The work plan outlines projects and objectives for FY 2024-25 developed in alignment with the city's long-term vision plan, which helps define community priorities and provides a roadmap for the future. The vision plan is structured into seven categories each with their own set of goals. Some categories include maintaining a future-oriented approach to housing development, creating business and commercial districts and using a smart-city approach to resource management.
The approved work plan includes projects and objectives that fall into these categories, according to city documents.
The details
According to the work plan, city officials are exploring refitting and refurbishing older housing stock, establishing programs to protect the single-family communities and funding options for neighborhood beautification grants. The plan also contains an initiative for new housing options for residents age 55 or older that maintains a high standard of living while reducing housing footprints.
In effort to create business and innovation districts, officials plan to provide Old Town Coppell patrons with real-time parking information and explore creating a wayfinding and site amenity map, according to city documents. In FY 2024-25, city staff will also look at the creation of an arts district designation in conjunction with the Coppell Arts Center, including affordable housing for artists, art studios, and incubators.
The work plan also includes goals to partner with the Dallas Metropolitan Small Business Development Center to host training classes for businesses in Old Town and explore findings from retail surveys with a retail consultant.
More details
In addition to various initiatives such as providing increased opportunities to engage with citizens and share information about government finances, the work plan also outlined the following projects and objectives:
- Begin Veterans Memorial construction
- Construct the Waggin' Tails Dog Park
- Complete the Magnolia Park trail
- Begin MacArthur Park inclusive playground project
- Upgrade audio-visual systems used to broadcast public meetings
- Complete Fire Station 5 construction
- Begin Royal Lane reconstruction
- Complete construction of the Coppell Service Center
- Begin Justice Center renovations and expansion
- Complete water redundancy project
- Explore utilizing a second water source
Going forward
The work plan was developed in response to City Council direction provided at the January 2024 council retreat with some additional input around the Vision 2040 Plan. The results were incorporated into the development of the proposed FY 2024-25 budget, according to city documents.
Work on these items will begin after Oct. 1 with the start of the new fiscal year.
