Title
Resolution - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Approving an Interlocal Agreement and the Purchase of Materials Through a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Tarrant County in an Amount Not to Exceed $79,862.95 for Construction of a Parking Lot and Site Work at 320 Smith Street as Part of the Rose Park Redevelopment Plan; Finding That the Meeting at Which This Resolution is Passed is Open to the Public as Required by Law; And Declaring an Effective Date (MPFDC Fund)
Requested Action
Consider and Approve a Resolution to Approve Interlocal Agreement
Recommendation
Approve Resolution
Description/History
Katherine Rose Memorial Park, a former pecan orchard named after the wife of the previous land owner, is a 31.29-acre park located at 303 N. Walnut Creek Drive. The park land was purchased in 1992 by the Mansfield Park Facilities Development Corporation (MPFDC) with proceeds from the half cent sales tax. The park was then developed and opened in 1996, in part with grant funding from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Hardy Allmon Soccer Complex is a 9.43-acre sports facility opened in 1984, and is located across Walnut Creek Drive from Rose Park. This park includes two soccer fields, two parking areas, and serves as a trail head for Walnut Creek Linear Trail (WCLT), which connects the two parks, via a crossing under Walnut Creek Drive Bridge. In 2019, the City purchased the 10.39-acre tract at the end of Smith Street for water line easements and floodway preservation.
The master plan for these parks was created and produced by Parkhill, Inc. in 2023. It outlines the future redevelopment of these parks, addressing needed infrastructure and recreational amenities within the combined 51 acres of parkland. Parkhill performed a site opportunities evaluation, facilitated community input, and prepared the phased, master development plan.
Phase 1A of the project included construction of a new park entry, roadway and par...
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