Min - Community Development Corporation - 2011 - 04/18 - RegularBoard of Directors:
Lee Howard, President
George Chrisman, Vice -President
Richard Kessler, Secretary
Ross Obermeyer (Absent)
Lonnie Simmons
Rebecca Tudor (Absent)
Cheryl Lawson
City Stall:
Peter H. Vargas, City Manager
Brian Bristow, Assistant Director, Parks and Recreation Department
Kevin Hammeke, Director, Finance Department
Donna Gang, Senior Administrative Assistant, City Manager's Office
1) Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum of the Community Development Corporation Board present, President Howard
called the Meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2011, in the Council Conference
Room.
2) Approve Minutes of the March 21, 2010, Town Hall Meeting
Motion: Upon a motion by Board Member Simmons and a second by Board Member
Chrisman, the Board voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to approve the
minutes from the March 21, 2011, meeting The motion carried.
3) Receive Staff Requests for Project Funding
Paul Konrad, an Allen citizen, requested funding to place bicycle signs throughout the City
creating an overall awareness for bicyclists. After researching the cost for this project,
John Baumgartner, Director of Engineering, believes it will be a continuous three year
project for an overall expenditure of $150,000.
The following are funds requested from the Parks and Recreation Department:
$80,000 for the 2012 Allen USA Celebration. This funding helps to ensure that the City of
Allen can continue to provide a free event to its residents.
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ALLEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
APRIL 18, 2011
Board of Directors:
Lee Howard, President
George Chrisman, Vice -President
Richard Kessler, Secretary
Ross Obermeyer (Absent)
Lonnie Simmons
Rebecca Tudor (Absent)
Cheryl Lawson
City Stall:
Peter H. Vargas, City Manager
Brian Bristow, Assistant Director, Parks and Recreation Department
Kevin Hammeke, Director, Finance Department
Donna Gang, Senior Administrative Assistant, City Manager's Office
1) Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum of the Community Development Corporation Board present, President Howard
called the Meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2011, in the Council Conference
Room.
2) Approve Minutes of the March 21, 2010, Town Hall Meeting
Motion: Upon a motion by Board Member Simmons and a second by Board Member
Chrisman, the Board voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to approve the
minutes from the March 21, 2011, meeting The motion carried.
3) Receive Staff Requests for Project Funding
Paul Konrad, an Allen citizen, requested funding to place bicycle signs throughout the City
creating an overall awareness for bicyclists. After researching the cost for this project,
John Baumgartner, Director of Engineering, believes it will be a continuous three year
project for an overall expenditure of $150,000.
The following are funds requested from the Parks and Recreation Department:
$80,000 for the 2012 Allen USA Celebration. This funding helps to ensure that the City of
Allen can continue to provide a free event to its residents.
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April 18, 2011
$500,000 for the Allen Event Center ScoreboardNldeo Board Improvements. With the
award of the Lonestar Basketball Conference in March of 2012 through 2015, the
current video and scoring capabilities for the Allen Event Center will need
enhancement and improvement in order to meet the demands of the tournament
requirements. This funding helps that as well as allowing the facility to aggressively
pursue additional sport tenets which will require scoreboard infrastructure in formats
different from the current professional hockey format.
$250,000 for trail development and enhancement. This project will continue to allow staff
the flexibility in connecting segments of trails when the opportunity arises.
$55,200 for the parks and median irrigation controller upgrades to finalize the conversion to
the new Irrinet central control system. This new system will allow staff the ability to monitor
for leaks, vandalism, and overall proper function of the individual irrigation systems on a
system-wide basis, thereby, improving water efficiency and conservation.
$7,200 for the purchase of a One Person Lift to be used for lamp replacement and various
budding maintenance items that need to be completed several times a year.
$18,432 for the purchase of green fence slats for athletic fields. These slats will replace the
current fabric wind screens.
$69,500 for Bolin Park Athletic Field fencing upgrade. This project consists of removing
the 4ft athletic field fencing from two fields and replacing it with a 6ft, 9-gauge chain
link fence with concrete mow boarder. The current poles and fencing are in need of
replacement due to repair needs and safety concerns due to the short 4ft fence.
$12,000 for funding assistance toward the purchase of Global Positioning System (GPS)
Hardware and Software to aid in the creation of a GPS integrated tree inventory and
assessment. Data collected via this equipment will be used to produce a profile of existing
trees and to develop a useful management plan for replacements and new plantings.
4) Other Business
a. Sales Tax Analysis
b. Balance Sheet
c. Discussion of Completed Approved Project Status Report
d. Discussion of Active Project Status Report
e. Discussion of Project Status Report
• Update by Brian Bristow, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation
o Wakeboard Park
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I. Discussion of Project Map
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g. Items of Interest [Board announcements regarding local civic and charitable events,
meetings, jundrmsers, and awards.]
• Community Calendar
• Next Meeting—Tour o£Projects —May 16, 2011, 6:00 p.m.
4) Adjourn
Motion: Upon a motion by Board Member Chrisman and a second by Board Member
Simmons, the Board voted five (5) for and none (0) opposed to adjourn the
meeting at 8:12 p.m. The motion carried.
These minutes approved on the 16th day of May, 2011.
ee Howard, PRESIDENT
Ric and Kessler, SECRETARY