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Home My WebLink About2024-03-04 - Minutes - Parks and Recreation Advisory Board March 4, 2023 5:30 PM Hybrid Meeting City Hall Room 111 113 W Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR Members: Join Zoom Meeting Join by Telephone: (Toll Free) 888 475 4499) Webinar ID: 848 6171 2740 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; Zach Foster, Park Planner 1. Call to Order – 5:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call – Dockery, Kincaid, Davis (virtual), Walsh, Downing, Cunningham, Zabecki, Sheely, Vranovci 3. Approval of Minutes, February – Kincaid made motion for approval, Downing to second, approved by all. PNRCAAB Motion 8-0-0. 4. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner Development Name: The Lennon Engineer: Engineering Services, Inc (K. Ramirez-Rosas) Owner: Willow Bend Optionco LLC Location: North of N Truckers Dr and N Continental Dr Parcel ID Number: 765-15830-007 Park Quadrant: NW Development Size: 20.2 ac Units: 522 Multi-Family Land Dedication Requirement: N/A Fee-in-Lieu Requirement: $496,944 2 Nearby Existing Parks: Underwood Park, Wilson Springs Preserve Developer’s Request: Fee-in-Lieu Staff Recommendation: Fee-in-Lieu Justification: Proximity to existing parks PRAB Recommendation: Sheely made motion to approve, Walsh to second. Motion: 8-0-0. 5. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner Development Name: 54th Street Subdivision Engineer: Crafton Tull (C. Gardner) Owner: Coleson Brook LLC Location: East of intersection of W Fountain St and N Tradition Ave Parcel ID Number: 765-16168-000, 765-16164-400 Park Quadrant: NW Development Size: 12.13 ac Units: 72 single-family Land Dedication Requirement: N/A Fee-in-Lieu Requirement: $78,408 Nearby Existing Parks: Bundrick Park, Red Oak Park, Harmony Pointe Park, Woolsey Wet Prairie, Hamestring Creek Trail Corridor Developer’s Request: Fee-in-Lieu Staff Recommendation: Fee-in-Lieu Justification: Proximity to existing parks PRAB Recommendation: Sheely made motion to approve, Cunningham to second. Motion: 9-0-0. 6. Review of Park Land Funds: Ted Jack – Jack to give overview of Parkland Dedication history, quadrant breakdown, revenue history, and PLD funds remaining. 7. Active Transportation Advisory Committee Update: Yarri Davis – No update to report 8. Botanical Garden Report: Elizabeth Cunningham – Revamping membership, staff handbook completion, staff now to have vision insurance, appreciation dinner being planned, volunteer training and classes ongoing. 9. Friend of Parks Report: Steve Sheely – Going to two meetings a month: one for admin, one for staff. Working on FOP website, large donor, and scholarship strategies. 10. Land Acquisition Committee Report: Will Dockery – Staff were asked to make a matrix for Park Land Acquisition to support efforts which was provided by Ted Jack. 3 11. Arts Council Report: Sarah Downing – Call for muralist announced for Nelson Hackett Blvd., call for art for construction fencing in the Upper Ramble, WKND Starts begins mid- April, looking for vendors for First Thursdays, and application for Gulley Park Concert Series. 12. Project, Construction and HMR Update; Ted Jack, Park Planning Superintendent – Jack to give project, construction and HMR updates. 13. Announcements March 4 Fayetteville Youth Baseball Practices Start - Kessler March 4 Dickson Street Mile Registration Opens March 6 Youth Softball Coaches’ Meeting - Lady Dawg Yard March 8-10 Youth Fastpitch Tournament – Gary Hampton March 8-10 FYB Tournament – White River March 9 Lake Wilson Invasive Pull – Lake Wilson March 9 Outdoor Fayetteville Hike with a Forester – Clabber Creek Trail March 11 Spring Youth Softball Practices Start – Gary Hampton March 12 Outdoor Fayetteville Fishing – Lake Fayetteville Marina March 13 Outdoor Fayetteville Kayaking – Lake Fayetteville Marina March 14 Outdoor Fayetteville Archery – Lake Fayetteville Marina March 16 YRCC Easter Egg Hunt – Yvonne Richardson Community Center March 16-17 Adult Softball Tournament – Gary Hampton March 19 Outdoor Fayetteville Bike Classes – Lake Fayetteville Marina March 18-22 Spring Break Camp – Yvonne Richardson Community Center March 22-24 Youth Fastpitch Tournament – Gary Hampton March 22-24 FYB Tournament – Kessler March 25 4U Youth Softball Practices Start – Gary Hampton March 25 Tennis and Pickleball Classes – Wilson / Walker Park March 27 Outdoor Fayetteville Disc Golf - Northshore 4 March 30 YRCC Bridging the Gap Event – Walker Park April 1 Summer Sport Registration Opens April 1 FYB Opening Day - Kessler Next Meeting Date April 1 14. Attachments 1. PNRCAAB February Meeting Minutes 2. HMR Report 15. Adjourn – 6:25 p.m. 16. Submitted by – Elizabeth Milton, Sr. Admin. PNRCAAB minutes provide the basic discussions and motions of the PRAB meeting. For more info, please refer to the PNRCAAB meeting video provided on the City’s website.