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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/11/2014 CDC December 11,2014 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION DECEMBER 11TH 2014 The Regular Session of The Community Development Corporation of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 7:01 p.m. on the 11th day of December 2014, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas, with the following roll call: Stephen Sohn President Absent Pam Nelson- Staff Kathy Braby Vice President Present Eve Morgan- Staff Lisa Leary Secretary Present Kathy Neal - Staff Donna Cole Member Present Jackie Kopsa- Staff Don Beckel Treasurer Present Richard Boyer, Council Liaison Susana Perez Member Present Allen Harris Member Present And with six board members present a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: 1.0 ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag Salute to the Texas Flag Announcements of upcoming civic events and activities 1— The Christmas Spectacular continues nightly through the holidays. Citizen Input—None. 2.0 CONSENT AGENDA 2.1 Consider acceptance of the CDC financial reports for November 2014. 2.2 Consider approval of minutes of the November 13th Regular Session 2.3 Consider approving a resolution requesting the 84th Texas State Legislature to maximize the use of revenue from the sporting goods sales tax to support local parks and recreation grant opportunities and state park operations; and that all TRPA funded projects be subject to the established Texas Parks and Wildlife Department competitive scoring system. Motion to approve the consent agenda—Harris;second—Beckel; motion passes with all ayes. 3.0 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 3.1 Conduct a public hearing to receive public input regarding design, construction and maintenance of trail extensions on N. Colony and S. Colony Blvd. and other locations per the City-Wide Trail Master Plan; design and development of a dog park; playground equipment at Slay/Baker Park and Stewart Creek Park; purchase of equipment and vehicles for maintenance of parks, pool equipment upgrades, a master 1 December 11,2014 plan for W. Shore Park, infrastructure repairs and upgrades at Five Star, landscaping and irrigation additions in parks and public spaces, and a Performance Agreement with Edward Don& Company— The public hearing was opened at 7:05 p.m. North Colony Bike Trail— $15,000- This is to connect 2 sections of the trail—the island at the intersection of North Colony&Morningstar and the cut through to the slip Rd. by Fire Station #2. South Colony Bike Trail— $100,000- This is for several cut throughs on the slip roads between the intersections of Branch Hollow&Griffin and for some sidewalk sections on city property that would be widened to accommodate bicycles. Dog Park— $240,000- This is for a dog park to be built at East Lake Highlands. Slay/Baker Park— $25,000- This is for a tot structure to replace old equipment. Stewart Creek Park Improvements— $235,000- This includes playground equipment, a new playground for kids 5 years old— 12 years old, an access path and a piece of equipment called an educational interpretive activity area. Equipment& Vehicle Maintenance— This is for a groomer for ball fields, a truck with a dump bed and a mower. Aquatic Park— $90,000- This is for a new floating play log and sanitation system. West Shore Master Plan— $15,000- This is for the new park in the Eastvale area. Upgrades @ Five Star— $60,000- This is for concrete,painting, shade structure repairs, masonry and other infrastructure upgrades. Landscaping& Irrigation additions— $150,000- This includes irrigation additions, landscaping on the Park Loop Trail, and upcoming tree transplants. Performance Agreement with Edward Don & Company The public hearing was closed at 7:12 p.m. 3.2 Action to be taken as a result of the public hearing— No action was taken. 3.3 Discuss and consider approval of the purchase of new'playground equipment for Stewart Creek Park— Eve showed the board the design; there are 3 sections—lighthouse, dock and ship. The cruiser element is included as is a large platform for wheelchairs, a swing set and spinners. She explained that it's important to order the playground now because the prices are going up. Motion to approve the purchase of new playground equipment for Stewart Creek Park — Harris;second—Cole; motion passes 2 December 11,2014 3.4 Discussion of the Veteran's Memorial Master Plan and scheduling a Joint Work Session with City Council to discuss CDC/Council funding priorities— The consultant made a presentation at the last City Council meeting, and they too are concerned about the cost and where it is on the CDC priority list, therefore they want to meet with the board to discuss it. The board was instructed to review the task list from the CDC Master Plan and identify their priorities and a list will be made at the January meeting. A suggestion was made for the board to go to each park to assess the needs at each park. A park tour was scheduled for Dec. 29th at 10:00a.m. Pam will get a meeting scheduled with the board and City Council for Jan. 20'"or 22nd or a different date if these dates are not available. 3.5 Discuss and consider approval of bid for Lions Club Pond dredging project - The project was re-bid and this time bids from six vendors were received. The low bid of $202,981.51 was from RLM Earth Company; if the bid is awarded to them, they will begin the project in January. Before the pond is dredged, the fish will be removed and relocated to Scout Park and trees that are invasive or damaged will also be removed. The project will take 60— 90 days. A letter will be mailed to residents informing them about the project and the potential odor during the project. This is on the City Council agenda for approval Tuesday night. Motion to approve—Leary/second—Perez; motion passes with all ayes. 3.6 Receive update from staff and discuss the following items— Park Loop Trail— The hammer test is done; an independent engineer will analyze the data and make suggestions to us. Perryman Parking Lot— The parking lot is complete and the striping will be done in January. CDC Master Plan Task List— Pam instructed the board to review the list and idents their priorities for the next 5 years. A list will be made and presented to City Council. 3.7 Board to request items to be placed on future meeting agendas— • Nature Fest — This is a combined effort of the Parks & Recreation Dept. and The Tribute. There peing no further,business to discuss, the meeting was adjourneyl'at 7:54p.m. / „ fL y Kathy Neal, Recording Secretary Step Sohn, President 3