STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
AGENDA DATE: October 23, 2019
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Department of Sustainable Development and Construction
EXECUTIVE: Majed Al-Ghafry
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SUBJECT
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An ordinance adopting a boundary adjustment agreement with the City of Grand Prairie on approximately 44.534 acres of land east of Hardy Road and Cardiff Street and north of Kiest Boulevard (State Highway 303) - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
The City of Grand Prairie requested a boundary adjustment to adjust the common boundary with the City of Dallas to move the Mountain Creek Lake Park into Grand Prairie. The park is owned and maintained by the City of Grand Prairie with most park users being Grand Prairie citizens.
The issues prompting the Grand Prairie City Manager's Office to request the boundary adjustment pertain to jurisdiction and enforcement within the park. Grand Prairie City staff receives and processes complaints and service requests regarding the park from surrounding citizens. Code compliance issues are not handled by Grand Prairie City staff since the property is within the city of Dallas. The Grand Prairie Police Department does not respond to criminal activities because the park is not within the city of Grand Prairie.
Between 2012 and 2018, there were 79 calls to Dallas 9-1-1 regarding the park. The calls included two robberies of an individual and two assaults. In 2019, there have been eight calls with one assault. The Dallas Police Department responds to 911 calls related to the park. City of Dallas staff is responsible for enforcement of city regulations within the park.
The boundary adjustment will take place in three different segments. This item is the first of three ordinances. Each of the three segments is less than 1,000 square feet in width and qualifies under Section 43.031 of t...
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