HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-04-16 - MinutesPRAB REGULAR MEETING APRIL 16, 1990 The meeting was called to order by Rodney Ryan at 5:00 p.m. in room 326 of the City Administration Building. Members present Staff present: Guests present: BUSINESS: . Alexander, Anderson, Colwell, Kimbrough, Robertson, Ryan, Waselues, White Clark, Cox, Edmonston Pete Jenkins, Ron Wood, Graduate Students from the U of A, Jim Newsom, Leverett PTO, Julie Nash, Vicki Mashburn, Scott Starr, Clara Starr, Brenda Kincaid, Charles Baxter, Edward Hejtmanek, Margaret Stan, Eunice Mellitt, Charlotte Faucette, John Faucette, Cindy Loyd, Pat McKay, Lorraine Roce, Kim Smith, Bill Curington, Chuck West, MOTION:ROBERTSON/KIMBROUGH I. The minutes from the April 2, 1990 meeting were approved unanimously B-0. II. SHERMAN LOLLAR LITTLE LEAGUE Pete Jenkins, president of the Little League, presented a Little League report on this season. The League had over 900 hours of volunteer work. Walker Park has 6 lighted fields. The sixth field was lighted this year. Due to limited fields, the 6 year old teams were cut in 1989.. There are 48 teams and play began in early April. Jenkins proposed the idea of the 6 and 7 year olds using the new soccer area in Walker Park North for a multi-purpose field beginning next year. The teams could use portable fencing and equipment. Jenkins also requested that the Parks Board view land across the ditch on the west end of Walker for a parking area. The PRAB facilities committee will review the two proposals and report back. III. LEVERETT PTO Parents from the Leverett PTO were present to request that the Parks Department purchase the land north of Leverett Elementary School. The property is a trust owned by Mrs. Parsons. Currently, it is being considered by a local restaurant that serves alcohol. The parents are against this idea. The school cannot afford to purchase this land themselves. The PTO suggested the land be purchased as a park and kept as a nature park. The Board will review the proposal. The realtor's prices on this land range from 3350,000 to $449,000. This park is not on the Parks Master Plan. The PTO has approached Mrs. Parsons to see if the PRAB Page 2 land could be donated and will be contacting her again. The PTO requested the Parks Board to recommend to the Planning Commission not to rezone the area for commercial use. MOTION:ROBERTSON/ALEXANDER The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board recommends to the Planning Commission to table the rezoning until a decision can be reached on either purchasing or donating the land North of Leverett School. for a park. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 8-0 IV. PARKS TOUR The Parks Board continued business in the van. Ryan read the new green space ordinance. The first stop was Jerry Sweetser's property connected to Gulley Park. Sweetser took the Board on a tour of the creek land from Country Way to Azalea Terrace. The Board also viewed the land adjacent to Leverett Elementary School that was proposed to be a nature park by the PTO. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Minutes approved: