Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. for Preliminary Design Services in the Amount of $1,000,000 associated with a Memorandum of Understanding with HD Sports & Hospitality, LLC, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc., and the City of McKinney Texas for the Design and Development of Two City Owned Parcels of Land Consisting of Approximately 300 Acres of Land to Potentially be Developed for a Combination of Sports, Retail, Entertainment/Restaurant, and Mixed Use Commercial Uses
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
MEETING DATE: October 20, 2026
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office & Parks & Recreation
CONTACT: Trevor Minyard, Assistant City Manager
Amy Kinkade, Director of Parks & Recreation
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approval of Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The attached contract for consideration is in conjunction with the consideration of a Memorandum of Understanding with Parkhill & HD Sports & Entertainment for the next phase of planning, designing, and preparing for the development of 300 acres in McKinney for a sports and entertainment complex generally located east of Lake Forest, west of Taylor Burk and south of Bloomdale.
• The preliminary design contract begins the overall design process and corresponding sets of development information needed to prepare the 300-acre site for full development.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The City of McKinney and McKinney Community Development Corporation began the process of purchasing the subject properties in 2020 and finalized the purchase in 2021.
• In 2021 through 2022 the City of McKinney was in discussions with a developer and ultimately terminated negotiations.
• From 2023-2024 the City of McKinney Parks Department experienced a leadership transition, slightly delaying the development plans of the properties.
• In 2025 the McKinney City Council adopted item 5.5 in their Strategic Goals & Priorities Documents that stated the city should, “Issue a request for qualification/proposal (RFQ/RFP) for the development of the 230-acre parcel at Bloomdale and Taylor Burke (Brinkmann Tract) by December 31, 2025.”
o An additional 70 acres of adjacent land was included in the RFQ as outlined by the City Council’s 5.5 goal.
• In December of 2025, the City Council adopted a series of guiding principles associated with the proposed development. They are as follows,
o Development of a world-class multi-use sports park and entertainment district that will serve as a local, regional, state, and national destination for sports and associated uses.
o Financially sound and effectively managed partnership that supports and values McKinney City Council strategic goals.
o Providing multiple sports opportunities to meet McKinney’s growing demand for, 1) local recreation options, 2) competitive sport leagues, and 3) sporting needs of the future.
o Maximizing the value of the McKinney Community Development Corporation’s portion of the land as a community and economic development anchor.
o Development of the park and associated uses in accordance with McKinney’s design standards, development codes, and in a manner that is consistent with the surrounding developments and the City of McKinney Comprehensive Plan.
• The City of McKinney issued an RFQ in late December 2025, received 4 qualifying responses in early 2026, and interviewed 3 firms in March of 2026.
• The City Council approved moving forward on April 6, 2026 with exclusive negotiations with Parkhill, a Texas-based architecture, engineering, and design solutions firm who partnered with EdgeRock Development (dba HD Sports & Hospitality, LLC).
• An initial Letter of Intent was fully executed on April 14, 2026. Ongoing discussions, site reviews, and project planning/scoping have been underway since that time and today’s recommended action will continue the overall development process of the project.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The corresponding MOU to this item commits the Development team and City of McKinney to $500,000 of expenditure each for preliminary design costs associated with the development.
• Funding is available in the Parks Construction fund and is recommended for appropriation in a separate action on the October 20, 2026 agenda.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• The Parks & Recreation Board was briefed on this item October 8, 2026.