9-3-09 Samuell Property Update Revised and Formated

Samuell Property Update
Current Operations of all Samuell Properties

Future Plan for Samuell Farm
Dallas Park and Recreation Board

September 3, 2009
Revised
Background
• The Dallas Park and Recreation Department
has adopted six maintenance modes
developed by the National Recreation and
Park Association (NRPA) as general
guidelines for various types of park
maintenance categories
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Background
• Mode I
• State of the art maintenance applied to a high quality,
diverse landscape
• High traffic areas, such as public squares, malls,
governmental grounds, or highly visited parks
• Expectations include daily and on-the-spot maintenance
throughout the year, mowing every 3 to 5 days, litter
control a minimum of once per day, and restroom
maintenance a minimum of once per day, with high traffic
areas requiring multiple servicing
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Background
• Mode II
• High level maintenance associated with well developed
park areas with reasonably high visitation
• Expectations include weekly maintenance scheduled
throughout the year, mowed every 5 days, litter control a
minimum of once per day, and restrooms maintained a
minimum of once per day
• Mode III
• Moderate level of maintenance associated with locations
with moderate to low levels of development, moderate to
low levels of visitation
• Mowed once every 14 working days, litter control 2-3
times per week, surfaces cleaned on a complaint basis or
as budget allows, restrooms maintained a minimum of 5
times per week
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Background
• Mode IV
• Moderately low level of maintenance associated with low
level development, low visitation, undeveloped areas or
remote parks
• Mowing based on turf species and growing season,
generally mowed once every 21 days, litter control
performed once per week, and restroom, when present,
serviced 5 times per week
• Mode V
• High visitation natural areas associated with large urban or
regional parks
• Size and user frequency may dictate resident maintenance
staff
• Road, pathway, or trail systems relatively well developed,
other facilities at strategic locations such as entries, trail
heads, building complexes and parking lots
• Normally not mowed, litter control based on visitation, and
restrooms maintained once per day or geared to the visitor
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Background
• Mode VI
• Minimum maintenance level associated with low
visitation natural area or large urban parks that are
undeveloped
• Not mowed, litter control performed on demand or
complaint basis and restrooms, if present, maintained
based on needs
• All Dallas Park and Recreation properties,
including Samuell Park properties, are
maintained in accordance with these modes
• All park maintenance mode designations are
subject to change as park funding changes
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Samuell Property Locations
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Samuell Property Maintenance
• Samuell Garland -12200 Garland Road
• Samuell Acreage – Approximately 45.8
• Major Amenities – 7 picnic tables,1 baseball field,
1 softball field, 4 sandlot fields, 14 soccer fields, 5
drinking fountains, parking lot, automatic irrigation
system
• Mode II level maintenance
• The park and all amenities are maintained by the
City
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• Buckner Park – 4550 Worth Street
• Major Amenities – 1 playground, 4 picnic tables, 2
multiuse courts, 1 basketball court, 1 volleyball
court, 2 tennis courts, 1 softball field, 1 soccer
field, 1 drinking fountain, security lighting, parking
lot, manual irrigation system
City
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• Crawford Memorial Park – 8700 Elam Road
• Major Amenities – 1 playground, 82 picnic tables,
1 multiuse court, 1 basketball court, 1 volleyball
court, 1 trail, 2 baseball fields, 1 softball field, 11
soccer fields, 4 drinking fountains, security
lighting, 2 parking lots, manual irrigation system
City
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• Samuell Grand/Tenison – 6200 E. Grand
• Major Amenities – 1 recreation center, 1
playground, 24 picnic tables, 1 tennis center, 20
tennis courts, 1 pool, 1 baseball field, 4 softball
fields, 1 soccer field, 10 drinking fountains,
amphitheater, golf driving range, security lighting,
6 parking lots, manual and automatic irrigation
system
• Mode II level
maintenance
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• Samuell Grand/Tenison – 6200 E. Grand
(continued)
• The park, athletic fields, recreation center and
pool are maintained and managed by the City
• The tennis center is managed by a Tennis Pro
under contract with the City
• The driving range is managed by a Golf Pro under
contract with the City
• The Amphitheater is managed by Shakespeare
Dallas under contract with the City
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• Oak Cliff Founder’s Park – 1300 N. Zang
Boulevard
• Major Amenities – 1 hard surface trail, 1 plaza, 1
shelter, parking lot, security lights, automatic
irrigation system
• Mode III level maintenance
• The park and all amenities
are maintained by the City
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• Samuell New Hope – Town East Boulevard
@ Beltline Road, Sunnyvale
• Samuell Acreage –Approximately 120.3
• Major Amenities – Natural Area
• Mode VI level maintenance
• The park and all amenities are managed by the
Town of Sunnyvale under a joint use agreement
with the City
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• Samuell Hall – Hall Street and Central
Expressway
• Samuell Acreage –Approximately 0.10
• Major Amenities – Median Triangle
• The median is maintained by the Uptown
Improvement District under a PID Agreement with
the City
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• Samuell East - 100 E Highway 80, Mesquite
• “Samuell East” is a large park that is divided by
Highway 80
• The area of the entire park, both north and south
of Hwy 80, is approximately 609.6 acres
