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Total Authorized Positions

Total authorized positions, (full-time only) total 608 citywide for FY19. This represents a net
increase of 2.0 as the addition of 4.0 positions in the Convention & Visitors Bureau fund and the
addition of one position in the Lake Parks Special Revenue fund are offset by the reduction of 3.0
position in the General fund.

The new positions include three additional drivers for the Visitor Shuttle system and an additional
sales manager, all in the Convention & Visitors Bureau fund; and an environmental coordinator in
the Lake Parks Special Revenue fund.

The additional shuttle drivers are needed as a direct impact of the Grapevine Main capital project in
support of TEXRail. TEXRail is a new 27-mile commuter rail project that will extend from
downtown Fort Worth through Grapevine and Colleyville and into Terminal B at the Dallas/Fort
Worth International Airport.

The city has plans to expand the Grapevine Visitors Shuttle service, operated by the Grapevine
Convention and Visitors Bureau. The shuttle takes guests to key destinations, such as Grapevine
Mills and the Gaylord Texan Resort. More shuttles will be added, and the length of the shuttle
operations will extend.

More destinations may be added depending on the demand from the TEXRail trains. The City
plans to use the Main Street station as a tool for developing the surrounding area. Once complete,
the Grapevine Main project will include a boutique hotel, a parking garage with 550 total spaces, a
grand central station attraction with an observation tower and a community plaza.

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