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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-07-03 - Minutes -CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS Parks and Recreation Advisory Board July 3, 2023 5:30 PM Hybrid Meeting City Hall Room 111 113 W Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR MEETING MINUTES Members: Will Dockery (Chair) - exp 24, Andrew Brink - exp 23, Julie Chambers - exp 23, Joel Freund - exp 23, Hugh Kincaid - exp 25, Stephen Sheely - exp 25, Yarri Davis - exp 24, Doug Walsh - exp 24, Sarah Downing — exp 25 City Staff: Alison Jumper, Parks, Natural Resources, and Cultural Affairs Director; Lee Farmer, Recreation Superintendent, Ted Jack, Planning Superintendent. 1. Call to Order — Dockery called the meeting to order at 5:30 2. Roll Call — Dockery, Brink, Kincaid, Sheely, Davis, Walsh, Freund, Downing, Chambers 3. Absent: Walsh, Downing, Davis 4. Staff: Jumper, Farmer 5. Approval of Minutes, June PRAB Motion: Sheely moved to approve the June minutes. Brink Seconded the motion. 6. Fayetteville Youth Baseball Report, Michael Ferguson Ferguson presented that 870 kids participated in the spring league, which had 83 teams ranging from 4-15 years old. This included 39 girls. FYB hosted 13 Tournaments, which had teams from all across our region. The board is evaluating the number of tournaments for future years because these tournaments are taking availability for league practice times. Ferguson stated that fall registration is open and they are expecting over 600 players for this fall season. Ferguson also presented that FYB made several contributions this year, including turf mounds, home plate at White River Baseball Complex, and a new audio system at Kessler. The total cost for this was approximately $30,000. Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 7. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster. Park Planner Development Name Engineer: Owner: Location: Parcel ID Number: Park Quadrant: Units: Land Dedication Requirement: Fee -in -Lieu Requirement: Nearby Existing Parks: Developer's Request: Staff Recommendation Justification: Midtown Landing Community by Design (B. Teague) Sterling Holdings LLC NW Corner of W Drake St and N Bob Younkin Dr 765-24864-000, 765-24865-000, 765-24866-000 NW 64 Multi -Family N/A $60,928 Gordon Long Park, Razorback Greenway, Scull Creek Trail Corridor, Meadow Valley Trail Corridor Fee -in -Lieu Fee -in -Lieu Proximity to existing parks PRAB Recommendation: Brink moved to accept the staffs recommendation of fee - in -lieu. Kincaid seconded the motion. Motion passed 6-0-0. 8. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner Jumper presented in Foster's absence Development Name: University Lofts at the Sanctuary Engineer: DCI (C. Henrichs) Owner: Sanctuary at SoFay LLC Location: 653 W 15th St Parcel ID Number: 765-15032-000 Park Quadrant: SW Units: 152 Multi -Family Land Dedication Requirement: N/A Fee -in -Lieu Requirement: $144,704 Nearby Existing Parks: Walker Park, Greathouse Park, World Peace Wet Prairie, Fay Jones Woods, Razorback Greenway, Town Branch Trail Corridor, Cato Springs Trail Corridor Developer's Request: Fee -in -Lieu Staff Recommendation: Fee -in -Lieu Justification: Proximity to existing parks PRAB Recommendation: Brink moved to accept the staff's recommendation of fee - in -lieu. Kincaid seconded the motion. Motion passed 6-0-0. 9. Active Transportation Advisory Committee Update: Yarri Davis No report 10. Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks Update: Joel Freund Freund mentioned that there is a volunteer appreciation event in a couple of weeks. Firefly Festival will be on July 15. 11. Friend of Parks Committee Report: Steve Sheely Sheely reported that the committee meet and established goals: • Provide scholarships so all children in Fayetteville can participate in recreation programs. Raise funds to purchase land for park expansion Raise funds for capital improvements, focusing on Community Parks Increase advocacy, ownership, involvement, and volunteerism across our park system. • Facilitate support organizations for Neighborhood Parks Sheely also stated that the committee is researching becoming a 501c3. 12. Land Acquisition Committee Report: Will Dockery Dockery noted the subcommittee met and is working, but not much to report at this time. 13. Project Update: Ted Jack, Planning Superintendent Jumper presented in Jack's absence: • Walker Park Master Plan will have a public meeting on July 14 • Lake Fayetteville Softball Renovations are scheduled to start in the next few weeks. There will be a groundbreaking ceremony on July 14. • Bryce Davis Master Plan- Reviewing the draft plan • Underwood Park Master Plan — Reviewing the draft plan • Wilson Park Hub- construction moving along and Wilson Promenade is open. 14. Review of HMR Report: Ted Jack, Planning Superintendent Jumper presented in Jack's absence HMR for May was $436,973. 15. Announcements July 3-14 Swim Lesson Session #3 — Wilson Pool July 4 City Offices Closed July 5-7 YRCC Summer Camp (Local Legends)- YRCC July 6 Gulley Park Concert #5 (Dead Horse Mountain Band) — Gulley Park July 10-14 Be Active Summer Camp (Outdoor Adventure #3)- Lake Fayetteville July 10-14 YRCC Summer Camp (Game Galore) - YRCC July 13 Gulley Park Concert #6 (Ashtyn Barbree) — Gulley Park July 14 July 17-21 July 17-21 July 17-21 July 17-28 July 20 July 21 July 24-28 July 24-28 July 24-28 Next Meeting Date August 7, 2023 16. Attachments 1. PRAB June Meeting Minutes 2. HMR Report Walker Park Master Plan Public Meeting — Walker Park YRCC Summer Camp (Wonder Water II) - YRCC Be Active Summer Camp (Tennis Camp) — Wilson Park Be Active Summer Camp (Outdoor Adventure #4) — Lake Fayetteville Swim Lesson Session #4 — Wilson Pool Gulley Park Concert #4 and Kidz Night Reschedule Date (Funk Factory) — Gulley Park Dive -In -Movie (Aladdin) — Wilson Pool YRCC Summer Camp (Camp Fays) - YRCC Be Active Summer Camp (Bike Camp) — Lake Fayetteville Be Active Summer Camp (Camp Wilson) — Wilson Park 17. Adjourn Dockery adjourned the meeting at 6:30 pm. 18. Submitted by: Lee Farmer, Recreation Superintendent PRAB minutes provide the basic discussions and motions of the PRAB meeting. For more information, please refer to the PRAB meeting video provided on the city's website. 0