HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-11-13 - MinutesFAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
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72702 (501) 521-7700
PRAB
November 13, 1984
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board came to order at 4:10.
MINUTES: Minutes were approved as mailed.
BUSINESS:
I. Fayetteville Soccer Association Proposal: Don Scott, Pete
Heinzleman and Charlie Bell fror8 the Fayetteville Soccer
Association presented a proposal for developing the
southeast corner of Lake Fayetteville Park into a soccer
complex. They expressed it would be a joint effort (finan-
cial and labor) between the City and the Soccer Association.
The Soccer Association proposed 9 fields to be constructed
in the area (5 fields regulation size and 4 smaller fields).
A concession stand, restrooms, parking lot and a small
park and irrigation for the fields were also proposed.
Currently there are 5 soccer fields at Asbell Park (2 approx-
imately regulation size); 2 at Walker Park North (1 reg-
ulation size).
The Soccer Association stated that they already have some
donations for the project. See enclosed proposal.
MOTION Ryan/Sego: To table the proposal until next PRAB
meeting. (5-0) Passed unanimously.
II. Crossover Park: Patti Reid, Park Horticulturist, presented
a conc.eptua1 plan of Crossover Park to PRAB. A slide pre-
sentation along with a map were submitted for review. The
park plan was explained as being passive recreation and is
a short -termed plan. The school board stated they might
have some plans by the end of the year for their land
adjoining Crossover Park. PRAB is to keep in contact as
to their plans for Crossover Park.
The Board was pleased with Ms. Reed's Conceptual Plan of
Crossover Park. PRAB will meet at Crossover Park to walk
the Conceptual Plan on Thursday, November 15th at 3:30 or
on Monday, November 19th at 3:30. Members are to meet
at the Hot Wheels Store of 45 and 265. See enclosed map.
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III. Model Airplane Club: Bob Waldren and Kenneth Collier
represented the Model Airplane Club in presenting a pro-
posal for the model airplane flying course layout at
Combs Park. PRAB expressed their concern of the airplanes
flying over the park play areas. Mr. Waldren stated it
would be a rule that is posted not to fly out of the
designated area. See enclosed m'ap.
Mr. Waldren stated they needed immediate help in grading
up the course strip.
PRAB requested that the Model Airplane Club present a
schedule or time table (priortize)) maintenance plan and
estimated cost for the model airplane flying area. The
Board stressed that they "...couldnot promise themrany-
thing". After review of the plan by PRAB, it will be
presented to the City Board of Directors. The Model
Airplane Club requested to be on the next PRAB agenda.
IV. Performing Arts Center Status: The City Board of Directors
approved to accept applications for a Performing Arts
Center Board.
V. Wilson Park Parking Lot #1: Northwest Engineers will
present the proposed parking lot #1 as recommended by
PRAB to the City Board at their meeting on November 20th.
VI. Lake Wilson Dam Report: Dale Clark reported that Terry's
Machine Shop inspected the dam and concluded that there
is no apparent leak in the dam. The water is coming in
through the tower. They cannot find the end of the pipe
to seal it. PRAB discussed pumping cement into the tower
and pulling the Lake down to do so. The Board will also
investigate the possibility of pumping bentonite into
the tower in order to stop the leakage.
VII. Children's Theatre Report: The Arkansas Arts Council
Grant application for the Children's Theatre Program
is due in January. In the last session of Children's
Theatre Classes for 1984, there were ten pre-schoolers
and five 2nd through fifth graders enrolled. They will
be giving a performance at the NW Arkansas Mall in
December.
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VIII.Wilson Park Grant Status: Connie Edmonston reported
that the Arkansas Parks and Tourism will hopefully
make a decision about the grant applications by the
end of the year. There are thirty-six applications
in the state. The US Government as not given the
State the amount of grant money available to the .
state of Arkansas yet. A Committee meeting will be
held the second week of December to review the grants.
Grant applicants at this time may give a brief
presentation to the Committee.
X. Wilson Park Bridge Report: Dale Clark reported that
the Rotary Club withdrew their donation of constructing
one of the bridges at Wilson Park. They are withdrawing
to meet the challenge of Campbell Soup in matching
funds to the Downtown Square Gardens.
XI. PRAB Terms: Applications are available in the City
Managers Office for the Parks and Recreation Advisory
Board.
XII. PRAB Agenda: PRAB expressed it is very important for
the public to be aware that the Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board has an agenda. Anyone wishing to be
on the agenda must notify Connie Edmonston the Friday noon
before the Tuesday meeting. PRAB meets the second and
fourth Tuesday of every month. This will help PRAB
meetings to go more smoothly and to avoid "surprised items°
in which they are uninformed.
