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Coppell presents updated Community Experiences master plan; formal adoption set for May 13
Summary
City staff and consultant Dunaway summarized a draft parks and recreation “Community Experiences” master plan built from a year of inventory work and public outreach; council was briefed and staff said they will return for adoption May 13.
Lauren Rodriguez, manager at the CORE and project coordinator, told the Coppell City Council the city’s Community Experiences master plan has been updated after a year of inventory, mapping and public outreach and that staff will bring the draft back for adoption on May 13.
The draft consolidates a system-level inventory, demographic analysis and public input gathered through 17 pop-up events, an online site and a teen-specific survey. Brad Moulton of consultant Dunaway outlined the process and said the plan pairs that data with facility-by-facility inventories, benchmarking, and a prioritized action plan that maps potential capital projects.
Why it matters: Parks and recreation master plans guide capital and programming priorities and are commonly used to justify grant applications and accreditation efforts. Rodriguez said the plan is intended as a five- to ten-year implementation guide and that staff and the Parks and Recreation Board will use the plan to inform yearly project priority lists and future capital budgeting.
Details: Rodriguez said staff “hosted 17 pop up events at local businesses, parks, and facilities,” added a dedicated website and ran a teen-specific survey. Moulton said phase 1 began early in 2024 and produced a point-in-time inventory that satisfies Texas Parks and Wildlife Department grant requirements and supports accreditation and grant applications. The consultant highlighted a 10-minute walk/access analysis, comparisons to peer agencies and a standard analysis based on industry recommendations.
Survey results and priorities emphasized maintenance and updates to aging facilities and higher-ranked program requests for fitness, wellness and senior programming. Rodriguez and Moulton said the public input informed a high/medium/low priority mapping and an action plan with budget ranges and potential funding sources to help inform capital budgeting.
Council exchanges and next steps: Council members asked for more detail on fitness and wellness programming; Rodriguez said the survey included follow-up questions asking respondents to name specific programs and that staff would provide that report to council members who requested it. Rodriguez told council the Parks and Recreation Board reviewed and approved the draft earlier in April and staff are not seeking formal approval that night: “We are not seeking formal approval at this time. We will be bringing it back at the May 13 meeting for adoption.”
The presentation remains informational; adoption is scheduled for the May 13 council meeting, which will be the formal action point for the plan.
