Title
Resolution - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Approving a Professional Services Contract Between the City of Mansfield, Texas and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $610,000 for Landscape Architecture Services and Hydrologic Analysis for Improvements at Julian Feild Park; Finding That the Meeting at Which This Resolution is Passed is Open to the Public as Required by Law; And Declaring an Effective Date (Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #1, Drainage Utility Fund)
Requested Action
Consider Approving Professional Services Contract
Recommendation
Approve Resolution
Description/History
Julian Feild Park is an 8-acre park located at 1531 E. Broad Street. It is currently home to a small playground, two small parking lots and the Serenity Gardens. The Mansfield Park Facilities Development Corporation purchased three of the acres in 2018 to allow for the expansion of the park to include other amenities such as a looped walking trail and picnic stations. The acquisition also allowed for a potential future connection to the Walnut Creek Linear Park system through James McKnight Park West.
Later in 2018, the City Council’s Public Memorials Sub-Committee began meeting to discuss a possible veterans memorial in our city. After evaluating 12 different locations, the City Council accepted the sub-committee’s recommendation and formally selected Julian Feild Park as the site for a future veterans memorial at their February 25, 2019 meeting.
In 2021, the City contracted with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to complete a conceptual master plan and develop cost estimates for the proposed veterans memorial. The improvements at Julian Feild Park will occur in phases. Phase one will include components that will serve the veterans memorial, including restrooms, pavilion, pond, trail, bridges, monument signage, an event plaza, memorial plaza, and improvement to the Serenity Gardens. Future phases will provide a lo...
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