MEETING ADJOURNED at 6:30 pm.
NEXT PRAB MEETING: Tuesday, November 27 at 4pm, City Hall Rm 326.
Respectfully submitted,
Ci6 i CreiG
Connie Edmonston
Administrative Assistant
PRESENT PRAB: David Lashley, J.O. York, Rodney Ryan, Charlie Sego,
Frank Rackerby
PARK STAFF: Dale Clark, Patti Reid, Connie Edmonston, Mark Bushkuhl
SOCCER CLUB REPRESENTATIVES: Don Scott, Charlie Bell, Pete
Heinzleman
MODEL AIRPLANE CLUB: Bob Waldron, Kenneth Colliers
DEVELOPMENT OF A SOCCER COMPLEX
AT
LAKE FAYETTEVILLE
A PROPOSAL
FROM THE
FAYETTEVILLE SOCCER ASSOCIATION
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INTRODUCTION
Soccer is a relatively new sport to the United States.
Interest in soccer has been exploding over the last few
years, and the sport has become a popular activity that
youngsters want to learn.
Many adults are also interested
in learning about the sport and the fundamentals or skill
levels required for excellent play. As a result strong
soccer programs have developed along ,the east coast of the
U nited States and around St. Louis. Presently, Tulsa and
D allas and surrounding areas are developing strong soccer
programs.
Participation in soccer has many advantages. Some of
t hese include:
(1) the increased development and
coordination, (2) increased aerobics, (3) teamwork, (4)
both boys and girls can play, (5) relatively injury free,
and (6) relatively inexpensive.
SOCCER IN FAYETTEVILLE
Soccer in Fayetteville is directed by the Fayetteville
Soccer Association which operates under the Fayetteville
Youth Center charter. The officers of the organization are
parents of one or more player. All youngsters who
participate in the soccer program belong to the
Fayetteville Youth Center.
In Fayetteville, soccer is in its "exponential growth
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phase." Participation has increased from about 75 players
in 1980 to over 700 in 1984. Presently, this represents
o ver 1300 parents of youngsters whose ages range from 5 to
19 years. During the Fall of 1984, there were 48 soccer
teams with each team having from 1 to 4 coaches. Teams are
divided by age groups and players are randomly distributed
over the teams. These coaches usually are parents of the
players on the team and did not play soccer as a youth.
Therefore, these adults have become students of the game as
well as teachers of the fundamentals, skills, and tactics
o f play. This has required the adults to spend additional
time at coaching clinics and to read instructional books.
Competition between soccer teams is organized into two
divisions: recreational and classic. The recreational
d ivision is by far the largest in terms of numbers of
participants. These players practice twice a week for one
h our usually on the grounds of elementary schools or of a
church.
Their games are played at Asbell Elementary School
o n Saturday or
Sunday. The classic division consists of
players who are selected from tryouts. These players, who
were initially on teams in the recreational
division, are
interested in a faster development of their soccer skills.
P ractices in the classic division occur on church grounds
and at North Walker Park. They usually last longer and
o ccur more frequently during the week. Competition in the
classic division is organized under the Ozark Competition
L eague and includes one or more teams from Fort Smith,
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J oplin, Bentonville, Carthage, Neosho, Rogers, and
Springdale.
Games occur on Saturday at either Asbell
Elementary School or at North Walker Park. In both
d ivisions team competition
occurs twice a year, during the
Fall months of September, October, and November, and during
t he Spring months of April, May and June.
NEEDS OF THE SOCCER PROGRAM
Presently, the growth rate in participation of soccer
in Fayetteville has increased faster than the development
✓ ate of fields for play. We feel that there is the
potential for 2 to 3 times as many youngsters to
participate
in our program as are presently playing. As a
✓ esult, there is a great need for areas in which the
youngsters can play and practice. The soccer complex at
Asbell school is no longer adequate for all of our needs
for two reasons: (1) the large number of teams and players
who wish to practice and play their games, and (2) the
sizes of the two largest fields are too small for
✓ egulation play for players in the under twelve age group
and up. The development of the two soccer fields at North
Walker Park was needed, and yet, even they are not able to
contain the growth. One of these two fields is regulation
size.
Therefore, as
our program grows in the upper age
groups, we have only one field of regulation size to
practice and play on in our city.
