HomeMy WebLinkAbout033567 RES - 01/28/2025Resolution authorizing submission of a grant application to the Texas
Parks & Wildlife Department under its Recreational Trails Grant
Program in the amount of $240,000.00, with a required cash match of
$60,000.00, for improvements to the Hans & Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge.
WHEREAS, the Hans & Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge is a well-known City of Corpus
Christi ("City") park with a 1.3 mile nature trial for observing and exploring the diverse,
coastal ecosystem of the Oso Bay;
WHEREAS, under this grant program, the City will apply for reimbursement up to
80% of $300,000.00 for the costs for improvements to a portion of the asphalt trails in
Hans & Suter Wildlife Refuge;
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that, if funded, the project must be maintained
and open to the public for a period of at least 20 years after the project completion; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that it has the financial resources to meet the
grant program requirements.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. The City Council authorizes submission of a grant application for
$240,000.00 under a reimbursable grant to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department under
its Recreational Trails Grants program for improvements to the Hans & Pat Suter Wildlife
Refuge, with a required cash match of $60,000.00.
SECTION 2. If awarded, there is a cash match in the amount of $60,000.00, with such
funds to be provided from the Parks & Recreation Department's Development Fund.
SECTION 3. City Council designates the Director of Parks and Recreation ("Director") as
the City's authorized official. The Director is empowered to apply for, accept, reject, alter,
or terminate the grant, execute all necessary documents, and administer the grant on
behalf of the City as the applicant agency.
SECTION 4. In the event of the loss or misuse of the Recreation Trails Grant Program
funds, the City assures that the grant funds will be returned to the Texas Parks & Wildlife
Department in full.
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Paulette Guajardo, Mayor
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Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly
authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that
the money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation
or expenditure described below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from
which it is to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments
are subject to annual appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: January 28, 2025 Legistar Number: 25-0066
Agenda Item:
Resolution authorizing submission of a grant application for $300,000.00 under a reimbursable
grant to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department under its Recreational Trails Grants program for
improvements to the Hans & Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge.
Amount Required: $300,000.00
Fund Name
Accounting
Unit
Account
No.
Activity No.
Amount
Park Development Fund
4720-27-21456
550910
N/A
$60,000.00
Parks & Rec Grants Fund
1067-27-89
530000
823203F
$240,000.00
Total
$300,000.00
o Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
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