MANSFIELD PARKS & RECREATION
SEPTEMBER 2022
DIRECTOR UPDATE CURRENT The third class of the My Mansfield Muni-Versity civic academy UPDATE started on August 24th with 25 residents participating in the
weekly sessions with city departments. The program allows residents the opportunity to get to know the City better and find out what services and programs are available to the community. The Parks and Recreation Department’s session will be held on September 14th at the administration building. In addition to the departmental overview and staff introduction, participants will be asked to put on their park planning hats and engage in a park design exercise. As we did last fall, the Management Team has been working on scheduling a Joint Work Session between the City Council and the MEDC, MPFDC, and P&Z to discuss vision, projects and other initiatives. In an attempt to avoid meeting on a regularly scheduled board meeting night, they have selected Thursday, September 29th at 6:00pm for this year’s meeting. It will be held in the multi-purpose room at City Hall. In addition, the City Council will be scheduling joint meetings with the individual boards on a rotating, quarterly basis. Tentatively, the joint meeting with the MPFDC has been scheduled for January 9, 2023. Several staff will be attending the National Recreation and Park Association conference in Phoenix during the third week in September. The Texas Recreation and Park Society’s North Region conference will be held on Thursday, November 3rd in Irving. The session schedule has not been released, but if Board members would like to attend the TRAPS North conference, please notify Sarah Speer by September 30th.
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