The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About10/13/2020 - Regular Agenda Packet - Parks BoardCITY OF COJ d.FGE STATION Home of TexasA&M University° College Station, TX Meeting Agenda Parks and Recreation Board 1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy. S The City Council may or may not attend this meeting. October 13, 2020 6:00 PM Larry J. Ringer Library 1. Call meeting to order and consider absence requests. 2. Hear Visitors. At this time, the Chairperson will open the floor to citizens wishing to address issues not already scheduled on today's agenda. Each citizen's presentation will be limited to three minutes in order to allow adequate time for the completion of the agenda items. Comments will be received and city staff may be asked to look into the matter, or the matter may be placed on a future agenda for discussion. A recording may be made of the meeting; please give your name and address for the record. 3. Agenda Items 3.1. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the approval of minutes from the previous meeting. 3.2. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding MD Wheeler Subdivision 3.3. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding Bee Creek Easement. 3.4. Presentation, discussion and possible action regarding Lick Creek Park - Long Term Action. 3.5. Director's Update. 3.6. Project Update and Parkland Dedication report. 4. Discussion and possible action on future agenda items. A member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting. 5. Adjourn. The Board or Commission may adjourn into Executive Session to consider any item listed on the agenda if a matter is raised that is appropriate for Executive Session discussion. I certify that the above Notice of Meeting was posted at College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas, on DATE POSTED, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. City Secretary College Station, TX Page 1 4-,' CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Staff Present: PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA Tuesday September 08, 2020 Minutes Kelly Kelbly, Interim Director; Andrea Lauer, Administrative Support Specialist; Rusty Warncke, Project Manager Board Present: Joel Cantrell; David Higdon; Don Hellriegel; Debe Shafer; Ann Hays; Madeline Giroir; John Polasek; Janet Wood Councilman Bob Brick present Councilman John Crompton present 1. Call meeting to order and consider absence requests. With a quorum present, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was called to order @ 6 p.m. on Tuesday September 08, 2020. Lisa Aldrich requested an absence, the Parks and Recreation Advisory board voted eight (8) for and none (0) opposed to approve her request. The motion passed unanimously. 2. Hear visitors. David Scott, long time member and past president of the Rio Brazos Audubon spoke about the future of Lick Creek Park. He would like the Parks and Recreation Department to plant trees (Water Oaks specifically) along Deer Run and Raccoon Run. He would also like the City of College Station to build and maintain 2 bird blinds. Jackie Girouard also wanted to state that she supports David Scott's recommendations. Mary Ann Cothern spoke about the need and benefit for bird blinds to bring peace and calm to the retired and disabled population. Coach Guerrieri represented the Challenge and Calvary Organizations. He spoke about Field Usage, and safety of the players at Veteran's Park. 3. Agenda Items 3.1 Presentation, discussion and the possible approval of minutes from the previous meeting. Upon a motion made by John Polasek and a second by Madeline Girour the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted eight (8) for and none (0) opposed, to approve the minutes as written. The motion carried unanimously. 3.2 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on Lick Creek Trunk line. Casey Rhodes; Project Manager for the Lick Creek Trunk line gave a presentation on the restoration plan for the project. The plan is to Hydro mulch a 12' trail on each side of the trail and to seed with Blackland Prairie Mix 45' to 60'. They will also coordinate with the Parks and Recreation Department to replant trees. The timeline is tentatively mid -October of this year. This was an informational item and no action was taken. 3.3 Presentation, discussion and possible action on Lakeway Underpass. Emily Fisher; Assistant Director of Capital Projects is aware of the area. They are looking to possibly add a flashing beacon or at grade crossing. The Parks and Recreation crews and Public Works are clearing it out when it rains. There is currently barricades and signage at the location but it is being disregarded by the public. This item was an informational item only and no action was taken. 3.4 Presentation, discussion and possible action on First Down Park. This was original Cashion property, the park pays tribute to Red Cashion and his legacy. It is a little under an acre and has a trail through the park, it is fully developed and open to the public at this time. This was an information item only and no action was taken. 3.5 Presentation, discussion, and possible action on update from Caruso Subcommittee. No discussion on this item at this time. 3.6 Project Update and Parkland Dedication Fees under 5 acres. Rusty Warncke went over his project list updates and Parkland Dedication fees. This was an information item only and no action was taken. 4. Presentation, possible action, and discussion on future agenda items: A Board Member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting. None 5. Adjourn. Upon a motion made by Debe Shafer and second by Ann Hays, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted eight (8) for and none (0) opposed to adjourn the meeting at 7:19 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. This building is wheelchair accessible. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services such as interpreters, readers, or large print are asked to contact the City Secretary's Office at (979) 764-3541, TDD at 1-800-735-2989, or email 8deassistence@csbe.00v at least two business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. If the City does not receive notification at least two business days prior to the meeting, the City will make a reasonable attempt to provide the necessary accommodations INIMI La HONCO. Prof. Hl nal Sumaycr'S n.ex,i.A eaa;ae e1u.on +r.•+ awlr \ _7�yc /dr ‘ IF,/ Public Utiliosed ty �� y1,4 ;E City of College Station ; �' s..\V `' 0.399 and (17,359. 