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Item # 5.c.

City Council (FY24)

Meeting Date:	10/24/2023
Department:	Parks & Recreation
Pillars:	Innovation in Entrepreneurship & Business Excellence in Transportation Systems Gold Standard in Customer Service Optimize the Addison Brand
Milestones:	Continue to enhance and promote Addison's Identity

AGENDA CAPTION:

Present, discuss and consider action on a Resolution for appointments to the South Quorum Road Study Advisory Committee.

BACKGROUND:

On June 16, 2023, Council approved an agreement for professional services with Teague Nall and Perkins, Inc. for the design of the Quorum Road Reconstruction project which will extend from Arapaho Road to the Dallas North Tollway. The project will address needs identified in the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan and the Visions for the Quorum Art Walk. The plans made recommendations regarding the need for the creation of pedestrian and activity spaces in the South Quorum Business District, which is south of Belt Line Road, and also involves businesses on Landmark Place and Landmark Boulevard. Funds for the project were approved by Addison voters as part of Proposition B in the 2019 Bond Election.

Gathering input from residents and the business community is an important component of the process and the project scope includes meeting with a Public Advisory Committee to represent the community's needs and help inform the conceptual plan for the area. Staff solicited volunteers interested in participating on the committee between September 1 and October 12, 2023 and planned to recommend that 14 members be appointed to the committee. However, staff received just 12 applications from volunteers interested in serving on the Advisory Committee. The list of applicants has been included with this agenda item. One volunteer application was removed from consideration because proof of living or working in Addison could not be provided and another volunteer requested to be removed from consideration. Staff and the consultant recommend that the remaining ten (10) applicants be appointed to the advisory committee. Should the Council take action, the attached Resolution allows for Council to appoint members to the South Quorum Road Study Public Advisory Committee from the applications that have been submitted.

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff seeks Council Direction

Attachments
Quorum Advisory Committee Applications
Quorum Advisory Committee Application Matrix
Resolution - Quorum Advisory Committee
Amended - Bylaws