Highland Village approved submitting its Lewisville Lake paddling segment; city to fund kiosks

Staff (presenter introduced in the meeting) said Highland Village has completed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) requirements for the city’s segment of the Lake Lewisville Paddling Trail and that TPWD will promote designated put-ins and kiosks on its statewide map. "TPWD created these, these signs for us. We just sent them the information," the presenter said, describing kiosk content, trail rules, and put-in/take-out locations at Pilot Knoll, Sunset Point, Lakeside Park and Copperas Branch Park.

Board members asked a range of operational questions—whether kiosks or signage will be visible at put-in points, how water level affects mapped distances, whether the trail will be recommended for certain times of day, and whether vendor groups or rental operators would need formal agreements to operate. Staff said rental vendors require formal agreements if operating on city parkland and that the city can make better, longer-lasting kiosks in-house for about $2,500 each rather than using a higher TPWD procurement option. Staff said the city will not seek CDC funding for the small kiosk cost; the chair interpreted the general consent as approval to proceed with submittal and procurement and directed staff to notify TPWD and schedule a spring launch event if Corps approvals are complete.