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Within the 1/4-mile radius of the park, there are approximately 167 single-family residential homes, the Provinces Apartments with 118 units, the Fleur Royale Condominiums with 117 units, and AFSA Elementary. According to the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the average household size for 2020 was 2.27 persons per household. Using the household average of 2.27 for the single-family and multi- family units at a 1/4-mile this neighborhood park provides recreation for 912 people. AFSA Elementary also has approximately 250 students which brings the approximate total to 1,162 people that could be served by this neighborhood park. Increasing the radius to 1/2-mile the estimated number of people that the park would serve increases to 2,120 excluding properties west of Rice St and east of I-35E. The 1/2-mile radius also includes the North Star Manufactured Home Park and Rustic Place Apartments that have a direct trail/sidewalk connection to the park. The park was constructed in 2003 (paved trails, playground container, and playground equipment), and also includes a half-court basketball court, a drinking fountain, and benches. The park also provides a paved loop trail within the park and has a direct connection to large apartment units, single-family housing, and the Jackson Street trail, which runs in front of Rondeau Park, connects to the Water Works trail that is located between Country Drive and South Owasso Boulevard. The playground container is approximately 7,000 square feet which in comparison is about the same size as the Spooner Park playground container. Rondeau park is also in a Qualified Census Tract (QCT). To qualify for a QCT there must be 50 percent of the households with incomes below 60 percent of the Area Median Gross Income (AMGI) or have a poverty rate of 25 percent or more. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds can be an eligble use for parks, public plazas, and other outdoor recreation spaces within a QCT according to FAQ 2.18 – stating that investments in improving outdoor spaces (e.g. parks) are an eligible use of funds as a response to the public health emergency and/or its negative economic impacts. Since Rondeau Park is within a QCT, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds would qualify for these park improvements. Qualified Census Tract 421.01