17, 5w cift,) �:�� r B�9'—,--� acres �•` City of College Station 46.34 acres •Lf; / vol. 6090, pg. 231 + f ••eo.y with 49 09 '� Vr" ° existing easements t; Eog6 val. 60$6, pg. 1 62 1� ee : ' �` ,' Corridor {no. 2) Y,-•oo t 100' jeerand ,gtitn9nu+�1 P9•(.8 36 k.. E�3- •- \ r Q c, / - 1 ' § At •-I q / A1q/`% !A 9- g Proposed 30' Public Utility Corridor (no. 1) 0.121 oc. (5,285 sy.ft.) contiguouB w/20' & 65' easements _"tleeYl' Theresa Holland, et al 3.6171 acres vol. 11809, pg. 179 Ashraf Lakhani and Seema Lakhani 1.67 acres vol. 12102, pg. 73 r V1 r: y --.:_—e,L t q fG Survey Note: City of CS GPS mon. no. 129 bears S 63°18'37'E — 2923.0' from P.O.B. S 62°00'27'E — 2877.7' from P.O.B. 2 Whitworth Financial, Inc. 20.40 acres vol. 6062, pg. 147 Oct. 2018 Rev. April 2019 0 20 50 100 200 Ft rv0il 1 1 Bearings are TX State Plane, Central Zone NA083(CORS) datum, based on City of CS GPS control monuments no. 1 and no. 128 (N 66°15'48'E). Existing utilities are not shown and some existing easements may not be shown on this exhibit plat. See separate metes and bounds description prepared with this plat — page 1 of 3 — Proposed Public Utility Corridor City of College Station Tracts Morgan Rector league A-46 College Station, Texas A BASELINE CORPORATION CO. Professional Surveyors PA. all n%?. COLLEGE 6T�TION iEz, 4 TI&21910 (6R7 BB33nr uw.rbeWlroewew,anoi iaPTS Flm, na t0pNr00 0 20 50 gg5.r2 -- rr�SO55 7 6° 5s.25 [09 5 — second 0LuCS�� Qxs -c �Ynt t s�85 Oct. 2018 Rev. April 2019 100 200 Ft Bearings are TX State Plane, Central Zone NA083(CORS) datum, based on City of CS GPS control monuments no. 1 and no. 128 (N 68°15'48"E). City of College Station 46.34 acres vol. 6090, pg. 231 Proposed 10.' Public Utility s a5 Corridor (no. 2) r� ,, existing ❑.399 cc. �t7,35g sq.ft.] r�„r .".L•:u:: 77:r •`fw•"St contiguous with •iY= 1+r+` L''�spp (CoCS) —______---- easements �:'�+' — vol. 829, P9•�___--- -- ..r.,r 20, tytilTtY_� H exisling I rp 4aino9 Sewer Sr �— a><:stiEesement (third tract] . vol.. 323, pg. 389 (CaocC:S) Whitworth Financial, Inc. 20.40 acres vol. 6062, pg, 147 Existing utilities are not shown and some existing easements may not be shown on this exhibit plat. See separate metes and bounds description prepared with this plat. — page 2 of 3 — Proposed Public Utility Corridor City of College Station Tracts Morgan Rector league A-46 College Station, Texas A BASELINE CORPORATION CO. Professional Surveyors P.O. BOX 11STS COLLEGEw.,I TEXAS 11&]-1510 (OT0)801ww.E1i]T •oxJ"wno,pn oI TOMS OFn no 1005.00 City of College Station 46.34 acres vol. 6090, pg. 231 .property line fellows meanders of old creek + , + El s f"A�j 1 . .. 416. iLori �o• ° q, f eNp If S 855'40'03"W-656.93 653.59'existing 20' Utility Eoso m¢nu — --•s "- ^ sting Proposed 10' Public Utility Corridor (no. 2) 0.399 ac. (17,359 sq.ft.) contiguous with existing easements fiar do Op3o1991 -. nird tf04' 389 (CoCS) ilOct. 2018 Rev. April 2019 rJ `/r JJ / f /t • 1 Jf / Jr ' / rr r ' City of College Station 1.4 acres vol. 6452, pg. 43 Proposed —Public Utility Corridor (no_ 3) 0.241 cc. (10,480 sq ft ) 85'ko' 3"Wr .2.1 r y• ra .property line follows y.—�144\i meanders of old creek -Bee Creek........_ -- - ax;¢tiE Easement [ihifd&trafct)aa val. 325, pg- 351 - ---------------- 5 '0�'W-225.Qa ,^ 7 4i N S 8°3S1'3o"'— WMENS8�40IONS DETAIL ��, 26.7 E ! S 7 - 9 53' J 8 A i Whitworth Financial, Inc. 20.40 acres vol. 6062, pg. 147 0 20 50 100 200 Ft I r-1 1-F1— 1 Bearings are TX State Plane, Central Zone NA083(CORS) datum, based on City of CS CPS control monuments no. 1 and no. 128 (N 66°15'48"E). 2 N 8035'2j `f 2 4' 8.7i t1 .S 37° E-59.5' �) N 818.71' E .t I Existing utilities are not shown and some existing easements may not be shown on this exhibit plat. See separate metes and bounds description prepared with this plat. Survey Note: City of CS CRS mon. no. 129 bean S 19.31'5T'E — 1845.9' from P.Q.B. 3 N Bg.1t1'1d'5( ]ate • (12deeP) /rIx fauna P.O.C. 1/71R found (18"deep) existing Public lttliity Easement vol. 12002, pg. 91 (C0CS) /• 2 (in Whitworth tract) ./A- /EaC found, .%� pp{,5 4502' — page 3 of 3 — Proposed Public Utility Corridors City of College Station Tracts Morgan Rector league A-46 College Station, Texas Joe Orr A BASELINE CORPORATION CO. Post Office Box 11979 College Station, TX 77842-1979 (979) 693-2777 TBPLS Firm no. 100544-00 Proposed Public Utility Corridors along Bee Creek, through the City of College Station Tracts Morgan Rector league A-46 College Station, Texas October 2018 / Revised April 2019 Corridor tract no. 1 All of that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in the Morgan Rector league, abstract no. 46, in College Station, Brazos County, Texas, being part of that 49.09 acre tract conveyed to the City of College Station, Texas by deed recorded in volume 6086, page 162 of the Official Public Records of Brazos County, Texas, being a strip of land 30 feet in width generally along the north bank of Bee Creek, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the south common comer of the said 49.09 acre tract and that 46.34 acre tract conveyed to the City of College Station, Texas by deed recorded in volume 6090, page 231 of the Official Public Records of Brazos County, Texas, within Dartmouth Drive at Bee Creek. Thence N 28° 10' 34" W — 20.00 feet, along a common property line of the said City tracts, to the north side of the existing 20 ft. utility easements granted to the City of College Station in volume 829, page 500 and volume 830, page 5 of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas; Thence S 61° 49' 26" W — 65.00 feet, along the north line of the said existing 20' utility easement recorded in volume 830, page 5, to the east corner and Point of Beginning of this described corridor tract, also being in the southwest boundary of that existing utility and street easement granted to the City of College Station for Dartmouth Drive in volume 987, page 699 of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, from where City of College Station GPS control monument no. 129 bears S 63° 18' 37" E — 2923.0 feet. Thence S 61° 49' 26" W — 215.62 feet, through the said 49.09 acre tract and along a north line of the said existing 20 ft. utility easement (vol. 830, pg. 5) and 20.00 feet northwest and parallel to the southeast boundary of the 49.09 acre tract, to the southwest corner of this described corridor tract; Thence N 41° 00' 00" E — 84.39 feet, continuing through the said 49.09 acre tract, to another angle point of this described corridor tract; Thence N 61° 49' 26" E — 136.74 feet, continuing through the said 49.09 acre tract, to the north comer of this described corridor tract in the said southwest boundary of the easement for Dartmouth Drive; City of CS Easement Corridor tracts Page 1 of 4 Thence S 28° 10' 34" E — 30.00 feet, continuing through the said 49.09 acre tract and along the " said Dartmouth Drive easement boundary, to the Point of Beginning and containing 0.121 acre (5,285 sq. ft.) of land more or less. Corridor tract no. 2 All of that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in the Morgan Rector league, abstract no. 46, in College Station, Brazos County, Texas, being part of that 46.34 acre tract conveyed to the City of College Station, Texas by deed recorded in volume 6090, page 231 of the Official Public Records of Brazos County, Texas, being a strip of land 10 feet in width generally along the north bank of Bee Creek, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the south common corner of the said 46.34 acre tract and that 49.09 acre tract conveyed to the City of College Station, Texas by deed recorded in volume 6086, page 162 of the Official Public Records of Brazos County, Texas within Dartmouth Drive at Bee Creek. Thence N 28° 10' 34" W — 20.00 feet, along a common property line of the said City tracts, to the north side of the existing 20 ft. utility easements granted to the City of College Station in volume 829, page 500 and volume 830, page 5 of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas; Thence N 61° 49' 26" E — 15.00 feet, along the north line of the said existing 20' utility easement recorded in volume 829, page 500, to the most southerly corner and Point of Beginning of this described corridor tract, also being in a northeast line of that existing