02.12.2015 Parks & Rec MinutesISPER OWN OF
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1. Call to Order / Roll Call.
Minutes
Regular Meeting of the
Parks and Recreation Board
108 W. Broadway St., Prosper, Texas
Town of Prosper Municipal Chambers
Thursday, February 12, 2015, 6:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order at 6:02pm by Chair, Barbara Cottone.
Roll call taken by Chair, Barbara Cottone. Board members present included: Chair, Barbara Cottone,
Vice -Chair, Mandy Goddard, Jeffery Hodges, Drake Dunn, and Keith Yellin. Craig Andres and Secretary,
Jennifer Severance arrived at 6:04pm.
Staff present included: Paul Naughton, Landscape Architect; Will Mitchell, Parks and Recreation
Manager; Julie Shivers, Recreation Coordinator and Matt Furr, Parks Superintendent.
2. Consider and act upon approval of the minutes from the December 11, 2014, Parks and
Recreation Board meeting.
Motioned to approve by Goddard, seconded by Yellin. Approved 5-0.
3. Comments by the Public.
None.
4. Consider and act upon the proposed conveyance of park land on the preliminary plat of
Windsong Ranch Phase 2D.
Naughton presented the preliminary plat for the Windsong Ranch Phase 2D. He showed that the parkland
would be at least 7.5 acres of parkland which is a part of PD -40.
Motioned by Hodges, seconded by Andres. Approved 7-0.
5. Discussion of the Windsong Ranch Disc golf course exhibit.
Naughton gave an overview of the Windsong Ranch disc golf course exhibit that was provided by the
developer Terra Verde, which included a layout of the 18- hole disc golf course, and cost associated with
the improvements. The Developer had requested that approximately $170,000 of park improvement fees
be used towards the disc golf improvements. After discussions between staff and PARB'd, PARB'd did
not feel comfortable with spending $170,000 on the disc golf course, however felt that in support of the
disc golf course had asked staff to see if the developer would accept around $40,000.
6. Consider and Act upon approval of the Windsong Ranch Park Facility Agreement.
Item tabled until the March 19, 2015, PARB'd meeting.
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7. Consider and Act upon the trail alignment on the preliminary plat of Falls at Prosper.
Naughton showed PARB'd the hike and bike trail with a 60ft right-of-way. There will be minimal
crossing on the hike and bike trails. Parks & Recreation Board approved the trail alignment on the follow
staff recommendations:
• The hike and bike trail where adjacent to an interior road shall be placed within a 60' right-of-way.
The additional 10' of right-of-way shall be located on the side of the roadway that encompasses the
hike and bike trail.
• Lots providing a 12'-15' driveway widths where the trail crosses the driveway.
■ Where the hike and bike trail is provided within the overhead utility easement, shall be within a 100'
wide open space HOA lot with a hike and bike trail easement.
• Lots backing the hike and bike trail to provide ornamental fencing
Motioned by Goddard, seconded by Andres. Approved 7-0.
Informational items.
Next PARB'd meeting will be rescheduled to March 19, 2015. Public Input meeting for the Parks
Master Plan update will be February 23, 2015, at 6:OOpm. Naughton went through the Master Plan for
Frontier North sand Sexton Park that was discussed at Town Council on February 10, 2015. Shivers
gave an update on Recreation programming. Mitchell discussed analyzing the possible removal of the
hike/bike fencing throughout Whispering Farms since it would require ongoing maintenance costs and
can detract from the open space feel. Andres mentioned communicating with the HOA when
considering. Furr gave an update on the replacement of the Prosper Trail water meters being replaced.
Greenspoint and Town Lake have been cleaned up. Mitchell discussed Park Board meeting times with
the Board, and the Board thought moving meetings to an earlier time would be beneficial for busy
evening schedules.
9. Adjourn.
Motioned by Dunn, seconded by Andres to adjourn. Approved 7-0. Meeting was adjourned at 7:35pm.
1 nifer Se ance, Secretary
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