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Home My WebLink About2023-08-07 - Minutes -- CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS Parks and Recreation Advisory Board August 7, 2023 5:30 PM Hybrid Meeting City Hall Room 111 113 W Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR MEETING AGENDA 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, Park Planning Superintendent, Zach Foster 1. Call to Order — Docker called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call — Dockery, Brink, Kincaid, Chambers, Freund, Sheely, Davis, Walsh, Downing 3. Staff — Jumper, Jack, Foster, Bell, Farmer, Milton -Bell 4. Approval of Minutes, July — PRAB Motion: Freund moved to approve July minutes. Kincaid seconded the motion. 5. Apple Seed's Report: Mary Thompson — Thompson passed their annual report out, shared their mission which is to improve health in our community by educating children about healthy foods, including how to cook and grow it. Parks has had a partnership with Appleseed's through Gulley Park since 2015 and have a 20-year agreement in place for the teaching farm. 6. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner Development Name: 1301 Gregg Ave Multi -Family Development Engineer: Ecological Design Group (K. Morgan) Owner: Pathway Baptist Church Location: Parcel ID Number: Park Quadrant: Units: Land Dedication Requirement: Fee -in -Lieu Requirement: Nearby Existing Parks: Developer's Request: 1301 Gregg Ave 765-14008-000 NW 180 Multi -Family N/A $171,360 Gregory Park, Wilson Park, Lewis Soccer Complex, Brooks- Hummell Nature Preserve, Razorback Greenway Trail Fee -in -Lieu Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 Staff Recommendation: Fee -in -Lieu Justification: Proximity to existing parks PRAB Recommendation: Brink motion to consider both fee -in -lieu dedications at the same time. Freund seconded the motion. Motion 6-0-0. 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: Drake Farms (Phase 1b) Specialized Real Estate Group (C. Amos) 1155 Properties LLC NW corner of N Gregg Ave and W Drake St 765-15884-000 NW 136 Multi -Family N/A $129,472 Gordon Long, Razorback Greenway, Scull Creek Trail Corridor Fee -in -Lieu Fee -in -Lieu Proximity to existing parks PRAB Recommendation: PRAB considered 6 & 7 together. Brink motion to consider both fee -in -lieu dedications at the same time. Freund seconded the motion. Motion 6-0-0. 8. Sculpture Placement Proposal: Joanna Bell -- Bell asked for location approval of a commissioned sculpture in memory of local artist Hank Kaminsky. Two locations were proposed for approval; one at the Gulley park Sculpture Garden, and one the Lower Ramble. PRAB Recommendation: Motion was made by Kincaid to approve both. Motion was seconded by Brink. Motion: 6-0-0 9. Ordinance Amendment Proposal — Ebike regulations: Alison Jumper and Matt Mihalevich — Board discussed ordinance amendments and recommended some minor changes. Staff to bring back revised ordinance in September. 10. Active Transportation Advisory Committee Update: Yarri Davis — Requested feedback on signal at Block & Nelson Hackett Blvd and concerned about a site line issue. 11. Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks Update: Joel Freund — No report. II 12. Friend of Parks Committee Report: Steve Sheely — Scheduled next meeting. 13. Land Acquisition Committee Report: Will Dockery — No report. 14. Protect Update: Ted Jack, Planning Superintendent — Jack gave updates on all under - construction Park projects. 15. Review of HMR Report: Ted Jack, Planning Superintendent — Jack presented that HMR for June was $440,113. 16. Announcements August 10 Friends of YRCC Board Meeting — YRCC August 11 Weekend Starts Series Resumes in The Lower Ramble August 14 YRCC Afterschool Program Starts - YRCC August 14 Wilson Pool Reduced Hours Start — Wilson Park Pool August 16 Arts Council Meeting — City Administration Building August 19 Fall Youth Soccer Starts — Kessler August 28 Fall Adult Softball Starts — Gary Hampton August 28 Fall Adult Kickball Starts — Walker Park September 4 Wilson Pool Closes Next Meeting Date Wednesday September 6tn 17. Attachments 1. PRAB July Meeting Minutes 2. HMR Report 18. Adjourn — Dockery adjourned the meeting at 7:05 p.m. 19. Submitted by: E. Milton, Sr. Admin PRAB minutes provide the basic discussions and motions of the PRAB meeting. For more info, please refer to the PRAB meeting video provided on the City's website.