The Fayetteville Soccer Association has in the past
h eld several regional tournaments in the recreational
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division. In addition, we hold the Ozark Classic Cup
tournament in late October. These tournaments require
several
fields where games
are occurring simultaneously
with each field having regulation dimensions. For example,
in the Ozark Classic Cup this fall, 25 soccer teams•came to
Fayetteville
from cities
such as Tulsa, Joplin,
Springfield, Kansas City, St. Louis, Memphis, Little Rock,
Conway, Texarkana, and Fort Smith. Due to a lack of
adequate playing fields games were played at six locations
around the city including North Walker Park, University of
Arkansas, Asbell, Rolling Hills Baptist Church, Harmon Play
Field, and Ramay Junior High School. The lack of field
space caused us to reject one team from Little Rock.
We feel that now is the time to construct a soccer
complex where regular season games as well as tournaments
can be held in one location. For these reasons, the
Fayetteville Soccer Association is asking the Parks and
Recreation Committee to consider our request to develop a
soccer complex.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCCER COMPLEX
The proposed soccer complex will be located at the
southeast corner of Lake Fayetteville. This land is owned
by the city and is zoned agricultural. It is our
understanding that the development of the area is allocated
for hobby groups and that a soccer complex would qualify
under this heading. The development of the complex would
be a joint venture between the City of Fayetteville and the
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community
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as channeled through the Fayetteville Soccer
Association. The financial and labor contributions of both
parties would depend on the resources available and the
n eeds.
The layout of the proposed area as it presently exists
is shown in Figure 1. It is bounded on the east by highway
265, on the north by the land set aside for a wilderness
study area for the High School, on the west by Lake
Fayetteville, and on the south by privately owned land.
There are approximately 17.5 acres of cleared land which is
in pasture. Approximately 1 acreis in forest. A creek,
which
runs through the property and flows into the lake,
splits the area into two portions. About two-thirds of the
property occurs in area A and the remainder in area B.
The soil in the area has been classified into four
series: Nixa (NaC), Pickwick (PsC2), Razort (Ra), and
Captina (CaB). The soil survey is shown in Figure 2. Nixa
soils are cherty, moderately well drained, and slowly
permeable.
They contain a fragipan which restricts the
internal redistribution of water. In the proposed location
the Nixa soils are located on the ridgetop near the south
central portion of area A. Pickwick soils, which have been
✓ eclassified as Peridge soils, are well drained and
moderately permeable to water. They do not contain a
fragipan. In the proposed location, the Peridge soils are
Located around the northern portion of area A. The slope
o n which these two soils are found ranges from 3 to 8
percent.
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Razort soils are well drained, moderately
permeable soils that occur in flood plains and low stream
t erraces. The Razort soils at this location occur along
the stream channel splitting the location. The overflow
h azard of the Razort soils is considered as moderate.
Captina soils are moderately well
drained, slowly
permeable, and have a fragipan. The Captina soils at this •
location are in area B on stream terraces.
A tentative design of the soccer complex is shown in
Figure 3. In the cleared areas we propose that there would
be the following fields:
(1) five fields having the regulation size for the
under 12 and up. The dimensions of these fields
are 120 yds by 60 yds.
(2) one field having dimensions of 100 yds by 50 yds.
(3) two fields having dimensions of 80 yds by 50 yds.
(4) one field having dimensions of 80 yds by 60 yds.
This design gives maximum flexibility for the scheduling of
games for all age groups and for rotation of the areas
✓ eceiving intensive traffic. If needed, the large fields
can be divided into two parts for the under eights. This
means that we could have as many as 14 simultaneous games
o n fields having the under eights dimensions. It should be
e mphasized that this design is tentative. A final design
can be prepared by an architect familiar with soccer
complexes. There is at least one architect in Fayetteville
w ho has work for the city on other projects and who is
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qualified to design such a complex.
Irrigation facilities should be available to all
playing fields. We have received a committment from a
professional engineer to design the irrigation system. All
playing fields would be fertilized and sprigged with
bermudagrass (or perhaps
an improved variety) during May.
The area surrounding the fields would be planted in fescue
and/or bermudagrass.
Our design has incorporated parking areas along the
south fence and along highway 265 of area A. We project
t hat cars would be parked on both sides of a 100 -foot wide
drive up to 800 feet from the highway along the south fence
and 300 feet along highway 265. Perhaps as many as 160
cars could be parked in this area.
A concession stand would be placed in the south west
corner of area A. The concession stand would be slighty
larger than the one at Asbell Elementary school and would
consist
of an area for the dispensing of beverages and
snacks, an area for the restrooms, and an area for storage
o f equipment. The nearest city water, electricity, and
sewer facilities are located on Zion road, which is
approximately one-third of a mile away. Water and
e lectricity for the concession stand would have to be
brought to the soccer complex. The restrooms probably
could be connected to a septic tank filter field. Mr. Rick
J ohnson of the Washington County Health Department has
indicated that the soils in the soccer complex probably are
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suitable for filter fields, particularly if some of the new
t echnology
of loading the filter fields is incorporated
into the design. With this new technology applied to the
soil at the site, the chances of contamination of the lake
are greatly minimized.
