11.10.2022 Parks & Rec PacketTHE
PARKS
AND
RECREATION
BOARD
MEETING
November 10, 2022
Call to Order / Roll Call
Consider and act upon approval of
the minutes from the
October, 13 2022
Parks and Recreation Board
meeting.
Comments by the Public.
Recognition of Linda Guthrie
2022 North Region Texas
Recreation & Park Society
Advocate of the Year
Presentation of the Prosper Parks
and Trail System.
54 Miles of Existing Trails
92 Miles Future Trails
Total (Ultimate): 146 Miles
Approximately 635 acres of parkland!
Receive staff updates: Recreation,
Park Development, Park
Operations, and Director.
Recreation: (Events)
Recreation: (Events)
•December 3
•Rotary Parade –2:30pm
•Christmas Festival –3:00pm
•December 11 -Deadline
•December 13 –Judging
•December 16 –Winners announced
Recreation: (Youth)
•Intermediate Tae Kwon Do
•Very popular
•Beginner and Intermediate classes are full
•Minds In Motion
•New STEM class (17 participants)
•Build your own robot and take home
•Intermediate Chess
•Very popular
•Beginner and Intermediate classes are full
Recreation: (Adult)
•Women’s Self Defense
•Floral Arrangement Class
•Floral arrangement taught by Prosper Blooms
•Take home your own arrangement
•9 participants
Recreation: (Active Adults)
•Bingo
•19 participants in October
•Now a monthly program (first Friday of the month)
•Senior Bus Trip
•14 participants
•George Bush Presidential Library, JFK Sixth Floor Museum, Lunch at El Ranchito in Oak Cliff
•Chair Yoga
•Summer survey requested this for those with limited mobility
•Lecture Series
•Once per month directed at Active Adults
•Started in October with AARP Class
•November –Everything You Need to Know About Wills (31 participants)
•December –Holiday Safety with Prosper PD (December 7)
Park Development:
Denton Middle School Star Meadow Park
Tanners Mill Park Windsong Floodplain
Trail
Park Operations:
•Arbor Day Celebration
•Thank you to Girl Scout Troops 415 and 4679 and Boy Scout
Troop 365
•Youth Sports winding down their seasons (Baseball,
Football, Soccer)
•Park Crews focusing on plant replacement and tree work
Director:
•Honor Walls Dedication –November 11 @ 10:00am
•No Parks & Recreation Board meeting in December
•Board and Commission Reception –December 8, 6:00pm @
Prosper Town Hall Lobby
•Recruitment of Assistant Director of Parks
•PARD Offices closed November 24 & 25 –Thanksgiving Holiday
Prosper Veterans Day 5K and Fun Run
November 12, 2022
Frontier Park
•Any proceeds from the race will benefit the
Veterans Memorial.
Request for future agenda items.
Adjourn.