Trust for Public Land

A briefing memo on the Trust for Public Land's annual ParkScore ranking, which measures urban park system access and quality, as it relates to Dallas.

Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore [John Jenkins, Director, Dallas Parks and Recreation]

Briefing on the Dallas Greening Initiative Update presented by Deputy Director Ryan O'Connor of the Parks and Recreation Department and Molly Morgan of the Trust for Public Land.

Dallas Greening Initiative Update [Ryan O’Connor, Deputy Director, Parks and Recreation Department; Molly Morgan, Trust for Public Land]

Authorizes acceptance of a $6,436,263 USDOT FY2023 RAISE grant and a $1,609,066 Trust for Public Land match fund—totaling $8,045,329—for planning, design, and engineering of the Five Mile Creek Trail through September 30, 2029.

…receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $1,609,066.00 from the Trust for Public Land in the Five Mile Creek Trail TPL Match Fund; and (6) execute the grant agreemen…

Authorizes an Advance Funding Agreement with FHWA through TxDOT for the Five Mile Creek Trail Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program, covering design and construction from Hampton Road at Kiest Boulevard to Westmoreland Road at Pentagon Parkway, with total project cost of $8,667,496 funded by federal, state, and Trust for Public Land local match contributions.

…$342,091.00, and the local match portion is $1,665,081.00 to be provided by the Trust for Public Land; (2) the establishment of appropriations in the amount of $6,660,324.00 in the…