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Home My WebLink About1984-01-10 - Minutesi 0 ( j FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS P. 0. DRAWER F 72702 PRAB January 10, 1984 (501) 521.7700 The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board came to order at 4:05 pm. MINUTES: Minutes of the December 13, 1983 meeting were approved. BUSINESS: 1. PRAB Members: Phil Thompson was appointed as member by the City Board of Directors. He is student in the Horticulture Department at the the new PRAB a Graduate U of A. 2. Election of Officiers: Melton/Ryan Motion to elect the following members as officiers of PRAB: Chairman: David Lashley Vice Chairman: Rodney Ryan Secretary: Beverly Melton Motion passed unanimously. 3. PRAB Committees: Committees of PRAB are as follows: Facilities & Development: Bill Waite (Chair), Frank Rackerby, Romey Thomason, Phil Thompson Personnel & Recreation: Beverly Melton (Chair), Rodney Ryan, Charlie Sego Budget:' David Lashley (Chair), Bill Waite, Beverly Melton, Rodney Ryan Public Relations: Frank Rackerby, Romey Thomason 4 Lake Fayetteville Boat Dock Operator: Jim Carney, the new Boat Dock Operator at Lake Fayetteville, was introduced to PRAB. He will start on Sunday, January 15. 5 Wilson Park Master Plan: Dr. Al Einert presented a pre-' liminary master plan of Wilson Park to PRAB for their comments and recommendations. He stated that the concerns or problems that he tried to address were: parking, separate pool and tennis parking, security of the park after 11 pm, keeping vehicules out of the park where they are not intended, security and safety of children in the play area (equipment and vehicles), erosion of Skull Creek (and east side), need for landscaping (asthetics), an entrance way, and to relocate the park maintenance facility. He also considered jogging trails, a place for concerts, better picnic areas, need for signs, rest room improvements, and sidewalk improvements. t • PRAB Page 2 1-10-84 FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS P. 0. DRAWER F 72702 (501) 621.7700 Wilson Park Master Plan: (continued) Comments of PRAB: Questioned whether to leave the softball field or not"'r›,', Tennis Center: not to include concessions Placing a gazebo which would be maintenance free in the south- east corner of the park An area in the creek for children to play in. First will need to check with the Health Department and the creek water quality. Do not want to encourage kids to get in the creek if it is unsanitary. Will need more deck area and another kiddie pool at the City pool. Make parking lots with only one entrance. Need sidewalks around the entire perimeter of the park Questioredthe parking lot placed on Prospect. It may cause a problem. Need to beautify the creek area. Like waterfountainsin the creek. Would like a beautiful main entrance way. Questioned if there needs to be as many tennis courts as in the preliminary Would like another ones in the middle channel. plans. basketball court. Possibly between the of the park where there is a drainage Dr. Einert stated that he hopes to be completed by the mid part of February. He was invited to speak at the Maple Hills Garden Club about the Master Plan of Wilson Park later this week. He will get some of the clubs feedback also on the preliminary plans. Lake Fayetteville Environmental Center: David Lashley read a letter from Hal Brown requesting $ 717.37 for a trinocular microscope and attached camera and $182.63 for pine trees to continue around the perimeter of the Environmental Study Center. PRAB had agreed to donate $900 from the Park Trust for purchase of a microscope. Motion: Melton/Ryan To donate $900 to the Environmental Study Center for a microscope and the pine trees. Motion passed unanimously. (See letter enclosed) j • PRAB Page 3 1-10-84 PAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS P. 0. 0RAWER F 72702 (501) 521.7700 7 ANNUAL PARK TRUST FUND MEETING: David Lashley reported that as of December 31, 1983 the Park Trust Fund was in a CPA Account in First Federal of Arkansas Heritage with a total of $6,684.63. The checking account has $124.45. The contribu- tion of the J.K. Gregory Charitable Trust was $2700. This gives a grand total of $9,509.08 in the Park Trust Fund as of December 31, 1983. 8. Walker Park and Charles J. Finger Park CD Money: Dale Clark reported that bids came in on Monday and that he will review them with Sandra Carlisle on Wednesday. Bids were received from Miracle, Gametime and Natural Structures. 9. Arkansas APts Council Grant for Children's Theatre: Connie Edmonston informed the Board that it was time to submit another Arkansas Arts Council Grant for the Children's Theatre. Motion Ryan/Thomason To recommend to the City Board of Directors to apply for a grant from the Arkansas Arts Council to help support the Children's Theatre program. Edmonston stated that a new session is starting this week and she will report the attendance at the next PRAB meeting. 10. Industrial Park: Dale Clark reported that he had attended a finance meetingrn with the City Board of Director's committee and they agreed for $2,000 be budgeted for a Master Plan of Industrial Park in 1984. PRAB stated that research needs to be done to see if the Model airplanes radios would interfere with the Industries in the area and also the safety area of the glide path needed. 11. Green Space Ordinance: David Lashley said that he met with Jim McCord who had an updated map with more dots on it (in order to represent a more definite plan for parks in the different districts to be presented to the Supreme Court. Once this Ordinance is accepted, fees can again_be charged for Green Space. 12. Annual Review of PRAB with the City Board of Directors: PRAB would like to tentative set this early in February. They will discuss it at the next PRAB meeting. PRAB Page 4 1-10-84 FAYETTrrILLE, ARKANSAS F. 0. DRAWER F 72702 (501) 521.7700 NEXT PRAB MEETING: Tuesday, January 24, 1984 at 4 pm, Continuing Education. MEETING ADJOURNED: 6:15 pm Respectfully "submitted, Connie Edmdnston Administrative Assistant ATTENDANCE: Dale Clark, David Lashley, Beverly Melton, Charlie Sego, Bill Waite, Phil Thompson, Rodney Ryan, Romey Thomason, Frank Rackerby, Connie Edmonston, Jim Carney, Al Einert