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08 April 2025 Council Meeting

Updated: Apr 22


Agenda Items: Mayoral Proclamation; Police Chief Ray Lacy oath; replat of Reserves at Trinity, Phase 2; discussion and financing for Street improvements and Park system improvements; Ex. Session: 120 El Chico Trail Lease Agreements; City v. Halff & Asso.

• Location and Time: El Chico City Hall, 120 El Chico, Suite A, Willow Park, Texas 76087, 6PM

• Facebook Watch live during Meeting • Facebook Video Before Executive Session • Youtube Video


• Latest Update: 22 April 2025; posted 04 April 2025


• Note: Willow Park Civics is about Willow Park but is NOT associated with or managed by the City of Willow Park.



Public Comments

From approved minutes posted with the next Council Meeting agenda. 


Proclamation


1. Mayoral Proclamation

• Minutes: Mayor Doyle Moss made a Special Presentation to the Willow Park Staff. Mayor Moss read aloud a Mayoral Proclamation recognizing Employee Excellence to all the City staff responsible for helping to bring the Beall - Dean Ranch Development into the City of Willow Park. He also handed out awards to each employee involved.


2. Administer the Oath of Office to Police Chief Ray Lacy #EMSFirePoliceAmb

Tuesday, April 8, prior to the regular City Council meeting, we'd like to invite you to meet the Chief! City Hall will host an informal meet-and-greet for Chief Ray Lacy from 5-6 p.m. with our regular meeting immediately following. Please join us!

• Willow Park welcomes new Police Chief Ray Lacy. Willow Park Civics Blog, 13 March 2025 posted


Agenda

3. Approval of Regular City Council Meeting Minutes: March 11, 2025


4. Discussion & Action: to approve the replat of Lot 2R, Block 11, the Reserves at Trinity, Phase 2, being 45.37 Acres, situated in the A. McCarver Survey, Abstract No. 910, and in the W. Franklin Survey, Abstract No. 468, an addition to the City of Willow Park, Parker County, Texas. #DevelopmentNorth [Wilks Development] 

• Background: Applicant and property owner, Phoenix Realty Investments, LLC, has proposed the subdivision plat of “The Reserves at Trinity” for Phase 2, consisting of approximately 45.37 acres in the McCarver Survey, Abstract 910, the W. Franklin Survey, Abstract Number 468, an addition to the City of Willow Park.


This parcel is within the Planned Development Zoning District of the Shops at Willow Park by Ordinances 740-16 and 856-22. Phase 2 proposes 84 residential lots for single-family detached homes, at 5,000 square foot minimum lots and a minimum home size of 2,200 square feet of living area per dwelling unit, per the PD development standards. TThis replat also includes a greenbelt planning space with a dedicated hike and bike trail whose easement will be later determined and filed by separate instrument.

• Willow Park Civics Research

• 18 March 2025 P&Z Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 14 March 2025, for maps and documents


5. Discussion/Action: Discussion of Street improvements and park system

improvements and following the discussion, Council may consider authorizing

staff to prepare a Tax Note in an amount not to exceed $1.5 million to fund street and park system improvements. #Streets #Parks #Finance


• Background:

At previous meetings, Council asked staff to prepare funding options for various public improvement projects. Council has advised staff to focus primarily on street improvements and park system improvements.

Street Improvements: Given the funding limitations, staff recommends that we address the streets that DO NOT include high level drainage or engineering activities. The City has been in consultation with Parker County Pct #4 to collaborate on streets that meets that criteria. Timing on this is imperative due to the advanced scheduling with Parker County, and the limited weather conditions that are favorable to perform the improvements.

Park System Improvements: Residents have requested that a restroom facility be installed at Kingsgate Park. The Park is used everyday by citizens who walk, ride, run, conduct soccer practice, and tee ball practice. Currently, there are no such facilities at Kingsgate Park.

