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PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
December 22, 1981
The regular meeting of PRAB met at 7:30 am in City Hall,
chairman David Lashley presiding.
Minutes should show a change of spelling to: EDMONSTON.
They were approved as changed.
TRAPPING
David has sent a memo to the City Manager and the Board about
discontinuing any trappin?at all parks and water fronts. If a need
is found at anytime, this need is to be indicated to the PRAB to
have looked into.
VOLUNTEERISM
David wrote the President's Commission about their Volunteer
Campaign, asking for inormation.
BUDGET AND PLANNING
1. Copies of ledger pages from the city were made available. These
were confusing. David will make a summary for PRAB members.
2. Budget given to the City Board. PRAB needs to know about adjust-
ments before it is finalized. i.e. specifically that we need consultant
fees left in.
3. No report to PRAB on the city sales tax yet.
4. No report to PRAB on Community Development funds yet.
5. No report to PRAB on green space yet.
LAKE WILSON
The gate will be finished and closed by Terry's machine shop
as soon as warmer weather enables him to get out there. There has beep
considerable interest by fishermen.
t:'• The Fish and Game Commission will be contacted to see if they
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ill keep it stocked as the`t do other lakes in the area.
SWIMMING POOL
1. The Engineering Contract was taken to the Board. The wording
was ok'd. It was referred to the Finance Committee to review the
financial committment to be made.
The PRAB feels 121/2o plus 5% is r¢diculously high. It is hoped
to keep it under 10% (even 7% is high). It may even be best to
consider getting competative bids.
A consideration should also be given to adding a penalty clause
about completion of each phhse of the work.
2. Since constructthon cannot begin until August 1982, then wait
until the Softball season is complete to begin construction.
PARKS AND DEVELOPMENT
1. Walker Park
The engineering study will have the layout ready - but not the
dollar figures - by the next PRAB meeting.
The Soccer group (Pete Heinzelman) will be invited to attend
and review the layout.
There are 12 picnic areas presently in ase. More are planned
for`` -the new area. We must work around the trees !
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2. Jefferson Park
Bill Waite has talked with the principal
PTA, etc., to meet with soon (after layout is
their ideas of the neighborhood needs.
The school playground property is leased
their use.
and has names of
ready) to discuss
to the city for
CD FUNDING
David McWethy came to visit and discuss CD funding:
1. McWethy talked with the Mayor who said to him, "What does it
take to get it through Lashley's skull we're not going to fund
Asbell gym."
a. Eligibility of Asbell has been questioned
1) Property belongs to the school, -not the city. CD
does not fund school property.
2) Must be princily to serve low and moderate income.
A problem because the entire city uses it.
a) PRAB feels the vast majority use is by the
neighborhood.
b) Only a few outside groups use it.
b. PRAB says Asbell gym badly needs work whether the funds
come from CD or elsewhere.
2. PRAB asked if CD funds will be reallocated to the next priority
on the list.
Priority List:
1. Asbell $75,000 (81 funds)
2. Aquisition of Washington Mountain $55,000 (81)
3. Walker Park North - alternate - estimated $90,000
4. Bates - 2 tennis courts - alternate - estimated $40,000
5. Aquisition of American Legion field - not price yet.
Following lengthy discussion it was decided to leave Asbell in
the asking so funds will remain in 81 allocation, but with plans to
drop Asbell and put funds on down the priority list. The object
being to keep it in the 81 askings so there will be no delays.
3. Sweetzer*s contract expired Dec. 8. He has not finished his
job and is accruing penalty costs each day.
Sweetzer had put Johnson Plumbin in his original contract but
changed and used another group. There is litigation. More money
may be needed to complete this project.
4. PRAB wants the City Board to be kept abreast of all that's being
done. They will ask to be put on the agenda when ready with infor-
mation.
WORK ORDER
1. A weekly maintenance and equipment check has been received from
Tom Beverly to facilitate Dale's check-ups.
2. Rod Ryan will work with Dale on job descriptions for each parks
employee. '2 "
3. A committee is ready to work on a master plan for L r Park
as soon as the Swimming Pool location has been tied down.
4. An organizational chart and committee assignments were distributed
(see attached.
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It was noted that PRAB needs`an advisory or liason person from
both the School Board and the City Board.
• EQUIPMENT RENTAL
1. Gymns are now rented. Question: what about renting them for
parties?
2. What about renting playground equipment (balls, bats, etc.)
3. These ideas will be taken up during our long randge planning
retreat. Bill Waite will give suggested dates at the January
meeting.
4. Rod will bring to PRAB the information of what Little Rock
and others do.
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COST OF PROGRAMS
Need to address the question of wheter each program must be
self supporting or if some programs can help pay for others.
FUTURE SUGGESTIONS - to be considered (wring the long range plan-
ning retreat.
1. Possible mobile theater
2. Form an Ad Hoc Committee on the Arts. Include the Arts Council
and Symphony. Others? Rod will look into this concept.
3. Resident Camp.
4. Possibly more activities for adul6s.
5. Movies on Saturday for kids.
SCHOOL BOARD
1. The School Board is having neighborhood meetings. It was sug-
gested that PnAB members attend these to hear and provide input.
2. Need to let them know we need an advisDry member.
CITY BOARD
PRAB wants the City Board to know of the willingness to co-
operate. Also to know of all that is being done.
Rod will look into providing a dinner for the Board and
talking with them at this time.
There should be a report from each committee chairman; also a
program of slides. 41,
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MEETING
The next PRAB meeting will be January 14 (Thursday) 4:30 pm.
After that the regular meeting will be the 2nd and 4th Tuesday at
4:00 pm.
Re pectfull blitted,
Beverly/Melton
Acting secretary
In attendance:
Dale Clark David Lashley Rod Ryan Bill Waite
George Knight Beverly Melton Charles Sego Mark Widder
Absent:
Romey Thomason
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To: City Manager
Board of Directors
From: David E. Lashley, Chairman
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
Date: December 8, 1981
Regulation on conduct in the parks regarding picnicing, hunting,
fishing, etc., a copy of which I have from 1976, does not address
trapping wild animals.
At our December 8 meeting we receiveda report from the director of
the Environmental Study Center and as a result, you will be hearing
more about Lake Fayetteville. We are especially concerned about
maintaining the 320 acres assigned to the study center in as near
a natural state as possible.
Therefore, we recommend that the City enforce Article II of Chapter
23 of the Code of Ordinances as it refers to trapping wild animals in
Section 23-8 and that the manager of the Lake Fayetteville Boat
Dock be so advised so that there will be no further trapping at
Lake Fayetteville.
The enforcement of the ordinance will disallow trapping in any of
our parks. We believe that this is necessary and that any exceptions
should be determined by the Director of Parks after consultation
with the PRAB.
Date: December 15, 1981
I have been advised by David NcWethey that there was an ordinance
(#1936) adopted in 1973 which allowed trapping of muskrat. It is
our understanding that there is not a problem at Lake Fayetteville
with the muskrat population. Should a problem be reported, we
would like to have the Parks Director be advised. After consulting
with the PR4B, he would then proceed through game wardens to
locate qualified trappers and eliminate the problem.
The information we have been given is that the trapping priviledges
may be misused and we see a need to control this activity in all
parks. This can best be cone by working through the Parks Director.
