HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-07-01 - Minutes -
Parks, Natural Resources and Cultural Affairs Advisory Board
July 1, 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 - 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
1. Call to Order – 5:30 p.m.
2. Roll Call – Dockery, Sheely, Walsh, Downing, Vranovci, Cunningham, Zabecki: present.
Davis, Kincaid: absent.
3. Approval of Minutes – Zabecki made motion for approval, Cunningham to second,
approved by all. PNRCAAB Motion: 7-0-0.
4. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner
Development Name: Emerson Place
Engineer: Crafton Tull (C. Gardner)
Owner: Riggins Ventures LLC
Location: South of Wedington Dr and W of W Geyser St
Parcel ID Number: 765-16191-001
Park Quadrant: SW
Development Size: 5.25 ac
Units: 48 multi-family
Land Dedication Requirement: N/A
Fee-in-Lieu Requirement: $45,696
Nearby Existing Parks: Harmony Pointe Park, Bundrick Park, Red Oak Park,
Woolsey Wet Prairie, Owl Creek Trail Corridor
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Developer’s Request: Fee-in-Lieu
Staff Recommendation: Fee-in-Lieu
Justification: Proximity to existing parks
PNRCAAB Recommendation: Dockery made motion to approve, Sheely to second.
PNRCAAB Motion: 7-0-0.
5. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner
Development Name: Pleasant Haven
Engineer: Crafton Tull (C. Gardner)
Owner: Thomas Luther
Location: 3179 Old Wire Rd
Parcel ID Number: 765-13254-000, 765-13255-000
Park Quadrant: NE
Development Size: 13.16ac
Units: 41 single-family
Land Dedication Requirement: N/A
Fee-in-Lieu Requirement: $44,649
Nearby Existing Parks: Sweetbriar Park, Braden Park, Rocky Branch Natural Area,
Mud Creek Trail Corridor, Niokaska Trail Corridor
Developer’s Request: Fee-in-Lieu
Staff Recommendation: Fee-in-Lieu
Justification: Proximity to existing parks
PNRCAAB Recommendation: Dockery made motion to approve, Walsh to second.
PNRCAAB Motion: 7-0-0.
6. Active Transportation Advisory Committee Update: Yarri Davis
7. Botanical Garden Report: Elizabeth Cunningham
8. Friend of Fayetteville Parks Report: Steve Sheely
9. Signs & Donor Ordinance Review Subcommittee: Steve Sheely
10. Land Acquisition Committee Report: Will Dockery
11. Arts Council Report: Sarah Downing
12. Project and HMR Update; Ted Jack
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13. Announcements
Weekend Starts runs each Friday in the Lower Ramble from 5-7pm generally from April
through October
July 1-12 Swim Lesson Session 3 – Wilson Park Pool
July 8-12 Be Active Summer Camp (Outdoor Adventure 5) – Lake
Fayetteville
July 11 Gulley Park Concert (The 1 Oz. Jig) Gulley Park
July 12 Movie in the Park (Land Before Time) – Bryce Davis Park
July 15-19 Be Active Summer Camp (Outdoor Adventure 6) – Lake
Fayetteville
July 15-19 Be Active Summer Camp (Camp Wilson 1) – Wilson Park
July 15-19 Be Active Summer Camp (Tennis Camp) – Wilson Park
July 15-26 Swim Lesson Session 4 – Wilson Park Pool
July 18 Gulley Park Concert (Marybeth Byrd) – Gulley Park
July 19 Dive in Movie (Kung Fu Panda 4) – Wilson Park Pool
July 22-26 Be Active Summer Camp (Camp Wilson 2) – Wilson Park
July 22-26 Be Active Summer Camp (Bike Camp) – Centennial Park
July 25 Gulley Park Concert (ARKANSAUCE) -Gulley Park
July 27 Dickson Street Mile – Dickson Street
July 29-Aug 2 Be Active Summer Camp (Camp Wilson 3) – Wilson Park
14. Attachments
1. PNRCAAAB June Meeting Minutes
2. HMR Report
15. Adjourn – 6:31 p.m.
16. Submitted by – Elizabeth Milton, Sr. Admin. PNRCAAB minutes provide the basic
discussions and motions of the PRNCAAB meeting. For more info, please refer to the
PNRCAAB meeting video provided on the City’s website.