From
Mark Dempsey
Title
Ordinance approving a Boundary Adjustment Agreement between the cities of Dallas and Grand Prairie adjusting their common boundary line and releasing certain tracts of land to the City of Grand Prairie (Mountain Creek Park, Area C), and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement
Presenter
Bill Crolley, Deputy City Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The City of Grand Prairie requested a boundary adjustment to adjust the common boundary with the City of Dallas to move the Mountain Creek Lake Park into the City of Grand Prairie. The park is owned and maintained by the City of Grand Prairie, with most park users being Grand Prairie citizens.
The issues prompting the Grand Prairie City Manager's Office to request the boundary adjustment pertain to jurisdiction and enforcement within the park. Grand Prairie city staff receives and processes complaints and service requests regarding the park from surrounding citizens. Code compliance issues are not handled by Grand Prairie city staff since the property in within the City of Dallas. The Grand Prairie Police Department does not respond to calls relating to criminal activities within the park because the park is not within the City of Grand Prairie.
The Dallas Police Department responds to 911 calls relating to the park, and City of Dallas staff is responsible for enforcement of Dallas regulations within the park. Between 2012 and 2018, there were 79 calls to Dallas 911 regarding the park. The calls included two robberies of an individual and two assaults. In 2019, there have been eight calls with one assault.
The boundary adjustment will take place in three segments. Each of the three segments is less than 1000 feet in width and qualify under Section 43.031 of the Texas Local Government Code as candidates for the mutually agreeable boundary adjustments. If approved, the three boundary adjustments will move Mountain Creek Lake Park currently within th...
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