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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/14/09 CDC MINUTES THE COLONY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULAR SESSION MAY 14 2009 PRESENT: Don Beckel - President STAFF: Pam Nelson Stephen Sohn - Treasurer Keith Helms John Sanders - Vice President Kathy Neal TeRon Lawrence - Member Lisa Leary - Member COUNCIL LIAISON: Allen Harris Debby Short - Secretary Dan Mahle - Member 1. CITIZEN'S INPUT - None. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 16TH 2009- Motion to approve - Sanders; second - Leary; motion passes. 3. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A FORMAL REQUEST FROM THE COLONY BASS CLUB TO ADOPT STEWART CREEK PARK IN THE ADOPT A PARK PROGRAM- Gabriel Romo spoke on behalf of The Colony Bass Club. The Colony Bass Club wants to adopt Stewart Creek Park for one year. They want to become more involved in the community and recruit more members into the club and they think this is a good way to do that. They will do Level I of the Adopt-A-Park program. Their club was established in 1979 and is the oldest bass club in the state. Their club has 35 members from various cities -The Colony, Frisco, Carrollton, Flower Mound and Pilot Point. They gave the board a schedule of things they want to do at the park - volunteer cleanups, participate in the Shoreline Trail Grand Opening event, paint the railing on the boat launch walkway, be at the Liberty by the Lake event to promote their club, and host a fishing tournament. Pam said a sign can be put up at the park to promote the organization and the club 's flyers can be distributed from the gatehouse. Motion to approve the Colony Bass Club to adopt Stewart Creek Park from May 30, 2009 - May 30, 2010 - Lawrence; second -Sanders; motions passes. 4. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE CDC MASTER PLAN - The goal is to get this to City Council the first week in June. A suggestion was made to schedule a work session to discuss the plan before it is presented to City Council. The board agreed there were no changes they want to make to chapters 1-7, with the exception of the spelling error John found - Chapter 3, page 5, 3rd paragraph - "track" should be "tract". There was discussion about changing the name of the "Task List" to "Recommendation List and rank the items listed as priorities and not show any dates. The board will review the list every year to determine the projects they will do based on cost and community feedback. There was also discussion about the possibility of a bond election, especially for the big ticket items, as people did say in the surveys that they would support a bond election. Pam recommends a meeting be held with the consultants to have them redo the task list and regroup things, change some of the heading in the columns, and identify the funding sources for maintenance costs. There was a consensus of the board to add a category specifically for trail related items. The board will have a work session on May 21 S` with the consultants. Motion to table approval of the CDC Master Plan - Sanders; second - Leary; motion passes. 5. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE HISTORICAL PARK MASTER PLAN - Keith said this plan will tie Greenway Park, Perryman Park and the Historical Park together. The plan includes - more parking, public art, a gazebo, interpretive sign panels to display the city's history, play areas, a proposed site for parking on Alta Oaks, an open lawn area for seating, and a spray ground. This plan would be done in phases and we would start by the historical bridge. Motion to approve the Historical Park Master Plan - Sanders; second - Lawrence; motion passes. 6. DISCUSSION AND RECEIVE UPDATE ON TRAIL PROJECT - Shoreline Trail - Rain has slowed construction. Two bridges are scheduled to be set in place with the crane tomorrow. There is a problem with a section of the trail by Scout Parkas a result of the recent rain. The HOA fence is being installed. Park Loop Trail - bike signs are being installed. Austin Ranch Trail - Plans are being developed for the retaining wall. 7. RECEIVE UPDATE FROM STAFF AND DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Sales tax continues to increase. ELECTRICAL UPGRADES @ SCP - Pam and Keith met with Jim Weathers; he gave them a proposal of $8, 800 for design work. Until a master plan is done for the park, Pam does not think it is wise to do any upgrades, but we can make repairs needed so events at the park will run smoother. TRAIL INTERPRETIVE SIGNS - The board was shown examples of the signs. There were some misspelled words on the signs and there are some corrections that need to be made on the title bars of the signs. STORM DAMAGE AT FIVE STAR - A microburst came through Five Star causing bleachers to roll over, shade structures blown away, and some light fixtures were blown off the lightpoles and we still can 't find them. Insurance will cover some of the expense to replace the missing items and fix the damaged items. DISC GOLF COURSE - A resident has some concerns about the layout of the course, so we are going to meet with him to discuss his concerns. TRAIL GRAND OPENING - The grand opening is June 6`" from 3:00 - 5:00. We will cook hotdogs and have chips and trail mix. The board will have to buy a grill; the grill will be used for other CDC events also. There will be a passport station, drawings for prizes, the TC RoadRunners will have a booth, there will be a water vendor there, and we will give out water bottles. The first Trail Ranger class is May 30'h. EDC WORKSHOP - This workshop is in Mesquite in June. Board members should attend every 2 years. Don is registered; TeRon said he will attend also. There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:45p.m. ~ 'A~- -1 F~-Z Kathy Neal, Recd ding Secretary -]bon Becker, President