utility and street easement granted to the City of College Station for Dartmouth Drive in volume 987, page 709 of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, from where City of College Station GPS control monument no. 129 bears S 62° 00' 27" E — 2877.7 feet. Thence through the said 46.34 acre tract and along north lines of the said existing 20 ft. utility easement (vol. 829, pg. 500), and 20.00 feet northwest and parallel to the northwest lines of the existing sewer and drainage easements recorded in volume 323, pages 381 and 389, as follows: N 61° 49' 26" E — 275.52 feet to an angle point; N 76° 59' 23" E — 803.23 feet to an angle point; and N 85° 40' 03" E — 653.89 feet to a corner of this described corridor tract, also being an inside corner of the existing 20 ft. utility easement (vol. 829, pg. 500); Thence N 8° 30' 30" E — 10.26 feet, continuing through the said 46.34 acre tract and along a southwest line of the said existing 20 ft. utility easement (vol. 829, pg. 500), to the most northerly corner of this described corridor tract; Thence continuing through the said 46.34 acre tract, parallel and 10.00 feet northwest of the northwest lines of the said existing 20 ft. utility easement (vol. 829, pg. 500), as follows: S 85° 40' 03" W — 656.93 feet to an angle point; S 76° 59' 23" W — 805.32 feet to an angle point; and S 61° 49' 26" W — 276.85 feet to the most westerly corner of this described corridor tract in the said northeast line of the existing utility and street easement (vol. 987, pg. 709); Thence S 28° 10' 34" E — 10.00 feet, continuing through the said 46.34 acre tract and along the said Dartmouth Drive easement line, to the Point of Beginning and containing 0.399 acre (17,359 sq. ft.) of land more or less. City of CS Easement Corridor tracts Page 2 of 4 Corridor tract no. 3 All of that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in the Morgan Rector league, abstract no. 46, in College Station, Brazos County, Texas, being part of that 1.4 acre tract conveyed to the City of College Station, Texas by deed recorded in volume 6452, page 43, and part of that 46.34 acre tract conveyed to the City of College Station, Texas by deed recorded in volume 6090, page 231 of the Official Public Records of Brazos County, Texas, being a tract of land across the south end of the 1.4 acre tract along the north bank of Bee Creek, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a 1/2" iron rod found (12 in. deep) at the east common corner of the said 1.4 acre tract and that 20.40 acre tract conveyed to Whitworth Financial, Inc. by deed recorded in volume 6062, page 147 of the Official Public Records of Brazos County, Texas, in the west right-of-way boundary of State Highway no. 6. Thence N 55° 20' 14" W — 30.80 feet, along a common property line of the said 1.4 acre and 20.40 acre tracts, to a common corner of the tracts where a 1/2" iron rod with an orange plastic cap stamped "HP MAYO RPLS 5045" was set in 2004; Thence S 17° 32' 42" W — 27.9 feet, along another common line of the said 1.4 acre and 20.40 acre tracts, to the northeast corner and Point of Beginning of this described corridor tract, from where City of College Station GPS control monument no. 129 bears S 19° 31' 57" E—1845.9 feet. Thence S 85° 40' 03" W — 225.04 feet, across the said 1.4 acre tract and continuing into the said 46.34 acre tract, to the northwest corner of this described easement tract in a northeast line of that existing 20 ft. utility easement recorded in volume 829, page 500 of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas; Thence S 8° 30' 30" W — 30.77 feet, continuing through the said 46.34 acre tract and along the said line of the existing 20' utility easement (vol. 829, pg. 500), to the southwest comer of this described easement tract in a common boundary line of the 46.34 acre and said 20.40 acre tracts; Thence N 85° 40' 03" E — 26.74 feet (approximate), continuing along the said common boundary, to a point for corner in the center of the old channel of Bee Creek; Thence approximately S 37° E — 54.5 feet, along the common boundary of the said 1.4 acre and 20.40 acre tracts, down the old channel of Bee Creek with its meanders, to a point for corner; Thence continuing along common•boundary lines of the said City 1.4 acre and Whitworth 20.40 acre tracts as follows: N 87° 38' 37" E — 18.71 feet to a point for corner; N 40° 42' 42 E — 66.50 feet to a 1/2" iron rod with an orange plastic cap stamped "HP MAYO RPLS 5045" was set in 2004; S 78° 25' 21" E — 91.53 feet to a 1/2" iron rod with an orange plastic cap stamped "HP MAYO RPLS 5045" was set in 2004; and N 17° 32' 42" E — 58.87 feet to the Point of Beginning and containing 0.241 acre (10,480 sq. ft.) of land more or less. City of CS Easement Corridor tracts Page 3 of 4 Bearings are Texas State Plane, Central Zone NAD83 (CORS) datum, based on 2011 observations on City of College Station GPS monuments no. 1 and no. 128 (N 66° 15' 48" E). See survey plats revised April 2019. Av...., %s t • .t- g:4ti Ro•.9N� HENRY P MAYO 5045 v: [rtyc Essto p4' su..v City of CS Easement Corridor tracts Page 4 of 4 LICK CREEK PARK: PRESERVING OUR CROWN JEWEL A NEEDED PIPELINE OF OVER 8,200 FEET IN LENGTH HAS BEEN PLACED THRU LICK CREEK PARK WITH AN APPROXIMATE AVERAGE CLEARING WIDTH OF 60 FEET [OR MORE]. OBVIOUSLY, THIS HAS RESULTED IN A MASSIVE REMOVAL OF TREES AND OTHER VITAL FEATURES OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. MY COMMUNICATION IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT THE OUTSTANDING STATEMENT BY DAVID SCOTT, PRESENTED AT THE SEPTEMBER, 2020 ADVISORY PARKS BOARD MEETING. SEE ATTACHED. ALSO, IT IS NOT INTENDED TO PRECLUDE THE OPTION OF ONE OR MORE BIRD FEEDERS. WITH THOUGHTFUL ACTION PLANNING, THE TREE CANOPY AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE NATURAL ENVIORNMENT AT LICK CREEK PARK CAN BE FULLY RESTORED OVER THE LONG RUN -PERHAPS WITH A VIBRANT THREE YEAR OR SO ACTION PLAN -DEVELOPED IN STAGES. THE CURRENT CHALLENGING FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE CITY IS RECOGNIZED. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO HAVE FULL RESTORATION ALONG THE PATH OF THE PIPELINE BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO MAINTAIN ACCESS FOR MAINTENANCE AND AVOID TREE ROOT INTERFERENCE WITH THE PIPELINE. WITHIN THE FULL 500 PLUS ACRES OF THE PARK, IT IS POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE COMPENSATING MITIGATION BY PLANTING TREES AND PLANTS IN OTHER AREAS OF THE PARK. ALSO, THIS MAY INVOLVE REMOVING "UNDESIRABLE" PLANTS AND THE LIKE. IN SOME INSTANCES, PLANTING TREES IN CLUSTER SECTIONS MAY BE APPROPRIATE. THE ULTIMATE GOAL WITH RESPECT TO TREES IS TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE CANOPY AND OUR PARKS. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED COMMENTARY BY STEVE BEACHY THAT APPEARED IN THE EAGLE [AUGUST 23, 2020], ENTITLED "PARKS FULFILL A BASIC NEED IN ALL OF US". HERE 15 ONE SIMPLISTIC EXAMPLE OF AN OPERATIONAL -ACTION [THREE YEAR PLUS] PLAN FOR DOING SO. 1 AM SURE OTHER MORE THOUGHTFUL OPERATIONAL PLANS CAN BE DEVELOPED. 1. 8200 LINEAL FEET THRU THE PARK. 2. 60 LATERAL FEET OF PLANT/TREE REMOVAL. 3. 8200 FEET TIMES 60 FEET EQUALS 492,000 SQUARE FEET. 4. POSSIBLE STANDARD OF ONE TREE FOR EVERY 30 BY 30 FEET AREA-- EQUALS ONE TREE EVERY 900 SQUARE FEET. 5. 492,000 SQUARE FEET DIVIDED BY 900 SQUARE FEET [PER TREE] EQUALS 546 TREES. 6. 