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Council hears quarterly update on Sunnyvale capital projects: parks, roads, animal shelter and meters
Summary
Council received a high-level status report on multiple capital projects including Collins Road median work, Collins Green Ribbon, East Trip waterline and pavement, Barnes Bridge, the animal shelter conceptual design tied to pump-station work, AMI water-meter study, and multiple park projects (rails-to-trails middle section, Jobson and Vineyard).
Town engineering, parks and facilities staff briefed the council on the status of more than a dozen capital projects during the June 9 meeting.
Assistant Town Engineer Elmer Benitez reviewed roadway and utility projects: Collins Road 1B median upgrades (stonework complete; trees and final landscaping aimed to be in place before SunnyFest), Collins Road Green Ribbon pre-construction meeting set for June 30, Clay Road paving/landscape design targeting third-quarter 2025 construction, Beltline traffic enhancements coordinated with Mesquite signal timing and fiber, East Trip Road waterline replacement (contractor mobilizing), and Barnes Bridge over Duck Creek with a September 2025 target for reopening.
Benitez said the animal shelter project has been delayed about a year because the preferred site is adjacent to a proposed Riverstone pump station and ground-storage-tank layout needed from North Texas Municipal Water District design work. The town recently engaged Ron Hobbs Architects for conceptual planning; staff said the goal is to design a shelter that improves live-release outcomes and moves the town closer to a 90% live-release (no-kill) target. Preliminary schedule estimates from the architect indicate an 18-month timeline from final design to opening, contingent on pump-station design.
Jeff Jones and staff summarized an AMI (advanced metering infrastructure) meter-performance study and performance-contracting analysis; the town has hired a third-party engineer to review the vendor's performance contract study and expects a recommendation to council in August.
Parks staff summarized trails and field projects: the midsection of rails-to-trails (behind Sunnyvale ISD) is about 90% design with a December let date; Vineyard Park geotechnical reports were delivered and will inform drainage improvements and field design; SISD middle-school field work coordinated with Hellas (contractor) is expected to start soon with a target completion before the school year; Jobson Park design kickoff and geotechnical work are underway but project completion was estimated at 18-24 months.
Council asked staff to press contractors to finish remaining restoration work at Bluebunny (park) and noted the franchise-utility work coming to the area that may affect staging and timing. Staff said final payments are withheld until punch-list items (restoration) are completed and that the town could direct and deduct work from final contractor payment if necessary.
Council and staff reiterated that multiple projects are proceeding concurrently from a $60 million-plus CIP program and emphasized coordination across departments and external partners (NTMWD, TxDOT, Mesquite, Sunnyvale ISD).
