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Home My WebLink About17089 ORD - 06/23/1982lw;6-19-,82;lst • AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $4,300 FROM PARK BOND FUND NO. 291 FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A JOGGING COURSE --FITNESS TRAIL AT SWANTNER PARK AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR GRANT ASSISTANCE FROM THE WELLS FARGO BANK IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500 TO AID IN DEVELOPING THE SAID RECREATIONAL FACILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated the sum of $4,300 from Park Bond Fund No. 291, Swantner Park Improvements, Project No. 291- 77-3.1, to be used for development of a jogging course --fitness trail at Swantner Park. SECTION 2. That the City Manager be authorized to apply for grant assistance from the Wells Fargo Bank in the amount of $2,500 to aid in dev- eloping the aforesaid recreational facility, a substantial copy of which grant application is attached hereto and made a part hereof, marked Exhibit "A". SECTION 3. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council member's, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the need to take immediate action to utilize the City's resources and to provide addi- tional recreational facilities for the public, such finding of an emergency is made and declared requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three regular meetings so that this ordinance is passed and shall take effect upon first reading as an emergency measure this the .225 day of June, 1982. ATTEST: City Secretary . APPROVEB: DAY OF JUNE, 1982: J. BRUCE AYCOCK, TY ATT RNEY BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 17089 vs, 2,s OA 0000 WELLS FARGO GRANT APPLICATION APPLICANT: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Num P. 0. Box 9277 Addftu Corpus Christi, Texas y8408 tY 512-882-1971 &ace Zip 1. Type ofPrganization O School — 0 Public, 0 Private O Park Grades of Levels Enrollment 160 Tvo 230,000 Number of Parks m Cay Number of Pdrussa TeL sn City Population of Cay O Senior Housing 0 Hospital 0 Corporation 0 Military 0 Firefighters O Other City of Corpus Christi, Park and Recreation Department, P.O. Box 9277 Name Address Corpus Christi Texas 78408 (512) 882-1971 City State ZlP Phone Mr. Edward Martin City Manager Individual Applying for GamcficId Tttk Please refer all correspondence to Mr. Terry Dopson, Director of Park & Organisranon Applying for Garnefiekl (f different from above) Recreation 2. Style of Gamefield Requested O Walking Couise for Seniors 0 Jogging Course 0 Fimess Court Proposed Location of Gamefield. a 12.6 Acre Bayfront Open Space Park known as Swantner Park, Corpus Christi, Texas 3. Levels of Fitness Activity Please describe the level of fitness activity and events‘which your organization offers or participates in. Include races (10K, etc.), classes, or anything which indicates the level of fitness awareness. Please indicate • enrollment in classes and or number of participants including viewers in events. 1. The followlng classes are offered throughout the year with an average attendance of 1,700 to 2,000 participants per session with youth, adult, senior citi— zens, and co—ed levels: Aerobics, Gymnastics, Karate, Dancercise, Weight Training, Jassercise, Tumbling, Ballet/Tap, Acrobatics, Tennis, Aquacize, Volleyball, Belly Dance, and Badminton. 2. Summer playground sites have 68,800 day visits. The majority of activities conducted at the summer sites are physical and motorskill development type. 3. The Recreation Department also conducts a softball program with a 5,000 plus participation level along with soccer, basketball and a summer youth track and field activities. Competition swim, learn to swim and recreational swim is also offered. 4. Level of Fitness Support Please list groups which are interested in using, promoting or teaching classes on your Gamefield The City of Corpus Christi Park and Recreation Department. If applying for a walking course for seniors, would your senior groups hold fitness classes using the Gamefield Program Manual? - ID Yes 0 No 5. Would your organization help promote the Gamefield to encourage awareness and use? la Yes DNo How would you promote iti Usage of the Gamefield Kickoff Package would be utilized in conjunction with the Park and Recreation Advisory Board con- ducting an opening day event with the media. The Recreation Department publishes every six weeks a schedule of the upcoming events and programs PITHWEifEalgpanahiRJEW 108nSutigguREVVIMAgiigli1d 6. Will your organization include the Gamefield in your fitness or conditioning program? Yes 0 No 7. Please explain briefly why your organization should be awarded a Wells Fargo Gamefield Grant The recommended park is part of a hiker/biker system which is accessible from all parts of the city. Heavy usage of joggers and long distance runners now occurr along this route and the fitness trail would be a compliment to their physical conditioning. The park has undergone recent development of parking areas to accommodate park users who drive to the park for recreation and a fitness trail would be a great asset to offer in the form of play and physical development for all ages. n RAMA nu Our Organization Understands the Following: 1. Our organization is responsible for installation of our Wells Fargo Gamefield, which must be completed within six months of delivery, or Wells Fargo Bank shall have the right to have the Gamefield returned, with the accepting organization paying all freight costs. 2. Wells Fargo does not provide full funding for Gamefields. Organizations must raise the balance of funding, including applicable tax and freight, by their own means. 3. A proposed layout of the Gamefield must be submitted. This can be a hand done sketch or a blueprint, but applications will not be considered without some visual aid for your proposed location. 4. All Gamefields must be made available on an unbiased basis without consideration of race, sex, color or creed. 5. All Gamefields must be either open to the public or made a regular part of your organization's fitness program. Signature Date PRELIMITTY CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS (City Charter Article IV Section 21) June 23, 1982 I certify to the City Council that $6,800 , the amount required for the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditures oontemplated in the above and foregoing ordinance is in the Treasury of the City of Corpus Christi to the credit of: Fun d NO. and Name No. 291 Park Bond Fund Project No. 291-77-3.1 Project Name Swantner Park Improvements (development of a jogging fitness trail) from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not appropriated for any other purpose. 19 FIN 2-55 Revised 7/31/69 Corpus Christi, .23 day of TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance or resolution, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three regular meetings; 1/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance or resolution finally on the date it iq' introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, Respectfully, as .1982 Council Members MAYO plo.Tun THE—CI OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky