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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-01-03 - Minutes -
Parks, Natural Resources and Cultural Affairs Advisory Board
January 3, 2024
5:30 PM
Hybrid Meeting
City Hall Room 111
113 W Mountain Street
Fayetteville, AR
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Members: Will Dockery (Chair) - exp 24, Hugh Kincaid - exp 25, Stephen Sheely (Vice Chair) -
exp 25, Yarri Davis - exp 24, Doug Walsh - exp 24, Sarah Downing - exp 25, Korab Vranovci –
exp 26, Elizabeth Cunningham – exp 26, Melissa Zabecki – exp 26
City Staff: Alison Jumper, Parks, Natural Resources, and Cultural Affairs Director; Lee Farmer,
Recreation Superintendent; Ted Jack, Park Planning Superintendent, Sr. Admin; Elizabeth
Milton
1. Call to Order: 5:31 p.m.
2. Roll Call – Dockery, Kincaid, Sheely, Davis, Walsh, Downing, Vranovci, Cunningham,
Zabecki
3. Welcome new board members - Board members and staff gave brief introductions, new
board members welcomed.
4. Approval of Minutes, December – Kincaid made motion for approval, Cunningham to
second, approved by all.
PNRCAAB Motion 9-0-0.
5. Election of Officers – Chair: Davis to nominate Dockery for another year as chair,
Vranovci to second. Motion: 8-0-0. Vice Chair: Sheely to accept another term as Vice
Chair, Davis to second. Motion: 8-0-0. ATAC: Kincaid to nominate Davis, seconded by
Sheely. Motion: 8-0-0. BGO: Sheely to nominate Cunningham, Davis to second.
Motion: 8-0-0.
6. Underwood Park Master Plan: Reva Meeks, Ecological Design Group – Staff to hear
from Reva Meeks with Ecological Design Group who descried their process and methods
of coming up with a Master Plan for Underwood Park. Davis made motion for approval,
Kincaid to second.
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PNRCAAB Motion: Motion 9-0-0.
7. Active Transportation Advisory Committee Update: Yarri Davis – Reported on
upcoming trail work, grants received, and expansion work slated for 2024.
8. Friend of Parks Report: Steve Sheely – Sheely reported FoP’s goals are to continue
working on 2024 calendar, schedule upcoming events, develop a cohesive social media
presence, invite new board members, and clarify what constitutes becoming a “Friend” or
member of Friend of Parks.
9. Land Acquisition Committee Report: Will Dockery – Dockery to give brief overview of
Land Acquisition Committee’s purpose, goals and duties.
10. Arts Council Report: Sarah Downing – Did not meet in December. Downing to give
update on Canvas of Light art installation, which ran through the holidays.
11. Project, Construction and HMR Update; Ted Jack, Park Planning Superintendent –
Jack to give updates on Wilson Park Hub, the Hub art wall, Gulley Park playground,
Walker Community park, Kessler Saddle Up trail, Combs/White River park -- staff to
recommend someone from PNRCABB to become a stakeholder for future projects like
Combs.
12. Orientation Date – Jan. 10, 12 - 1:30pm
13. Announcements
January 8 YRCC Afterschool Starts - YRCC
January 9 Winter Adult Volleyball Starts – YRCC
January 20 Frozen Toes 5K/15K – Kessler Mountain Regional Park
Next Meeting Date February 5
14. Attachments
1. PRAB December Meeting Minutes
2. HMR Report
15. Adjourn – 6:46 p.m.
16. Submitted by – Elizabeth Milton, Sr. Admin. PNRCABB minutes provide the basic
discussions and motions of the PNRCABB meeting. For more info, please refer to the
PNRCABB meeting video provided on the City’s website.