Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Amending the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Annual Budget and Amending the 2018-2022 Capital Improvements Program, to Provide Funds for Park Improvements
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
MEETING DATE: December 5, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
CONTACT: Michael Kowski, Director of Parks and Recreation
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approval of the attached Ordinance.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• This Ordinance amends expenditures in the FY2017-2018 Annual CIP Budget and the 2018-2022 Capital Improvements Program by transferring $300,000 from Parkland Dedication Zone 4 and $75,000 from Parkland Dedication Zone 3 to the Parks Construction Fund and to set up three CIP projects - PK1802-Playground at Towne Lake, PK1803-Pavilion at Fitzhugh and PK1804-Playground at Winniford Park.
• This funding request reflects Council’s request for improvements to various McKinney parks.
• The improvements would include adding a pavilion at Fitzhugh Park and replacing the aging play structures at Towne Lake and Winniford Park.
• Fitzhugh Park pavilion is estimated at $135,000 and the Towne Lake play structure is estimated at $165,000 for a total of $300,000 being drawn from parkland dedication zone 4. The Winniford Park play structure is estimated at $75,000 with this amount being drawn from parkland dedication zone 3.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• At the October 16, 2017 Council work session, Staff presented potential enhancements to various parks that included upgrading the pavilion at Old Settlers Park with electricity/lights (completed) and adding new pavilions to Finch and Fitzhugh Parks.
• A new pavilion will be provided as part of the Finch Park Phase IV enhancements (PK1211), which is a previously funded project that implements the recommendations as identified in the 2017 Parks, Recreation, Open Space, Trails and Streetscape Plan and is on track for 2018.
• Fitzhugh Park is one of the few parks in our system to not feature a pavilion. This project will deliver a pavilion to the park in 2018.
• One of staff’s goals is to revitalize the play structures that are 20 plus years old. The following is a list of the four oldest play structures.
o Towne Lake - 1990
o Grady Littlejohn Softball Complex - 1990
o W.B. Finney Park - 1994
o Winniford Park - 1996
• At Grady Littlejohn, there are more upgrades needed than to just the playground, so this has been identified as a separate CIP project in our five year plan. The same situation is at W.B. Finney Park, which is in need of ADA improvements and pavilion renovations in addition to playground replacements. This will also likely need to be a separate CIP project set up through the budget process.
• Staff applied for and received a 40% discount (grant) from GameTime, an approved playground vendor on Buyboard, and is recommending that this be used to replace the play structure at Towne Lake along with creating an accessible route from the parking area as designated as a priority in the 2015 ADA Transition Plan.
• Staff also received a 40% discount from Play and Park Structure, which is also an approved playground vendor on Buyboard. Staff recommends that this discount be used to replace the play structure at Winniford Park with additional funds to add a ramp for an accessible route.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The Amendment of the FY2017-2018 annual CIP budget will create and fund three new projects - Playground at Towne Lake (PK1802) in the amount of $165,000, Pavilion at Fitzhugh (PK1803) in the amount of $135,000 and Playground at Winniford Park (PK1804) in the amount of $75,000.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• NA