Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Recommendation to City Council Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Contract with Dunaway Associates, L.P., of Fort Worth, Texas, for Professional Planning and Landscape Architectural Services for an Update to the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan and Hike and Bike Trails Plan
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
(5A: Create affordable recreational and cultural arts activities for all ages throughout the city)
(5B: Develop Parks strategy to preserve green space for future park land)
(5C: Continue to market and highlight McKinney as a unique destination for residents and visitors alike)
(5E: Develop sustainable quality of life improvements within the City of McKinney)
(5F: Maximize partnerships between the City of McKinney and private industry)
MEETING DATE: November 14, 2019
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
CONTACT: Michael Kowski, Director of Parks and Recreation
RECOMMENDED PARK BOARD ACTION:
• Approval of the Recommendation.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• This agenda item will authorize a professional services contract with Dunaway Associates, L.P., to provide planning and landscape architectural services for an update to the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan and Hike and Bike Trails Plan.
• The current Parks Master Plan was adopted in 2017. Typically, master plans are updated every 3-5 years, and with the growth that McKinney is experiencing Staff is proposing an update for 2020. This also includes an update to the Trails Master Plan.
• The current master plan recommends 10 parks that are in need of refreshing and renovating. Of those 10 parks listed Staff has either renovated or will soon be renovating 9 of them.
• This update will focus on a Priority Ranking Analysis, Action Plan, Implementation Plan and Hike and Bike Trails Plan.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• Dunaway Associates was selected from a list of pre-qualified landscape architectural firms that Council approved on June 18, 2019.
• This update will also include coordination on the amendments to the City’s Parkland Dedication Ordinance.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The Park Master Plan update (PK2040) is a FY19-20 Capital Improvements Program funded by MCDC funds in an amount of $200,000.