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Discuss and consider approving recommended components of the Lake Pflugerville Phase 1 and Biehle Property Preliminary Development Report (PDR) Phase 1 projects prepared by Halff Associates.
Summary
Lake Pflugerville is a 250+/- acre utility property consisting of 180 surface acres of reservoir and 70 acres of land. Existing amenities include a 3-mile loop trail around the lake, a developed park on the north side and limited infrastructure on the south side. A Master Plan was completed in 2014 that identified the full potential of additional development.
This Master Plan was a component of the 2014 General Obligation Bond (GOB) Election that included $25M for park projects was approved by the Pflugerville voters in November, 2014. The PDR consists of site evaluation including analyzing new site data (utility, street development, etc.), resulting in the development of a refined master plan concept with appropriate phased implementation recommendations and associated costs per phase.
Of the $25M GOB funds, $8M was initially earmarked for Lake Pflugerville projects. Since then, council approved using GOB funds to supplement the land acquisition for the 1849 Park. As a result, the remaining GBO funds available for Lake Pflugerville projects is approximately $3.8M. With this in mind, staff is recommending that the remaining funds are used to address critical parking and related infrastructure needs. Within the available funds, staff recommends that approximately $2.1M be used to fund parking, lighting and electrical, landscaping and restroom facility projects from Lake Pflugerville Phase 1, and $1.7M to be used to fund a western trailhead on the Biehle property which will include additional parking and community garden area.
The Biehle Property was acquired by the City of Pflugerville in 2003 in conjunction with the development of Lake Pflugerville. The primary improvement on the site is a single family residential structure that was constructed in 1950...
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