Title
Presentation on the Preliminary Trails Master Plan and the Preliminary Parks, Recreation & Open Space Master Plan Update
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
(5A: Create affordable recreational and cultural arts activities for all ages throughout the city)
(5B: Develop Parks strategy to preserve green space for future park land)
(5C: Continue to market and highlight McKinney as a unique destination for residents and visitors alike)
(5E: Develop sustainable quality of life improvements within the City of McKinney)
(5F: Maximize partnerships between the City of McKinney and private industry)
MEETING DATE: August 3, 2021
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
CONTACT: Michael Kowski, Director of Parks and Recreation
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
• Consider and discuss the presentation. No action is being requested.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• Dunaway Associates will present the preliminary Trails Plan and Parks Master Plan update for the Council’s discussion.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• Dunaway Associates was selected from a list of pre-qualified landscape architectural firms that Council approved on June 18, 2019.
• The current Parks Master Plan and Trails Plan was adopted in 2017.
• This Parks Master Plan is an update to the current plan rather than a complete re-write. Ten of the primary recommendations listed in the 2017 Plan have been completed or are currently being addressed. This update will provide new recommendations as well as reflect updated parks acreage and progress that has been achieved since 2017.
• The Trails Plan is a new planning document that more accurately reflects trail connections and needs and establishes priorities for CIP planning.
PARK BOARD RECOMMENDATION:
• On July 8, 2021, the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Advisory Board considered and discussed these two presentations.