Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Contract with DCBA Landscape Architecture/LJA of Plano, Texas, for Professional Planning and Engineering Services for Master Planning Towne Lake Park and McKinney Greens Park
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: March 2, 2021
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
CONTACT: Michael Kowski, Director of Parks and Recreation
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of the Recommendation.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This agenda item will authorize a professional services contract with DCBA Landscape Architecture/LJA, to provide planning and engineering services for the master plans for Towne Lake Park and McKinney Greens Park, for a contract amount of $204,300 and a not to exceed amount of $210,000.
* The master plans are for the renovation of Towne Lake Park as well as the creation of a new neighborhood park in the McKinney Greens neighborhood. The total study area covers approximately 475 acres, and this 4.7 acre Greens park is within those boundaries.
* Following the development of the masterplans (which will include opportunities for public input), the Greens park will be carved out and established as a separate CIP project that will move forward into design and construction plans.
* The master plan for Towne Lake will include conceptual plans and associated preliminary cost estimates which will determine what phases may be implemented and in what order.
* Generally, the master...
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