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Home My WebLink About08/10/06 CDC I I I MINUTES THE COLONY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULAR SESSION AUGUST 10TH 2006 PRESENT: Don Beckel - President Vicki Briggs - Vice President Debby Short - Member Stephen Sohn - Member John Sanders - Member Sue Walden - Treasurer STAFF: Pam Nelson Kathy Neal ABSENT: Susan King COUNCIL LIAISON: Allen Harris 1. CITIZEN'S INPUT - Pam introduced Keith Helms, the new Park Development Manager for The Colony. He has a Landscape Architecture degree from Texas A&M He worked for the city of Mesquite for 8 Y2 years and approximately 2 years in the private sector doing residential development and some project management. Allen relayed some concerns he has heardfrom residents concerning the Legends Trail. One issue is it's not getting done because you can't spend public funds on private property, therefore they would have to get rights to it and that would require 2/3 votes from the homeowners. Allen asked if the board would be willing to provide fundingfor another company to get the signatures by going door to door. Pam does not know if this would be an allowable expenditure for 4B funds, but she said the board could consider adding more money to the project to offset the cost if the HOA decided to hire someone to go door to door for signatures. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JULY 13TH 2006 - Motion to approve - Walden; Second - Sanders; motion carries. 3. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A DESIGN SERVICES CONTRACT WITH DUNKIN SIMS & STOFFELS FOR PHASE I OF THE SHORELINE HIKE/BlKE TRAIL- Pam informed the board that the construction budget has been increased to $750,000. The trail will begin at Ridgepointe and go north. Fundingfor the trail can be done in phases or the board can issue debt to cover the entire cost by entering into a contract with the City and that would have to go to City Council for approval. The most recent Citizen's Survey is supportive of trails. Motion to approve the design services contract with Dunkin Sims & Stoffels -Briggs; second - Sohn; motion carries. 4. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF FUTURE PROJECTS PRIORITY LIST _ There was a misunderstanding regarding the instructions on how to rank the projects on the priority list. The board will re-rank the projects and this item will be on the September meeting agenda. 5. DISCUSSION OF DOGP ARK- Pam, Sue, and Stephen attended a Dog Park Forum in Fort Worth. There were many cities in attendance and many of them did not have dog parks, but were considering building a dog park. The city partnered with a dog park association to build their award- winning park. The park does not have many trees, there are 4 acres for large dogs and 1 acre for small dogs, there is "Use at your own risk" signage displayed throughout the park, there is a maintenance crew for upkeep, they suggest using 6ft. high fences and a double gate system, when the grass gets worn down they block that area off so the grass can recover, there is a dog wash station, there is no pond, and the park was built under a power line easement. I 6. DISCUSSION OF HISTORICAL PARK - Don informed the board that the committee - Don, Vicki, John, and a lady from the Cultural Arts Board - want to build a display to recognize and promote the histmy of The Colony area and the Bridges settlement that dates back to 1843. The first committee meeting is next week. They hope to have the plans ready by the end of this year and have the project completed next year. Joan Sveinsson from the library has agreed to be the curator. Don has a meeting with a descendent of the *Bridges family. Don also has a list of all the names at the cemetery and a map. * - Should be the Stover family 7. UPDATE FROM DIRECTOR - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- Sales tax continues to increase. Statements look good. PARK DEVELOPMENT MANAGER- The position has been filled. Keith Helms starts on Tuesday, Aug. 15th. TRAILS - I Pam attended the Legends Board Meeting 3 weeks ago and offered more financial incentives to them. The HOA is getting a lot of heat from the residents, but they still aren't responding to our offers. Our focus now is on the shoreline trail and the board can reconsider the Legends Trail at a later time. WEBSITE - Kathy asked the board for final input so the project could be completed by next month. HOMETOWN HOE DOWN - Takes place Saturday night, Aug. 12th. Blair Oaks will be closed off at the teacher's parking lot at the high school and at the south entrance of Five Star. The carnival will also be going on. SAIL FAIR - The event is still in the planning stage. Volvo of Dallas is the title sponsor. $40,000 in sponsorships have been received. The board will be getting invitations to the Mayor's Ball. The skippers for the Regatta will be at the Mayor's Ball. Eddie Money is the Main Stage performer and a local band, Romo, will also be performing. There will be an Antique Car Show and arts & craft booths, and there will be shuttle buses running and the fee to ride is $1.00 per person. There being no further items to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m. ~ /) I if JAL)( Kat y Neal, ecording Secretary ~4~ on Beckel, PreSident I