• Exhibits: • County Road Prices April 2025.pdf (0.02 MB) 












13 Roads forP2 Stabelizer &Aspalt Overlay: • KingsGate • Queens Way • Knights Bridge • Forrest Circle • Sherwood St. • Royal View Dr. • Castle Mount • Kingswood Rd. • Misty Meadows • Quail Crest • Clear Fork • Camelot Ct. • Camelot St.

• Grand Total 1,016,599.70


• Exhibits: • Proposal for Bathroom-Pavilion at Kings Gate Park.pdf (0.55 MB) Proposal for Bathroom/Pavilion at Kings Gate Park Per the research we have done on an outdoor bathroom/pavilion at Kings Gate Park, we think the cost should be around $250,000 to $300,000. Below are some of the concepts we are considering. / We have reached out to the Aledo ISD Architecture II class to come up with an original design (they were not shown any of the pictures below). We will meet with them on April 15, and they will do a presentation of their design.




• Minutes:

Public Works Director Chase McBride addressed this item with the City Council. Mr. McBride stated that we have contacted Parker County regarding the Street improvements and we have received great pricing from them. We have identified two areas that are basically shovel ready to start, Kings Gate area and Kings Wood area. The grand total for the street rehab project is just over $1 million to mill up the asphalt, stabilize and lay 3 inches of asphalt on the roads.

City Manager Bryan Grimes also addressed this item with the City Council. Mr. Grimes stated that we have been discussing a possible Tax Note for possible reconstruction of streets and some park improvements. We spoke with John Forest and Mike Hale who informed us that the County Commissioners meeting will be on Monday, April 14, 2025. We have provided them with an updated ILA to include these projects. If this passes at Commissioners Court and you pass this tonight we will be doing an ILA with Parker County on 4/22/2025. Mr. Grimes also informed the Council that given the funding limitations staff recommends that we do not include streets that require high level drainage or engineering activities.

Parks Director Mandy McCarley also addressed the Council regarding the results from the Town Hall meeting stating that the most requested item for Parks is a Bathroom Facility with Shade at Kingsgate Park. If this tax note is approved it would include the Bathroom Facility with a Shaded Pavilion at Kingsgate Park.

The time frame for the road repairs and park improvements would be mid to late summer according to the County’s schedule. The total amount for the tax bond would be $1.5 million. City Manager Bryan Grimes also stated that the tax note broadly states street improvements and park improvements so we could add possible lighting and benches to the park improvements as well.

• Willow Park Civics Research

• Willow Park Parks and Trails Index, Willow Park Civics Blog

• 11 March 2025 Council Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, Agenda Item 6. Discussion & Action: for Capital Improvement Projects including funding options. #CityHall #Parks #Finance


Informational 

• Mayor & City Council Comments

Mayor Pro Tem Lea Young stated that as we move forward with the road repairs she would like to see an updated CIP for Roads then have a Road Strategic plan meeting in the summer to discuss what roads are left and when we get to them and how we finance it.

Mayor Doyle Moss thanked everyone for their hard work. I appreciate the staff. We have a lot of great people who work really hard. We are not perfect but always try to get it right. Thanks to everyone for all they do. Thank you to all the City Council for their time.


• City Manager Comments:

City Manager Bryan Grimes welcomed Police Chief Ray Lacy and said he has enjoyed working with him for the first few weeks. Hoping they have a long career together for about another 10 years then can retire together.

City Hall will be closed on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. We will be working to get your Agenda and Packet to you by Thursday, April 17, 2025. So you will get everything a day early.

 


Executive Session

• Minutes: There was no Executive Session held at tonight's meeting.

6. Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney); 551.072 (Deliberation Regarding Real Property) - 120 El Chico Trail Lease Agreements. #CityHall

• Willow Park Civics Research:

• 11 February 2025 Council Meeting, Agenda Item 12., Willow Park Civics Blog

• Willow Park City Hall Index, Willow Park Civics Blog


  7. Section 551.071-Consultation with Attorney; City of Willow Park v. Halff & Associates.#FortWorthWater

• Willow Park Civics Research:




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