUTION NO. 13-R-i2
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE PURSUIT OF A CDBG GRANT
TO FUND READILY ACHIEVABLE (ADA} BARRIER REMOVAL AT
CRESCENT SEND NATURE PARK, PIC)KRLLL PARK, ASHLEY PARK,
WOODLAND OAKS PARK, AND LONE OAK PARK.
WHEREAS, the City staff of the City of Schertz {the "City"} has recommended that the
City actively pursue compliance with the Federal ADA requirements that went into effect on
March 1 S, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the City staff has identifed five (S) park locations to begin readily
achievable barrier removal; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has dete~•nnined that it is in the best interest of the City to
pursue grant funding to support this project through the Bexar County CDBG Matching Grant
Program in the amount of $61,884, for a total project amount of $123,768 and;
WHEREAS, if this Grant request is approved this Resolution will approve the actions
necessary to receive the grant that will provide for the development of the requested project; now
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to apply for a
CDBG Grant tluough Bexar County with a SO% match of $61,884 to begin readily achievable
(ADA) barrier removal at Crescent Bend Nature Park, Pickrell Park, Ashley Park, Woodland
Oaks Park, and Lone Oak Park, and accept the grant if awarded.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolu#ion for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect froze. and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 19th day of February 2013.
ATTEST:
' ~ Secretary, Brenda Dennis
(CITY SEAL)
Mayor, Michael R. Carpenter
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