{"MatterTextId":32856,"MatterTextGuid":"56255C69-FC0B-4C0D-963C-9510004CAF83","MatterTextLastModifiedUtc":"2026-10-07T14:17:06.237","MatterTextRowVersion":"AAAAAAFcrNA=","MatterTextMatterId":30982,"MatterTextVersion":"2","MatterTextPlain":"..Title\nConsider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Memorandum of Understanding with HD Sports & Hospitality, LLC, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc., and the City of McKinney Texas for the Design and Development of Two City Owned Parcels of Land Consisting of Approximately 300 Acres of Land to Potentially be Developed for a Combination of Sports, Retail, Entertainment/Restaurant, and Mixed Use Commercial Uses\n\n..Summary\n\nCOUNCIL GOAL:\tEnhance the Quality of Life in McKinney\n\nMEETING DATE:\tOctober 20, 2026\n\nDEPARTMENT: \tCity Manager’s Office & Parks & Recreation\n\nCONTACT:  \tTrevor Minyard, Assistant City Manager\n\tAmy Kinkade, Director of Parks & Recreation\n\n\nRECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:\t\n\tApproval of Resolution\n\nITEM SUMMARY:  \n\tThe attached MOU will memorialize the next phase of planning, designing, and preparing for the development of 300 acres in McKinney for a sports and entertainment complex generally located east  of Lake Forest, west of Taylor Burk and south of Bloomdale.\nThe MOU provides various design expectations and thresholds to be completed during the FY2027 budget year, and will ultimately be supplemented by a development agreement in the late spring/early summer of 2027.\n\nBACKGROUND INFORMATION:  \n\tThe City of McKinney and McKinney Community Development Corporation began the process of purchasing the subject properties in 2020 and finalized the purchase in 2021.\nIn 2021 through 2022 the City of McKinney was in discussions with a developer and ultimately terminated negotiations.\nFrom 2023-2024 the City of McKinney Parks Department experienced a leadership transition, slightly delaying the development plans of the properties.\nIn 2025 the McKinney City Council adopted item 5.5 in their Strategic Goals & Priorities Documents that stated the city should, “Issue a request for qualification/proposal (RFQ/RFP) for the development of the 230-acre parcel at Bloomdale and Taylor Burke (Brinkmann Tract) by December 31, 2025.”\nAn additional 70 acres of adjacent land was included in the RFQ as outlined by the City Council’s 5.5 goal.\nIn December of 2025, the City Council adopted a series of guiding principles associated with the proposed development. They are as follows,\nDevelopment of a world-class multi-use sports park and entertainment district that will serve as a local, regional, state, and national destination for sports and associated uses.\nFinancially sound and effectively managed partnership that supports and values McKinney City Council strategic goals.\nProviding multiple sports opportunities to meet McKinney’s growing demand for, 1) local recreation options, 2) competitive sport leagues, and 3) sporting needs of the future.\nMaximizing the value of the McKinney Community Development Corporation’s portion of the land as a community and economic development anchor.\nDevelopment of the park and associated uses in accordance with McKinney’s design standards, development codes, and in a manner that is consistent with the surrounding developments and the City of McKinney Comprehensive Plan.\nThe City of McKinney issued an RFQ in late December 2025, received 4 qualifying responses in early 2026, and interviewed 3 firms in March of 2026.\nThe City Council approved moving forward on April 6, 2026 with exclusive negotiations with Parkhill, a Texas-based architecture, engineering, and design solutions firm who partnered with EdgeRock Development (dba HD Sports & Hospitality, LLC).\nAn initial Letter of Intent was fully executed on April 14, 2026. Ongoing discussions, site reviews, and project planning/scoping have been underway since that time and today’s recommended action will continue the overall development process of the project.\n\nFINANCIAL SUMMARY:  \n\tThe MOU commits the Development team and City of McKinney to $500,000 of expenditure each for preliminary design costs associated with the development. Funding is available in the Parks Construction fund and is recommended for appropriation in a separate action on the October 20, 2026 agenda.\n\nBOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:\n\tThe Parks & Recreation Board was briefed on this item October 8, 2026.\n\n\n\n","MatterTextRtf":"{\\rtf1\\fbidis\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1033\\deflangfe1033{\\fonttbl{\\f0\\fswiss\\fprq2\\fcharset0 Arial;}{\\f1\\froman\\fprq2\\fcharset2 Symbol;}{\\f2\\fmodern\\fprq1\\fcharset0 Courier New;}{\\f3\\fswiss\\fprq2\\fcharset0 Aptos;}}\n\\viewkind4\\uc1\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\qj\\b\\f0\\fs24 ..Title\\par\n\\b0 Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Memorandum of Understanding with HD Sports & Hospitality, LLC, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc., and the City of McKinney Texas for the Design and Development of Two City Owned Parcels of Land Consisting of Approximately 300 Acres of Land to Potentially be Developed for a Combination of Sports, Retail, Entertainment/Restaurant, and Mixed Use Commercial Uses\\i\\par\n\\i0\\par\n\\b ..Summary\\par\n\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\tx2160 COUNCIL