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Del City approves up to $120,000 for Ray Trent and Sequoia parks master plan with GH2 Architects
Summary
The Del City Council voted unanimously to authorize up to $120,000, funded by an Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) grant, to hire GH2 Architects to produce master plans for Ray Trent Park and Sequoia Park to support a forthcoming general obligation (geo) bond and grant applications.
The Del City Council on Feb. 3 approved spending up to $120,000 to contract with GH2 Architects to develop master plans for Ray Trent Park and Sequoia Park, funded through an Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) grant, and authorized the mayor to sign agreement documents.
City Planner Andrew Myers said the work is split into two phases: the first phase will produce renderings and materials tailored for a geo bond election, and the second phase will deliver supporting, engineering-ready documentation such as surveys and floodplain work. Myers said some line items related to survey and floodplain work are shown in the consultant estimate (he noted “about $80,000”) as potential tasks but “we are not agreeing to that” in the base authorization.
Myers and other staff framed the plans as preparation to make projects “shovel ready” and to improve the city’s competitiveness for larger state and federal grants. Council members discussed whether the master plan should cover all city parks; staff said the $120,000 authorization targets the two largest and most-visible parks so they can serve as anchor projects and attract outside investment. Council members noted the plans will be used for a geo bond election the city expects to put before voters in the spring.
Council vote was recorded as unanimous: Councilman Dean, Councilwoman Brown, Councilman Tatum, Councilman Finch and the mayor all voted in favor.
The plan’s stated deliverables for phase one include conceptual renderings and voter-facing materials for the geo bond; phase two will include the step-by-step documentation needed for grant and construction readiness. Staff said the work will also help link park improvements to potential trail and flood-mitigation grant opportunities.
The agreement authorizes the mayor to endorse the contract documents; council did not approve additional survey/floodplain line items noted in the consultant estimate as part of this motion.
Members of the community and councilors said they expect the plans to support grant applications and larger implementation efforts if voters approve bond funding.
