The City Park Board of Commissioners is getting closer to issuing a request for proposals on developing a $24 million golf complex in the 1,500-acre park. City Park CEO Bob Becker outlined the RFP to the park board Tuesday and said it will be reviewed a final time before the request is issued.

"I expect that it will be done shortly," Becker said Wednesday.

The City Park board in late May approved changes to the park's master plan that cleared the way for a redeveloped golf facility. City Park has in hand about $15.5 million to pay for Phase I -- $5.9 million in FEMA reimbursements and $9.65 million from state capital outlay. The nonprofit Bayou District Foundation is said to be raising approximately $9 million in private money to cover the remaining costs of the project and is expected to make that bid when the RFP is issued.