Title
Prestwyck Park Workshop Session
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance the Quality of Life in McKinney
(5A: Create affordable recreational and cultural arts activities for all ages throughout the city)
(5C: Continue to market and highlight McKinney as a unique destination for residents and visitors alike)
MEETING DATE: March 14, 2019
DEPARTMENT: Parks & Recreation
CONTACT: Michael Kowski, Director of Parks & Recreation
ITEM SUMMARY:
• Parks and Recreation staff will lead a discussion and workshop session related to the various design options for a new neighborhood park in the Prestwyck neighborhood. Feedback from this session will be forwarded to the design team for incorporation into their planning efforts.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• This 10-acre unimproved park site is situated within the Prestwyck subdivision which is generally located south of 380 and east of Coit Road. It is adjacent to a Prosper ISD elementary school (Hughes).
• In August of 2018, the City hired DCBA Landscape Architecture to design this project.
• The City posted an online survey in the fall of 2018 to gather citizen feedback, and hosted a public open house meeting on February 2, 2019.
• Based on this information DCBA has sketched some design schemes for review and comment by the City in anticipation of hosting another public open house in the near future.
• The Prestwyck Neighborhood Park Project (PK1643) is a FY17-18 Capital Improvements Program Project funded by Parkland Dedication Monies and MCDC funds in a total budget amount of $2,000,000.
• Exhibits from DCBA will be presented and thoroughly discussed at the meeting.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• N/A