546 TREES AT AN AVERAGE COST [INCLUDES PLANTING AND MORE] OF $600 PER TREE EQUALS A TOTAL COST OF $327,000 . IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT APPROXIMATELY $20 MILLION DOLLARS WAS SAVED BY CUTTING THRU THE PARK 7, THREE YEAR IMPLEMENATION PLAN [STARTING FALL 2021] REQUIRES $109,000 PER YEAR. THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION. RATHER, IT PRESENTS THE TYPE OF ANALYSIS THAT I THINK IS NEEDED. DON HELLRIEGEL OCTOBER, 2020 ATTACHMENT My name is David Scott and I am a resident of College Station. I am a long-time member and past president of the Rio Brazos Audubon Society. I am here to speak about the future of Lick Creek Park. My family and I moved to College Station over 26 years ago. Central to my connection to this community is Lick Creek Park. I go there regularly to walk, and to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. I have led bird walks there on numerous occasions. I have come to know and cherish this crown jewel of College Station parks. At 500 acres, Lick Creek Park is large and remote enough to allow visitors a degree of solitude and relief from the agitations of everyday life. The park is also lovely. Its woods, meadows, and meandering creeks remind us that there is a higher beauty that is both humbling and enriching. Significantly, Lick Creek Park is the only public park within an hour's drive of College Station that provide the kinds of experiences I am describing. Lick Creek Park is also a popular hotspot for birdwatchers. Local birders visit the park frequently to see birds that are rare elsewhere in Brazos County. Several species of sparrows and woodpeckers make their winter homes at Lick Creek Park. In the spring, several bird species migrate north from the tropics and breed at Lick Creek Park. These birds include Acadian Flycatcher, Yellow -throated Vireo, Northern Parula, Black -and -White Warbler, Summer Tanager, and Painted Bunting. Two other birds also migrate north and breed at Lick Creek Park --Kentucky Warbler and Swainson's Warbler. These two species attract birdwatchers from well beyond Brazos County to College Station. Lick Creek Park is a magnate for birds; and for nature tourists. Lick Creek Park is a center piece to making College Station a bird city. Rio Brazos Audubon partnered with TOS—the Texas Ornithological Society —this January to host a three-day meeting of TOS members. The event brought 119 paid registrants from throughout the state to Bryan/College Station. Although these nature tourists were largely invisible to most residents, their economic impact was felt by local hotels and restaurants. Many of the visiting TOS members eagerly took field trips to Lick Creek Park. It is important to reinforce that birdwatching is, in fact, big business. I have a few slides to drive this point home. According to the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife Associated Recreation, 9% of the adult population in the United States travel annually to watch birds. They spend $573 each year on trip -related expenses. Altogether, wildlife watchers spend $76 billion on trips and equipment. Closer to home, colleagues and I evaluated the Hummer/Bird Celebration in Rockport/Fulton several years ago. We found that visitors to this annual event spent $1.1 million during the four -day event. On average, each visitor spent $345 during their stay. What these slides do not show is that Texas is among the popular birding destinations in the United States. Many species of birds in the United States can only be seen in Texas. And College Station has been the beneficiary of this avian largesse. The rich avifauna of Lick Creek Park took a terrible blow a year ago when the city began building pipelines along Deer Run Trail and Raccoon Run Trail from the sewage treatment plant in the east to Pebble Creek in the west. This was no small endeavor. The city cleared trees and vegetation across a 1 J mile lon 80-100-foot. A tornado could not have taken out more foliage. Valuable habitat for Kentucky Warbler and Swainson's Warbler disappeared. According to eBird, an international database for documenting bird sightings, reports of Swainson's Warbler in 2020 were half of what they were in 2019 at Lick Creek Park. Not a single birdwatcher reported seeing or hearing a Kentucky Warbler at 1 Lick Creek Park in 2020. The habitat for these two birds has historically run along these two trails. These photos show the city removed that habitat. Birdwatchers don't begrudge College Station residents access to sewer and water services. We do lament though what happened to Lick Creek Park. X understand that rerouting the pipe lines along Rock Prairie Road would have cost the city an additional $20 million. That savings must be weighed against what was lost. The habitat and the beauty of what was Lick Creek Park will not be restored in our life time. We must look to future. The city must mitigate the damage it created at Lick Creek Park. We are asking the city, first, to plant trees, water roaks specifically, where appropriate along Deer Run Trail and Raccoon Run Trail. This will help restore valuable habitat for birds. Second, we are asking the city to build and maintain two bird blinds near the nature center. These will attract birds and these birds will attract birdwatchers (particularly the paying kind). I have a few photos to show you what I'm talking about. These are of a popular bird blind at South Llano River State Park in Junction. I know many birdwatchers who travel to Junction so they can watch birds from this and other blinds. How much will all this cost? A ballpark figure is $80 thousand. This may seem like a lot, but remember the city saved $20 million by locatingTts pipe pries throug the park. $80 thousand is a pittance of what the city saved. The costs of the proposed mitigation to College Station residents is negligible. If there are 48 thousand water bills in College Station per year, the average customer will pay $1.66 overr a 12- mo nth period (or about 14 cents per month). The costs of this mitigation will be paid off in a year. And the city will recoup this payout. Improving habitat and birdwatching opportunities at Lick Creek will make College Station a bird friendly location that will draw nature tourists to the city. In the whole scheme of things, we are not asking for much. Amer all, the city budgets $ 1 million annually (via hotel/motel taxes) to provide grants to local organizations to host events that will draw tourists to College Station. Our requests are small in comparison. We all need beautiful places to seek refreshment. Lick Creek Park was created to be a nature park and, as 1 noted already, there are no other places like it within an hour's drive. And Lick Creek Park is a popular destination for local birdwatchers and a well-known attraction to nature tourists beyond the Brazos Valley. On behalf of other birdwatchers, we are asking the city to mitigate the damages they wrought on Lick Creek Park by planting water oaks to restore habitat and building state of the art bird blinds. We ask, respectfully, that you recommen o the City Manager and Mayor to have our requests put on a City Council workshop for consideration. Thank you. 2 Parks fulfill a basic need in all of us have always liked parks. They come in an endless variety of sizes. shapes, locations and uses. On one extreme there are the magnificent national parks of im- mense natural