Primary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 4
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Lesley Briones, Commissioner
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 0%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Commissioners Court Office
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
title
Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 4 for approval to accept from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department grant funds in the amount of $11,353,000, with a required match of $11,353,000 for the Burnett Bayland Park Improvements.
end
Background and Discussion:
The sub-award is funded through Department of Interior National Park Service 54 U.S.C. 200305 Land and Water Conservation Fund for the period of October 1, 2025, to October 31, 2028. The scope of the Grant Agreement includes making improvements to 48.4 acres at Burnett Bayland Park. The project will: renovate park lighting, utility connections, roadways, landscaping and irrigation; construct a basketball/sport court with covered pavilion, pickleball courts, walking trails and sidewalks, soccer fields, roadways and parking, bridges, and detention and retention ponds; install mobility and recreation lighting, pond fountains, and site amenities; demolish soccer fields, landscaping and trees, and fencing.
The cost for this portion of the Burnett Bayland Park Improvements project is $22,706,000. Harris County Precinct 4's total match is $11,353,000.
Office of the Commissioner, Precinct 4, requests approval for Harris County to accept the grant for Burnett Bayland Park Improvements in the amount ...
Click here for full text