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Advisory group prioritizes trails, benches and parking for Dawn Circle park
Summary
The PRAC prioritized a modest phase 1 for the proposed Dawn Circle park (Dawn Drive & Lynn Lane) focusing on trails, benches, parking and lighting, and agreed to a joint presentation to city council with KLV while asking staff for engineering estimates and cost details.
Members of Lago Vista's Parks & Recreation advisory committee reviewed design options and prioritized amenities for an approximately 2-acre Dawn Circle park at Dawn Drive and Lynn Lane, emphasizing a modest, phased approach that council is more likely to approve.
The committee repeatedly identified walking trails/walkways, benches and picnic tables, trash receptacles and basic lighting as first-phase priorities. A secondary phase would add a pavilion with barbecues and single-stall restrooms; playgrounds, water play features or a half-court basketball facility were discussed as later phases. "Trails, parking, benches and lighting" were among the elements most frequently mentioned as "no-regret" items that should be included in the park's initial design, a participant said.
Staff and participants stressed that plans should account for future phases so elements do not require costly rework; one member recommended designing the full buildout in concept even if construction were phased. Cost sensitivity was prominent: members said council's appetite for parks spending is limited and suggested framing phase 1 as an achievable CIP ask (members cited a roughly $110,000 example as a reasonable ballpark for an early phase). Committee members also asked staff to document the local contractor relationship and prior donated or in-kind work to head off procurement questions from council.
On process, the committee agreed to present a joint PRAC/KLV package on both Dawn Circle and Baden Point park improvements to city council. Staff committed to obtain engineering and survey estimates (staff referenced a prior contractor-walk estimate of about $6,500 for survey/engineering input), refine a prioritized phase-1 list, and post materials to the city's discussion board for committee and public feedback before the council presentation.
Ending: The advisory group closed the item with a next-step assignment: staff will prepare a tightened slide set, include a short cost sheet and procurement background for the contractor, and return the package for committee review prior to the council presentation.
