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Home My WebLink About2025-01-06 - Minutes - 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 – 5:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call – Present: Kincaid, Sheely, Davis, Walsh, Downing, Zabecki, Caldwell. Virtual: Vranovci, Cunningham 3. Welcome new board members – Sky Caldwell welcomed as new board member. 4. Approval of Minutes, December – Davis made motion for approval, Walsh to second. PNRCAAB Motion: 9-0-0. 5. Election of Officers -- Davis made motion to appoint Sheely as Chair, Kincaid to second. PNRCAAB Motion: 9-0-0. Sheely made motion to appoint Downing as Vice Chair, Davis to second PNRCAAB Motion: 9-0-0 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 2 Development Size: 18.0 ac Units: 38 single-family, 72 multi-family Land Dedication Requirement: N/A 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: Walsh made motion to approve, Davis to second. PNRCAAB Motion: 9-0-0 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: Walsh made motion to approve, Davis to second. PNRCAAB Motion: 9-0-0 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 3 Park Quadrant: SE Development Size: 5.0 ac Units: 8 single-family Land Dedication Requirement: N/A Fee-in-Lieu Requirement: $8,712 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: Kincaid made motion to approve, Davis to second. PNRCAAB Motion: 9-0-0 Approval of Combs Park Master Plan – Ted Jack, Park Planning Superintendent – Downing made motion to approve, Kincaid/Cunningham to second. PNRCAAB Motion: 9- 0-0 9. Committee Reports: Active Transportation Advisory Committee Update: Doug Walsh Land Acquisition: Yarri Davis to transfer after Walsh agreed to sit on Active Transportation Botanical Garden Report: Elizabeth Cunningham Donor Recognition Review Subcommittee: Steve Sheely Arts Council Report: Sarah Downing 10. Project, Construction and HMR Update; Ted Jack, Park Planning Superintendent 11. Orientation Date – January 23 at noon at Parks, Natural Resources & Cultural Affairs Office 12. 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 4 13. Attachments 1. PRAB December Meeting Minutes 2. HMR Report 14. Adjourn – 7:02 p.m.