11. RESOLUTION NO. 919 VIOLET ANDREWS PARK GRANT APPLICATION: THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 919 AUTHORIZING OFFICIALS TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF PORTLAND IN MATTERS DEALING WITH THE TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT S LOCAL PARK GRANT PROGRAM FOR VIOLET ANDREWS PARK; CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PROGRAM ASSISTANCE; CERTIFYING THAT THE MATCHING SHARE IS READILY AVAILABLE; AND DEDICATING THE SITE FOR PERMANENT PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATIONAL USES (OR FOR THE TERM OF THE LEASE FOR LEASED PROPERTY) DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).