Title
Resolution - A Resolution Approving an Interlocal Agreement with Tarrant County for Construction of Roadway and Parking Lot Improvements at the Michael L. Skinner Sports Complex in the Amount of $7,500 and Approving the Purchase of Materials Through a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Tarrant County in the Amount of $565,000.
Requested Action
Discuss and Consider Resolution
Recommendation
Approve Resolution
Description/History
The Michael L. Skinner Sports Complex opened in October 1996 with 540 parking spaces to serve six baseball and eight soccer fields. Since that time, three additional baseball fields have been added and the soccer association utilizes some of the large soccer fields as multiple, smaller playing fields. These additional fields have resulted in more traffic than was originally planned, and thus, created a shortfall in the number of paved, asphalt parking spaces. Additionally, the complex has only one entry roadway off of Holland Road.
During the FY2020-2021 capital budget discussions, the City Council appropriated $600,000 for roadway and parking lot improvements at the Michael L. Skinner Sports Complex to address these issues. Parks and recreation staff reached out to Tarrant County Precinct 2 about the possibility of partnering with the county to make the improvements through an interlocal agreement.
Representatives met at the complex in August and followed up with two additional meetings in September to discuss the scope of work. The proposed improvements will include rebuilding the park roadway at a width of 34 feet. This will provide three lanes for traffic flow, one lane into the complex and two exit lanes to assist with heavy traffic following sporting events. In addition, approximately 300 parking spaces will be added to three of the existing lots and seal coating applied to all four lots.
Through the proposed interlocal agreement, Tarrant County will furnish the labor and equipment necessary to make the roadway a...
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