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MINUTES
THE COLONY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
REGULAR SESSION
JULY 13TH 2006
PRESENT: Don Beckel - President
Susan King - Secretary
Debby Short - Member
Stephen Sohn - Member
John Sanders - Member
Sue Walden - Treasurer
STAFF: Pam Nelson
Kathy Neal
ABSENT: Vicki Briggs
1. CITIZEN'S INPUT - None.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 11TH 2006 _
These minutes were approved at the June meeting. No action taken on this item.
3. DISCUSSION OF PRIORITIZING PROJECTS _
The board has a list of the projects discussed at their retreats. Pam instructed them to prioritize the
projects in each category and Kathy will rank them based on their ratings. At the next meeting, the
results will be compared to the findings from the latest City survey.
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DISCUSSION OF THE mSTORICAL PARK-
Currently Don, John and Vicki are on the committee to develop a plan for the park. A
suggestion was made to have a grand opening at the same time another city event is taking place.
5. UPDATE FROM DIRECTOR -
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-
Each month we are collecting more sales tax than was collected during the same period as last year.
TRAILS -
Dennis is working on the final agreement for the shoreline trail and it will be on next month's meeting
agenda. It is based on a $750,000 construction budget. This isfrom Ridgepointe Park to Stewart
Creek Park. We have to do some preliminary designs for the Corp. so they know what our plans are and
how they will affect the habitat. We don't have to do an environmental assessment. To pay for this Pam
recommends getting a note and payingfor it out of debt service.
Pam sent a response to COG regarding the trail grant we submitted They did raise our score by 10
points and we moved up one spot in the ranking.
The Legends HOA board members are not returning Pam's phone calls. She thinks it's possible that they
are going to proceed and put a 6ft. wide trail on the gas easement and stop short of connecting to our
trail. They will have to get approval from the Planning Dept. if that's what they are going to do. Pam
has tried to get them to agree to a Users Agreement, but none of the board members are returning her
calls.
PARK DEVELOPMENT MANAGER INTERVIEWS - I
Pam, Vicki, and James Fish, Sr. Park Planner at Mansfield, conducted 4 interviews to fill the position.
One of the applicants is a licensed landscape architect and has a lot of technical expertise. He could
do a lot of the work we are currently paying others to do. He has worked for the city of Mesquite in the
past but is currently working in the private sector but wants to get back into parks & recreation. Pam
told the board she would like to match the salary he requested and the consensus of the board was
for Pam to match the offer.
Pam informed the board that if another irrigator is hired, Dale will pay for Y2 of the salary and Y2 of the
cost of a new truck. Pam reminded the board that there is currently only one irrigator employed
with the city.
DOG PARK FORUM - FORT WORTH-
This event is on August 1'1 in Fort Worth at their award winningfacility. This is a meeting to
discuss issues involved with operating a dog park and to give information to people who are considering
building a dog park.
OPEN RECORDS TRAINING-
All board members are required to do this training. There is training at the City Council meeting on
Monday, if you can't attend, there is a D VD you can borrow from the City Secretary's office.
WEB SITE -
Kathy asked the board to review the website and relay back to her any suggestions they have.
LIBERTY BY THE LAKE -
Because of some mis-communication between Parks & Rec. and the Police Dept., the runners ran
the wrong course during the 5K Run. In the evening a storm blew in with heavy winds and rain
causing some of the bounce houses to get blown into the air and one child did get a broken arm
as a result. The fireworks had to be postponed until Sunday. On Sunday when the fireworks went off, a
3-inch shell blew up in the tube and caused afire and one shell blew up on the ground and started afire.
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HOMETOWN HOE DOWN-
This is a street dance and carnival. Blair Oaks will be closed off in front of the high school. The carnival
will be held in the Five Star north parking lot and will run for several days. The street dance is Aug. 1 ih.
SAIL FAIR-
City Council approved $ 75,000 out of the hotel/motel tax money to fund this event. Volvo of Dallas
is the title sponsor and they will mention Sail Fair in all of their advertising. There is a committee of 15-
16 people in place working on the event. Some of the planned events include - Mayor's Ball at The
Tribute, Miss Sail Fair Pageant, a melodrama, car show, tug-ol-war competition, Mayor's Regatta with
the Hobie Cats, and a children's area.
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8: 15 p.m.
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Ka y Neal, Recording Secretary
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Don Beckel, President
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