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 & Pr...
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