HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-08-10 - MinutesFAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
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PRAB MEETING
August 10, 1982
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting came to order
at 4:20 pm at City Hall.
MINUTES: Minutes were approved as mailed.
BUSINESS:
The Trust for Public Land Agency : Dale Allen from the Trust for
Public Land Agency in Tallahassee, Florida, gave a presentation
to the PRAB of the services they offer. The Trust for Public Land
Agency is a private non-profit agency for land conservation.
It consist of three programs: 1 -Public Land Acquisition (can acquire
land at less than market value - currently at 25% below market
value); 2- Urban Lands Program (acquire open space like from
donations, lot vacancies etc.); and 3 -Land Trust (rural agriculture/
ranch projects). Their operation is self-sustaining. Benefits
include tax and timing; flexible purchasing arrangements;
confidentiality; and it takes the middleman out. The PRAB will
keep this agency in mind on future land acquisitions.
OLD BUSINESS:
1:.. Long -Range Planning Session: The Long -Range Planning Session is
set for Monday, August 30 at 4 pm, City Hall Director's Room.
2. Children's Theatre: The City Board approved to appropriate $1600
from the City Sale's Tax to finance a graduate assistant from the
University of Arkansas. The $1600 will provide a children's theatre
program for this fall. The graduate assistants name is Sarah Hennig.
She will be starting the middle of August.
3. Meeting date/time: The PRAB decided to keep their meeting on the
second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 4pm. It will be held
in the Continuing Education Building when the City Administration
Building is being remodeled.
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PRAB Meeting
Minutes -August 10, 1982
NEW BUSINESS:
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1. Softball Tournament Admissions : Dale Clark was informed that the
Parks and Recreation Department needed to obtain permission from
the City Board to charge admission at the Lake for the State Tourna-
ments. Clark explained that they have charged admissions in the
past not to make money,but for the tournament to break even. It
is predominantly those teams coming in to Fayetteville that pays
the money (only spectators pay, players do not). If Fayetteville
did not wish to host the tournament, they would loose the prestige
and all of the revenues brought in to Fayetteville. Last weekend
Fayetteville hosted the Men's B Slowpitch State Tournament which
consisted of thirty-six teams . Only seven were from Fayetteville.
The tournament defini.tly generates income into this area. A survey
was distributed to the teams last weekend which included items such
as how many were in their party, how many nights they stayed in
Fayetteville and where at, how many meals they ate out in restaurants,
and how much they spent on food here in Fayetteville. Only one
survey was returned. Most State Tournaments do charge an admission
fee to spectators.
Melton/Waite: Motion To recommend to the City Board to adopt
a resolution allowing the Parks and Recreation Department to
charge a nominal spectator fee for tournament events that are not
part of the regular league. The Board suggested that an itemize
1981 and 82 budget of softball be presented to the City Board.
2. Walker Park North: Melton/Waite: Motion To recommend to the
City Board to include picnic area, playground equipment and basketball
courts to be in the plan for C.D. money at Walker Park North.
3. Beaver Lake: Dale Clark, Rodney Ryan and Connie Edmonston visited
with the Corps of Engineers about the possibility of obtaining a long-term
lease at Beaver Lake for a resident camp. The Corps of Engineers
said that Parks could use their land along the shoreline, but would
need to look at private sector for land. (eg. Hobbs Estate)
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 5:50 pm
NEXT PRAB MEETING: Tuesday, August 24
4 pm, City Hall
In Attendance: Dale Clark, David Lashley,
Beverly Melton, Bill Waite, George Knight,
Charlie Sego, Dale Allen, Connie Edmonston
Respectfully submitted,
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