SUBJECT
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Public Hearing & Introductory Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to amend the FY 2025-2026 Capital Grants Fund Budget by appropriating revenues and expenditures in the total of $5,799,996.00, consisting of $3,799,996.00 in grant funding from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) under the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) 2023 Grant Program and a required 1:1 Non-Federal Match of $3,799,996.00. Matching funds will be derived from $2,000,000.00 Webb County Match in a three-year payment commitment. The City Local Match of $1,800,000.00 from the 2019 Certificate of Obligation Issue has already been appropriated. Grant funds will improve existing trails and embankments along Zacate Creek, as well the development of newly extended trails, and improve recreational accessibility to surrounding neighborhoods.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Council approved 2026-R-63 on March 16, 2026.
BACKGROUND
In 2022, council approved the creation of the Laredo Binational River Park Working Group under Resolution No. 2022-R-107. Collaboration has been ongoing since January 2022 between local stakeholders to identify potential funding sources to develop approximately 6.2 river miles along the Rio Grande known as the Binational River Conservation Project. The presented grant opportunity has been identified as a potential funding mechanism for Project Uno - the restoration of the Zacate Creek Watershed.
VIVA LAREDO PLAN ALIGNMENT
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Supporting goal(s)/policy(ies):
Goal 8.1 - Promote Active Recreation and Trail Connectivity (Viva Laredo Comprehensive Plan, p. 8.12)
"Develop and maintain pedestrian and bicycle trails to improve connectivity, recreational access, and healthy lifestyle opportunities for all residents."
Relevance: The agenda item allocates funds to improve existing trails and develop newly extended trails along Zacate Creek, directly advancing the goal of enhancing trail connectivity and promo...
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