HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 19 - Animatronic DinosaursMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 4, 2025
SUBJECT: LEASING OF ANIMATRONIC DINOSAURS FOR THE ANNUAL
PREHISTORIC PARK EXHIBIT PRODUCED BY THE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider a leasing agreement to provide large-scale
animatronic dinosaurs for the annual Prehistoric Park event and exhibit in
the spring of 2026 with Billings Productions, dba The Dinosaur Company,
for the Parks and Recreation Department.
FUNDING SOURCE: Funds are available in the Lake Parks Fund for an amount not to exceed
$50,000.
BACKGROUND: This agreement is for the seventh year of the large-scale animatronic
dinosaur display at Meadowmere Park this spring. The agreement with
Billings Productions provides a lease of fifteen large-scale animatronic
dinosaurs, signage, and scene enhancements for $50,000. Per the
agreement Billings Production will provide on -site installation,
coordination, and technical support.
The exhibit will include the following dinosaurs:
Protohadros, found in and around Grapevine Lake
Utahraptor
T-Rex Robot
Pachyrhinosaurus Photo -Op
Edmontonia
Triceratops Full -Size
Triceratops Baby
Megalosaurus
Brachiosaurus Full -Size
Dilophosaurus
Coelophysis A
Coelophysis B
Compsognatus x6 (static)
Suchomimus
Hadrosaurus Fossil Dig
This procurement will be made in accordance with sole source guidelines
and Local Government Code Chapter 252, Subchapter B, § 252. 022.
General Exemptions (a)(7)(A). Billings Productions is the only local
company that produces this size, scale, variety, and customization of
animatronic dinosaurs which saves the city significant shipping costs.
Staff recommends approval
MD/ LW