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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-06-08 - MinutesFAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS F. 0. DRAWER F 72701 15011 621.7700 PRAB MEETING June 8, 1982 The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting came to order at 4:10 pm ' at City Hall. MINUTES: Minutes were approved as mailed. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Swimming Pool Committee: Beverly Melton reported that the Pool Committee will have their last meeting tomorrow before the plans are submitted•to the Health Department. 2. Walker Park: Dale Clark reported that $1108 damage to the plaque was taken to court. The boy who hit the plaque was fined and is working out public service work at Walker Park. The damage was filed on the -owner of the cars insurance. Clark said that there is a drainage problem between Field #1 and #2, and the concessions. Sego discussed the problem with parking and his concern for safety of the children near the parking areas. Clark said 1!e was concerned about spending more money on parking lots than what Parks do on the ball fields. The Board discussed the possibility of opening the southwest area for parking. 3. Children's Theatre: The Drama Workshop has .been completed and was very successful. The Board needs to apply for the drama staff graduate • assistantship before July if they are interested. It would cost approximately $2, 000 for 1981 and $2, 000 out of the 1982 budget. Dr. Ryan recommended that the. Board wait and apply for a grant with the Arkansas Arts Council this fall for funding in 1982. Motion: Ryan/Melton- To fund the Drama Workshop staff person with fees from the students and any additional money needed for 1981 from the budget or Trust Fund. To fund the $2, 000 in 1982 for the Drama Workshop instructor to be included as a staff position in the budget. The PRAB appointed Dr. Ryan as chairman of the Children's Theatre Committee to be formed of interested people. The committee will be exofficial with Dr. Pat Romanov. Page 2 PRAB Meeting June 8, 1982 NEW BUSINESS: 1. Plat - Winchester Square Subdivision: The PRAB reviewed the plat on Highway 16 west by Ozark Electric. The Board decided to wait to make a decision on whether to recommend park land or money in leu until more information is gathered on the status of the Marinoni land development. 2. Asbell Soccer Field: Pete Heinzleman from the Soccer Association recommended to the Board that the north field next to the Girl's Softball field needs to be improved. The field cannot be used often because of the poor drainage. Improvement of this field would help the Association to play most of their games at Asbell so they could be more centrally located. This would make a total of five soccer fields. The field needs more filldirt and grass seed. Heinzleman said the Soccer Association would provide the workers if the Board could get the machinery and the dirt. The Board decided that Asbell is very accesible and that work needs to be done now - soccer season starts in six to seven weeks. Dale Clark will write a memo to Mr. Grime's to see if the city would lend their equipment on a weekend. The Board also discussed the possibility of the CBs doing the work The problem is where to reroute the water drainage. A surveyor named Doug'Hemingway from the Soccer Association has volunteered to look at the land layout. The Board decided to let Hemingway survey the land and then determine how much money is needed to have a work order made. 3, Parks Maintenance -Improvement Seminar (Colorado) Dr. Ryan informed the Board that there is a Parks Maintenance -Improvement Seminar in Colorado that is sponsored by the National Parks and Recreation Association this August. He expressed that it would be very beneficial to send Dale Clark to this meeting, The Board appointed Dr. Ryan to obtain information concerning the cost of the trip. • 4. Greathouse Park : Dale Clark said that a woman called complaining about the upkeep and improvement of Greathouse. The bridge is still to be built in the park. Levi Strauss Company said that would be interested in helping to improve this park since it is located by their company building. 5. Long -Range Planning Session: A long-range planning session will be set in the near future. Due to the conflicting schedules, the session tentatively planned on Friday, June 18th is cancelled. 6. Recreation Interrz Mary McKinney will be doing here internship with Connie Edmonston for the next five weeks. She is a graduate student at the U of A in Recreation. Page 3 PRAB Meeting June 8, 1982 NEXT PRAB MEETING: The next PRAB meeting will be held on Monday, June 21 at 1 pm, City Hall. MEETING ADJOURNED at 6:10 pm. Respectfully submitted, onnie Edmonston Administrative Assistant In Attendance: Dale Clark, David Lashley, Bill Waite, Mark Widder, Rodney Ryan, Beverly Melton, Charlie Sego, Romey Thomason, Connie Edmonston, Mary McKinney, Pete Heinzleman. •