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Cedar Hill council approves design contract and lease for dog park on donated Trinity Church land
Summary
The Cedar Hill City Council approved a design-services agreement with BMA Architects and a lease with Trinity Church to develop a public dog park on church property. The motions passed with six votes in favor and one abstention from the mayor pro tem, who disclosed a board affiliation with Trinity Church.
Cedar Hill City Council voted 6-0 with one abstention Tuesday to authorize design work and a lease that will allow the city to build a public dog park on land donated by Trinity Church.
The council approved a design-services agreement with BMA Architects for an amount not to exceed $110,000 and separately authorized the mayor to execute a lease with Trinity Church for the park site. Councilmember Azzin moved to authorize the design-services agreement; Councilmember Malone seconded. Councilman Hayden moved to authorize the mayor to execute the lease agreement; the motion was seconded by Councilwoman Azzin. The mayor pro tem abstained from both votes, saying at the meeting that he had been appointed to the board of Trinity Church on Feb. 23 and would abstain out of an abundance of caution.
The council's action follows long-standing community requests for a public dog park, the mayor said after the votes. The city said Trinity Church donated the land, and the contract approval clears the way for design work; council members said they expect the park to move into design with a hoped-for opening in 2026. The lease will formalize the city's use of the church's property while the project moves forward.
Councilmembers at the meeting described the approvals as the culmination of years of requests from residents for a dog park. No detailed design, construction timeline, or funding schedule was provided at the meeting beyond the authorized $110,000 design-services cap.
Mayor Pro Tem disclosed on the record that he serves on Trinity Church’s board, that neither he nor family members receive compensation, and that he did not participate in negotiations; he abstained from both votes. The transcript records no other conflicts of interest disclosed for this item.
Next steps discussed at the meeting include advancing design work under the BMA Architects agreement; further approvals and funding allocations for construction and operations were not specified during the meeting.
