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volunteers with projects, provide insurance coverage through the City’s liability and workers’ compensation policies,
furnish waste hauler contacts, and leverage donations. Community sources are expected to: identify and provide
resources, sponsor organization/compassion teams, volunteer leadership and skilled trades, and coordinate events.
The anticipated benefits of the program include: assistance to approximately fifteen percent of Benbrook’s residents
in the form of free or discounted services, supplies, and labor necessary to resolve code compliance violations;
maintenance of dignity and enhancement of homes and property to citizens and residents who are unable to correct
code violations due to physical and financial constraints; reduction in the number of repeat violators; creation of
enhanced community collaboration; and improvement in overall community appearance.

TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY FACILITIES

LAND USE PLAN

In June 2006 the City Council adopted the Land Use Plan for the Benbrook Lake Lease Areas and authorized Staff to
begin implementation of Phase One. The City of Benbrook controls significant park land around Benbrook Lake
through a long-term lease with the Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps of Engineers requires Benbrook to utilize the
lease areas for recreational activities - with particular emphasis on outdoor, lake-oriented recreation. In 2006, the
Council conducted a work session to discuss enhancing the Benbrook lake lease areas. The City then solicited a
proposal to develop a land use plan and formally commissioned the land use study in February 2006. The proposed
land use plan recommended numerous enhancements; these improvements were divided among three phases. Phase
One recommends: purchase of southeast corner of Winscott Road and Benbrook Boulevard in partnership with the
Benbrook Economic Development Corporation or a private developer, extension of existing lease with the Corps of
Engineers to fifty years (currently thirty years remain on the existing lease), improvement of the Benbrook Lake level
issue with emphasis on raising the conservation pool level, working with existing concessionaires to improve
appearance, and development of requests for proposal (RFP) for the resort areas. Phase Two recommends: solicitation
of RFPs for resort areas, consideration of long-term appearance and use of Benbrook Marina including possible
dredging project, and development of an RFP for wildflower center. Phase Three recommends: solicitation of RFP for
wildflower center and consideration of City-funded projects (soccer fields and other projects) as approved by Council.

BENBROOK COMMUNITY CENTER/YMCA EXPANSION

The 2005-06 Budget included funds for the Benbrook Community Center/YMCA (BCC/YMCA) Expansion Study. The

CITY OF BENBROOK 2018-19 ANNUAL BUDGET
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