San Marcos approves preliminary design contract for new regional park

In a nutshell

Halff Associates Inc. will assist the parks and recreation staff with community engagement. The preliminary design report will identify and address site and design elements, according to agenda documents, such as:

• Low-impact design solutions
• Utility service capacities, availabilities
• On-site roadway, parking analysis

Council member Mark Gleason said he wanted to make sure the multimodal aspect of the project was included in the scope of the contract.

Parks and Recreation Director Jamie Lee Case said the city plans to connect trails within the city's overall trails system and Great Springs Project.

"My grand vision is that we have a trail that would go under the railroad tracks to help provide that connectivity to where we're able to provide additional connectivity on the east side of our community," Case said.