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1. Open renovated Dalworth Recreation Center 2. Begin construction of The Lodge and 1. Opened all SH 161 access and Camp Store at Loyd Park frontage roads from I-30 to I-20 3. Ask voters to consider a ¼ cent sales 2. Opened new Dallas County Sub- tax for a mega recreation center, Courthouse library and water park 3. Voters approved the ¼ cent sales 4. Start building the gas-to-energy tax for street improvements station at the Landfill 4. Voters approved the ¼ cent sales 5. Open the new Fire Station #1 tax for crime control downtown 5. Broke ground on a new Fire 6. Break ground on a clinic at Prairie Station #1 Paws Animal Shelter 6. Launched the Waggin’ Wagon 7. Open Lake Ridge Parkway fully from mobile pet adoption trailer I-20 to Great Southwest Parkway 7. Began driving on the wider, 8. Market the original historic Fire straighter Hunter Ferrell Road Station #1 as a restaurant or other 8. Connected Sara Jane Parkway to great use downtown Forum Drive, creating a shortcut 9. Re-imagine, re-energize our Library to the Grand Prairie Premium System Outlet Mall 10. Actively market new development 9. Opened new Air Traffic Control opportunities along SH 161, I-30 and Tower I-20 10. Passed a “no text and drive” ordinance

gptx.org/StateOfTheCity Grand Prairie by the Numbers

DEMOGRAPHICS PROPERTY TAX RATES PARKS AND RECREATION Land Area 81 sq. miles (Per $100 Assessed Property Value) Acres of Park Land 5,014 Population 181,303 City of Grand Prairie $.669998 Number of Parksites 58 Median Age 31.7 Grand Prairie ISD $1.46500 Rounds of Golf Played 79,938 Median Household Income $53,267 Arlington ISD $1.2917 Ruthe Jackson Center Events 907 Cedar Hill ISD $1.525 The Summit Members 5,000 DEVELOPMENT Mansfield ISD $1.5271 Special Events Attendees/ New Single Family Dallas County $0.6538 Athletic Tournaments 270,000+ Building Permits Issued 408 Tarrant County $0.64129 Cemetery Spaces Sold 229 Value of Average Interments in Cemetery 128 Single Family Permit $235,087 GRAND PRAIRIE’S TOP EMPLOYERS New Commercial/ GP Independent School District 3,558 SOLID WASTE Industrial Square Feet 2,306,740 Lockheed Martin Missiles 2,800 Tons of Garbage Disposed 162,755 MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES Poly-America Inc. 2,000 Tons of Commercial Recycling Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. at the Landfill 124,190 Police/Fire Civil Service 422 1,200 City of Grand Prairie Tons of Residential Recycling General Employees 686 1,200 at the Landfill 4,633 Seasonal/Part-Time Triumph – Vought 900 107 at the Curb 4,128 Lone Star Park 950 Crossing Guards 73 at Drop Sites 869 Republic National Distributing 700 RETAIL SALES TAX RATES Wal-Mart 600 LIBRARIES - TOTAL COLLECTION City 1.00000 American Eurocopter 500 Main Library 148,637 AirHogs Ballpark 0.12500 Hanson Pipe & Products Inc. 500 Warmack Branch 50,260 Active Adult Center 0.12500 Siemens Energy & Automation 500 Shotwell Branch 8,902 Parks Improvements 0.25000 TOP TAXPAYERS UTILITIES Street Improvements 0.25000 Grand Prairie Premium Outlets LP Water Production 22.6 M gal/day Crime Control District 0.25000 Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Fire Hydrants 7,436 State 6.25% Republic National Distributing Miles of Water Lines 792 TOTAL Sales Tax 8.25% Oncor Electric Delivery Miles of Collection Line 778 OPERATING BUDGET (2013-2014) Poly America LP Customer Accounts 45,706 (Total appropriations and reserves) Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control TRANSPORTATION General Fund $111,439,962 Duke Realty Ltd. Ps. Municipal Airport Water/Wastewater $66,538,779 Proligis Takeoffs/Landings Other 68,827 $58,412,089 Mars Partners Ltd. Grand Connection TOTAL $236,390,830 Catellus Development Corp. Bus Passengers 49,831

