[1. Call to Order: The Municipal Development District Board of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at 7:00 PM to consider the following items of business:]
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ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 10TH, 2026 AT 7:20 P.M.
TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS. FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.
WELCOME. OKAY. WELCOME TO THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING.
TODAY IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 10TH, 2026, AND THE MEETING'S CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:20.
OH. WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO DO THE INVOCATION? OKAY.
AND HOW ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE DOING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS, U.S.
ALL RIGHT. FATHER GOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OUR CITY AND OUR VOLUNTEERS AND OUR LEADERS AND THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
PLEASE DO WATCH OVER THE PROCEEDINGS. PLEASE GUIDE US WITH WISDOM.
PLEASE MAKE US A BLESSING TO EVERYONE HERE AND EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND KEEP US FROM MAKING ANY MISTAKES THAT WOULD IMPACT NEGATIVELY OUR PEOPLE OR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THEM.
AMEN. AMEN. OKAY. TEXAS FLAG HAND SALUTE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
NOW THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.
TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
ALRIGHT. I'LL TELL YOU. REMEMBERING THE.
PLEDGE TO THE TEXAS FLAG IS ALWAYS A CHORE FOR SOME REASON.
ITEM B. PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC.
THERE BEING NO PUBLIC PRESENT. WE'LL SKIP THIS.
YOU HAVE TO STILL READ IT. YOU STILL HAVE TO READ IT.
I HAVE TO READ IT. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS REGARDING ANY DISCUSSION. ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA SHALL BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.
ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THERE ARE NONE. MOVING ON. ITEM C ACTION ITEMS.
[1. Consider approving the June 11, 2026, regular meeting minutes.]
ACTION ITEMS FOR THE BOARD. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION FOR ACTION.THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL INVITE COMMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD VOTES.
A PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.
NUMBER 1 CONSIDER APPROVING THE JUNE 11TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.
NOBODY FROM THE AUDIENCE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD ABOUT WHETHER TO APPROVE THE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JUNE 11TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.
OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. GREG SECONDS IT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THERE BEING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. ALL RIGHT.
HOW DO I DO THIS? OH, JUST THE SAME AS LAST TIME.
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IT SHOWS YOUR VOTES. AND THEN THEY DISAPPEARED.ALL OF THEM? YEAH. WE HAVE TO DO WHAT? SHE'S GOING TO HAVE YOU ENTER IF I CAN'T GET THAT, IF YOU ALL COULD JUST TURN ON YOUR MICS AND THEN ONE AT A TIME, STARTING WITH LILLIAN, DO A YAY OR NAY. YAY, YAY! VOTE FOR THE CURRENT ITEM. YES. YEAH. IT WAS ALL THERE.
YAY!. YAY! YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU.
[1. Receive an update and discuss the progress and current status of the Parks Master Plan.]
ITEMS, OR. THESE ITEMS ARE FOR THE BOARD AND STAFF TO DISCUSS AS NEEDED.COMMENTS ON DISCUSSION ITEMS SHALL BE ADDRESSED IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THIS MEETING.
NUMBER 1 RECEIVE AN UPDATE AND DISCUSS THE PROGRESS AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE PARKS MASTER PLAN.
THANK YOU. SO LILY AND DANIELLE AND GREG HAVE HEARD THIS IN THE PARKS BOARD MEETING.
IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS GREAT. BUT CHRIS AND BUTCH, YOU HAVE NOT.
SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE PARKS, TRAILS, AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN.
WHAT'S THAT? YEAH, THE PLAN. PLAN. WE YOU KNOW, WE CAME TO THE MDD BOARD AND ASKED TO FOR THE BUDGET DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS TO ASK FOR FUNDING IN THE 26, 27 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET TO PAY FOR THE PLAN AND THE MDD FUNDS. YOU GUYS APPROVED THAT TO BE USED FOR THE PLAN.
AND THE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR, THE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, CYNTHIA, RECREATION MANAGER, AND MYSELF.
WE DID 10 DIFFERENT PARKS. WE'VE MODIFIED AND ADJUSTED THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO GO OUT TO CONSULTANTS THROUGHOUT THE THROUGHOUT. MOST OF THEM ARE IN TEXAS. I THINK THERE'S ONE THAT MIGHT COME FROM COLORADO, BUT WE'LL SEE.
BUT ANYBODY COULD COULD SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO US ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.
AND AS I MENTIONED IN THE LAST MEETING, THERE ARE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF CONSULTANTS THAT DO THESE MASTER PLANS, SOME THAT STAND OUT MORE THAN OTHERS, SOME THAT ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS, SOME SOME THAT WORK FOR SOME CITIES AND SOME THAT DON'T.
IT COULD BE ONE THAT, THAT WE'VE USED BEFORE.
IT COULD BE A BRAND NEW ONE. IT COULD BE ONE FROM IN STATE, COULD BE ONE FROM OUT OF STATE.
