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Home My WebLink About03/08/07 CDC MINUTES THE COLONY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULAR SESSION MARCH 8, 2007 PRESENT: Don Beckel - President John Sanders - Member Debby Short - Member Stephen Sohn - Member TeRan Lawrence - Member Andrea Porter - Member STAFF: Pam Nelson Keith Helms Kathy Neal COUNCIL LIAISON: Allen Harris ABSENT: Lisa Leary 1. CITIZEN'S INPUT - None. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 8TH 2007 AND FEBRUARY 15TH 2007 _ Motion to approve - Porter; second - Lawrence; motion carries. 3. ACTION TO BE TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON MARCH 6TH 2007 REGARDING THE SHORELINE TRAIL _ Many people from Stewart Peninsula that attended the public hearing appreciated our efforts to inform them about the trail even though many of them oppose the preliminary layout of the trail because it comes too close to their homes. They want the board to consider routing the trail through Scout Park and along North Colony Blvd. instead of along the shoreline behind their homes. Pam agreed to consider this option. Keith will set up a time with Dennis and board members to walk the requested new route, and then set up another meeting and include members from the HOA. Tim MacAllister from the Corp of Engineers was also present at the meeting and provided a lot of useful information. Pam asked him to get the board more information regarding shoreline trails and neighborhoods. A meeting will also be scheduled with the owners of Stans and Angelinas to discuss the possibility of a trailhead to be made at their location. This would address concerns about parking at Ridgepointe Park and it will give people easy access to the trail. 4. ACTION TO BE TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE DOG PARK MEETING HELD ON MARCH 6TH 2007 - The jirst meeting went well. The next meeting should focus on getting more people interested and involved in the project. The area behind the amphitheater is a good location because it is isolated and would be easy to irrigate. The openjield area behind Peters Colony Elementary School is another area being considered to build the park at. This area won't be used for anything in the future, it has a creek that runs through it, and it's not around a lot of homes. We need to determine the property lines, address any Corp. issues because of the creek, get some topo surveys and have some discussions with Engineering regardingjloodplain. 5. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN- Motion to table - Sanders; second - Sohn; motion carried. 6. DISCUSSION OF PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE AND FUNDING OPTIONS FOR THE SHORELINE TRAIL- We have received an estimate from Dennis Sims. We hope to utilize some volunteers to help reduce the cost. The excavation will be the hardest part of the project. There is approximately $400,000 in the trail fund. Construction could start by the end of the summer; it won't take Dennis very long to prepare the plans. The consensus of the board is to build the entire trail from Ridgepointe Park to Stewart Creek Park in one phase, not several phases. Pam will ask the City to carry the note since they can get a better rate on bonds and 4B will pay back the City. 7. DISCUSSION OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT OF LOCAL PARKS ON COMMUNITIES - The report is being used to get the legislature to reallocate funds and raise the cap on funds for local park grant programs. BAMP was built with funds from this grant program. Texas ranks 49th in the country in funding per capita for state parks. For every $1 spent on local parks, .58 is returned to the community. Other states are calling and requesting a copy of this report. The board requested that Dale and City Council get copies of this report. 8. UPDA TE FROM DIRECTOR- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- The interest revenue to date amount for October to January is not a current figure. Finance is in the process of closing out their investments for the year. When that is complete, the interest will be updated. WEBSITE - Christie is incorporating the new colors andfonts into the 4B website that are being used in the new City website. All other changes have been made. PERRYMAN PARKING LOT - Keith showed everyone the latest rendition from Half! & Associates. Carl from the Fire Dept. told Keith that occasionally fire trucks are parked in the parking lot at Perryman Park and when they do their training at the Blair Oaks station, they will need a place where they can park all 4 Quints, as eventually each station will have a Quint. This was not plannedfor in the parking lot design. A meeting with the Fire Dept., Engineering and Keith will be scheduled to discuss this. The board was pleased with the layout though. MARINEQUEST - Waiting for the Corp. to sign off on the EA document. There is a meeting with JT's and Marinequest to work out the concession agreement. The goal is to have the marina under construction by May. HA W AllAN FALLS EXPANSION - Work has not yet started. There are some issues with the City being worked out. EASTER EGG HUNT - The event is at Five Star on April 7th, but there is also an Easter Egg Hunt at Hidden Cove Park on that same day. Parks & Rec. was unaware of the Hidden Cove event. The Daily Grindfrom Austin Ranch is sponsoring the event. There being no other business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. / #41k~ Kathy Neal, Rdcording Secretary ~~Q on Beckel, PreSIdent