Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Construct Parking Spaces on the East Side of the Prosper ISD Early Childhood Learning Center that Encroach Across the Shared Boundary with City of McKinney Parkland, and which Parking Spaces May Be Used Jointly Between the Early Childhood Center and the City Parkland Outside of School Hours and Accompanying Ordinance and Reciprocal Parking Agreement
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)
(5E: Develop sustainable quality of life improvements within the City of McKinney)
MEETING DATE: July 19, 2022
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
CONTACT: Michael Kowski, Director of Parks and Recreation
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approval of the ordinance and Reciprocal Parking Agreement.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The Parks Department is requesting to allow Prosper Independent School District (“PISD”) to use an approximately ten-foot (10’) wide strip of land located within a future neighborhood park for the construction of parking spaces along and across the shared property line of the future neighborhood park for the mutual benefit of the City and the PISD Early Childhood Learning Center.
• The park and adjacent school site are within the Highlands of Westridge Phase 4, in an area generally located east of N. Lukenbach Drive, south of Jacksboro Lane, north of Virginia Parkway and west of Independence Parkway.
• The City and PISD have maintained an ongoing mutual benefit of sharing parking spaces between the City neighborhood parks and PISD elementary schools. Typically, the parking is constructed by the school, on school property and allows the City to utilize its parking lot(s).
• In this case however, the PISD needs an additional 10’ wide strip of land along the eastern property line of the Early Childhood Learning Center that will encroach upon and across the future neighborhood park’s western property line in order to accommodate the required parking for the PISD Early Childhood Learning Center.
• The peak usage for parking for park patrons is during the evening and weekend hours when the PISD Early Childhood Learning Center is typically closed.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The Parks Department does not currently have plans for the development of this neighborhood park, however, when it does occur it could include park amenities such as a pavilion, splash pad, play equipment, open space, loop trail and shared parking.
• PISD has submitted a site plan, plat, and construction documents for the Early Childhood Learning Center, which are being reviewed by the Planning and Engineering Departments, respectively.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
• There is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of such land by the Prosper Independent School District.
• The project includes all reasonable planning to minimize harm to this land as a future neighborhood park site or recreation area resulting from the use of this ten-foot-wide area for reciprocal parking and should provide a mutual benefit to patrons of the future neighborhood park in addition to the Early Childhood Learning Center.
• This process and public hearing comply with the requirements of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code for the use of public land designated as a park or recreation area.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• None.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• None.