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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-04-01 - Minutes - Parks, Natural Resources and Cultural Affairs Advisory Board April 1, 2024 5:30 PM Hybrid Meeting City Hall Room 111 113 W Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR Members: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b8QLrUF2Tx- 7WMKtDGMGEQ Join by Telephone: (Toll Free) 888 475 4499 Webinar ID: 814 9553 4487 Members: Will Dockery (Chair) - exp 24, Hugh Kincaid - exp 25, Stephen Sheely - 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; Elizabeth Milton, Sr. Admin Assistant; Zach Foster, Park Planning; John Scott, Urban Forestry 1. Call to Order – 5:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call – Dockery, Sheely (virtual), Davis, Downing, Vranovci, Cunningham, Zabecki. Absent: Kincaid, Walsh 3. Approval of Minutes – Davis made motion for approval, Downing to second, approved by all. PNRCAAB Motion 7-0-0. 4. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner Development Name: Kidder Townhomes Engineer: Jorgensen & Assoc (J. Inman) Owner: Aria Holdings Location: SE corner of W Wedington Dr and W Michael Cole Dr Parcel ID Number: 765-16221-000 Park Quadrant: SW Development Size: 5.1 ac Units: 69 multi-family Land Dedication Requirement: N/A Fee-in-Lieu Requirement: $65,688.00 Nearby Existing Parks: Bundrick Park, Harmony Pointe Park, Woolsey Wet Prairie Developer’s Request: Fee-in-Lieu 2 Staff Recommendation: Fee-in-Lieu Justification: Proximity to existing parks PRAB Recommendation: Davis made motion to approve, Vranovci to second. Motion: 7-0-0. 5. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner Development Name: 915 S Hill Ave Engineer: Community by Design (B. Teague) Owner: Ace Property Ventures, LLC Location: 915 S Hill Ave Parcel ID Number: 765-14950-000, 765-14933-000 Park Quadrant: SW Development Size: 1.1 ac Units: 40 multi-family Land Dedication Requirement: N/A Fee-in-Lieu Requirement: $38,080 Nearby Existing Parks: Walker Park, Lower Ramble, Greathouse Park, YRCC, World Peace Wetland Prairie, Co-Op Park, , Tsa-La-Gi Trail Corridor, Town Branch Trail Corridor Developer’s Request: Fee-in-Lieu Staff Recommendation: Fee-in-Lieu Justification: Proximity to existing parks PRAB Recommendation: Vranovci made motion to approve, Davis to second. Motion: 7-0-0. 6. Fayetteville Disc Association Report: Josh McGee – McGee presented a description and history of ultimate frisbee in Fayetteville. He expressed current and future needs for FDA’s ultimate players, and his hopes for continuing to grow their presence in NWA, as facilities allow, through continued partnership with Parks & Recreation. 7. Urban Forestry Update: John Scott – Staff John Scott gave un update on Urban Forestry’s staff, goals for the future, accomplishments in the past year/decade, ways to get involved, as well as an updated analysis of the current state of Fayetteville’s urban forest. 8. Donor Recognition Update: Alison Jumper – Alison Jumper expressed the need to update the current donor recognition policy and presented the idea of forming a subcommittee to address aging code/policy. Three current PNRCAAB board members volunteered. 3 9. Active Transportation Advisory Committee Update: Yarri Davis – Matrix being developed to help advise the priority of where we’re building trails. Davis also mentioned connectivity to parks as a priority in said matrix. LTI’s have begun implementation for some city crosswalks to increase safety. 10. Botanical Garden Report: Elizabeth Cunningham – New membership and training completed for volunteers. A new policy and procedure manual has been recently developed. Improvements were approved for maintenance repairs, membership details updated, and current BGO events were communicated by Cunningham. 11. Friend of Parks Report: Steve Sheely – No report. 12. Land Acquisition Committee Report: Will Dockery – LAC is working on a matrix to determine the importance for land acquisition. 13. Arts Council Report: Sarah Downing – Downing to report on Arts Council reviewing submissions for current and future projects. 14. Project, Construction and HMR Update; Ted Jack, Park Planning Superintendent - Jack to give project, construction and HMR updates. 15. Announcements April 3 Outdoor Fayetteville - Kayaking April 10 Outdoor Fayetteville - Map and Compass Fundamentals April 11 Outdoor Fayetteville - Field Navigation Class April 15 Spring Youth Softball Games Start – Gary Hampton April 17 Outdoor Fayetteville – Archery April 18 Outdoor Fayetteville - Kayaking April 19 Outdoor Fayetteville - AGFC Mountain Bike Class April 24 Outdoor Fayetteville - Fishing May 1 Outdoor Fayetteville - Cooking with Fire and Dutch Ovens May 4 Spring Square 2 Square – Razorback Greenway (Walker Park) May 6 PNRCAAB Meeting April 19-20 Phantasma in The Lower Ramble 16. Attachments 1. PRAB March Meeting Minutes 2. HMR Report 17. Adjourn – 6:33 p.m. 4