beauty and gran- deur beyond description — places so unique that they have been described as ".America's best idea." Directed by the gifted Ken Burns, the documentary that traces the evolution of our national parks is noteworthy (shop.pbs.org). The Na- tional Parks: America's Best Idea is a lofty title when you consider the many great ideas that have origi- nated in this wonderful country that we call America. On the other extreme, my first experience with parks was growing up on a dirt street on the west side of Abilene in the 1950s. This was during the height- of a legendary drought in a land that does not see much rain even in normal times. Our simple frame house, which had no air conditioning, was tiny in comparison to today's homes. A few mesquite trees provided mea- ger shade for the yard. However, I have very fond memories of that place. Our yard was contiguous to a tract of park land located along Cat Claw Creek. Maybe 10 acres in to- tal, this scrub mesquite forest along the red clay banks of the mostly dry stream was a magical place of discovery, adventure and mischief for neighborhood kids. Memories were made in that small piece of heaven, Some of those are better left untold. One of my favorite places now is Parkway Park in College Station. Located in the vicinity of Munson Avenue and Francis Drive, this quiet little park offers a small slice of natural beauty along the busy Munson Avenue that brings a smile each time I pass. I always look for the first spring blooms of mountain laurel. followed by the summer crape myrtles and then the brilliant show of the fall cypress and pisteche lining the drainage way. It is hidden gem in STEVE BEACHY this old Eastside neighborhood. Our community truly is blessed to have an excellent system of parks. Over the years, strong lead- ers of both Bryan and College Station have carefully invested in parks to improve the quality of life and to enhance economic development. This required careful planning and dedication throughout many decades to cre- ate facilities and spaces that now are enjoyed -by our residents as well as visitors to the community. From scenic Lake Bryan on the western edge of the Bryan to the natural trails in Lick Creek Park on the eastern side of College Sta- tion, this community now has an extensive system of parks, green - ways and trails. Collectively, Bryan and College Station resi- dents enjoy more than 100 devel- oped parks and more than 3,000 acres of parkland. In addition, Texas A&M also has invested heavily in the develop- ment of several unique park areas on the main campus. There are countless other parks throughout the United States that are developed by local cities, coun- ties, states and other organizations such as river authorities and the Corps of Engineers. In addition, parks are developed by private corporations and residential com- munities for the benefit of their homeowners. Some parks are developed for specific purposes such as athletic programs or special events. Oth- ers are intended for more pas- sive uses such as walking, biking I always look for the first spring blooms of moun- tain laurel; followed by the summer crape myrtles anc then the brilliant show of the fall cypress and pista-che lining the drainage way. It is hidden gem in this old Eastside neighborhood. or the enjoyment of nature. All parks, large and small, have one common denominator that applies equally to the mighty Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks as it does to the tiny Parkway Park in College Station. 'I'hat commonality is the people who use them. Never have parks been more important than now They offer a calm mespite from heavy concerns of pandemic, rioting and seemingly constant strife that we en- dure on the daily news shows. Thanks to our local leaders, past and present, for their wisdom and courage to make the difficult choic- es that provide well-being for us all. As the community grows, the demands for service likewise in- crease. Planning for future genera- tions is critical to preserve the high quality of life now enjoyed by our residents. Parks are a key compo- r ent — along with other significant institutions such as schools and churches — that make up the very soul of a community. For this, and many other things, we truly are blessed here in Bryan and College Station. There are no great cities without great parks. Life is better outdoors! • Steve Beachy is the former director of College Station Parks and Recreation. Stephen C. Beachy Central Park in College Station Is named in hls honor. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT sERVrC: 5 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Parkland Dedication of Less than Five Acres Administrative Approval PARKLAND ACRES DEDICATED: 0.000 TOTAL PARKLAND FEES CREDITED: $ 0 PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES PAID: $ 0.00 COMMUNITY PARK ZONE: Development Fees: Land Fees: Community Total: AB $ N/A $ N/A $ 0.00 DWELLING UNIT CREDITS: 0 NEIGHBORHOOD PARK ZONE: Development Fees: Land Fees: Neighborhood Total: Residential Type: Single -Family Project Number: FP2020-000035 Project Name: WEST PARK ADDITION BLK1 LT1-R1A AP Project /Nridress: 304 PARK PLACE Legal Description: WEST PARK (CS), BLOCK 1, LOT 1R No. of Dwelling Units: 1 Ordinanc^ Ves'cd Date: N/A Vesting Ccmments: amending plat, no new lots created Jennifer Prochazka, Director 6 $ N/A $ N/A October 1, 2020 Date $ 0.00 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Parkland Dedication of Less than Five Acres Administrative Approval PARKLAND ACRES DEDICATED: 0.000 TOTAL PARKLAND FEES CREDITED: $ 0 PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES PAID: $ 0.00 COMMUNITY PARK ZONE: Development Fees: Land Fees: Community Total: Residential Type: Project Number: Project Name: Project Address: Legal Description: AB $ N/A $ N/A $ 0.00 DWELLING UNIT CREDITS: NEIGHBORHOOD PARK ZONE: Development Fees: Land Fees: Neighborhood Total: Single -Family FP2020-000020 WEST PARK ADDITION BLK6 LTS11-R, 12-R RP 200 GROVE ST WEST PARK (CS), BLOCK 6, LOT 11 & 12 No. of Dwelling Units: 2 Ordinance Vested Date: N/A Vesting Comments: no new Tots created Jennifer Prochazka, Director 0 $ N/A $ N/A 6 October 1, 2020 Date $ 0.00 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Parkland Dedication of Less than Five Acres Administrative Approval PARKLAND ACRES DEDICATED: 0.000 TOTAL PARKLAND FEES CREDITED: $ 0 PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES PAID: $ 0.00 COMMUNITY PARK ZONE: Development Fees: Land Fees: Community Total: Residential Type: Project Number: Project Name: Project Address: AB $ N/A $ N/A $ 0.00 DWELLING UNIT CREDITS: NEIGHBORHOOD PARK ZONE: Development Fees: Land Fees: Neighborhood Total: Single -Family FP2020-000015 COLLEGE PARK BLKC LT8R RP 601 FAIRVIEW AVE Legal Description: COLLEGE PARK, BLOCK C, LOT 8 & 9 No. of Dwelling Units: N/A Ordinance Vested Date: N/A Vesting Comments: no new lots created m-,62 r)-, Jennifer Prochazka, Director 0 6 $ N/A $ N/A October 1, 2020 Date $ 0.00 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Parkland Dedication of Less than Five Acres Administrative Approval PARKLAND ACRES DEDICATED: 0.000 TOTAL PARK .',ND FEES CREDITED: $ 1,261.00 PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES PAID: $ 1,261.00 COMMUNITY PARK ZONE: Development Fees: Land Fees: AB $ 750.00 $ 500.00 Community Total: $ 1,250.00 DWELLING UNIT CREDITS: 1 