ARE WE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE THAT WE ARE.
AGAIN, WE HAD OUR 3RD MEETING. WE HAVE ONE MORE MEETING.
THE PLAN IS TO FINISH THE MEETINGS WITH STAFF, PUSH THE RFQ OUT IN OCTOBER AND START RECEIVING THE PROPOSALS. THEN STAFF WOULD DO THE SCORING ON THESE PROPOSALS AND THEN WE'D PROBABLY, WE'D PROBABLY NARROW IT DOWN TO 3 OR 4 CONSULTANTS, HAVE THEM COME IN AND DO THEIR DOG AND PONY SHOW, DO A PRESENTATION TO US, AND THEN FIGURE OUT WHO WE WANT TO GO WITH.
SO THAT'S A LENGTHY PROCESS. THE ULTIMATE PLAN OR IDEA IS TO TAKE IT TO CITY COUNCIL EARLY IN THE YEAR, JANUARY, FEBRUARY GET IT APPROVED AND HAVE THE CONSULTANTS START ON IT.
SPRING OF 2027 AND GIVE THEM A FULL YEAR TO COMPLETE THE PLAN AND, AND GET IT ADOPTED.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE IDEA. A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO, YOU SAID THE STAFF WOULD REVIEW ALL THAT STUFF.
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IS THAT THAT COMMITTEE THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT? YES, YES, YES. NOW, I, I FAILED TO MENTION THE CITY MANAGER AND THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, GINA NASH AND LAUREN ROSE ARE BOTH ON THE COMMITTEE.THEY'LL ALSO BE PART OF THE REVIEW. THEY COME WHEN THEY CAN.
I THINK THEY'RE REALLY RELYING ON STAFF TO DO THAT, BUT THEY'LL DEFINITELY BE INVOLVED IN BOTH THE EVALUATIONS AND ALSO THE PRESENTATIONS WHEN THESE CONSULTANTS COME IN. SO THEY'LL BE HEAVILY INVOLVED.
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND JENNIFER BRINGING IT UP, AND I'M JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW AREAS THAT I FEEL ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE MDD BOARD TO KNOW AS WE MOVE FORWARD. YOU KNOW, THESE THESE THIS IS THIS IS IF YOU WHICH I'VE ENCOURAGED, IF YOU ARE APPOINTED TO THE MDD BOARD OR THE PARKS BOARD, HIGHLY ENCOURAGED FOR YOU TO LOOK AT OUR MASTER PLAN.
AND I'M ASSUMING MANY OF YOU, MOST OF YOU HAVE SEEN THAT THAT PLAN IS COMPARING.
AND I DON'T WANT TO DOWNGRADE ANY ANYTHING HERE, BUT THAT'S COMPARING LIKE A FORD PINTO.
IF ANYONE KNOWS WHAT A FORD PINTO WAS TO A CADILLAC ESCALADE.
DID YOU OWN A PINTO? DID YOU EVER OWN A PINTO? NO. SO IT'S NOT EVEN APPLES AND ORANGES. IT IS LIKE APPLES AND, I DON'T KNOW, PASSION FRUIT OR SOMETHING, BUT SO WE'RE EXCITED. I READ A LOT OF PLANS, AND I'M EXCITED AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF SELECTING A CONSULTANT TO DO OUR PLAN.
SO IN THE INTRODUCTION, YOU'LL SEE WHAT ARE THE STRONG EMPHASIS ON THIS PLAN.
AND I MENTIONED IT IN THE PARKS BOARD MEETING.
WE WANT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. WE WANT INFORMATION AND IDEAS AND INPUT FROM THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY AND THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE CITY. IT'S YOUNG WITH 2 OR 3 CHILDREN.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S PRIORITY NUMBER ONE. WE DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE PRIOR.
WE DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE EVALUATION. WE'LL DO IT IN THIS MEETING. TRAILS WALKABILITY CONNECTIVITY.
THAT'S A BIG ONE. CREATIVITY. WHAT IS, WHAT IS DIFFERENT WITH SACHSE THAN ANY OTHER COMMUNITY? SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE IN THE METROPLEX, IT'S ALL WE'RE ALL THE SAME.
WE'RE NOT. EVERY COMMUNITY IS DIFFERENT. AND I USE THE EXAMPLE OF NORTHERN COLLIN COUNTY, SALINA.
PROSPER AND SALINA PROSPER. SPECIFICALLY, THEY FOCUS ON YOUTH SPORTS.
THEY HAVE YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX. BEAUTIFUL ONES.
NICE. THAT'S THEIR FOCUS. IF YOU COME DOWN TO SACHSE OURS, NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMUNITY PARKS, INVOLVEMENT, ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, THAT'S WHAT OURS ARE.
I MEAN, WE DO HAVE WE DO HAVE A SPORTS ASSOCIATION HERE IN SACHSE, BUT WE'RE NOT A, WE'RE NOT A DESTINATION TO HOST TOURNAMENTS AND HAVE TEAMS COME IN FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE. WE COULD BE, IF THAT'S WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANT THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO. THIS IS PROBABLY A BIG ONE.