GOAL:\\tab\\b0 Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney\\par\n\\b\\par\nMEETING DATE:\\tab\\b0 October 20, 2026\\par\n\\b\\par\nDEPARTMENT:\\b0  \\tab City Manager\\rquote s Office & Parks & Recreation\\b\\par\n\\par\nCONTACT:\\b0   \\tab Trevor Minyard, Assistant City Manager\\par\n\\tab Amy Kinkade, Director of Parks & Recreation\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\tx2160\\tx2880\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\tx2160\\b\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\qj RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:\\tab\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\fi-360\\li720\\tx720\\b0\\f1\\'b7\\tab\\f0 Approval of Resolution\\b\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\li360\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\qj ITEM SUMMARY:  \\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\fi-360\\li720\\qj\\tx720\\b0\\f1\\'b7\\tab\\f0 The attached MOU will memorialize the next phase of planning, designing, and preparing for the development of 300 acres in McKinney for a sports and entertainment complex generally located east  of Lake Forest, west of Taylor Burk and south of Bloomdale.\\par\n\\f1\\'b7\\tab\\f0 The MOU provides various design expectations and thresholds to be completed during the FY2027 budget year, and will ultimately be supplemented by a development agreement in the late spring/early summer of 2027.\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\li360\\qj\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\b BACKGROUND INFORMATION: \\b0  \\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\fi-360\\li720\\qj\\tx720\\f1\\'b7\\tab\\f0 The City of McKinney and McKinney Community Development Corporation began the process of purchasing the subject properties in 2020 and finalized the purchase in 2021.\\par\n\\f1\\'b7\\tab\\f0 In 2021 through 2022 the City of McKinney was in discussions with a developer and ultimately terminated negotiations.\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\fi-360\\li720\\qj\\f1\\'b7\\tab\\f0 From 2023-2024 the City of McKinney Parks Department experienced a leadership transition, slightly delaying the development plans of the properties.\\par\n\\f1\\'b7\\tab\\f0 In 2025 the McKinney City Council adopted item 5.5 in their Strategic Goals & Priorities Documents that stated the city should, \\ldblquote Issue a request for qualification/proposal (RFQ/RFP) for the development of the 230-acre parcel at Bloomdale and Taylor Burke (Brinkmann Tract) by December 31, 2025.\\rdblquote\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\fi-360\\li1440\\qj\\tx720\\f2 o\\tab\\f0 An additional 70 acres of adjacent land was included in the RFQ as outlined by the City Council\\rquote s 5.5 goal.\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\fi-360\\li720\\qj\\tx720\\f1\\'b7\\tab\\f0 In December of 2025, the City Council adopted a series of guiding principles associated with the proposed development. They are as follows,\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\fi-360\\li1440\\qj\\tx720\\f2 o\\tab\\f0 Development of a world-class multi-use sports park and entertainment district that will serve as a local, regional, state, and national destination for sports and associated uses.\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\fi-360\\li1440\\qj\\f2 o\\tab\\f0 Financially sound and effectively managed partnership that supports and values McKinney City Council strategic goals.\\par\n\\f2 o\\tab\\f0 Providing multiple sports opportunities to meet McKinney\\rquote s growing demand for, 1) local recreation options, 2) competitive sport leagues, and 3) sporting needs of the future.\\par\n\\f2 o\\tab\\f0 Maximizing the value of the McKinney Community Development Corporation\\rquote s portion of the land as a community and economic development anchor.\\par\n\\f2 o\\tab\\f0 Development of the park and associated uses in accordance with McKinney\\rquote s design standards, development codes, and in a manner that is consistent with the surrounding developments and the City of McKinney Comprehensive Plan.\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\fi-360\\li720\\qj\\tx720\\f1\\'b7\\tab\\f0 The City of McKinney issued an RFQ in late December 2025, received 4 qualifying responses in early 2026, and interviewed 3 firms in March of 2026.\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\fi-360\\li720\\qj\\f1\\'b7\\tab\\f0 The City Council approved moving forward on April 6, 2026 with exclusive negotiations with Parkhill, a Texas-based architecture, engineering, and design solutions firm who partnered with EdgeRock Development (dba HD Sports & Hospitality, LLC).\\par\n\\f1\\'b7\\tab\\f0 An initial Letter of Intent was fully executed on April 14, 2026. Ongoing discussions, site reviews, and project planning/scoping have been underway since that time and today\\rquote s recommended action will continue the overall development process of the project.\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\li360\\qj\\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\b FINANCIAL SUMMARY:  \\par\n\\pard\\ltrpar\\nowidctlpar\\fi-360\\li720\\qj\\tx720\\b0\\f1\\'b7\\tab\\f0 The MOU commits the Development team and City of McKinney to $500,000 of expenditure each for preliminary design costs associated with the development. 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