HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-08-06 - Minutesr C i n i•iF'_E li�.nr OF THE PARKS AND RnCREATIOIN ADVISORY BOARD • August 6, 1970. 1:00 P.i•i, Iembers Present: Dale Clark, Margaret 19ooten, Ben Flinborn, David Lashley, Rodney Ryan, Others Present: Mark Krueger, Ernie Tdilkerson, Sid Willbanks, Wesley Horre. The meeting was brought to order by the Chairma:., David Lashley. The first item of business-:•ras a letter of resignation fro.rli Claude Sutton. T•;en:bera discussed who could take his place. Mr. Winborn said that the plumber wouu-_d start the pi'w Bing rough in for the n=w gym lJonday (August 10). The building should be here in 11 about a week =and should be up in approximately two weeks. Mr. Clark said that `here had been some trouble at the City Pool with chemicals coloring the wager and scot or carbon in the bottom of the pool. The pool has been closed a day :fcr cleOnin . fin imbalance of chlorine has also been a problem at c:he pool. .A new unit for more • accurate chlorine reading is being purchased. Mark Krueger, pool manager, reported that the pool attendance for Juh, up to July 24 i% -as 6,839. The take for July •up to July 24 was 6>9,9320 52 Money paid out was $6,137.30. It rias decided by members present to keep `:he City- Swdraming Pool open through August ''0 because grade school children :dll not be in schcc:pl a full day until t -he se�ord week of school. Mr. Clark said th�athe rec •eat:i.:-n ; rogr Lm ..:i l end Frit'ay, August 7. All i•rho participated in the program were to go to ,e Ci+y Pool in the Mr. Clark said that tl: ; fishing tr.':ps and .free z,,::dms at the Boys Club had been very popular. The tennis progra:^. star -'.cd ofw big i':ut slowed �4(Nwn possibly because of the heat. Mr. Lashley asked if the interest in the softball program held up, i-.r..Clark said that it did. Mr. Clark reported the summer recrea tion as a r,��ol. had gone , e_ r ote11_. He said that there was a small racial problem at c ferson b:at i:.hinks • it is under control noir.. Clark said that the -,ennis nets held up well, wits_ m' ":o,• vandalism, and that the tennis courts held up alright. 2 Dlark Krueger suggested that if he ,gas not • the pool that someone pick competetors for arrangements for them to get there, 8-6.70 here next steamer to manage the diving contest and make Mr. Clark said that Ir. Thornsberry, Building and Grounds Superintendent, had gotten the footbridge done at Oberman Park. He said that pipe had been purchased for the softball backstop, the svrings and the monkey bars. The pipe was $127, the framing for the picnic tables was $27 and the material for the tables vrill.be about $100. University students are making dravrings of Oberman Park with suggestions of vhat could be done vrith it . Dir. Lashley said that if the park is to be developed further, long range plans should be made on the drainage problem. Plans were made to start on the budget at next months meeting. At this time Ernie Wilkerson and Sid Will1anks of the Bureau of Out- door Recreation arrived. Dir. Lashley explained the Capital Improvement Plan which Jim Vizzier, Planning Consultant, had drawn up. This Capital Improvement Plan included a long range plan for future park development. Mr. Lashley said that the Board had studied the map as to which of the proposed • areas mould be best developed for use now but that lack of funds had kept these areas from being developed. D' . Lashley explained to Mr. ?',;illbanks and Mr. Wilkerson that the Board was interested in developing a park at Lake Fayetteville. The City Board of Directors is trying to find out the feelings the public has on selling a portion of the area of Lake Fayetteville away from the Lake front to obtain funds to match the funds from the Bureau of Out- door Recreation. Mr. Lashley said that this proposed park could be a regional facility. Possibilities for development of the Lake area are barbeque.and picnic facilities, .boat ramps (vrith boats restricted to ver7r low horSeT 0-VTMr) . sail boating, camping, a lodge for the college students and young people, iv:r.—:Iillbanks explained the force account labor program. In this program, the City can hire their own employees to do the work and B.O.R. will pay half of their wages providing accurate records are kept. Dor. Winborn asked about the possibility of the City and the school vrorking on a park project together or using the school's land for a • project. Mr. i•iillbanks said that B.O.R. would not fund anything in connection with a school. Dr. Willbanks stated that B.O.R. ::rill pay half of the ap raised value of the land if it is not already owned by the City. 3 8-6-70 Mr. .illbanks said that B.O.R.. should get ti1,000,1r00 for this year but • have no money as yet. Mr. Howe said that since the Lake Fayetteville land is being purchased not orith tax money but i•rith the water and sewer utilities, t;muld it be possible that the 7.:ater and Sewer Department could sell it to another department and have B.O.R. match the funds. I%:r. lillbanks said that the City of Little Rock had tried to do that and B.O.R. had not approved the matching funds. Mr. Howe then asked if 80 acres of the Lake property that is being used for pasture land t,:ere sold and the money was put in a fund to develop the rest of the Lake property would B.O.R. match this money. Mr. ;�'illbanks said that it could providing the application was approved. Mr. '141said that the application would have more priority if the project Sias regional also that the University being located in.the area would be a help', and that the other area projects have been finished long enough so that they would not interfere with the application. Mr. Ryan asked if two projects could be put on one application. Iir. Willbanks said that this can be done. • Mr. '111ilkerson explained the open space program through H.U.D. He said that he thinks it is not on a 50-50 basis but on a 1/3-2/3 basis. He stated that both H.U.D. and B.O.R. could not be used on one project. Mr. ;9illbanks asked that the Board give consideration to a small area for the handicapped. Mr. Ryan suggested that Alan Gilbert be asked to help tell the public Iwhat could be done and try to get their cooperation and help. There being no further business, the meeting t;ras adjourned at 3:30 p.m. 40