THE WHAT IS REALISTICALLY AND FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE IF WE BUILD THESE FACILITIES, IF WE ADD THESE THINGS, WHAT IS IT GOING TO DO FOR THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE? WHAT BURDEN IS THAT GOING TO PUT ON THE TAXPAYERS OF THIS COMMUNITY? WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT. YOU KNOW, TRAILS, IF WE DO TRAILS, INTERCONNECTIVITY, THERE'S SOME MAINTENANCE TO IT.
BUT IT'S NOT LIKE BUILDING A BALL FIELD, YOU KNOW, A COMPLEX.
SO GOT TO LOOK AT THOSE THINGS. AND AGAIN, ONE MORE.
AS I LOOKED AT A LOT OF THESE OF THESE PLANS, THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR.
IT'S ALL A, WE'VE DONE THE, HERE'S THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, HERE'S YOUR PARK INVENTORY.
I TRULY BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE YOU'LL GET INPUT FROM EVERYBODY. I MEAN I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE NEED TO ADDRESS A DOG PARK IN THE CITY. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE'S SINCE ANIMAL SERVICES HAS GONE UNDER LEISURE SERVICES OVER THE LAST YEAR, YEAR PLUS. WE HAVE A LOT OF ANIMAL DOG LOVERS AND A HIGH POPULATION PERCENTAGE IN THE CITY OWN DOGS.
SO SOMETHING WE NEED TO ADDRESS THERE. YOU WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT SECTION 3 PROJECT GOALS.
SO AGAIN WE WANT TO FIND A CONSULTANT THAT HAS A CLEAR VISION FOR THE CITY.
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ANOTHER THING WE TALKED ABOUT IS EVALUATING OUR CURRENT SYSTEM.WE HAVE TWO PRIMARY PARKS. I'D SAY 95% OF PARK ATTENDANCE IS AT AS AT JK SACHSE PARK AND HERITAGE PARK, AND PROBABLY 4% AT FIREFIGHTERS PARK. AND THE OTHER 1% IS AT ALL OF OUR OTHER PARKS PUT TOGETHER.
SO WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT. HOW CAN WE DIVERSIFY THAT? HOW CAN WE HOW CAN WE TAKE SOME OF THE PRESSURE OFF SOME OF THOSE OTHER PARKS? I MENTIONED THE MAINTENANCE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE AT JK SACHSE PARK.
IT WE'RE JUST JUST JUST ONE COMMENT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY NEXT YEAR.
RIGHT NOW, OUR SPLASH PAD IS OPEN FROM APRIL 1ST TO OCTOBER 31ST.
WE GOT TO REPLACE ANOTHER PUMP. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE HAVING TO MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT.
I DON'T WANT TO, BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT'S THAT'S HOW MUCH DEMAND JK SACHSE PARK HAS ON, ON THAT FACILITY BECAUSE IT JUST RUNS ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, ALL NIGHT. WHAT ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO INCORPORATE OR PARTNER WITHIN THE CITY? WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES. MAYBE THERE'S SOME PUBLIC, PUBLIC, PUBLIC OPPORTUNITIES WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COLLEGES, SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.
BUT DEFINITELY I USE THE EXAMPLE OF THE LAKE PARK AND MELISSA, THEIR SPLASH PAD AND PLAYGROUND.
IT'S CALLED HEB PLAY ZONE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND HEB DONATED $350,000 TO CONSTRUCT THAT AREA.
IS THERE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HERE IN THE CITY OF SACHSE OR EVEN NEARBY THAT WOULD WANT TO BE PART OF THAT? OR MAYBE EVEN THEY JUST WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO A PORTION OF A TRAIL OR SOMETHING, BUT OFFER SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
YOU WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT ONE? LET'S GO TO 4.
EVALUATE OUR EXISTING CONDITIONS. I MENTIONED THAT BEFORE.
WE DON'T HAVE A TON OF OPEN SPACE. WE TALKED ABOUT MUDDY CREEK PRESERVE.
THERE'S A TON OF ACREAGE THERE. IT'S UNDERWATER.
OH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT.
THERE'S SEVERAL. I CAN I CAN FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE IT IS. BUT WE WENT THERE WHEN OUR CHILDREN WERE YOUNG AND IT WAS VERY, VERY, VERY INTERESTING. AND IT WAS LIKE A BIRD.
WERE THERE BIRD HOUSE WAS LIKE BIRD WATCHING.
IS IT OR IS IT JUST. IT WAS THERE WERE JUST ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
TURTLES AND WATERFOWL JUST EVERYWHERE WANDER.
AND IT WOULDN'T COST MUCH AND IT WOULDN'T GET MUCH TRAFFIC, BUT IT IS TO THE PEOPLE THAT WENT, THEY WOULD GO QUITE A BIT. I WOULD IMAGINE. IT'S VERY.
