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Home My WebLink About1969-08-07 - MinutesJ • CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, cR::{ANSr.S PARKS AND RECREATION C0:11.ISSION i EETING Minutes August 7, 1969 The meeting was called to order by David Lashley, Chaira'an. The City Consultant Mr. Jim Vizzier, was introduced. Vizzier explained the work 1ney cad been doing the Dast year for the ?lanning Com.missicn. He t ought -,na. no.;' was the time for each area ConC reed, such as the ?arks and c_ose look at :r_at t;,2 are pr^=cs' _arc Recreation Co.-:ission, to:,ake_z_ _ -- y_ approve, disapprove or recommend any changes to the Planning Co-r.Iisszo::-at pubic he larin=-s . - - -- ---- -. - . - _..- -- - -- -- - The proposal for land use was based on the City exDa.^.ding to rouble in _.. population by 1990. This would make the study a 20 year plan. First, they related an atte Dt to locate recreation and school areas together by neighbor- hood. This was difficult because of the terrain. Second, they tried to set up the Creek beds as buffers. They would develop along the creek as a means I providing transportation to various parks and recreation areas. M-, school sights would be developed as playgrounds. A specific area of develop--.. • ment was a_c-:g the new 71 Bypass and the railroad right-of-way. Tee parks development consists of four and possibly five areas. " ese would be developed in four corners of the now existing City and as the City g m'.a _t woula develop around these and become more centrally locates :._t.._.. each neigaboraood. Each of the four areas would be a little different in terrain. 'ac- of the areas would consist of community park and community center. Following are the areas noted: 1. ighway 45 rear the location of the proposed new High Sc:":ool site and should have a 50 to 60 acre area to develop as a park. 2. ::c^_h near Highway 71 Bypass and Johnson Road. Souza of tnis area s a 30 acre location. 3. Sp t off Cato Springs Road near the :later anc Sewer Cperazion Center. L. East -_ -''fay 16 3yDass at i. ^.e o_d C Se::er "real ?la -t and .�__ ---v .er7 S'--e1-er. .-..._m.a1 5. :.:rs. :_ai_ -2r _ 72 - OCat2G a= .._. .;._anC and S -n venue. ?_a�7r0l2ds ::cu_d Oe _JJated at rcJ e..t anv JCsec scC00_ Sit25 as =J110'..'S: Leveret= -0l and -Ave ......c _z �• :.SJC 'i. ue=.arson %Z ,' 7. • 5.['orfield 'i. Ye':: Sci:oo'_ north of Asbell av i6 Bypass 45 property Jt:-:er items discussed briefly by Mr. Vizzier were the location Drc:osed for t:^e :'aceral Building and Civic Center. Mr. Vizzier asked - Ccc.c.i s_oa To c_sr ss :.is Dr000sals and offer any recommendatio 'is __ae :seeded before the Planning Commission can adoDt Z" -.e -"ga-s. �rJDerTV north OS tie Veterans AdIDlniStra tion riOSDlTaI .:as d'_SCusSed and report on the status of the project was presented by the Director, .:-:is report eras adopted as the state::.ert requested by t::^e Citycard and will be forwarded to the City Manager with a copy of -C"ese -.otlen was made by Dr. Rod Ryan that the original plan which was d2°:210Ded DV t.^.6 Faye.te Ville Jaycees with consultations wlta other age.^.Cies and tentatively approved by Mr. Edwards who was at that time Bureau of R'ec- reatlOn Administrative Assistant for the State Of Arkansas he adopted as our reco--lendation for the overall development of -the area. The motion car -ries. _his plan was presented on a map and marked PR -1. called meeting of the Commission will be necessary in View o= t_ -:e press=business, _.e., reco=endations on the land use plans by t:^.e C_ty Plan-i1Z Consultant, preliminary budget planning, review of fall progra.-, acility for adult grogram, inventory of projects and designation. of`_ _.,_- try, and progress report for City Board. Prese-t: aS :1 e7 rG:r.. 0 Respectfully submitted, Jim Bro:;n n= ng Secretary 21 I 0 MmAJT"" SrJpv L- i LJ PALS & RECREATION COMMISSION � TOPOGRAPHIC ATLAS INDEX Lake Fayetteville - Lake Sequoyah City Park V. A. Park Walker Park Industrial Park PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX Lake Fayetteville Lake Sequoyah • City Park V. A. Park Walker Park Industrial Park Lake Wilson Sewer Plant(New) �' %,� [fYeil''� !.ate ..;.•r,4 C:/AOi h / R30W, T16N, #33 R30W, TI;&. #89,94793 R29W, T16N, #74 ,-I R29W, T16N, #81982983,84 R30W, T16N, #36 R30W, T16N, #33 R30W, T16N, #81 R30W, T16N, #83 1766-487 1766-32 1766-02, 1766-01 1766-57 1766-58 1766&55 1766-707 1766-55 9-7-69 v �j�/^�//..G`Gr71_ /`)«/ L' / .1 v �j�/^�//..G`Gr71_ /`)«/ L' / -7_6% !y, l�!'t_r1 / % / : t:`LLrG1 LG:LZiLriL�G6iCt Jit ,✓ .tel- ,..._ r �f' el I/ I• PROGREcS REPORT V.AsE OSPITAL • PROPOSED PARK On January 2nd 1964 the tract of land situated in the northeast quarter of section 9., township 16 northvrange30 west was conveyed to the city of Fayetteville by the administrator of veterans affairs by quitclaim deed. This 19.382 acres of land to be used for park and recreation not to interfere with the care and treatment of patients in the Y.A. Hospital. It is my understanding khat at this time Mr. Brown the mayor XX turned the project over to the various garden clubs in town to come up with a plan for developing the area as they saw fit. I As far as I can find out no formal plans were submitted by the S garden club. Between 1965 June and 1969 the Fayetteville Jaycees took • on as a project to try and get the area developed into a park. When the Department of Parks and Recreation was formed in 1967 one of my assignments was to assist in the development. My first contact wis with Tom Epperson who was at that time the Jaycee in charge df that particular project. Several meetings were held with the city engineer, city architect,A Jayceeeworking for YcClelland EK Engineers Tom Epperson. Basic plans were made and an meeting was held withJim Edwards who was at that time incharge B.O.R. projects for this area After two meetings and making sone changes which he recomended vie were ready to submit the plans to the federal govt. for approval for a federal loan on a fifty fifty matching bases. At this time Some of the people in the garden clubs found out what had • been planned and callrMrs Swartz. She called me and wanted me to set up ameeting whith the Jaycees to learn more about the plans. The garden club group did not like what was to be done.. the Jaycees were discouraged and the project was dropped . r Certain members of'the Ozark society and the local garden clubs wanted to see the property developed with only nature trails and leave Wt as it is in its natural state. Still they have done nothing. The Parks and Recreation Advisery Committee and the City Council went on rdcord recomendir_g that plans be put into action to procede at leastt with stage one of the original plans. This was to be done with volentere workers as only nine hundred dollars had been placed in the 1969 budget for getting the Job started in hopes that civic clubs might become interested in helping with the project. The estimated cost of the original project with a winterized building was 180P000. One work day was held by the Sequoyah K iwanis Club. At that time about one fourth of the ground was cleared that is to include stage one of the prject. Since this work day little has been done mainly because of vacations and that the heavy machinery that is needed to ve the tree is tied up during the good working conditions that summer brings to the construction people. •