Title
Discussion of issues relating to the proposed Deer Park Comprehensive Master Plan for Park, Recreation, and Open Space.
Body
Summary:
In 2023, The City of Deer Park and the Parks and Recreation Department embarked on a cooperative effort with Texas A&M University to develop a new comprehensive master plan with new conceptual designs of parks and open space within the City. Undergraduates, Graduate Students, Professors, Community members all worked on this collaborative effort to develop the new proposed plan. Parks, Open Spaces, Recreation programs were all discussed during various focus group meetings, staff discussions, and a community input survey. Data was gathered and utilized to develop the various concepts in the proposed comprehensive master plan ranging from use of open space, to community travel connections, community health concepts, and several others.
The ideas and insights gathered from various forms of community input in the proposed comprehensive master plan will provide the City with both flexibility and a clear vision for the future of Parks and Recreation in the community.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
N/A.
Recommended action
Discussion only in Workshop.