NEIGHBORHOOD PARK ZONE: Development Fees: $ 724.00 Land Fees: $ 548.00 6 Neighborhood Total: $ 1,272.00 Residential Type: Single -Family Project Number: FP2020-000009 Project Name: WEST PARK ADDITION BLK1 LTS2-R1, 2-R2 RP Project Address: 303 LUTHER ST Legal Description: WEST PARK (CS), BLOCK 1, LOT 2R No. of Dwelling Units: 2 Ordinance Vested Date: N/A Vesting Comments: N/A Jennifer Prochazka, Director October 1, 2020 Date (11111AriCIN CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Parkland Dedication of Less than Five Acres Administrative Approval PARKLAND ACRES DEDICATED: 0.000 TOTAL PARKLAND FEES CREDITED: $ 0 PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES PAID: $ 0.00 COMMUNITY PARK ZONE: Development Fees: Land Fees: Community Total: Residential Type: Project Number: Project Name: Project Address: Legal Description: AB $ N/A $ N/A $ 0.00 DWELLING UNIT CREDITS: NEIGHBORHOOD PARK ZONE: Development Fees: Land Fees: Neighborhood Total: Single -Family FP201 9-000013 MILLICAN RESERVE THE MEADOWS PHIII N/A MILLICAN RESERVE THE MEADOWS PHIII No. of Dwelling Units: 7 Ordinance Vested Date: N/A Vesting Comments: 0 N/A $ N/A $ N/A $ 0.00 Per the Development Agreement with Brazos County Municipal Utility District #2 approved in July 2019, the property will not be subject to parkland dedication fees or land dedication in connection with the platting and development of up to 1500 Dwelling Units. Jennifer Prochazka, Director October 5, 2020 Date PROJECT UPDATE Parks & Recreation Department I City of College Station PROJECT UPDATE FY21 As of October 5, 2020, PARKS PROJ Total Number of Park Projects 13 Number of Projects in Progress 12 Number of Projects Completed in FY 20 Park Projects managed by Capital Projects— 3, (Texas Independent Park, Veterans Phase IA, and Fun for All) BEE CREEK PARK • Design of Concession/ restroom upgrades o Project funded by certificates of obligation o Demo and rebuild to address restroom and storage needs at this ballpark. o Hawkins Architecture was chosen as the design firm. Council approved the contract on May 14, 2018. o Review by planning and development services was completed in mid -June 2019. o This project, along with the Athletic Restroom, and Pavilion at Central Park, will all be bid as one competitive sealed proposal project. Dates are listed below • Pre -bid —September 12,2019 • Bid opening — September 26, 2019 • Evaluation to follow soon after. o Bids are in. Our Purchasing Department is evaluating all bids to ensure all bids are correct as stated on the bid form. Once completed, a small group will be selected to evaluate each contractor to insure we are getting the correct contract for the price. o Approved by City Council on December 10, 2019. o Pre -construction meeting scheduled for January 7, 2020. o Demolition of structure was completed on 3/3/2020. Crews will start with underground utilities within the next week weeks. o Week of 3/23/20 — remaining select brought in and sewer line was inspected. Break in line. Could not view entire line. Proposal requested to bypass break and run new. o 3/27/20 — 4/3/20 — Forms set; plumbers started roughing. Electricians set for next week. o 4/6 -4/17 — underground plumbing installed, grade beams dug, repair set, and slab ready for concrete. Slab to ne poured on 4/17. o 4/20-4/24—Waterline, fire hydrant, and sewer line installed. Slab poured on Friday, 4/24/20. o 4/27 — 5/1/20—Slab forms removed, water and sewer connected, and walls laid out. Concrete crews working on connector sidewalks. o 5/11- 5/15 — Block laid on most walls. Block crew should have all walls completed next week. Wood framers to start later next week. o 5/28/20 - Wood framing nearly complete. Over the next few weeks water, electrical will be roughed in. Sinks and fixtures will also start going in. Page 1 PROJECT UPDATE Parks & Recreation Department I City of College Station o As of 7/2/20 Structured framed out. Plumbing and electrical are also in. Controlled air duct to be installed on 7/6/20. Remaining block work and woodwork will also be installed during the month of July. o AS of August 5, 2020, Ongoing installation of metal roofing, AC ducting, outlets, and waterlines. Not a lot of work completed at this site. Contractor has been focusing on Central Park pavilion, athletic restroom, and Fun for All. o As of August 31, 2020, the following items have been completed. Installation of metal roof, AC duct work, all rough in of electrical and water, and exterior of building has been painted. Crews currently on site to install second course of brick. Once completed, crews will be back inside the structure to finish out. o As of October 5, 2020, the following items have been completed. Remaining block work, window frames, gutter down spouts, interior paint, and a few light fixtures. Focus is on Central Park structures. CENTRAL PARK • Athletic Field Restroom Rehabilitation o Scope of Work - To rehab or rebuild the existing restroom and storage building located at the flat athletic fields. • Fund by certificates of obligation • Hawkins Architecture was chosen for this project. Council approved the contract on the 14th of May. Design work to be completed by mid -September. • Planning and Development Services completed their review in mid -June. • Project was bid on 9/26/19. Evaluation of contractors was completed on 10/25/19. Council approved on December 10, 2019. • Pre -construction meeting on 1/7/2020. • Demo started 1/27/20. • Week of 2/3/20 — demo finished up, slit fence installed, and construction fencing installed. Building pad and utilities to be installed over the next few weeks. 2/10-3/2/2020—Site work and utility installation. Foundation and concrete expected to be poured by the end of the month. • Questions on the existing ball field lighting are holding things up. Conduit depths where given to the engineer on 3/18/20. Contractor awaiting response. • 4/17/20 — Still waiting on response for engineer on what to do on the conduits. • 4/21/20 — Response for engineer finally given. Contractor will have to dig under conduits and sleeve around all conduits, then bring in select fil for slab. • 4/27 — 5/1/20 — Ball field lighting conduits repaired. • 5/4 — 5/15 — subgrade work. Irrigation lines and phones line had/ must be moved. Thanks to Steve, irrigation is out of the way. Frontier has been contacted to disconnect the phone line. Currently, all phones and Internet are on fiber, and we think the fire panel and burglar alarm is on cellular, but Frontier is going to confirm that when they disconnect the line. • 5/28/20 — Underground plumbing installed. Cover up next week along with rebar install. If time remains in the week, concrete slab will be poured. • 7/2/20 —Building slab is complete, and the interior walls are also up. Framing crews to start mid -July or once the pavilion is framed. Once walls are up, plumbers, electricians, and mechanical crews will start. Page 2 PROJECT UPDATE Parks & Recreation Department 1 City of College Station ckf +e, • 8/5/2020 — Entire structure framed out. Electricians, mechanical crew, and plumbers are waiting on framers to finish so they can run their conduit, duct, and waterlines. • As of August 31— Crews still working on installing electrical wires, AC duct, and waterlines. Structures was painted the week of August 17. Within the next few days, the meal roof will be installed. • AS of October 5, 2020, the following items have been