Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

Parks & RecreationGOAL 4.4: Cooperative agreements and coordinated efforts with othergovernmental jurisdictions, educational bodies, and private sector entities.Objectives and Actions• Form mutually beneficial partnerships with and among the public andprivate sectors to expand and improve the provision of services andfacilities.1. Develop agreements with Brazoria County, Alvin ISD, and AlvinCommunity College (ACC) to include joint acquisition of land,development and maintenance, and use of areas and buildings. Alsoencourage their involvement in the construction, management, andoperation of parks and open space conservation areas.Available FundingTechniques:• Current revenue• Reserve funds• Enterprise and revenuefunds• General obligationbonds• Lease‐purchase• Eminent domain• Authorities and specialdistricts• Sales tax• User fees• In‐kind services andvolunteer participation• State and federalassistance• Land donation• Trust fund• Private financing• Land dedication• Fee‐in‐lieu ofdevelopment• Tax deferral• Tax reductions2. Establish cooperative agreements with developers, landowners, nonfor‐profitorganizations, and sports associations to develop parks andrecreation facilities, which may include lease‐purchase agreements ormunicipal maintenance, as a means to encourage private sectorparticipation in the provision of public parks.• Identify dedicated sources of funds for ongoing development,maintenance, and operation of the parks and recreation system.1. Develop a five‐year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for parksand recreation improvements, consistent with the timeline of actions,as amended from time to time, in the City’s Park Master Plan andNeeds Assessment, 2002‐2012.2. Utilize the comprehensive listing of potential funding sourcesprovided in Appendix B, Park Funding Sources, to identify potentialprograms to leverage additional funding for local projects.Subsequently consider contracting with or hiring an experienced grantwriter to regularly pursue federal, state and foundation grants tosubsidize local funding. Regularly submit applications for TexasRecreation and Parks Account (TRPA) program funds for both indoorand outdoor grants, which may be submitted in January and July ofeach year.3. Establish a parkland improvement fund, which would be an accountfor which fees in lieu of land dedication would be deposited. Thesefees must be contributed to a specific account – as opposed to thegeneral fund ‐ that can be effectively tracked to ensure expendituresbenefit the areas (park zones) from which they were derived.Page 4-12