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Home My WebLink About1992-08-31 - MinutesPRAB REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 31, 1992 Members Present: Alexander, Anderson, Einert, Jenkins, McConnell, Palmer, Waite Staff Present: Clark, Cox, Edmonston Media Present: MB Lohr-Morning News, Rusty Garrett -NWA Times, Lori Harrison Stone -Grapevine News Guests: Coralie Koonce., Barbara Moorman, Landscape Architects -Judy Brittenum, Karen Rollet BUSINESS: I. MOTION:MCCONNELL/WAITE The minutes from the August 3, 1992 meeting were approved unanimously 5-0.. II. GREEN SPACE PLATS Old Wire Road Subdivision Owner/Developer: Sam Mathias & Bud TomlinsozS Location: Old Wire Road North of Butterfield School Park District: Northeast Single Family Units: 20 (7.32 acres) Land Requirement: .50 acres Money in Lieu: $4,500 $OTION: WAITE/PALMER The PRAB recommends to the Planning Commission to accept money, $4,500, in lieu of land for the green space requirement for Old Wire Road Subdivision. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 5-0 Mission Hills Owner/Developer: RJ Merry -Ship Property Management Location: N of Lakeside Dr. E of Hwy 45 Park District: Southeast Single Family Units: 21 (10 acres) Land Requirement: .53 acres Money in Lieu: $4,725 MOTION:JENKINS/WAITE The PRAB recommends to the Planning Commission to accept money, $4,725, in lieu of land for the green space requirement for Mission Hills. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 5-0 PRAB Page 2 Emerald Subdivision Owner/Developer: JB Hays Location: N of Township, E of Brophy Avenue Park District: Northeast Single Family Units: 16 (5.6 acres) Land Requirement: .4 acres Money in Lieu: $3,600 MOTION:MCCONNELL/PALMER The PRAB recommends to the Planning Commission to accept money, $3,600, in lieu of land for the green space requirement for Emerald Subdivision. NOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 5-0 Savanna Estates Phase I Developer/Owner: Location: Park District: Single Family Units: Land Dedication Required Money In Lieu: Mark Foster/Buddy Peoples S of Skillern Road Northeast 22 (13.35 acres) • .55 acres $4,950 THIS ITEM WAS LEFT ON THE TABLE. Savanna Estates Phase II Developer/Owner: Location: Park District: Single Family Units: Land Dedication Required Money In Lieu: Mark Foster/Buddy Peoples S of Skillern Road Northeast 21 (27.48 acres) • .53 acres $4,725 THIS ITEM WAS LEFT ON THE TABLE Park Place Developer/Owner: Location: Park District: Single Family Units: Units Phase VI. 25 Phase VII. 11 Phase VIII. 41 Jim Lindsey S of 45, W of Southeast Land Ded. . 63 acres . 28 acres 1.03 acres 265 Money in Lieu $ 5,625 $ 2,475 $ 9,225 MOTION:PALMER/MCCONNELL The PRAB recommends to the Planning Commission to accept money, $17,325, in lieu of land for the green space requirement for Park Place Phases VI, VII, and VIII. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 7-0 PRAB Page 3 Mission Blvd. Subdivision Developer/Owner: Gordon Wilkins Location: W of 265, S of 45 Park•District: Southeast Single Family Units: 32 (9.65 acres) Land Dedication Required: .8 acres Money In Lieu: $7,200 MOTION:JENKINS/WAITS The PRAB recommends to the Planning Commission to accept money, $7,200, in lieu of land for the green space requirement for Mission Blvd. Subdivision. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 7-0 Oakshire-East Apartments Developer/Owner: Lindsey Location: S of Kantz Dr., W of 265 Park District: Northeast Single Family Units: 36 Land Dedication Required: .72 acres Money In Lieu: $6,480 MOTION:WAITE/EINERT The PRAB recommends to the Planning Commission to accept money, $6,480, in lieu of land for the green space requirement for Oakshire-East Apartments. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 7-0 Northwest Acres Phase III Developer/Owner: Jeff Allen Location: N of Hwy 16, W of Rupple Road Park District: Northwest Single Family Units: 36 (4.63 acres) Land Dedication Required: .72 acres Money In Lieu: $6,480 MOTION:ANDERSON/JENKINS The PRAB recommends to the Planning Commission to accept money; $6,480, in lieu of land for the green space requirement for Northwest Acres Phase III.. NOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 7-0 Crossover Heights Developer/Owner: Location: Park District: • Phase II PRAB Page 4 Dick and Bill Keating N of Whippoorwill Lane, E of 265 Southeast Single Family Units: 20 Land Dedication Required: .5 acres Money In Lieu: $4,500 NOTION:ANDERSON/WAITE