HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-05-05 - Minutes - Parks, Natural Resources and Cultural Affairs Advisory Board May 5, 2025 5:30 PM Hybrid Meeting City Hall Room 111 113 W Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G8bc43gHRnijCuWA-QMe0w Join by Telephone: (Toll Free) 888 475 4499 Webinar ID: 876 5682 7412 Members: Chair, Stephen Sheely - exp 25, Vice Chair, Sarah Downing - exp 25, Hugh Kincaid - exp 25, Yarri Davis - exp 27, Doug Walsh - exp 27 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.; Zach Foster, Park Planning Meeting Minutes 1. Call to Order: Steve Sheely, 5:31 p.m. 2. In Attendance: Sheely, Downing, Davis, Walsh, Cunningham, Kincaid, Zabecki, Caldwell Absent: n/a Staff: Jumper via zoom, Farmer, Jack, Milton, Foster 3. Approval of Minutes, April: Kincaid moved to approve, Cunningham to second. PNRCAAB Motion 8-0-0. 4. Parkland Dedication: Zach Foster, Park Planner Development Name: Drake Farms, Phase 2 Engineer: Specialized Real Estate Group (C. Amos) Owner: 115 Properties LLC Location: NW Intersection of Gregg Ave and Drake St Parcel ID Number: 765-15844-000 Park Quadrant: NW Development Size: 5.38 AC Units: 119 multi-family 2 Land Dedication Requirement: N/A Fee-in-Lieu Requirement: $113,288 Nearby Existing Parks: Gordon Long Park, Wilson Springs Preserve, Razorback Greenway, Meadow Springs Trail Corridor, Scull Creek Trail Corridor Developer’s Request: Fee-in-Lieu Staff Recommendation: Fee-in-Lieu Justification: Proximity to existing parks PNRCAAB Recommendation: 8-0-0. Cunningham to move for approval of fee-in-lieu, Caldwell to second. 5. Yvonne Richardson Report: Josh Lainfiesta 6. Ordinance Amendment: Chapter 97 – Donor Recognition: Alison Jumper: PNRCAAB Recommendation: 8-0-0. Kincaid motioned for approval, Downing to second. 7. South Yard – Park Naming Discussion: Ted Jack 8. Friends of Fayetteville Parks Report: Steve Sheely: PNRCAAB Recommendation: 8-0-0. MOA with City approval motioned for approval by Davis, seconded by Cunningham. 9. Project, Construction and HMR Update; Ted Jack 10. Committee Reports: Active Transportation Advisory Committee Update: Doug Walsh Botanical Garden Report: Elizabeth Cunningham Land Acquisition: Yarri Davis Donor Recognition Review Subcommittee: Steve Sheely Arts Council Report: Sarah Downing 11. Announcements: Weekend Starts runs each Friday in the Lower Ramble or Upper Ramble from 5-7 pm, May 2 through October 3 May 10 Gulley Interactive Fountain Opens – Gulley Park May 10 Walker Park Splash Pad Opens - Walker Park May 24 Wilson Pool Opens – Wilson Park June 2-7 Be Active Summer Camp (Outdoor Adventure)- Lake Fayetteville June 2 YRCC Summer Camp Starts – YRCC Next Meeting Date: June 2 12. Adjournment Time: 6:45 p.m. 13. Submitted by: Elizabeth Milton