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FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
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PARK & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
PRAB
September. 25, 1984
(501) 521-7700
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board came to order at 4:10.
MINUTES: Minutes were approved as mailed.
BUSINESS:
I. Combs Park Public Meeting Pre -discussion:
Board of Directors requested PRAB to hold
meeting of the Master Plan of Combs Park.
Airplane Club had previous expressed that
the new area and were anxious to move.
The City
a public
The Model
they liked
PRAB decided that they would request the Club upon
consent of the designated land for the airplane course)
to present a plan for the area to them for review.
Upon the Parks Board approval of the model airplane course
Elan, it will go before the City Board of Directors
for final approval. After the City Board's approval,
the party leasing the land will be given their 30 day
notice.
Mr. Denton from the Model Airplane Club previously
communicated that the club would take care of the
field. PRAB concluded that the service road and
parking areas need to be graveled. PRAB stated that
they did not see the roads as a current priority and
could not recommend the Park Department's budget to
finance the road at this point in time.
II. Crossover Park: At the last Park's Board Meeting,
PRAB stated that the development of Crossover Park
was pending upon the School's plan for the area.
David Lashley reported that the School District is
considering redistricting, but will not make plans
until the end of fall.
Lashley recommended that the Park Horticulturist,
Patti Reid, design a pre-liminary plan to include
a study of land; pre-liminary plan; analysis of what
is there and the possibilities. The pre-liminary
plan would be used as a 'working plan" for the PRAB
to review. The approved pre-liminary plan would then
go to the School Board during a public meeting. Hope-
fully the process can be finalized by January or
February of 1985 to be presented to the City Board
of Directors.
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III. Lake Wilson Dam Report: Dale Clark reported that no
work has been done yet at Lake Wilson in repairing
the leakage problem.
IV. PRAB Fall Tour: PRAB expressed that it is a high
priority to do indepth studies of the parks we pro-
pose to develop and to budget a substantial amount
of money for. PRAB suggested that there needs to
be a criteria in which to judge and analyze the
parks in which to meet the standards PRAB is striving
for. The fall tour will start on Tuesday, October 9th
at 4 p.m. at Lake Fayetteville Softball Complex. All
business of PRAB will be discussed first, and then
followed by an indepth analysis of improvements needed
at the Softball Complex. Bob Braswell and Patti Reid
are encouraged to attend this meeting for their input.
V Green Space Ordinance: City Attorney Jim McCord will
present to City Board the recommendation of PRAB to
ammend the Green Space Ordinance to include the acquis-
ition and . development of park facilities. (Doc-
umented PRAB Board Minutes July 24, 1984, Item IV.)
In response to Mr. Wimberly's question (PRAB meeting
on September 16, Item II) concerning a possible wai-
ver be requested in the phase of the development when
all the recreational facilities will be completed with-
in one year as according to the Ordinance.
PRAB responded it would be difficult to consider if a
waiver for all of the Phases of the subdivisions met
the requirements, even though they would not all be
completed within 12 months as required. Park Place
has not communicated back at this point.
VI. Lake Fayetteville Ballfield Report: Tabled until next
meeting.
VII. City Swimming Pool Report: Park staff expressed their
concern for the need of an additional wading pool at
the City Pool. Head counts were recorded on a daily
basis throughout the summer at the wading pool. It
is estimated that 20% to 25% of the attendance used
the wading pool daily with an average count per day
of 40 in the wading pool. Complaints were contin-
uously made that the wading pool was too crowded and
too small.
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Connie Edmonston visited with the former City Pool
Consultant, Richard Naylor, as to the location, cost,
etc. of an additional wading pool. Mr. Naylor stated
that the only location with ample space would be east
of the concession stand. A 30'diameter round pool
with 975 square foot decking, including chain-link
fence cost estimate is $22,000 to $23,000. (20' dia-
meter pool and all cost estimate is $18,000 to $19,000)
Naylor said either a new filtration system would be
needed (wfuich would go in the existing pump room) or
some type of stabalizer to be connected to the current
filtration system.
PRAB suggested to consider red wood decking of some
sort in the area. Shaded benches would also be needed.
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PRAB also recommended investigating into the cost of
netting for the adjacent softball field.
Clark remarked that he feels the additional wading
pool is needed and he will recommend $23,000 or so
in the pool budget for the item.
MEETING ADJOURNED: 6:00 p.m.
NEXT PRAB MEETING: Tuesday, October 9 at 4 p.m.,
Lake Fayetteville Softball Complex.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie Edmo ston
Administrative Assistant
IN ATTENDANCE: David Lashley, Rodney Ryan, Beverly
Melton, Charlie Sego, Dale Clark, Patti Reid, Mark
Bushkuhl (intern), Connie Edmonston
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COMBS PARK MASTER PLAN
Public Hearing: September 25, 1984 5 p.m.
Four Model Airplane Cbilb members attended the public
meeting of Combs Master Plan. It was their consensus that
the area designated for Model Airplanes was suitable for
their purposes. Dr. Al Einert, landscape architect, said
he recommended that the flight plan be out of the way of
the open areas and play areas such as northwest to southeast
or northeast to southwest. The model airplane club was
concerned with the tree clearance and said they would need
to provide some wind vectors. The main runway should be
into prevailing wind. The Model Airplane Club will present
a plan of the runway and improvements of the designated
area for the model airplane course to PRAB before the first
of the year.
Meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
IN ATTENDANCE: Kenneth Collier, Jim Halbert, Al Einert,
W.C. Denton, John W. Purtle
PRAB MEMBERS PRESENT: Lashley, Ryan, Melton, Sego
PARK STAFF PRESENT: Clark, Edmonston, Reid, Bushkuel(intern)
CITY STAFF PRESENT: Patrick McKeeman