NO, I THINK THAT'S VERY INTERESTING. YOU'D HAVE TO MAYBE HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO RIDE BICYCLES ON. IT WOULD BE YOUR ONLY PROBLEM. BUT IT COULD BE DONE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN DONE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PLACES. FOR SURE. ANY OPPORTUNITY LIKE THAT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPEN SPACE BECAUSE THAT'S A BULK OF OUR OPEN SPACE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NATURAL AREAS. THAT'S IT. MUDDY CREEK PRESERVE.
WE HAVE THE THE DALLAS COUNTY TRAIL BACK IN THERE THAT'S TUCKED AWAY.
THAT'S A MILE LONG TRAIL. BUT THE AREA JUST SOUTH OF THERE, THERE'S 40 ACRES THAT'S OPEN PARKLAND.
AND IF WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT SOMEHOW, WE'VE HAD I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD A DOOR BUD, BUT DALLAS OFF ROAD BICYCLE ASSOCIATION. THEY CAME OUT, THEY LOOKED AT IT FOR TO HAVE AN OFF ROAD BICYCLE TRACK OUT THERE.
AND THEY, THEY EVEN TURNED IT DOWN BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH DRY AREAS TO, TO DO THE BIKING.
WE'VE HAD A FRISBEE GOLF ASSOCIATION COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT.
MAYBE THEY CAN FORM SOME KIND OF COURSE IN THERE.
AND THAT WAS TOUGH BECAUSE A LOT OF THAT DRY AREA WOULD BE TAKEN UP WITH PARKING.
YEAH. AND THERE THERE ARE SOME OF THESE TOUGH MUDDER SPORT EVENT.
THINGS YOU CAN HAVE AN EVENT IN THERE. YEAH. LIKE YOU GET MUDDY.
YOU RUN THROUGH IT BUT THAT'LL TEAR IT UP. YEAH.
SO PROJECT MANAGEMENT COORDINATION. SO ALSO AS I'VE TALKED TO OTHER CITIES AND THEIR DEPARTMENT HEADS, PARKS AND RECREATION SUPERINTENDENTS, IT'S IMPORTANT.
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WITH THE CONSULTANT IS VITAL THAT YOU THAT YOU FIND WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF THAT OF THE MASTER PLAN, THAT THAT'S THE THAT THAT IS THE PRIMARY PERSON YOU WORK WITH.BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THEY HAND THESE THINGS OFF AND IT GOES TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. SO THAT'S ONE THING WE MENTIONED, BUT ALSO IN THE INCLUSIVE INCLUSIVITY, INCLUDING TRYING TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE CITY.
WE MENTIONED HOW WE WANT TO REQUIRE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PUBLIC MEETINGS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO GET ENGAGED OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY TO BE IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL AND CITY COUNCIL, WHO REPRESENTS THE CITY OF SACHSE, THAT THEY HAVE TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE CONSULTANT AND, AND GET INFORMATION FROM THEM.
BUT WE ALSO WANT THEM TO PRESENT AT OUR PARKS BOARD AND GET INPUT FROM OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
GO TO THE NEXT ONE. 6 THIS WAS A BIG ONE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WHICH I TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
BUT HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU REACH OUT AND CONNECT WITH ALL DEMOGRAPHICS? I MEAN, WE HAVE JUST ON THE CAMPUS HERE, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER.
WE HAVE A SENIOR CENTER THAT HAS 3, PROBABLY 250 TO 300 ACTIVE MEMBERS THAT GO THERE REGULARLY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, COULD YOU IMAGINE IF THEY SET UP SOMETHING THAT THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST.
I MEAN, I LOVE IT WHEN OUT OF TOWN, OUT OF NONRESIDENTS COME IN.
IT GIVES ME A CHANCE TO TALK AND BRAG ABOUT THE CITY AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT A GREAT CITY WE HAVE.
LET'S GO TO. I WON'T TALK ABOUT. I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS IN THE LAST MEETING, BUT WE WANT THEM TO ALSO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES TO INCLUDE PUBLIC ART AND PARKS AND OPEN SPACES. RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY WE DON'T HAVE ANY POLICY OR ANYTHING THAT ADDRESSES PUBLIC ART.
SELINA. PROSPER, FRISCO. MCKINNEY, PLANO.
THOSE WERE ALL COLLIN COUNTY. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE ALSO WENT TO RICHARDSON.
BUT ART'S A BIG THING AND SOME OF THOSE COMMUNITIES AND WE HAVEN'T REALLY ADDRESSED THAT AGAIN.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. FOR ART COMMITTEES. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THAT MIGHT COME OUT OF THE STUDY. GO TO 13.
FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO LOOK AT AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT COME OUT OF IT? SO IF IT COMES OUT THAT WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO LOOK AT CREATING OR BUILDING 20 MILES OF TRAIL, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE COST IS LIKE BETWEEN 750,000 TO $1 MILLION PER MILE.
WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE? IS THAT IS THAT EVEN FEASIBLE? IS THAT A BOND? IS THAT A IS THAT WE WANT TO JUST DEDICATE ALL MDD MONEY TOWARDS TRAILS? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, BUT I THINK THIS PLAN WILL KIND OF HELP US GIVE US DIRECTION.
AND IS THAT EVEN SOMETHING THAT'S THE COMMUNITY WANTS? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S A HIGH RETURN ON INVESTMENT? IS THERE GOING TO BE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WALKING ON IT DAILY? IS THERE GOING TO BE DOZENS? IS THERE GOING TO BE JUST 2 OR 3? SO I THINK THAT'LL GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE.
AS FAR AS ANY WALKABILITY AND INTERCONNECTIVITY, INTERCONNECTIVITY.
THERE IS A DALLAS COUNTY TRAIL PLAN AND THERE'S A COLLIN COUNTY TRAIL PLAN.
WE'RE PART OF THAT. AND IF YOU LOOK THOSE UP, YOU'LL KIND OF SEE WHERE THOSE CONNECTIONS HAPPEN.
A LOT OF INTERCHANGE BETWEEN THE 2 COUNTIES. YEAH.
A GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE MILES ROAD, THE UTILITY LINE EASEMENT.
THAT'S A THAT'S A MAIN THAT'S A MAJOR TRAIL ON OUR PLAN TO CONNECT ALL THE WAY TO HIGHWAY 78.
IF YOU GO. AND THEN 78 ALL THE WAY UP AND INTO COLLIN COUNTY UP DEWITT AND MCCRORY AND ALL THE WAY UP TO THE THE LANDFILL, THE OLD LANDFILL, AND EVENTUALLY THAT LANDFILL BEING PART OF THE MASTER TRAIL PLAN THAT
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CONNECTS WYLIE, MURPHY, SACHSE, AND RICHARDSON.WHAT'S THEIR BIG PART CALLED BRECKENRIDGE. YEAH.
BRECKENRIDGE. PARK. LIKE HAVING ALL THAT CONNECT CONNECTED.
IF YOU GO DOWN BUNKER HILL ROAD, THERE'S A WIDE CONCRETE SIDEWALK TAKES OFF TO THE TO THE RIGHT AS YOU'RE GOING DOWN THAT BUNKER HILL ROAD, YOU KNOW, TOWARDS THE.
IF YOU'RE GOING TOWARDS THE TURNPIKE OR TOWARDS THE STATION AREA, THERE'S A WIDE.
CONCRETE PAD THAT TAKES OFF TO THE RIGHT. THAT'S ON IN GARLAND.
YEAH. OH, ON THE GARLAND SIDE. YEAH. ON THE GARLAND SIDE.
WHAT IS THAT. IS THAT A. OH NO I'VE BEEN ON THERE.
SO CARS CAN'T GO THROUGH. BUT PEOPLE WALK IN THERE ALL THE TIME.
NOW, I KNOW YOU'RE TALKING THERE. YES, THROUGH THAT NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT IS RIGHT NOW.
IT STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE, BUT IT USUALLY DOESN'T.
AND WE'VE BEEN ON THERE WRITING OUR TANDEM BICYCLE A BUNCH.
IT'S REALLY THAT'S THE DALLAS COUNTY TRAIL WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YEAH, YEAH. IT LOOKS KIND OF LIKE IT'S BLOCKED OFF, BUT IT NEVER IS.
AND IT GOES UNDER THE HIGHWAY SOMEWHERE, AND IT'S KIND OF THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF PEOPLE, HOMELESS PEOPLE HANGING OUT DOWN THERE. I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM, BUT IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE IT'S HALF LIVED IN SOMETIMES.
BUT THEY MUST CLEAR IT OUT. BUT IT'S A NICE LITTLE.
I JUST, I JUST SAW IT. YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SPEAKING OF SIDEWALKS, THERE ARE SEVERAL PLACES IN THE CITY THAT DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS THAT REALLY SHOULD DOES, WHICH WOULD BE NICE BECAUSE MY WIFE GETS HER EXERCISE THAT WAY.
AND THERE ARE PLACES WE CAN'T CONNECT TO OR GET AROUND.
IS COMPLETING THE SIDEWALKS IN PLACES THAT HAVE SIDEWALKS.
IS THERE A PLAN TO EITHER MAKE THE BUSINESS OWNERS FINISH THAT OR.
SO DEVELOPMENT BUDGET THAT IF DEVELOPMENT COMES IN, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO.
SO ANY REDEVELOPMENT OR RE REDOING OF THE STREET THE SIDEWALK IS DONE.
IS IT WOULDN'T BE PART OF THIS BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TRAILS AND CONNECTIVITY. IT COULD BE IF IT'S PART IF IT'S PART OF THAT MASTER PLAN THAT WE COME UP AND SAY WE, LET'S SAY WE ADD TO THE THE CURRENT TRAIL PLAN THAT DALLAS COUNTY AND COLLIN COUNTY HAVE THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH SACHSE.