2013-2014 City Council (April 2014) (standing, left to right) Jim Swafford, District 2 • Jeff Wooldridge, District 6 Jeff Copeland, At Large • Tony Shotwell, District 5 • Richard Fregoe, District 4 (seated, left to right) Jorja Clemson, District 1 • Greg Giessner, At Large Ron Jensen, Mayor • Lila Thorn, District 3 City Manager’s Office

(left to right) Deputy City Manager Anna Doll Assistant to the City Manager Andy White • Deputy City Manager Tom Cox City Manager Tom Hart • City Secretary Cathy DiMaggio

produced by the city’s Communications and Marketing Department • gptx.org Mayor’s Top Goals for 2014

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. • Market the original historic Fire MEGA RECREATION CENTER. BRIGHT FUTURE. Station #1 for restaurant or other WHAT’S NEXT. attractive use With the completion of Lake Ridge In 2015, the city will pay off QuikTrip Parkway from I-20 to Great South- • Continue creating events at the Park and The Summit debt. The city west Parkway in 2014, the major new Uptown and Farmers Market to will ask voters on May 10 to consider corridor along SH 161 from the north draw crowds to Main Street combining the two 1/8 cent sales end of town to the south becomes taxes used to build The Summit and a complete and extremely valuable LIBRARY SYSTEM. QuikTrip Park into a ¼ cent sales tax commodity. CUTTING EDGE. to build a mega recreation center, Simultaneously, the frontage roads Re-imagine, re-engineer, re-energize library, water park, amphitheater, on I-30 and I-20 are being designed, the library system. trails and huge playground. The center would be located in Central constructed or breaking ground in Like parks, libraries are an integral Park near SH 161 and Arkansas Lane, 2014. This gives us a huge opportunity part of the fabric of a world-class across the lake from The Summit. to market the available and soon-to- community, a vital provider of access be-available frontage road property to information, and play a huge role in If voters approve it, the ¼ cent sales on SH 161, I-30 and I-20. promoting the foundation of reading. tax would continue until Jan. 1, 2040, unless the city ends it earlier. If the Working with developers and prop- Beginning in 2014, plans include: erty owners, the city will take an or- sales tax referendum passes, the • Establish new bilingual collections sales tax will remain the same. If it ganized, comprehensive approach to for children, teens and adults letting the right investors know about fails, the sales tax will be reduced by • Expand e-book inventory these development opportunities. ¼ cent. The new recreation center • Introduce new technologies, would be open to all ages and including self check-out, could include courts for racquetball, DOWNTOWN. STRONG HEART. express computers, an inventory basketball, volleyball and pickle ball, Citizens, property owners and de- management system, roaming classrooms, library, computer lab, velopers have been enthusiastically reference exercise rooms, workout equipment, supportive of the positive changes • Add more computers and climbing wall, zip line, spa, stage with to Main Street in the past few years. children’s learning stations flexible seating, and restaurant. With façade renovations and side- • Pursue recovering $400,000 owed The water park could include slides, walk improvements, property values in fines and fees chutes, lazy river, surf rider, hot jets, are increasing, new merchants are in, swim lanes, zero edge entry, spray and foot traffic is up in downtown. • Remodel the north side of the Main Library fountains and kids’ play pool. The Continuing to strengthen the heart of water park would be designed as Grand Prairie in 2014, the city will: • Purchase new furniture and stacks an entertainment attraction to pull at the Main Library • Open the new Fire Station #1 guests from out of town. • Fund the purchase of a library • Continue Main Street façade and book hold station for the lake sidewalk improvements parks area Mayor Ron Jensen

If approved by voters, a new mega recreation center would Completed phase two of facade renovations include a water park (photo on Main Street in downtown Grand Prairie, Thousands flocked to Central Park representative of what venue continuing with third block in 2014. for Flight of the Monarch. might be). More Goals for 2014

• Hire additional police officers using excess collections from ¼ cent sales tax for crime control • Build new Cremation Garden at Grand Prairie Memorial Gardens • Continue phase three of downtown façade renovation project • Launch Get Fit GP initiative for citizens • Complete design of Fire Station #10 on the peninsula A new Cremation Garden at Grand Prairie • Design expansion of Public Works Service Station Memorial Gardens in 2014 includes 888 new cremation niches for interments. • Expand the Grand Connection offices • Implement new police computer aide dispatch and records management system • Implement new citywide radio system • Complete integration of police and fire dive teams for the lake • Begin fire safety programs within GPISD • Complete design of I-20 frontage roads from Belt Line Road to Carrier Parkway

