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Major Progress within Key Focus Areas |
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From October 1, 2006 – September 30, 2007 |
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Culture, Arts & Recreation |
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- Completed Schematic Design of the City Performance Hall
- Dallas Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA)
- The DCPA center is composed of the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, the new Annette Strauss Artist Square, Performance Park complete with an underground parking structure and the City Performance Hall.
- The DCPA Foundation has a fund raising goal of $275 million for this project. Currently under construction by the DCPA are the Winspear Opera House, Wyly Theatre, and Performance Park.
- The City of Dallas voters authorized $18 million dollars from the 2003 Bond for utility and roads infrastructure and Annette Strauss Artist Square.
- Utility roads and infrastructure was completed December of 2006
- The Annette Strauss Artist Square design is underway and estimated to be completed by May of 2008
- The City Performance Hall is currently under design and is estimated to start construction in early 2009. The City of Dallas voters authorized $2.2 million from the 2003 bond program and $38.2 million from the 2006 bond program for its design and construction with total estimated project of $40.4 million.
- Increased the number of cultural services 45% from 05/06 and reached an annual attendance of 5,367,209 up from 3,922,829 in FY 05/06
- The Dallas Museum of Arts’ attendance exceeded 640,000 up from 476,000 in FY 05/06
- Parks
- Main Street Garden: Land acquisition and site demolition for the park
- Joey Georgusis Park: 170 acre land donation at Pinnacle Park
- Shared Facility Use Agreement with DISD
- Anti-Cheese Initiative youth soccer program with Cigarroa Elementary school Brownwood and Overlake Parks
- Deal points for Woodall Rodgers Deck Plaza
- Partnered with the State Fair of Texas to secure commitments from UT and OU to play the nationally televised annual Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl during the State Fair of Texas through 2015
- Record attendance at the Dallas Zoo: 641,000 visitors
- Trinity River
- Progress on Floodway and Design Guidelines
- Design of lakes/urban design underway
- Construction of chain of wetlands underway - reduced flood levels upstream by one foot
- Cell D completed
- Cells E, F and G to be completed in early 2008
- Transportation
- Construction of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge approach spans began in June 2007
- Environmental Restoration
- Contract was awarded for development of the Great Trinity Forest Management Plan
- 85 acres of land were acquired
- Design and Construction of Recreational Amenities
- Trinity Audubon Nature Center – Construction began in June of 2007, with a Grand Opening in Spring 2009
- Land acquisition continues for Elm Fork Soccer Complex and master planning is nearing completion
- Design continues on the Santa Fe Trestle Trail, Moore Park, Forest Trails and the Texas Horse Park.
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