IF WE'RE SAYING, WELL, WE WANT, FOR INSTANCE, WILLIFORD ROAD IS ON OUR TRAIL PLAN.
WELL, WE'RE GETTING READY TO REDO. WILLIFORD ROAD, THAT WAS A BOND PROJECT THAT'S GETTING READY TO START. THAT IS GOING TO HAVE US 5 OR 6 FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK THAT WILL CONNECT TO BAILEY ROAD.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOU CAN GO EITHER NORTH OR SOUTH ON THAT.
SO IF IT'S IF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, IF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IS PART OF THAT, IT COULD BE IT COULD BE ON THAT PLAN. AND THE PLAN, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU DO STUFF, YOU HAVE PEOPLE SAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AND WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE THIS MUCH TO DO IT.
WHAT KIND OF PLAN CAN YOU PRODUCE FOR THAT? IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE NOT WITHHOLDING HOLDING THE BUDGET FOR THE PLAN, RIGHT. YOU'RE SAYING THE BUDGET FOR PLAN IS THIS.
WHAT KIND OF PLAN CAN YOU DELIVER? OR IS THIS? THEY DON'T KNOW. NO. WE'RE ASKING FOR IDEAS FOR FUNDING.
YEAH. YEAH. THE CONSULTANT. YEAH. YEAH. SO THIS IS THE BUDGET FOR THE TO PRODUCE THE PLAN.
YEAH. THAT'S ALL THE BUDGET THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.
THIS PLAN CAN YOU GIVE US FOR THAT BUDGET? YES.
YES. YES. OKAY. NOT NOT IMPLEMENTING ANY PART OF THE.
RIGHT, RIGHT. RIGHT. HOW CREATIVE CAN YOU BE FOR THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY? YES. EXACTLY. PUBLIC. PRIVATE. PUBLIC. PUBLIC GRANTS.
YEAH. YOU KNOW BILL GATES, I DON'T KNOW SOMEBODY.
IF SOMEBODY COMES IN AND JUST WANTS TO GIVE US MONEY, WE'LL TAKE IT. LOOK FOR THE STRINGS.
YEAH. SO LIKE 13 HERE. FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES.
WHAT? WHAT IS THERE? WHAT CAN WE DO? I WAS TELLING DANIELLE, YOU KNOW, THE TIMING OF THE BOND ELECTION. I WISH WE WOULD HAVE HAD THIS PLAN IN PLACE BEFORE THE BOND, BUT I GET IT.
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AND IT'S JUST PART OF IT, SO. OKAY. SO. 14 THIS WILL BE MY LAST SECTION BEFORE I WELL, NOT MY LAST ONE. I'LL READ THE FINAL.BUT THIS IS THE EXPECTED DELIVERABLES AND THIS MIGHT.
GREG, WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU SEE A FEW BULLETS DOWN PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, ANY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES? I THINK A LOT OF THESE CONSULTANTS HAVE BEEN IN CITIES WHERE THEY'VE SEEN SO MANY DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS AND HOW THAT WORKS.
SO THE CITY USES IT AT TIMES AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT USES IT AT TIMES.
WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. WHAT, WHAT DO WE, WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO WITH OUR CURRENT PARK SYSTEM? WE HAVE THESE 2 NEW BEAUTIFUL PARKS. WHAT CAN WE DO TO ENHANCE THE OTHER PARKS? POTENTIAL FUNDING RESOURCES, THE SCHEDULE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT'S A 5 YEAR PLAN? SHORT TERM MID YEAR. TEN YEAR, 20 YEAR.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT. AND WHAT I WANT TO SEE IS WHOEVER GETS WHOEVER WE AWARD THIS THIS PLAN TO IS SOME VERY DETAILED CONCEPT PLANS TO 2 OR 3 OF OUR PARKS.
IT MAY BE I MENTIONED, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? HOW WOULD YOU INCORPORATE THE OLDER SIDE OF HERITAGE PARK? WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO SOME CONCEPTS TO, TO HAVE THE BALL FIELDS KIND OF MESH WITH THIS NEW SIDE, THIS CREATIVE SIDE THIS, THIS BEAUTIFUL SIDE OF, OF HERITAGE PARK.
AND THEN MAYBE SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DEVELOP SOMETHING NEW.
HERE'S INGRAM PARK HERE'S MUDDY CREEK PRESERVE.
IT'S JUST OPEN FLOODED LAND. WHAT, WHAT ARE SOME IDEAS YOU HAVE FOR THAT? BUT GIVE US SOME DETAIL ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO.
LET'S GO TO 18. SO I MENTIONED I DIDN'T GET TO SAY THIS IN THE PARK BOARD MEETING, BUT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE WE'VE BROKEN DOWN THE PERCENTAGES OF WHAT THIS HOW THE CRITERIA IS GOING TO RUN AS FAR AS HOW WE'RE GOING TO SCORE THE SYSTEM.
