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Council approves maker‑space design and funds El Bayou master plan; clarifies use of park impact fees
Summary
Council awarded a design contract and appropriated $42,680 for a maker space in the TBIS project funded largely by a US EDA grant, and approved a professional services agreement to prepare the El Bayou natural preserve master plan using park development impact fees; staff clarified these are restricted funds not general sales‑tax dollars.
The Tulare City Council on Dec. 16 approved two items aimed at park and economic development: a design contract and additional appropriation for a maker space inside the TBIS facility, and authorization to proceed with a master plan for the El Bayou natural preserve using park development impact fees.
Maker space: City staff reminded council that the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration had awarded the city grant funds to build roughly 2,000 square feet of maker‑space in the TBIS basement. The…
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