10.07.24 Parks & Rec MinutesMINUTES
Parks and Recreation Board Meeting
Prosper Town Hall, Council Chambers
250 W. First Street, Prosper, Texas
I' U W N 0 1� Monday, October 07, 2024
pIS SPED. 6:00PM
A Place Where Everyone Matters
1. Call to Order / Roll Call.
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
Board Members Present:
John Metcalf, Chair
Daniel Knox, Vice Chair
Robert Benson
Valerie Little
Kimberly Shamsy
Kari Castro
Staff Members Present:
Dan Baker, Director of Parks and Recreation
Kurt Beilharz, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation
Matt Furr, Parks Superintendent
Trevor Helton, Recreation Manager
Talia Stevenson, Administrative Assistant
2. Consider and act upon the minutes from the May 9, 2024 Parks & Recreation Board
meeting.
Motion to approve by Benson, seconded by Knox. Motion approved 6-0.
3. Comments from the public.
Resident Susan Periquet spoke on the proposal to construct a parking lot at the southern
end of Lakewood Preserve. Ms. Periquet spoke on concerns of views of the parking lot
from her backyard in addition to the increase in noise.
Resident Niteshwar Dhillon spoke on the need for better tennis facilities in the Town.
4. Consider and act upon recent incidents of damage at Star Trace Park.
Discussion was held on what the consequences of the recent damages should be.
The proposed to charge for materials and the rate of labor set by the Town of Prosper
staff and a fine up to $500 left at the discretion of the Town Attorney.
Motion by Benson, seconded by Shamsy. Motion approved 6-0.
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5. Consider and act upon the Lakewood Park Cricket Pitch Field Reservations.
Discussion was held on ideas for the cricket field reservations.
The proposed to table the item in order for parks staff to make more recommendations.
Motion to table by Castro, seconded by Benson. Motion tabled 6-0.
6. Consider and act upon parking lot expansion at Lakewood Park.
Discussion was held on parking lot expansion proposal and neighborhood concerns. The
proposed to go with the recommendation that staff has made and suggested additional burm
topography that could be added to reduce the exposure of the parking lot.
Motion to approve by Benson, seconded by Shamsy. Motion approved 6-0.
7. Consider and act upon approval of the 2025 Event Calendar.
Item was removed from the agenda.
8. Receive staff updates: Recreation, Park Development, Park Operations, and
Director.
Parks Operations:
Whitley Place prepared the area by removing the silt fence and laying topsoil for sod
replacement. At Folsom Park, the non-functional Hunter ACC controller was replaced with
a Hunter ICC controller, and decoders were updated to EZ decoders; repairs were made
to the irrigation system near the main line by the Prosper Trail meter. Pecan Grove Park
saw tree pruning along the paths and removal of fallen tree limbs. Frontier Park
addressed safety concerns by resolving two head entrapment hazards at the Soccer
Playground.
Director.
Board and Commissions Orientation will be held October 29, 2024 at 6:OOpm in the Council
Chambers.
9. Request for future agenda items.
No requests made.
10. Adjourn.
Motion to adjourn made by Knox, seconded by Castro. Meeting adjourned.
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