YOU CAN SEE CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ARE THE 2 HIGHEST PRIORITIES.
AND THE COMMITTEE AGREED WITH THAT, THAT THAT IS THAT SHOULD BE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY ON THE PLAN, GETTING THE CITIZENS INVOLVED, BUT ALSO SOMETHING CREATIVE, NOT A NOT JUST A.
GENERIC PLAN THAT EVERYONE KIND OF WHAT OUR CURRENT PLAN IS.
WHEN WAS THE LAST MASTER PLAN OR WHEN WAS THE MOST RECENT MASTER PLAN THAT THE CITY DID? WE DID AN UPDATE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE. JUST ANY CITY.
ONE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE COMP PLAN. WAS THERE A FAIR AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITY IN IT? YOU KNOW WHAT THERE WAS. THEY GOT CREATIVE.
I KNOW THEY DID SURVEYS. THEY WENT OUT TO SOME OF OUR BIG EVENTS, RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST THE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WENT TO THE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA, BUT THEY GOT A LOT OF INPUT. THEY WENT OUT, THEY, THEY WOULD SET UP A BOOTH OR A TABLE AT THE FARMERS MARKET TO GET INPUT FROM THEM. BUT YEAH, THEY GOT CREATIVE.
THEY DID, THEY DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB ON GETTING INPUT FROM.
OKAY. AND THESE DAYS I MENTIONED IF YOU COULD, IF THERE'S A WAY TO DO A SIMPLE SOCIAL MEDIA.
I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE ARE ON THERE CONSTANTLY, EVEN ON OUR LIKE WE, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE THAT FOLLOW THE ANIMAL. ANIMAL SERVICES. I THINK WE HAD LIKE 3 OR 4000 PEOPLE THAT FOLLOW THAT, YOU KNOW, PUT A LITTLE SURVEY ON THERE FOR A DOG PARK. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? SO YEAH, I THINK THERE'S, I THINK IT CHANGES EVERY YEAR.
I MEAN, THIS AI STUFF IS CRAZY. SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BLOWN UP EVEN IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THERE'S EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES, I THINK. I MENTIONED THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE.
AND THEN JUST AS FAR AS THE WRAP UP, LET'S GO TO THE.
NUMBER 22. I'LL READ THIS AS I DID THE LAST MEETING.
THE CITY OF SACHSE IS SEEKING A PARTNER, NOT SIMPLY A CONSULTANT.
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CALL ANY TIME, ANY DAY TO DISCUSS OR TALK ABOUT OR JUST HAVE A POINT OF CONTACT.THE SUCCESSFUL CONSULTANT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO BALANCE COMMUNITY ASPIRATIONS WITH REALISTIC, REALISTIC FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.
UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF SACHSE, AND DEVELOP A PLAN THAT CAN BE ACTIVELY USED BY CITY STAFF AND LEADERSHIP FOR YEARS TO COME. I MEAN, ONE OF THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS, AND REALLY WHERE IT JUMPED OUT TO ME WAS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE HAVE WE'RE IN 2 DIFFERENT COUNTIES, TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND EVEN THE COUNTIES ARE KIND OF UNIQUE IN THEIR IDEAS AND THOUGHTS AND THINGS.
RIGHT. SO YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE A LOT DIFFERENT THAN, YOU KNOW, A SALINA OR A PROSPER OR A MELISSA WHERE IT'S ALL COLLIN COUNTY. SO YEAH, DALLAS COUNTY IS NO DIFFERENT.
METROPOLITAN. WHEREAS COLLIN COUNTY HAS AN AWFUL LOT OF SMALL COMMUNITIES IN IT.
YEAH, SMALL USED TO BE RURAL, BUT NOW THERE'S SUBURBAN AREA, LIKE THERE'S SUBURBS.
THE FINAL PLAN SHOULD PROVIDE SAXY WITH A CLEAR ROADMAP FOR CREATING A CONNECTED, ACCESSIBLE, INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM THAT REFLECTS THE NEEDS AND VISION OF ITS RESIDENTS.
DOES THIS PLAN? IS THE PLAN ITS OWN SEPARATED, DISCONNECTED, DELIVERABLE WHERE WE WOULD SAY, WE LOVE YOUR PLAN? HERE'S THE MONEY. WE'RE BUYING YOUR PLAN AND WE'RE GOING TO HAND IT OFF TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
OR DO THEY BECOME THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN? NO, WE WOULD THAT THE IMPLEMENTING ANYTHING, ANY PART OF THE PLAN.
THEY COULD BE RIGHT. THEY COULD BE. YEAH. THEY GOT THE SHOE IN THE DOOR, RIGHT.
THEY'RE THE LEG UP ON IT, BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY GUARANTEE THEM.
