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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

08/24/2021

BACKGROUND

The City of Schertz is applying for a grant for the Hilltop/Homestead Park project (application authorized via Resolution No. 20-R-120) and as part of that process the city submits its Parks & Recreation Master Plan for review. Since the city's plan is more than 5 years old, TPWD requires a 5-Year update be submitted which includes a brief summary of plan accomplishments to date, as well as applicable updates of demographics, goals and objectives, standards, and maps to enable TPWD to recognize and credit program progress. The plan update was approved by the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board at their meeting on July 26, 2021. The plan update needs to be approved by council because it has updated priority lists based on the fact that the department has made progress on plan goals (completion of Schertz Aquatics Center, Schertz Soccer Complex, Schertz Ballpark Expansion, Schertz Skate Park Phase I, Schertz Dog Park, etc.)

This revision of priority lists does not add anything new to the list that was not already there, it merely shifts items that were further down the list, up, since others at the top of the list have been accomplished. A full-scale planning process for the Parks & Recreation Master Plan, including new survey and public input meetings, will be part of the upcoming Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update to kick off later this fiscal year but will not be completed until well into 2022. The grant application deadline is October 1, 2021 so this update is needed at this time to move forward and make the deadline of this current cycle.

GOAL

Approve the 5 Year Update to the Parks & Recreation Master Plan so city staff can submit it for review by TPWD as part of the grant application process for the upcoming Hilltop/Homestead Park project.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

Approving this 5-Year Update formalizes the progress we have made as a department and a city, on our plan goals. It allows city staff to submit this update to be reviewed by TPWD so that the city is eligible for recreation grants. Grant funding is needed for park projects to be able to move forward which benefits the entire community once they are completed.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Approve Resolution No. 21-R-83.

FISCAL IMPACT

There is no fiscal impact associated with this 5 Year Update to the Parks & Recreation Master Plan. The document was prepared by city staff and all projects listed in the plan are funded at a later and distinct date and time.

RECOMMENDATION

Approve Resolution No. 21-R-83.

Attachments
Resolution 21-R-83
Master Plan 5 Year Update