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Home My WebLink About2025-01-06 - Agendas - Final Parks, Natural Resources and Cultural Affairs Advisory Board January 6, 2025 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_y5R7_zk0RYW3i0eZyU_IzA Join by Telephone: (Toll Free) 888 475 4499 Webinar ID: 891 3471 5884 Members: Hugh Kincaid - exp 25, Stephen Sheely - exp 25, Yarri Davis - exp 27, Doug Walsh - exp 27, Sarah Downing - exp 25, Korab Vranovci – exp 26, Elizabeth Cunningham – exp 26, Melissa Zabecki – exp 26, Sky Caldwell – exp 27 City Staff: Alison Jumper, Parks, Natural Resources, and Cultural Affairs Director; Lee Farmer, Recreation Superintendent; Ted Jack, Park Planning Superintendent; Elizabeth Milton, Sr. Admin. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Welcome new board members 4. Approval of Minutes, December 5. Election of Officers 6. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner Development Name: Holt Subdivision Engineer: Bates & Associates (B. Wise) Owner: Landmarc Custom Homes, LLC Location: 3568 W Mt Comfort Rd Parcel ID Number: 765-13591-000, 765-13589-000, 765-13593-002 Park Quadrant: NW Development Size: 18.0 ac Units: 38 single -family, 72 multi-family Land Dedication Requirement: N/A 2 Fee -in -Lieu Requirement: $109,926 Nearby Existing Parks : Bryce Davis Park, Gary Hampton Softball Complex, Underwood Park, Red Oak Park Developer’s Request: Fee -in -Lieu Staff Recommendation: Fee -in -Lieu Justification : Proximity to existing parks PRAB Recommendation: 7. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner Development Name: Kessler Creek Engineer: Odyssey Engineering (J. Chavis) Owner: Kessler Creek, LLC Location: S Leflar Way Parcel ID Number: 765-22968-001, 765-14813-000 Park Quadrant: SW Development Size: 46.9 ac Units: 110 single -family Land Dedication Requirement: N/A Fee -in -Lieu Requirement: $119,790 Nearby Existing Parks : Kessler Mountain Regional Park, Finger Park, Holland Park, Centennial Park Developer’s Request: Fee -in -Lieu Staff Recommendation: Fee -in -Lieu Justification : Proximity to existing parks PRAB Recommendation: 8. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner Development Name: Mission Heights Tract 1, Phase 1 Engineer: Ecological Design Group (B. Driver) Owner: Kiwiana Holdings, LLC Location: 1937 E Mission Blvd Parcel ID Number: 765-13366-000 Park Quadrant: SE Development Size: 5.0 ac Units: 8 single -family Land Dedication Requirement: N/A Fee -in -Lieu Requirement: $8,712 3 Nearby Existing Parks : Gulley Park, Clarence Craft Park Developer’s Request: Fee -in -Lieu Staff Recommendation: Fee -in -Lieu Justification : Proximity to existing parks PRAB Recommendation: 9. 2024 Year in Review: Park Staff 10. Committee Reports: Active Transportation Advisory Committee Update: Yarri Davis Botanical Garden Report: Elizabeth Cunningham Donor Recognition Review Subcommittee: Steve Sheely Arts Council Report: Sarah Downing 11. Project, Construction and HMR Update; Ted Jack, Park Planning Superintendent 12. Orientation Date 13. Announcements January 7 YRCC Afterschool Starts – St. James January 18 Outdoor Fayetteville- Hike with an Urban Forester – Traverse January 19 Youth Soccer Registration Closes January 25 Frozen Toes 5K/15K – Kessler Mountain Regional Park Next Meeting Date February 3 14. Attachments 1. PRAB December Meeting Minutes 2. HMR Report 15. Adjourn Parks and Recreation Advisory Board December 2, 2024 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: 853 9543 4175 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 & Cultural Affairs Director; Lee Farmer, Recreation Superintendent; Ted Jack, Park Planning; Sr. Admin; Elizabeth Milton 1. Call to Order – 5:34 p.m. 2. Roll Call – Present: Dockery, Kincaid, Sheely, Davis, Downing, Cunningham. Virtual: Zabecki, Vranovci, Walsh 3. Approval of Minutes – Kincaid made motion for approval, Davis to second, approved by all. PNRCAAB Motion: 9-0-0. 4. Arts and Culture Master Plan: Stillwell Consulting – Davis made motion for approval, Downing to second, approved by all. PNRCAAB Motion: 9-0-0. 5. Parks Operations Update: Byron Humphry 6. Committee Reports: Active Transportation Advisory Committee Update: Yarri Davis Botanical Garden Report: Elizabeth Cunningham Donor Recognition Review Subcommittee: Steve Sheely Land Acquisition Committee Report: Will Dockery 2 Arts Council Report: Sarah Downing 7. Project and HMR Update; Ted Jack 8. Announcements December 14 White Elephant 5K – Square Gardens YRCC Holiday Bingo December 20 Last Day of YRCC Afterschool – YRCC January 7 Spring Afterschool Program Starts – YRCC Next Meeting Date: January 6, 2025 9. Attachments 1. PNRCAAB November Meeting Minutes 2. HMR Report 10. Adjourn – 7:23 p.m. River Commons & Institute River Trail Hub Bayyari Park 1465 East Joyce Blvd., Suite 200, Fayetteville, AR 72703 | halff.com December 31, 2024 Ted Jack Fayetteville Parks, Natural Resources and Cultural Affairs 100 West Rock Street, Suite 250 Fayetteville, AR 72701 Re: Combs Park Dear Parks, Natural Resources and Cultural Affairs Advisory Board: Halff has had the pleasure of working with the Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC) on plans to restore a portion of the White River and develop a public park along the west bank of the river at the termination point of Pump Station Road. The park site was formerly the location of the original source of Fayetteville’s drinking water. Today, the proposed park will provide several amenities consisting of river access, a river promenade, nature trails and greenway access, picnic areas, and a multi-purpose sports field and festival area. This park is being designed in tandem with the West Fork White River restoration project that is being led by WCRC. The revised hydrology and existing geologic features of the river will provide a location for tubing, kayaking, and swimming in this area. We have held two public input meetings that were well attended by the citizens of Fayetteville and also have held multiple meetings with our Focus Group to gather input on what is best desired for this park from the residents and public groups that will use the space. The last public meeting introduced a second survey that resulted in 234 responses. The results of the survey confirmed the following activities are what the community wants from this park: 168 Kayaking and Canoeing 150 Restrooms 130 Swimming Areas 126 Hard Surface Trails connecting to Razorback Greenway 116 Soft Surface Nature Trails along the river 93 Tubing 81 River Overlooks 1465 East Joyce Blvd., Suite 200, Fayetteville, AR 72703 | halff.com 75 Wading Areas 68 Picnic Pavilions 58 Multipurpose Greenspace We also learned that the public would be interested in kiosks for tubes, kayaks, and canoes. The public is interested in adding interpretive features and information that help explain the history around that use the history of the park. 71% are interested in adding places where people can launch and take kayaks out of the river, which will create a water trail. Most would use the park on the weekend and in the afternoon hours. And the public is interested in linking the park to the Razorback Greenway and would use the link primarily for recreation and exercise. When the park is officially renamed, the park names selected were: White River Nature Park White River Park Pump Station River Park Pump House River Park White River Recreation Area Sincerely, M. Dirk Thibodaux, ASLA, PLA Senior Project Manager