SO IT IS IT IS A DISCONNECTED DELIVERABLE. THIS IS THE PLAN AND YOU MIGHT HELP US WITH THE PLAN.
YOU MIGHT NOT. MAISA DID OUR PLAN, BUT KIMLEY-HORN IS GOING TO DESIGN HERITAGE PARK.
THAT COULD HAPPEN. THAT MAKES SENSE. WELL, AND WHEN WE DID JK SACHSE WE HIRED A CONSULTANT TO HELP DESIGN IT, BUT THEY WEREN'T THE GC ON THERE, WERE THEY? NO. THEY HELPED. THEY HELPED DO THE SPECS FOR THAT.
YEAH. AND BUT NO, THEY WEREN'T THE GC ON IT. AND EVEN THAT THEY DID THE, THE, THE INITIAL PLAN.
BUT AS WE PHASED IT IN, A LOT OF THAT WAS DONE IN-HOUSE ACTUALLY.
AS WE WENT YOU KNOW, PHASE ONE WAS OF COURSE THE SPLASH PAD, THE PAVILION, THE RESTROOM FACILITIES, AND THEN THE, THE VOLLEYBALL COURT. WELL, AS WE PHASED IN THE PICKLEBALL YOU KNOW, WE KNEW WHERE WE WANTED AND WE JUST KIND OF WORKED WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO GET THAT DONE THE WAY IT WAS? SAME WITH THE PLAYGROUND.
SO THAT WAS THAT WAS PRETTY EASY TO GET THEM TO DO THEIR OWN CONCEPT AND SAVE US 10S OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF CONSULTING FEES TO HAVE THEM FIND A PLAYGROUND CONTRACTOR. AND SO YES, THAT'S YOU'RE RIGHT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CHRIS, ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT IT? AWESOME, MAN. WHERE DO YOU LIVE? WHAT AREA DO YOU LIVE IN? SACHSE. WOODBRIDGE. WOODBRIDGE. 7878. WOODBRIDGE.
SO ARE YOU. YOU'RE CLOSE TO JOE STONE PARK. ARE YOU IN THAT AREA? BECAUSE IT'S BY. IT'S DOWN BY CHERIE COX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
YES. SO I'M JUST NEXT STREET OVER FROM COX. YEAH, YEAH.
RIGHT THERE. YES YES YES YES YES, YES, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
GREAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE? THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR LANCE? THAT WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT ALREADY? OKAY. WELL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. NOW, WHAT ABOUT ITEM 2?
[2. Receive an update and discuss the status of Municipal Development District projects.]
RECEIVE AN UPDATE AND DISCUSS THE STATUS OF MDD DISTRICT PROJECTS.SO THE PROJECTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE MDD IS OF COURSE JK PARK.
AND THEN ALSO THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND ADJACENT TO THE TO THE PARK.
AS FAR AS THE LAND GOES, WE ARE WE'RE MAINTAINING IT.
JK SACHSE PARK, WE'RE ENTERING THE YOU KNOW, WE DID SOME OF THE HARDSCAPE.
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WE PUT ALL THOSE ROCK BENCHES OUT THERE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.NOW WE'RE PHASING INTO THIS FALL PLANTING OF DOING SOME LANDSCAPING.
SO WE'VE ORDERED THE TREES. THE TREES ARE READY FOR US TO PICK UP AND PROBABLY PLANT TOWARDS THE END OF SEPTEMBER, EARLY OCTOBER. AND SO THAT'LL COMPLETE JK SACHSE PARK THAT OUR MAIN PORTION OF IT.
AND YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HAS FOR US ON THE NEW AREA THAT WE'VE PURCHASED, WHICH AGAIN, THE MASTER PLAN SHOULD HELP IDENTIFY SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
I KNOW WE NEED PARKING, RIGHT? BUT THAT AREA IS BIG ENOUGH THAT WE CAN ADD SOME, DO SOME PROGRAMING OVER THERE TOO, AND ADD SOME AMENITIES. YEAH. WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS ANOTHER SPLASH PAD SOMEWHERE.
YEAH. WE DO MORE SPACE. WE DO BECAUSE WE CREATED A WONDERFUL THING.
BUT IT'S YOUR, IT'S YOUR YEAH. NEEDS A LOT OF CARE AND FEEDING.
YOU DON'T YOU DON'T GET TO HAVE IT BY YOURSELF ANYMORE.
PEOPLE KEEP INVADING YOUR PRIVACY OVER THERE.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THAT ITEM.
OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WISH TO ASK LANCE ABOUT, WHICH WE HAVEN'T COVERED IN HIS UPDATE? THIS WILL PROBABLY BE OUR LAST MEETING FOR THE YEAR.
WE'LL PROBABLY MEET BACK UP IN JANUARY BY THAT TIME.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE REALLY CLOSE TO SELECTING A.
OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE ITEMS OF BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT UP THAT WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED? OKAY. I DECLARE US TO BE ADJOURNED AT 8:02. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.