HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11-04 - Minutes -
Parks, Natural Resources and Cultural Affairs Advisory Board
November 4, 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.
Call to Order – 12:07 PM
1. Roll Call – Present via Zoom: Dockery, Kincaid, Walsh, Downing, Vranovci, Zabecki,
Cunningham, Sheely. Absent: Davis.
2. Approval of Minutes – Walsh made motion for approval, Downing to second, approved
by all. PNRCAAB Motion: 7-0-0.
3. Botanical Garden of the Ozarks Annual Report – Ashley Wardlow, Executive
Director
Lake Fayetteville Bird Blind Proposal – Kelly Mulhollan - Kincaid made motion for
approval, Zabecki to second, approved by all. PNRCAAB Motion: 8-0-0.
4. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner
Development Name: Meadowland Heights
Engineer: Odyssey Engineering (J. Chavis)
Owner: Double Springs Brothers LLC
Location: N Meadowlands Dr and W Sardinia Way
Parcel ID Number: 765-16237-011
Park Quadrant: NW
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Development Size: 1.4 ac
Units: 17 multi-family
Land Dedication Requirement: N/A
Fee-in-Lieu Requirement: $16,184
Nearby Existing Parks: Bryce Davis Park, Red Oak Park, Dale Clark Park, Owl Creek
Trail Corridor, Woolsey Wet Prairie
Developer’s Request: Fee-in-Lieu
Staff Recommendation: Fee-in-Lieu
Justification: Proximity to existing parks
PNRCAAB Recommendation 8-0-0: Dockery made motion to accept, Walsh to second,
approved by all.
5. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner
Development Name: Township Church Multi-Family Development
Engineer: Gavin Smith Civil Engineering (J. Young)
Owner: Fayetteville Baptist Church
Location: 2400 E Township St
Parcel ID Number: 765-16086-000
Park Quadrant: NE
Development Size: 1.2 ac
Units: 8 multi-family
Land Dedication Requirement: N/A
Fee-in-Lieu Requirement: $7,616
Nearby Existing Parks: Gulley Park, Clarence Craft Park, Niokaska Trail Corridor
Developer’s Request: Fee-in-Lieu
Staff Recommendation: Fee-in-Lieu
Justification: Proximity to existing parks
PNRCAAB Recommendation 8-0-0: Dockery made motion to accept, Walsh to second,
approved by all.
6. Proposed Park Rules: Alison Jumper, Director
PNRCAAB Recommendation 8-0-0: Vranovci made motion to accept, Zabecki to
second, approved by all.
7. Buddy Hayes Park Update: Alison Jumper, Director
8. Lake Fayetteville Update: Alison Jumper, Director
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9. Parks Office Mural Update: Alison Jumper, Director
Fees Update: Lee Farmer, Recreation Superintendent –
PNRCAAB Recommendation 8-0-0: Downing made motion to accept, Cunningham to
second, approved by all.
10. Aquatic Study Update- Survey Findings, Lee Farmer, Recreation Superintendent
11. Committee Reports:
Active Transportation Advisory Committee Update: Yarri Davis/none
Botanical Garden Report: Elizabeth Cunningham
Friend of Fayetteville Parks Report: Steve Sheely
Donor Recognition Review Subcommittee: Steve Sheely
Land Acquisition Committee Report: Will Dockery
Arts Council Report: Sarah Downing
12. Project and HMR Update; Ted Jack
13. Announcements
November 11 City Offices Closed for Veterans Day
November 16 Invasive Cleanup- Kessler
November 20 Friendsgiving Event – YRCC
November 22 Lighting of the Ozarks- Fayetteville Square
December 14 White Elephant 5K- Fayetteville Square
December 14 YRCC Bingo - YRCC
14. Attachments
1. PNRCAAB October Meeting Minutes
2. HMR Report
15. Adjourn – 1:17 p.m.
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