Let’s Play Houston Park Improvements
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ORDINANCE appropriating $8,525,000.00 out of Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund, $2,501,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund, and $20,000.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund; approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement by and between City of Houston, Texas and HOUSTON PARKS BOARD LGC, INC relating to Construction of Improvements on twenty-five (25) neighborhood parks under the Let’s Play Houston Initiative TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ This was Item 38 on Agenda of July 8, 2026
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Verify Agreement for Neighborhood Park Improvements
Context: Council authorized the interlocal agreement and specified three dedicated funding sources for twenty-five neighborhood park improvements on July 15, 2026.
Recommended: Obtain the executed agreement with Houston Parks Board LGC and compare its project scope and fund uses against the authorization for improvements at twenty-five neighborhood parks. Do this now so any mismatch is identified before implementation records become harder to reconcile.
Investigate Twenty-Five Neighborhood Park Projects
Context: The item was previously tagged by Council Member Castex-Tatum and then tagged by Council Member Martinez before Ordinance 2026-0610 was resolved on July 15, 2026.
Recommended: Request the executed interlocal agreement, the list of all twenty-five parks, and records explaining the funding allocation for each project. The matter appeared twice and was tagged before resolution, but the supplied record does not identify which neighborhoods receive improvements or why the item was delayed.
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ORDINANCE appropriating $8,525,000.00 out of Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund, $2,501,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund, and $20,000.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund; approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement by and between City of Houston, Texas and HOUSTON PARKS BOARD LGC, INC relating to Construction of Improvements on twenty-five (25) neighborhood parks under the Let’s Play Houston Initiative TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ This was Item 38 on Agenda of July 8, 2026
Vote: 0 for, 0 against
adopt ordinance appropriating funds and authorizing Interlocal Agreement with Houston Parks Board LGC, Inc for improvements at 25 neighborhood parks
Heard out of order under Motion 2026-0396; had been TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ; was Item 38 on Agenda of July 8, 2026; PowerPoint presentation by Director Kenneth Allen during Mayor's Report
ORDINANCE appropriating $8,525,000.00 out of Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund, $2,501,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund, and $20,000.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund; approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement by and between City of Houston, Texas and HOUSTON PARKS BOARD LGC, INC relating to Construction of Improvements on twenty-five (25) neighborhood parks under the Let’s Play Houston Initiative TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX-TATUM This was Item 20 on Agenda of June 17, 2026
Vote: 0 for, 0 against
presented and tagged
Matters Held; previously tagged by Council Member Castex-Tatum; this was Item 20 on Agenda of June 17, 2026; tagged again, no vote taken
ORDINANCE appropriating $8,525,000.00 out of Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund, $2,501,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund, and $20,000.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund; approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement by and between City of Houston, Texas and HOUSTON PARKS BOARD LGC, INC relating to Construction of Improvements on twenty-five (25) neighborhood parks under the Let’s Play Houston Initiative
Vote: 0 for, 0 against
tagged
Removed from consent agenda; tagged by Council Member Castex-Tatum