• Design Wildlife Parkway extension from Belt Line Road to SH 161 Introducing new technologies, collections and • Start the Palace Parkway connection from Palace/Belt Line to outreach at the Grand Prairie libraries. I-30, looping around vacant property on northeast corner of I-30 and linking into new frontage road • Start the widening of MacArthur Boulevard from I-30 to the Trinity River • Complete Lake Ridge Parkway extension between I-20 and Great Southwest Parkway • Complete Park and Ride facility with eastbound I-30 frontage road and on-ramp • Complete westbound I-30 frontage road east of Belt Line Road • Complete design of westbound I-30 frontage road between NW 7th Grand Prairie Police SWAT are always Street and Belt Line Road ready for action.

City Council passed an Broke ground on new Fire Station #1 in 2013 at ordinance that bans texting Dalworth Recreation Center set to open anew in Main and Dalworth streets. while driving. late 2014. 2013 Accomplishments

• Honored Mayor Charles England, • Completed $300,000 in side- • Decreased crime (UCR Part 1) by who retired after 21 years of ser- walk repairs, $350,000 in bridge 30 percent vice as Mayor repairs, $375,000 in road repairs in • Achieved Texas Police Chief Best • Opened six-lane Lake Ridge Park- Great Southwest Industrial District, Practices Recognition status $25,000 in school flashers, $25,000 way from the lake to Great South- • Began a midnight basketball pro- west Parkway in handicap ramps, $500,000 in wa- ter well rehabilitation gram with the YMCA, Parks, GPISD • Repaired Jefferson Street Bridge and Police over the Mountain Creek Tributary • Added disinfection facilities at the peninsula elevated tank • Started police social media: Next- • Rebuilt Freetown Road from Corn door.com, Facebook and Twitter Valley Road to SW 3rd Street • Completed wastewater pump sta- tion and force main water line for • Implemented Fire Department • Started design on Camp Wisdom the south sector reorganization Road from Carrier Parkway to FM • Formed partnership with QuikTrip 1382 • Repaired water tank near Traders Village and added a disinfection Park for EMS coverage • Opened eastbound I-30 frontage system • Formed a new non-profit in the roads west of MacArthur Boulevard • Completed the $1.4 million north Fire Department called Hearts and • Opened Gifford Street and Bagdad water line relocation Hoses Road • Designed video directional control • Created a SWAT medic program in • Opened NE 15th Street to provide management system at major in- the Fire Department access to the Park and Ride facility tersections along SH 161 frontage • Established a Fire Department at I-30 and Belt Line Road road from I-20 to Rock Island Road haz-mat team • Opened Lynn Creek Parkway be- • Developed a problem-solving unit • Moved Emergency Management tween SH 360 and Lake Ridge at to enhance community policing from Police to Fire Department the Lynn Creek Park entrance efforts • Acquired two more properties for • Completed $8 million in street • Created a mentoring program in the the 4GOV housing program sales tax program improvements Police Department for new hires • Achieved a raise in Standard & • Designed new traffic signals at and newly promoted employees Poor’s ratings to AAA from AA+ Dickey Road at SH 161; SW 14th • Created a peer support team in • Initiated a new mechanic program Street at SH 161; January Lane at the Police Department to provide SH 161; Hill Street at SH 161; Brady between city’s Fleet Services and assistance to police employees GPISD Dubiski Career High School Lane at Pioneer Parkway; S. Carrier following traumatic events Parkway at Desco Lane; MacArthur • Offered mobile credit card ac- Boulevard at Landfill; and MacAr- • Established annual physical fitness ceptance on Prairie Paws Waggin’ thur Boulevard at Industrial Drive testing in the Police Department Wagon

Mourned the loss of two sitting Councilpersons in 2013: Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Ruthe Jackson and Councilman Bill Thorn.

The Waggin’ Wagon rolled Lynn Creek/Mildred Walker Parkway out weekly in 2013, finding opened, linking SH 360 and Lake Ridge new homes for 51 pets from Parkway at Lynn Creek Park entrance. the Prairie Paws Animal SH 161 puts Grand Prairie on the map. Shelter.