HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-04-24 - Minutes• ) FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS P. 0. DRAWER F 72702 ( ) 621-n0o PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT PRAB April 24, 1984 The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board came to order at 4:05 pm. MINUTES: Minutes were approved as mailed. Business: I. Green Space Subdivision: Connie Edmonston attended the Plat Review for Windsor Townehomes in the Park Place Subdivision. This plat is located on Highway 45 off of 265. It contains 6.6 acres with 48 multi -family dwelling units. The subdivision lies within the Root Park park service area. There was some talk from the developers that tennis courts, playground equipment, and a swimming pool were being considered for the sub- division. According to the Green Space Ordinance the land required for the subdivision is .48 acres or money dedicated in lieu is $4,080. Motion: Sego/Ryan To recommend money in lieu of land for the green space of Windsor Townehomes since it lies within the Root Park service area. Motion passed unanimously. II Softball Report: The Friends of Youth will be hosting the first softball tournament for the season this weekend ,(April 28, 29). The regular season play will start on Monday, April 30. Dale Clark reported that the softball fence at Wilson Park needs to be repaired before the little girls season starts. The outfield was torn down for construction of the swimming pool. The fence will be placed according to the girls ASA Softball Rules of 175 feet from home plate to first and third bases and 200 feet to center field. Dale Clark reported that the Park's budget only allows for half of the fence to be repaired ($1,000) and the total fence should be repaired at the same time. Motion: Ryan/Sego To recommend for a Budget Adjustment in order to reset the entire fence for the little girls softball games at Wilson Park Ballfield. Motion passed unanimously. Scoreboards for Wilson Park and Asbell Park Ballfield are still on hold with the City Purchasing Agent until the City's communication systems specifications are completed. F'AYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS F. 0. DRAWER F Page 2 PRAB April 24, 1984 72702 (501) 521•77a0 II. Softball Report: (Continued) Bleachers bids will be awarded at the City Board May 1 meeting. All the softball fields have been aerated and some grass sowed in preparation for the season. III. Concession Report: Karen Hendricks has been hired again this year to manage the ballfield concessions. Dale Clark reported that he is looking into leasing an ice machine for Lake Fayetteville Concession Stand from Stephen Zisner for $60/month. IV. Swimming Pool: Connie Edmonston reported that all pool staff has been hired. Bob Staaf will be the Pool Manager. The pool will open on Memorial Day, May 26. Pool staff will start working on May 21 to help get the pool ready and for inservice training. Lindsey Kisor Pools (Richard Naylor) will professionally help get the pool and equipment ready for the season. V. Spring Park Tour Date: The Spring Park Tour will be on Tuesday,May 1 starting at 7am from Wilson Park Swimming Pool Parking Lot. Hopefully plan to go until loam, but if some members need to leave at 9 am, we will make it in the tour to get them back and then to continue on. Park sites to be included are Lake Fayetteville, Lake Sequoyah, Lake Wilson, Combs Park, Finger Park, Babe Ruth Park, Walker Park North, Wilson Park, Swimming Pool, Lake Fayetteville Ballfields, Asbell Ballfields, Crossover Park. PRAB expressed that they need to investigate possible recreational facilities to be included at Crossover Park so that a Master Plan could be developed. A professional study for the park was included in the 1984 budget for $2200. VI. Combs Park Master Plan: The City Purchasing Agent has the bid announcement for advertising the Master Plan of Combs Park out to the public. FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS P. 0. DRAWER F Page 3 PRAB April 24, 1984 72702 (501) 621.7700 V. Wilson Park Public Meeting Review: PRAB discussed the neighborhood reaction to the development of Wilson Park as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. (See handout enclosed.) Many of the neighborhood residents were concerned mainly as to what was infront of their house and not the park totally. PRAB felt the meeting was very beneficial in getting the neighbors views and discussing the overall plans for the park and the many hours of planning and reasonings for such a development. It gave PRAB time to explain the developments and justifications for such. PRAB expressed that it is essential to let the neighbors view the engineering plan for the parking lots. The parking lots seemed to be one of the main concerns of the residents. PRAB stated that they need to determine the size of the parking lots as to how many cars I& willaccomodate and the space count existing around the park. PRAB will review whether to go with sheltered picnic tables or not when the time comes since it was a concern of the residents. *It was the consensus of PRAB to