completed. Remaining plumbing and electrical, minus the fixtures, remaining block work, interior paint, and the reinstallation of electrical panels and wires for the athletic field lights. • Pavilion Rehabilitation o Scope of work — Expand and update restrooms, update kitchen area, and expand the current pavilion area. • Funded by certificates of obligation • Hawkins was chosen for this project. This project will be grouped together with the athletic field restrooms and the Bee Creek concession stand building. Contract approved by Council on May 14. Design work to be completed by mid - September. • Site plan review was completed in mid -June by Planning and Development Services. Construction will not start till January of 2020 because of Christmas in the Park. • Evaluation of bids and contractors completed on 10/25/19. • Approved by Council on 12/10/2019. • Pre -construction meeting on 1/7/2020. • Demo started 1/27/20. • Week of 2/3/20 — demo finished up, slit fence installed, and construction fence installed. Pad site and underground utilities to be installed over the next few weeks. • 2/10 — 3/2/2020 —Utilities transfer and relocation. Underground utilities, and building foundation coming later this month. • First part of March, transformer moved, and sewer line ran. However, the sewer line was installed incorrectly. Contractor came back on 3/19/20 and reinstalled correctly. • 3/27/20 — Bee Creek crew to move to pavilion once all select is in a t Bee Creek. • Week of 3/27/20 — Issues with subgrade not compacting. Design engineer to visit site today 4/3/20. • 4/6 — 4/17 — Issues with subgrade where an issue. Change Order has come in to cement stabilize the entire subgrade. On the change order is signed off on, crews with start mixing cement into soil. • 4/20/ - 4/24/20 — Cement mixed into existing soil to help stabilize the build site. Proof scheduled for 4/24/20. Pending proof roll, select fill will be brought in and compacted for the slab. Once in, piers will be drilled, underground utilities installed. Rebar for slab to follow closely behind. • 4/27/ - 5/1/20 — Select fill in and compacted to spec. Rebar tied for piers, and some beam steel tied. Drill truck to be onsite today to start drilling all piers. Page 3 PROJECT UPDATE Parks & Recreation Department 1 City of College Station • 5/4 — 5/45/20 — All underground plumbing is in. Concrete crew is in the process of setting rebar. Pending weather, the pavilion slab will be poured on Tuesday, 5/19/20. • 5/28/20 — Red iron installed, and block started. • 7/2/20 Walls are up, and crews are framing in the roof. Once complete, mechanical crews, along with plumbers and electricians will start. • 8/5/2020 — Plumbers, electricians, and mechanical crews running electrical lines, ac duct, and waterlines. • As of 8/31/2020 — All water and electrical lines have been run, metal roof installed, and structure painted. Over the next few weeks, trades will be finishing out the inside of the structure. • AS of October 5, 2020, the following items have been completed or started. All electrical and water lines minus the fixtures, interior and exterior paint, and remaining block work. TEXAS INDEPENDENCE BALLPARK • Design contract for the first four fields was approved by Council on February 8, 2018. Design firm working on construction drawings. • All comments, on the 60% drawings were sent to design firm in June. ■ 99% construction drawings where submitted to Planning and Development Services on August 16, 2019 and are currently still under review. o Meetings with design firm and P&D Services have occurred in hopes in resolving some outstanding issues. • As of 3/2/2020 - We currently in the process of applying for TCEQ permit. • Funded by Hotel Tax and Certificates of Obligations ■ Project on hold due to COVID19. Awaiting further direction, but ready to bid. VETERANS PARK • Phase IA expansion —Two additional artificial fields. o Funding — Hotel tax funds o Construction of the two new fields began the week of May 17tn. The contractor will have 150 days to reach substantial completion. o Under groundwork currently in progress. First section of cast in place box culverts is expected to be poured the week of August 13tn o Nearly all underground is now complete. Contractor working on fields, parking lot, and restroom currently. o Work is expected to be complete on or by March 12, 2019. o Substantial Walk held May 3, 2019. Contractor currently finishing up punch list items. All punch list items are nearly complete. • Capital Projects and contractor have been going back and forth about what needs to be done with the two remaining punch list items, parking lot and lights. As of today, this project is not considered complete and liquid damages are accruing. However, some work was done the last week of January 2020. • Legal has been brought in to help close out this project. o As of 4/3/20 — No updates. On the letter sent to Dudley Construction. Page 4 PROJECT UPDATE Parks & Recreation Department I City of College Station o Dudley to start on 4/22 with milling the existing asphalt. Proof roll of existing subbase will be done on 4/24/20, and concrete poured on 4/30/20. o 5/14/20 — Dudley back onsite to repair asphalt areas within the parking lot. o 5/28/20 — Re -stripe parking spot messed up during the repaving and removal of gabion baskets from creek are all that remain. o 7/2/20 — Few remaining items remaining on contractors list. o This project is now complete. FUN FOR ALL PHASE II • Expansion of park using both parkland dedication funds and donations o Phase II will consist of more play units, donor plaza, mini Kyle Field, restrooms, shade, and more. o This project was bid out on August 28, 2019. o Proposal evaluation held on August 30. o Council approved contract on September 26, 2019. o Contractor stared moving dirt on 11/4/19 o As of 11/15/19, CRT still working on subbase. The subbase for Phase II will have to be raised nearly 3'. Trucks will continue to move in and out till this achieved. o AS OF 011/21/19 — Contractor still working on sub -base for the entire park. o Week of 11/25/19 Site work. Electrical and water worked on. o CRT to start drilling piers the week of 12/9/19. Structural steel was not correct which caused the delay. o AS of 12/6/2019 — Water tap, sewer connection, and storm water sewer lines are complete. o 12/9 -12/13/19 —Sewer, water, and electrical extended into work site. o 12/16 —12/20 — Structural steel tie, drill and pour of foundation piers. o 12/23/19 — 2/3/2020 — underground drainage for mini Kyle Field completed, grade beams and building slab poured 2/3/2020. o 2/3 -2/7/20 — Building slab poured, shade cover piers drilled and poured, and material delivered. Brick and structural steel to be installed. o 2/7 — 2/14 — Block work. Rain slowed progress on restroom block work. o 2/17 — 2/21/20- Rain and a little block work. o 2/24 — 3/5/20 — Lot of brick work and structure steel installed. These two trades still have work to do and will remain onsite over the next few weeks. Once they complete their scope of work, Caprock will start with the concrete sidewalks. Per my conversation with Caprock on Thursday morning, they still feel like they are on track to complete this phase on time or maybe a little early. Time will tell. o 3/9/20 — 3/27/20 — Structural steel and block work on Crow Field. o 3/30 — 4/17 — Structural steel completed the week of 4/6. Crews have been working