12.16.2020 Town Council, PEDC Joint Work Session MinutesMinutes
Joint Work Session of the
TOWN O F Town Council and
Economic Development Corporation
Council Chambers
Prosper is a place where everyone matters. Prosper Town Hall250 W. First Street, Prosper, Texas
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Call to Order/ Roll Call of the Town Council, Economic Development Corporation.
The meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m.
Council Members Present:
Mayor Ray Smith
Mayor Pro-Tem Jason Dixon
Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem Craig Andres
Councilmember Marcus E. Ray
Councilmember Amy Bartley
Councilmember Jeff Hodges
Councilmember Meigs Miller
Prosper Economic Development Board Members Present:
President Jim Wicker
Vice President David Bristol
Treasurer Roger Thedford
Secretary Jordan Simms
Board Member Don Perry
Prosper Economic Development Board Members Absent:
Board Member Reno Jones
Staff Members Present:
Harlan Jefferson, Town Manager
Melissa Lee, Town Secretary
Robyn Battle, Executive Director of Community Services
Mary Ann Moon, Prosper Economic Development Corporation Executive Director
Jordyn Williams, Prosper Economic Development Corporation Director of Marketing
Susanne Barney, Economic Development Specialist
Discussion Item.
Presentation on the Downtown Master Plan.
Prosper Economic Development Corporation (PEDC) Executive Director Mary Ann
Moon began by thanking the Prosper Downtown Development Master Plan Committee
members for their dedication on the Prosper Downtown development project.
Shia Roos, Stantec Project Manager, continued with an overview of the Stantec staff.
Mark Maldonado, Landscape Architecture & Planning Lead for Stantec, presented
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information on the proposed Downtown Master Plan. Included was the Stantec
process consisting of three primary categories: Imagine, Plan and Act. Mr. Maldonado
discussed the Stantec Engagement Toolbox that utilizes online surveys and
community events to engage the public. Anne Ricker, Principal and Owner at Ricker -
Cunningham, provided information on current real estate market trends and the
changes that have occurred due to COVID-19. Bill Cunningham, Principal and Owner
at Ricker -Cunningham, discussed funding resource identification and reviewed the
implementation process.
The Town Council and the PEDC had questions on funding resource identification,
project completion timeframes and discussed business cultivation.
Town Staff will include a budget amendment to secure funding for the Stantec
Professional Services Agreement at the January 12, 2021, Town Council meeting.
Upon approval, the cost will be shared equally between the Town and the PEDC. The
agreement will be presented at the January 20, 2021, Prosper Economic Development
Board meeting for consideration.
Adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16, 2020.
These minutes approved by the Prosper Economic Development Corporation on the 20th day of
January 2021.
APPROVED:
Jordan Simms, Secretary
These minutes approved by Town Council on the 26th day of January 2021.
APPROVED:
Ray Smith, W ayor
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