Item 4F
M E M O R A N D U M
September 8, 2008
TO: Shana Yelverton, City Manager
FROM: Chris Tribble, Interim Director of Community Services
Approve Southlake Parks Development Corporation (SPDC)
SUBJECT:
matching funds request from Southlake Historical Society in the
amount $1,000 for the restoration of a historical wagon
Action Requested:
City Council review and approval of SPDC Matching Funds request
from Southlake Historical Society in the amount of $1,000 for the
restoration of a historical wagon.
Background
Information:
The Southlake Historical Society donated the logs of a historical
cabin to the City this past May to be restored on the hill in
Bicentennial Park. As part of their consideration for donation it was
also stipulated that the cabin be restored as historically accurately
as possible, “with consideration to present day techniques that
promise the cabin structure will last for future generations.”
To date, the City has approved SPDC Matching Funds in the
amount of $7,500 for the addition of a rock fire place and back
porch for the log cabin. The wagon being considered is of a similar
historic period, and is being refurbished. Upon acceptance of this
consider item, the wagon, after being refurbished, will become
property of the City of Southlake and will be available for viewing in
the area adjacent to the log cabin to complement the structure with
a historic artifact.
Financial
Considerations:
SPDC Matching Funds in the amount of $200,000 are approved in
the Fiscal Year 2008 budget. To date, $118,419 has been allocated
for other projects. If approved in the amount of $1,000 ($2,000
total), an unencumbered balance of $79,581 would remain.
Financial Impact:
N/A.
Citizen Input/
Board Review:
Park Board reviewed request August 11, 2008 and recommended
approval 5-0. SPDC will consider prior to City Council September
16, 2008.
Shana Yelverton, City Manager
Meeting Date – September 16, 2008
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Legal Review:
N/A
Alternatives:
City Council review and approval.
Supporting
Documents:
Supporting Documents include:
- SPDC Matching Funds Request Form
Staff
Recommendation:
City Council approve SPDC Matching Funds request from
Southlake Historical Society in the amount of $1,000 for the
restoration of a historical wagon.
Shana Yelverton, City Manager
Meeting Date – September 16, 2008
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City of Southlake
PROJECT MATCHING FUNDS REQUEST FORM
PROJECT Wagon at Historical Interpretation Area in Bicentennial Park
NAME:
Contact Person: Anita Robeson, President, Southlake Historical Society
Mailing Address: 610 Bordeaux
City: Southlake State: TX ZIP: 76092 Day 817-896-4280
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
This old wagon, to be placed near the log house, will give students
and others a realistic look at how settlers traveled West in the 1800s.
Almost everything a family needed to make a new start in Texas –
from clothes to seeds to tools – was packed into their wagon.
The family that donated this wagon had over the years replaced
dilapidated boards with lumber-yard wood. Restoration expert Bill
Marquis will replace the lumber-yard wood with old wood and other
period-correct touches.
Proposed Start Date: June 2008 Projected Completion September 2008
Date:
Projected Cost: $2,000 Funding Requested: $1,000