The PRAB recommends to the Planning Commission to accept money, $4,500, in lieu of land for the green space requirement for Crossover Heights Phase II. NOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 7-0 III. WALKER PARK EXPANSION DISCUSSION The meeting was August 27, 1992. Attached are the three options presented by•Callans and Associates. Option A: Proceed as planned with .sports development, nature park, and senior citizens facility. Option B: Design Walker Park segments as a total park Option C: Add .additional land to the design phase to accommodate future needs of soccer and baseball DISCUSSION: Judy Brittenu Karen Rollet: Alexander: Waite: Edmonston: Palmer: Einert: Palmer: m:We walked the park and I would not advise anyone going in there alone as it is now. My main concern with putting fields so close to the road is the safety factor for children. A possibility is to close the:road through the park. We looked at the site not the recommendations. Would the rest of the park be left natural? Gulley park is a natural park, Walker is a jungle! We need to get input from Jefferson Elementary because they have trouble with children going down to this property. These plans that have been presented seem for immediate use only. We need to facilitate the entire future requests that the sports. organizations asked for. We need to do what the land can hold. We need to prioritize needs as to how the land will be developed. Brittenum: Einert: Anderson: Edmonston: Brittenum: Einert: Brittenum: Edmonston: Waite: Anderson: Clark: Anderson: Coralie Koonce Lori Stone: Alexander: Jenkins: Brittenum: Anderson: Rollet: PRAB Page 5 A suggestion from the public meeting was to move soccer to another site. PRAB's job is to tell landscape architects what we want and the priority. We probably do need to give a direction to the architects. It is no secret, we bought this land to build fields and to leave part as nature. The Baseball Association's proposal states two baseball fields are needed now, and two later. The Soccer Association needs two fields.. Four baseball fields would involve closingthe road.., We are the client, you need to make suggestions to us. .It was my understanding that we meet with the Board after the first public meeting and make priorities. Everyone needs to read the public meeting minutes, view the land, and maybe have a facilities committee meeting. The Naval Reserve parking lot on the north end is for the park's use also. Can we move the senior citizens area to the new land? Mrs. Walker said as long as thearea is in Walker Park it. is okay. Can we tour the land to come up with our ideas? :Are you going to consider option C? Have you considered using other land? We will look at all options and we consider the community's best interest. We have pretty much hit what everyone wanted! It does not look like we will lose much nature. I agree with the comments from the meeting. I was a single parent and I would not like leaving a young child at a ballpark by himself. There will have to be some trees cut. The Historic site will be tricky. We will have to decide what will be there. The next meeting will be Wednesday, September 2, 1992 at the Walker Park House to view the land. • • OTHER BUSINESS: PRAB Page 6 Edmonston reported that the State Recreation and Parks Association Annual Meeting will be held in Fayetteville this year on September 21, 22, and 23. This will conflict with the regularly scheduled PRAB meeting. Alexander reported that Donna Waselues has a Monday night class and will not be able to attend meetings. She would still like to be a member and attend special meetings until her classes are finished in December. PRAB concurred. Einert inquired as to the status of the Wilson Park trail. Einert: We need to see the preliminary drawings. We should get to see them because it is an improvement in one of our parks. We are the .ones that catch the public comment. McConnell:We need to become a lot sterner. Once we make a decision, we need to stick to it. Palmer stated that a placque still needs to be installed at Sweetbriar Park. MOTION:PALMER/EINERT The PRAB recommends to request from Northwest Regional Planning Office, an update on the Parks Master Plan and a target date for its completion. Palmer requested a two week time frame to receive this information. NOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 7-0 Meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. Minutes Approved: Secretary