• The area south of Hwy 80 is commonly referred to
as “Samuell Farm”
• The area north of Hwy 80 is unfenced, open park
land
• Slide 17 provides more detail on Samuell East –
South of Highway 80
• Slide 18 provides more detail on Samuell East –
North of Highway 80
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• Samuell East – South of Highway 80
• This section of the park is commonly referred to as
“Samuell Farm”
• Major Amenities – 1 playground, 30 picnic
tables, 7 buildings, 1 trail, 3 fishing ponds, 5
natural ponds, 1 drinking fountain, security
lighting, 1 restroom, parking lot, automatic
irrigation system (front area)
• Mode III and V level
maintenance
• This section of the park
and all amenities are
maintained by the City 17
• Samuell East – North of Highway 80
• This section of the park is unfenced, open park
land
• Major Amenities – 1 hard surface trail, parking lot
• Mode V level maintenance
• This section of the park and all amenities are
managed by the Town
of Sunnyvale under a
joint use agreement
with the City
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Samuell Farm
Current and Future Operational Considerations
• History
• Samuell East is located in an unincorporated
section of Dallas County at 100 East Highway 80
and bordered by the Cities of Mesquite and
Sunnyvale
• The “Farm” consists of 320 acres south of Hwy 80
which is a division of a 609 acre park known as
Samuell East
• From 1937 to the 1982, Samuell East was utilized
by the public as an open park
• In 1982 the Farm was funded and programmed for
the public as a demonstration farm for both
educational and recreational opportunities
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Samuell Farm
• History (continued)
• Due to significant budget reductions in the late
1990s and early 2000, the city stopped operating
the Samuell Farm section of Samuell East as a
demonstration farm
• In 2003, the Friends of Samuell Farm, a 501(c)3
organization, was granted the management and
operation of Samuell Farm
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Samuell Farm
• Current Operations of the Farm
• Hours of Operations:
• Samuell Farm is currently open to the public Tuesday
through Sunday from 9am – 5pm with free admission
• Department employees staff the Farm during the hours of
operation
• The entry gate is closed when the Farm is not open
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Samuell Farm
• Current Operations of the Farm (continued)
• State Partnership
• Ponds are stocked and operational through the Texas
Parks and Wildlife stocking program. This partnership
provides a quality fishing experience for park patrons
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Samuell Farm
• Future plan for Samuell Farm operations/FY
2009/10
• Operate Samuell Farm as an open park which will
serve several communities
• Usage will include a variety of passive and unstructured
recreational opportunities such as playgrounds, fishing,
picnicking and trail systems
• Seek Park and Recreation Board approval of an
Interlocal Agreement with the Town of Sunnyvale
• The deal points being developed with Sunnyvale for
submission to the Park Board for approval include the
following elements:
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Samuell Farm
2009/10 (continued)
• Major deal points with Town of Sunnyvale
• Sunnyvale will provide litter removal, mowing and
weed-eating every 14 days at the entrance area of
Samuell Farm and in the fields adjacent to the
service road near the entrance to the park at no cost
to the City of Dallas (Exhibit A)
• Dallas will waive the special event and rental fees for
Sunnyvale to host up to a maximum of six (6) public
special events each year at Samuell Farm, at no
expense to the City of Dallas
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Samuell Farm
* Exhibit A identifies the portion of Samuell Farm (shown by the three arrows)
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under consideration for the Interlocal Agreement with Sunnyvale
Samuell Farm
2009-10
• Staff is currently in the process of developing
costs to repair and/or remove structures at the
Farm
• After estimates are received, staff will identify and brief
the Park Board on buildings recommended to be
removed, secured or remain open for public use
• Estimates will identify costs for:
• Removal of the large barn at the back of the property
• Removal of the non-functioning restrooms located
across from the large barn
• Removal of the main red barn
• Foundation repair at Town Hall or possible
consideration for future removal
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Samuell Farm
2009-10 (continued)
• Removal of all sheet metal structures
• Removal of all structures around main barn
• Removal of fence around barn and field
• Removal of hog shed and pen
• Removal of fence around former petting zoo
• Removal of old windmill base located in petting zoo
• Removal of windmill base located at entrance
• Removal of log structure located near pond
• Removal of replica cabin and windmill
• Installation of dome posts/slip posts in farm road system to
restrict vehicular access in natural areas
• Secure Dr. Samuell’s summer cottage and other retained
structures with suitable fencing where needed
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Samuell Farm
• Future plan for Samuell Farm operations
• Long-Term Considerations
Option 1
• Continue to maintain the park and all amenities
through Dallas Park and Recreation Department
staffing
Option 2
• Contract with another municipality or municipalities
to provide equipment, material, supplies, and labor
necessary to perform maintenance and upkeep of
Samuell Farm
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Samuell Farm
Option 3
• Sell the property and deposit proceeds into the
Samuell Foundation held by the bank
• Sale would require approval by the Park Board and City
Council, a public hearing, a public referendum and the
approval of the court in accordance with the law
• At the direction of the Park Board and the court, annual
proceeds from these funds could be utilized to maintain
other Samuell properties
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