Melissa Community Economic Development Corporation (4B) May 15, 2025 City of Melissa, TX 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Doug Zadow. 2. Roll call taken. Present: Doug Zadow, Paula Birmingham, Tarnesha Nickens, Nick Smith. Terrell Smith, Assistant City Manager was also in attendance. 3. Citizen Forum. i. No citizens in attendance. 4. Motion by Tarnesha Nickens second by Nick Smith to approve April 17, 2025 meeting minutes. Vote: 4/0/0. 5. The financial report was presented by Doug Zadow. 6. Discuss and act on Phase 5 of The ZPLEX. i. Construction on the 7 astroturf soccer fields are complete. Restroms/Concessions will arrive in May. Parking lot still needs some surrounding grass and it is being installed. 7. Discuss and act on Phase 6 of The ZPLEX. i. Council has voted to proceed with MAC design, construction drawings, and pursue bids. 8. Discuss and act on Phase 2 of Melissa Lake Park. i. Splash pad, pavilion, playground, restrooms, and grass open field has begun construction, along with the parking lot expansion. ii. The temporary trail around the construction will be completed in May. 9. Sub-committee updates. i. Clemmons Creek sub-surface crossing to begin in June. ii. Barker House to be moved in the fall. Zadow Park will add more parking, playgrounds and sand volleyball in that area. Need to investigate more restrooms as well. ii. Tarnesha Nickens reported on the status of Film City committee. She has identified several film sights but her mandatory seminar will not be available for several months. iv. Parks masterplan with trails and bike lanes is being updated. 10. Discuss and act upon new park projects for consideration. i. Two bids for construction of cricket batting cages at Zadow Park were received. See attached. Tarnesha Nickens made a motion to recommend the Council to construct two cricket batting cages at Zadow Park by the current baseball batting cages using Turf Concepts as the contractor. Paula Birmingham seconded the motion. Vote: 4/0/0. 11. Motion by Nick Smith second by Paula Birmingham to adjourn. Vote: 4/0/0 The meeting ended at 8:14 pm. a L0R Doug Zadow Board President