Title
Consideration of and action on a resolution to name the future nature trail within the Deer Park Nature Preserve the “Dr. Billy J. Sealey Nature Trail”.
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Summary:
In 1988, when the City of Deer Park was graciously given property from Billy J. Sealey and his wife, Christell J. Sealey, they included the following restriction and conditions on the property:
1. The CITY OF DEER PARK, TEXAS shall assume ad valorem taxes for the year 1986 and all subsequent years.
2. The CITY OF DEER PARK, TEXAS shall cancel and declare paid all sums due upon Outlot 606 by virtue of that certain Curb and Gutter Notice which is filed of recrd under County Clerk’s File No. J574033, and the CITY OF DEER PARK< TEXAS shall execute a Release of Paving Lien.
3. The property shall be used for recreational purposes only.
4. The City shall, by resolution, name any facility constructed upon the property as “The Dr. Billy J. Sealey Park” or “Ball Field”, as the case may be.
Now that the Deer Park Nature Preserve has been fully designed and Phase I of development will begin soon, the Parks and Recreation Director along with the City Attorney has worked with Mrs. Christell Sealey, the wife of the late Dr. Billy J. Sealey and previous owner of the property, to get the family’s approval and blessing on the naming of the nature trail with the overall Deer Park Nature Preserve after Dr. Sealey. On January 9, 2017, the Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed and approved their recommendation to formally name the nature trail the “Dr. Billy J. Sealey Nature Trail”.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
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Recommended action
Approve a resolution for naming the future nature trail within the Deer Park Nature Preserve the “Dr. Billy J. Sealey Nature Trail”