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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/10/2011 CDC MINUTES THE COLONY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULAR SESSION MARCH 10TH 2011 PRESENT: TeRon Lawrence - President STAFF: Pam Nelson Lisa Leary - Secretary Keith Helms Kathy Braby - Treasurer Kathy Neal Stephen Sohn - Vice President Dan Mahle - Member Don Beckel - Member COUNCIL LIAISON: Allen Harris, Absent 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION- THE CDC BOARD WHALL CONVENE INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND TO DELIBERATE DUTIES OF PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - 7:27p.m. 2. ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION No action was taken. 3. CITIZEN'S INPUT - None. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 10TH 2011- Motion to approve the minutes - Sohn; second - Mahle; motion passes with all ayes. 5. PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING FUNDING $30,000 FOR THE CULTURAL ARTS MASTER PLAN - Christi Martin, 5604 Longhorn, The Colony - She told the board that arts grants are being cut and the board should focus on public sector funding. The Texas Commission on the Arts is probably going to be disbanded and that will have an effect on the National Endowment for the Arts. Pam informed the board that we have completed the first step in applying for a gran! from the National Endowment for the Arts. The grant is worth $25, 000 and is a matching grant program. A "Statement of Interest" was submitted and we will be notified by March 25th if we have been selected to submit a formal grant application. Grants are awarded in $25, 000 increments; applications would be due by April 25'" and winners are notified in June. If we are invited to apply, then it will delay the project until July and if we are not invited to apply we will keep the current schedule and start in April, contingent on Council approval. 6. ACTION TO BE TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING - Motion to approve $30, 000 which is % the cost of the Cultural Arts Master Plan and to take it to City Council for approval - Braby; second - Beckel. 7. RECEIVE PRESENTATION, DICUSSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSAL FOR A KALEIDOSCAPES SCULPTURE GARDEN - Brant Shallenberger, staff liaison to the Cultural Arts Board (CAB), told the board that this concept was presented to the CAB on March 2 and they gave their support to the project. Brant gave the board a copy of recommendations from some of the CAB members. Christi Martin made a presentation to the board for a kaleidoscapes sculpture garden and expressed her gratitude to Pam for all of her help. The proposed location is the northeast side of the parking lot entrance to the Community Center near the Police Dept. A site plan with dimensions and placement will have to be submitted to the City for final approval by City Council. Pam told the board that if they are going to consider funding this project, it needs to be included in their discussions for the 2011-2012 budget. A suggestion was made to schedule a meeting to discuss a budget and then to determine what designs to build. Because the Cultural Arts Master Plan is not complete, there was some concern expressed that we don't know how the kaleidoscopes are going to be incorporated into the plan. Brant told the board the kaleidoscopes will be a part of the master plan and will be done over a S year period. 8. DISCUSSION OF SCHEDULING A WORK DAY AND THE GRAND OPENING EVENT FOR KIDS COLONY PLAYGROUND - A work day will be scheduled for Saturday, April 16'x' at 10: 00 a. m.; we will be getting the nameborads ready for placement under the pavilion roof. The grand opening will be on April 30`" from 11:30 a.m. -1: 00p.m.; we will serve lunch and have a ribbon cutting ceremony. 9. REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CDC MASTER PLAN AND PRIORITIZED TASK LIST - Pam informed the board that this list needs to be reviewed every year. The city budget process has begun. Pam instructed the board to review the list and identify projects they want to include in the 2011-2012 budget. There are some items on this list that can be removed because they have been completed. The list will be discussed in more detail at the April meeting. 10. RECEIVE UPDATES FROM STAFF AND DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Sales tax continues to increase. CAB / CDC COMMITTEE UPDATES - There have not been any meetings since the last CDC meeting in February. Pam gave brief update - Cultural Arts Board Master Plan - they are moving forward. Kaleddoscapes - there will be a meeting soon. Side Wall Panels - Pam and Keith have a meeting scheduled with the artist. They have picked out 16-18 pictures of designs to have put on the panels; they include action images, wildlife, and history related pictures. Montage Imagers is the firm creating the designs. STEWART CREEK PARK IMPROVEMENTS - Picnic shelters will be ready for bid in a couple of weeks and the storage addition is out for bid. TRAIL RANGER TRAINING - The next training is on April 2nd from 9: 00a. m. - 2: 00p. m. We just found out that the city of Grapevine is going to copy our program; some of their staff is going to come to this training session. TAAF STATE YOUTH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT - The tournament is next weekend, March 18`" -20 Ih , There are 190 teams participating. We are hosting this tournament with Carrollton; games will be played at 8 locations between our cities. We still need volunteers. KIDS CHASE BY THE LAKE - This event will take place at Stewart Creek Park on April 16`" at 8: 00 a. m. for 5 -11 year old kids. ST. PATTY'S POOCH PARTY AND 5K MUTT STRUT- This event is put on by Animal Control at Stewart Creek Park; it will be held on March 12`". There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:13p.m. Kathy Ne 1, Reeording Secretary TeRon Lawrence, President r