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Home My WebLink About1984-10-23 - MinutesFAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS P. 0. DRAWER F PRAB October 23, 1984 72702 (501) 521-7700 The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board came to order at 4:10. MINUTES: Minutes were approved as mailed. BUSINESS: I. Green Space Report: City Board of Directors approved unanimously at the October 16th meeting to ammend the Green Space Ordinance to include "...for the acquisition and/or development" of park land. II. Performing Arts Center: Several surrounding towns (in- cluding Jonesville, Texarkana, Blythville) that cur- rently have a Performing Arts Center are meeting with the City Board of Directors concerning a Center in Fay- etteville. The meeting will be on Tuesday, October 30th at 7:30 p.m., City Hall. Wilson Park Parking Lot #1 (Prospect Avenue): Ervan Wimberly and Mr. Harris from NW Engineers presented three alternative plans to PRAB for the parking lot on Prospect Avenue in Wilson Park. He stated the slope would have a four feet fall. The base cost for construction was estimated at $10,000 to $12,000. The three proposed parking lot's capacity ranged from 38 to 45 cars. The parking lots location was moved further south as to what was previously plotted and the island in the middle of the parking lot was not recommended by the engineers. There will be undergound tile for drainage of the parking lot which will run down to the creek. Due to the fact the parking lot was moved south on up to the ballfield's bleachers, more buffering area to.the north of the parking lot will be provided as requested by the neighborhood. This area will be smoother and seeded back to grass upon completion of the project. Wimberly estimated the cost of the parking lot with no islands to be approximately $15,000 plus the base cost. FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS P. 0. DRAWER F PRAB Page 2 October 23, 1984 72702 (501) 521-7700 III. Wilson Parking Lot #1 Continued: Only three trees, which look in bad shape and could possibly be diseased, will have to be removed. PRAB requested that the Park Horticulturist check the three trees in question for removal and to propose a plan for landscaping the area north of the parking lot. MOTION• Waite/Rackerby To recommend to the City Board of Directors the forty-five space parking lot for Wilson Park and to hold a public meeting prior to the presentation to the City Beard of Directors. Motion passed unanimously 6-0. IV. Wilson Parking Lot #1 Public Meeting: The Public Meeting of Wilson Parking Lot #1 along Prospect Avenue will be held on Monday, October 29 at 7pm, City Hall Room 111. Bill Waite will chair the meeting. PRAB requested that the Park Horticulturist have the following information available for the public meeting: 1) The status of the three trees to be removed, and 2) Proposed landscaping of the park area north of parking lot #1. V. 1985 Budget: PRAB review the budget proposed by the Park Staff. Priorities are yet to be set on the projects. The budget is due to the Finance Department on Friday, October 26. MEETING ADJOURNED at 6:35 pm. NEXT PRAB MEETING: Tuesday, November 13 at 4pm. Respectfully submitted, nnie Edmonton Administrative Assistant PRESENT: Dale Clark, David Lashley, J.O. York, Frank Rackerby, Romey Thomason, Rodney Ryan, Bill Waite, Mark Bushkuhl (intern), Connie Edmonston NW Engineers: Ervan Wimberly, Mr Harris