recommend to the City Board of Directors Phases I and II for the development of Wilson Park. (See handout for Phases) *PRAB see the need for and recommends to the City Board of Directors for the City to build a sidewalk on the Wilson Park side of Park Street (on the east end of the park). PRAB would like these recommendations concerning Wilson Park development to be on the City Board of Directors Agenda for May 1. Bill Waite will present PRAB's recommendations. MEETING ADJOURNED: 5:45 pm NEXT PRAB MEETING: Tuesday, Tuesday, May 1 is the Spring Park Swimming Pool. May 8 at 4pm in City Hall, Room 326, Park Tour starting at 7am, Wilson Respectfully submitted, onnie Edmonston Administrative Assistant PRESENT: Dale Clark, Rodney Ryan, David Lashley, Frank Rackerby, Charlie Sego, Connie Edmonston FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS P. D. DRAWER F 72702 (601) 621.7700 PARK & RECREATION DEPARTMENT WILSON PARK PUBLIC MEETING 4/23/84 PARK & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD: David Lashley (Chair); Rodney Ryan; Bill Waite; Beverly Melton; Romey Thomason; Charlie Sego; Frank Rackerby; Phil Thompson Recommendations of the PRAB for the development of Wilson Park are as follows: PHASE I. - 1984 Projects - Design and build asphalt parking lot on the E. side of Prospect Avenue. (Parking Lot #1) - Design parking lot on Wilson Avenue. (Parking Lot #2) - Replace creek bridge. - Plant trees on the N. side of the swimming pool. - Replace ballfield bleAchers and scoreboard. Repair fence. PHASE II. - 1985 Projects Suggested - Asphalt parking lot on Wilson Avenue. (Parking Lot #2) - Close off park interior roadways. - Wilson Park entry signs on SE and NW sides of the park. - Remove the maintenance activity and beautify the area. - Stabilize and beautify the creek banks and rebuild creek bridges. - Repair service road to the swimming pool. - Renovate the ballfield. - Build a flower garden and small gazebo on the SE side of the park. - Replace playground equipment and some of the picnic facilities. - Build drainage tile underground between tennis courts. - Renovate park restrooms. PRAB further recommends not to make the park too busy and to preserve and beautify the open green space. Plans for additional basketball courts; tennis courts; park activity center (including kitchen, meeting room, rental checkout); permanent band concert shell; or exercise/jogging trail are not being considered at this time. It is the opinion of PRAB that the addition of parking lots are necessary to keep the traffic out of the park for safety reasons and also to solve the parking problems around the busy park. (,) FAYETTEITILLE, ARKANSAS F. 0. DRAWER F PRAB 72702 (501) 521.7100 WILSON PARK PUBLIC MEETING - April 23, 1984 City Hall Rm 111 PRESENT: Audrey Ray, Maxine Reeser, Theda Collins, Floy York, J.O. York, Margarie Budd, Al Einert, Joe Upchurch, Flossie Upchurch, Frank Sharp, Allan Beachamp PRAB: Bill Waite, David Lashley, Phil Thompson, Charlie Sego, Frank Rackerby, Romey Thomason Park Staff: Dale Clark, Patti Reid, Connie Edmonston Bill Waite, PRAB Facilities Chairman, led a discussion of the development of Wilson Park. Comments made by the public were as follows: - To leave out the band shell completely. - Why not have a jogging tack? All jog on the street. As a walker we need a sidewalk. Sidewalks would help define the park boundaries. - Lights are a nuisance. - Correct traffic problem and keep the hooligans out at night. - Place the parking lot #1 down by the tennis courts and basketball courts. PRAB response: This would not be consis- tent with the overall plan to get the traffic out of the park. Also it would be dangerous with the little children going to the swimming pool. Kids and parking lots do not go together. - Parking lots will be locked at night. - Shelters and gazebos are a problem. The wrong people use them. - Charles Wilson stated in his deed to the City that the west side was to have no buildings in that area. Connie Edmonston is to check the deed. However, PRAB have no plans for a building in that area except the possibility of a sheltered picnic table. - Why not have perpendicular parking along Wilson and Prospect? - Please assure that the big Oak trees are not bothered. - PRAB- decided that they need to reconsider sidewalks at their next meeting on Tuesday. - Have a park security guard. - The City police do not patrol Wilson Park very well - need more patrolling. - Castle pond is stoppped up again now. PRAB response that we have got to keep it clean. - Why not gravel the parking lots instead of asphalt? It would be more beautiful, preservation of the planet, asphalt is hard on the atmosphere. . - Al Einert spoke that gravel would have to be hauled in yearly and that the parks crew would really have to watch the rocks around the parking lots so they wouldn't get thrown at some cars or person(s). - PRAB response: Will visit with the engineering firm about asphalting or graveling the parking lots. - Need public educational program concerning picking up trash. - Keep neighborhood up on the placement of the parking lots. MEETING ADJOURNED: 9.00om