A park would be located in the wooded area adjacent to
t he concession stand. It would consist of picnic tables,
benches and outdoor gym equipment for the youngsters.
In addition, we
n ature trails.
envision the development of numerous
Most of these would lead to the lake and
the surrounding area.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMPLEX
The construction
of the soccer complex will be a joint
✓ enture between the city of
Fayetteville
and the
Fayetteville Soccer Association. We propose that the city
allow the complex to be constructed at this location, bring
city water and perhaps electricity to the site from Zion
✓ oad, and assist in the construction of the fields, the
concession
Association
stand, and park areas. The Fayetteville Soccer
will canvas the community for financial and
labor assistance for
concession
the construction of the fields,
stand, scoreboards,
e stablishment,
t elephone,
h oped that
irrigation
signs,
parking areas, grass
facilities, coin
operated
benches, bleachers, goals, lights, etc. It is
all utilities and irrigation facilities will be
placed underground.
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Assistance to construct the soccer complex has been
o ffered by the Naval Reserve unit from Fort Smith. They
w ould need to use construction equipment presently ownedby
the city or county. Mr. Charles Johnson, Washington County
Judge, has agreed to allow them to use the county equipment
during the construction phase of the complex.
MAINTENANCE
The primary maintenance of the soccer complex will be
under the jurisdiction of the Youth Center with some help
from the Fayetteville Soccer Association. Field
maintenance activities include the bowing of the grass,
fertilization, irrigation, and overseeding of cool season
g rasses into the Bermudagrass during early fall. These are
activities that are sporadically spaced during the year.
O n a weekly basis during the soccer seasons, there is the
n eed for cleaning the restrooms and policing the area for
paper. Marking of the fields and proper placement of the
g oals will a regular activity of the Youth Center.
Ideally, we hope that the soccer complex will
e ventually be self supporting. Cities such as Broken Arrow
in Oklahoma finance the maintenance of their
soccer complex
primarily through entry fees obtained in tournaments. We
think that this is also possible in Fayetteville. There
are many people in the middle part of the United States who
like to come to Fayetteville for a weekend. A soccer
tournament such as the Ozark Classic Cup is one way for
these people to visit.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY
An example of the financial return to the community
that a soccer tournament can offer is given below. These
d ata
were conservatively estimated by Mr. Samir Hag,
President of the Arkansas Soccer Association, for the Ozark
Classic Cupheld in Fayetteville the last weekend of
O ctober. They show that soccer tournaments are financially
successful, particularly with the assistanceof various
commercial companies in the community. The estimated
t urnback to the community for the two-day tournament
amounted to over $80,000. With a first class soccer
complex similar to the one we are proposing, there is no
✓ eason why we cannot hold other regional and state
tournaments in the Fall and Spring. As a result, the
yearly financial return to the community should be larger
t han that shown in the Table.
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Table 1. The estimated financial return of the second
Ozark Classic Cup that was recently held in
Fayetteville.
1984 OZARK CLASSIC CUP
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
There were 25 visiting teams which averaged 16 players
per team totaling 400 players. In addition, there were an
average of two coaches per team and several families that
came with the each team. The estimated total number of
people visiting Fayetteville was 1000..
Category $ Spent
H otels (350 rooms @ $42/room) $14,700
Food (1000 people @ $35/person) 35,000
E ntertainment (1000 @ $12/person) 12,000
L aundry (25 teams @ $25/team) 625
Ice and Medical Supplies 400
Shopping (estimate) 10,000
Tournament T shirts 500
Tournament Entry Fees (25 teams @ $60/team)
1,500
Awards 1,400
O ther 5,000
TOTAL $81,125
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PLACE: Lake Fayetteville Softball Complex
TIME: Race starts at 2:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION: . Registration will be the day of the run between
1:30 and 2:15 p.m.atthe Lake Fayetteville "�'''.
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ENTRY FEE: $2.00
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TURKEYS donated by Ozark Mountain Smokehouse,
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Second Place: T-SHIRTS donated by Best Sports.
Third Place: DINNERS donated by B & B Barbeque, Boanaza,
Cafe' Santa Fe', Ramada Inn, Jerry's, Frisky's,,
;,Cog's Place, Hog's Breath Eatery, Country 1.
Chicken, Domino's Pizza
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of cornish hens donated by TYSON FOODS, INC.': various
athletic items donated by ATHLETIC ATTIC; and dinners.
-( All runners receive cokes donated by COCA-COLA.
COURSE SPONSORS:
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