on roofing, restrooms, paint, and masonry. o 4/20 — 5/15/20 — Brick and concrete the two many trades onsite for this week. Electricians, plumbers, and mechanical crews also onsite working on restrooms. o 5/25 — 5/28 — Electricians onsite as well and masons. o 6/1— 7/2- flatwork, play equipment, restrooms, and lighting have been installed or almost complete. Contractor still saying the will be finished on time. Page 5 PROJECT UPDATE Parks & Recreation Department I City of College Station o 7/6 — 8/5/20 — Plumbing fixtures, AC units, wrought iron fence, and most of the landscaping have been installed. Artificial turf and remaining landscape to be completed within the next two weeks. o Artificial turf and landscape finished up shortly after this report was given. Contractor currently working on cleaning up site. Overall review still needs to be conducted by Park staff. o As of October 5, 2020, the contractor is working on punch list items. All work is to be completed by the end of the month. SUMMIT CROSSING • Development of Park o Funded with parkland dedication funds, zone 4 o Design of new park started January 2, 2019. • Final design set was sent to Planning and Development Services (P&D) for final review on July 17, 2019. Request form P&D sent back to design firm on 8/7/19. Design firm working on corrections and requests. • Development permit issued 10/14/2019. o Park will be developed once there is enough money in that zone to construct. VETERANS PARK • Phase IB o Funded by certificates of obligation, field redevelopment, and parkland dedication funds. o Pending budget, park staff is looking at adding another restroom closer to Harvey road, more sidewalks, and possibly another playground. In addition, staff is looking at improving drainage in various areas along with improving the roads within the park. o At this time, staff is working with engineers, planning and Development Services for all improvements listed above. Once planning issues development permit, we can move forward with this project. o Updated plans sent to Planning and Development Services on 12/9/2019. • Currently awaiting approval from P&D Services. • Design firm currently addressing comments from planning. Questions sent to design firm on 1/29/20. All questions have been answered and addressed by design. Currently awaiting final review by Planning and Development Services. Still looking at bidding this project at the end of February, early March so construction can start at the end of June 2020. Pre bid meeting held on 5/28/20, and the bid opening was on 6/18/20. Five contractors bid the project. During the evaluation of bids, it was apparent JaCody Construction was the best choice for this project. We are currently set to go before Council on August 13 for formal approval. • Approved by council on 8/27/20. Preconstruction meeting to be scheduled. • AS of October 5, 2020, construction started on 9/21/20. Crews currently working on sidewalks be fields 5 and 6, as well as restroom subgrade and underground utilities. Page 6 PROJECT UPDATE Parks & Recreation Department I City of College Station AGGIE FIELD OF HONOR CEMETERY Both projects funded through Memorial Cemetery Funds • Wrought Iron Fence- o The completion of wrought iron fence along the north and west sides ofthe cemetery. o Currently working with contractors on pricing. All quotes came in higher that budget. After reevaluating this project, adjustments were made. Awaiting formal proposal but it appears we now have a project within budget. o Contracts have been signed. This project is to go before Council on 8/27/20 o Due to shipping dates and delay in material, completion dates have been moved around. As of 9/28/20, the contractor is expected to start clearing 10/5/20. This will put substantial completion as 11/13/2020. o As of October 5, 2020, crews started clearing. New fence and fence post will be onsite later this month. Installation will start as soon as the arrive. • Cemetery Maintenance o Design of new shop to house current employees and equipment. • Request for design proposal to be opened on 1/22/2020. • Architect/ Engineering to be selected from proposals by 2/15/2020. o Arkitex Studios chosen as design firm for this project. Design firm currently working on design fees. Hope to be under contract with design firm by the end of the monthly. o Cost of design $160,000. This is $28, 000 underestimated cost of design. o Contract to go before Council on 4/9/20 for approval. o Project was on Hold due to COVID19. o 4/22/20 — Project back on Council agenda for official approval. Currently on the May 14 Council meeting. o Council has approved contract. Design now in progress. o 6/5/20 — First design layout received. Since that date, three modifications have been done. We now have a floor plan that will work while staying within budget. o As of 10/23/20, the final drawings have been completed. Since that time, they have been under staff review. 10/6/20, staff will meet with the design firm to make any last changes before plans are sent over the Planning and Development for review. CENTRAL PARK AND STEEPLECHASE PARK Project funded by System Wide Improvements CENTRAL • Sidewalks • Replacement and installation of new sidewalks within the park • Addressing drainage issues within the parks as well. STEEPLECHASE PARK • Improvements to park • Improved drainage within dog park area • Additional lighting within park • LED light fixtures to basketball court Page 7 PROJECT UPDATE Parks & Recreation Department 1 City of College Station • Dog washing station • New playground and fall surfacing • The above items are part of Proposal received on 2/13/20. Staff reviewing to ensure all work is within the scope of work. Checking with Planning and Development Services to see if any additional studies or reports will be needed since we will be working within the detention pond at Steeplechase. • Since my last report on 2/21/20, the design proposal was submitted and approved by parks. We are currently waiting on contracts to be signed by design firm. Design firm should have all contracts turned back in by next week. • 3/16/20 — All contracts have been signed and approved. Engineer currently working on design. • Crew out taking elevation the week of 3/23/20. • Week of 3/30/20 — Soil samples. • 3/30-4/17 —Soil samples, topo, and other design information was gathered. Engineering firm is now working on design. • First set of plans came out towards the end of May. Adjustments had to be made to both Central and Steeplechase. Currently awaiting new set of drawings. • All design work is in, been reviewed by park staff once more and sent over to planning and d development services for their review. Planning was sent the plans on 9/24/20. ADAMSON LAGOON SLIDE STRUCTURE ➢ Repair and repaint of entire slide structure. Funded by • Total cost to repair, (items Gessner Engineering identified) and repaint. $72,165. Contracts currently routing for signatures. Once Parks has a PO, I will set a pre - construction meeting. ■ Work currently scheduled for September 14, 2020. Contractor will have 35 days to complete all work. ■ As of 10/5/20, All metal stripped and primed. Welders working on repairs to underside of slide, and stairway. Over the next few weeks, structure will be repainted and the plumbing under the slides will be addressed. All work to be completed by 10/23/20. Few days had to be added to the contract due to rain. Page 8