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01.11.24 Park Board PacketTHE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING January 11, 2024 Call to Order / Roll Call Consider and act upon approval of the minutes from the November 9, 2023 Parks & Recreation Board meetings. Comments by the Public. Receive staff updates: Recreation, Park Development, Park Operations, and Director. Recreation: Christmas Festival •Prosper Christmas Festival •Over 7,000 event goers •Major attractions included: •Santa’s Workshop, Horse-drawn carriage, Sensory Santa •Kids Christmas Shoppe, Tree Lighting, Drone Show •Community Stage, Kids Zone with inflatables and games •Over 90 booth spaces Merry Christmas Prosper! Recreation Recreation •Spring registration opens January 15 •Summer scheduling underway •New offerings at 407 for Active Adults •MFC 2023 Concluded Recreation •Prosper Fishing Derby •Saturday, February 17 9:00a.m. – 11:00a.m. •Frontier Park Pond •Stocking 2,000 fish •Volunteering opportunities available •Complimentary coffee, hot chocolate and tea available to public •Prosper Bass Fishing team onsite Pecan Grove Park •The project has been fully closed out and this can be removed from the list for next month. •Parviz did an excellent job managing the project and dealing with many complex issues. Park Development: Park Development: Lakewood Park Development •Ratliff has been busy importing and grading 50,000 cubic yards of soil on the site. •The bore under Coit Rd. for the water tap was completed yesterday. •Grading work for the parking lot and other site grading work is underway. View South View West Park Development: Raymond Community Park •The contractor has installed erosion control devices and early grading work is underway. •Council has awarded the first bid package, and the second package is scheduled to go out for bid in February. • The Platting and Site Plan review process with the Town is currently underway. Site Work Has Begun Park Planning: Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan Update •Staff will be working on an update to the 2015 Master plan throughout 2024. •Staff is working to get Dunaway under contract and get started before the end of January. HUSQVARNA AUTOMOWER 550 EPOS Robotic mower designed for professional fleet use. Fully equipped model featuring Husqvarna EPOS guidance with transport paths, AppDrive and precise area management. With virtual boundaries you can define several work areas with different settings as well as set temporary stay-out zones. Handles all types of lawns, navigates narrow passages and manages slopes up to 45% (24°) – even in rainy conditions. EPOS reference station required. PARKS OPERATIONS: Staff prepping the ball fields for the upcoming season at Frontier Park, Tucker Park and Folsom Park. PARKS OPERATIONS: Staff continuing to prep medians with the new design which includes new plants, rock and mulch. 2024 Event Calendar Approved Director: •Fishing Derby February 17 •Mayor’s Coffee March 20 •P-Town Throwdown March 23 •NRM Spring April 4 •Paws on Broadway April 27 •National Day of Prayer May 2 •Moonlight Movie May 4 •Memorial Day May 27 •Chrome & Coffee June 1 Next Meeting – February 8 @ 6:00pm – Town Council Chambers •Pride In The Sky July 1 (Monday)* •Freedom Fest September 14 •NRM Fall September 26 •Celebrate Prosper October 5 •Mayor’s Lunch October 16 •Arbor Day November 1 (Friday)* •Veterans Day 5K November 9 •Sensory Santa December 2 •Christmas Festival December 7 Request for future agenda items. Adjourn.