Memo Resolution Parks and Recreation donation from BVYAAgenda No. 3
CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM/RESOLUTION
City Council Meeting: February 5, 2008
Department:
Subject:
BACKGROUND:
Parks and Recreation
Donation from BVYA (Buffalo Valley Youth
Association)
The Buffalo Valley Youth Association (BVYA) is in receipt of a $35,000 donation for the development
of three additional playing fields at the Schertz Ballpark Complex. This donation will include an
additional amount of $15,000 from the BVYA Capital Improvement Fundraising Campaign. This
additional funding will bring the BVYA donation to $50,000.
These three additional fields will provide necessary expansion of the BVYA to meet the growing amount
of youth participation that BVYA is experiencing due to overall city wide and local area growth.
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board reviewed and approved this donation on January 28, 2008 and
passed a motion to take this donation to City Council.
The Parks and Recreation Department is currently working with McCreary and Associates Engineers and
Ford Engineering firms to provide surveying, staking, grading and providing site work at the complex
behind City Hall in an effort to complete the development of the access roads and parking lots that are in
the FY 2007 -2008 Parks and Recreation Department budget.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$50,000 For the development of three additional fields.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends accepting the donation.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ:
That the above stated staff recommendation is hereby approved and authorized, and the City Manager is
authorized and directed to accept the donation from BVYA for the future development of the fields at the
Schertz Ballpark Complex.
PASSED AND APPROVED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas this
5th day of February, 2008, at which meeting a quorum was present, held in accordance with the
provisions of the Texas Government Code, §551.001 et seq., as amended.
APPROVED
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Hal Baldwin,
ATTEST:
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Brenda Dennis, City Secretary
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