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Home My WebLink About1995-09-11 - Minutes• • • TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD DALE D. CLARK, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR SEPTEMBER 5,1995 PRAB MEETING ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1995 AT 5:30 PM IN ROOM 219 OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING APPROVAL OF PRAB MINUTES - AUGUST 7 & 14th, 1995 II. GREEN SPACE - Owner/Developer: Location: Park District: Units: Land Dedication: Money in Lieu: Master Plan: ENGLAND PLACE (See revised plat) Don England East of 71B, between Nonamaker and 19th Street SE 110 Single Family 2.75 acres $33,000 No priority; Neighborhood 6; Existing acres - 211; 1990 needs - 15 to 30; 2010 needs - 17-34. III. Green Space - Brophy IV. Naming of Crossover park land (See enclosed letter) V. Capitol Improvement Projects Report - Clark/Dugwyler VI. 1996 Budget Report - Clark/Dugwyler (1996 Budget enclosed) VII. HMR Report - Waite VIII Other Business IX. Adjournment PRAB REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 11, 1995 The meeting was called to order by Susan Driver at 5:45 pm in room 326 of the City Administration Building. Members Present: Driver, James, Knight, Richard, Waite Members Absent: Mackey, Savage, Stone Staff Present: Clark, Cox, Dugwyler Guests Present: Bill Rudasill I. MOTION:KNIGHT/JAMES The minutes from the August 7 and August 14, 1995 PRAB meetings were approved unanimously 5-0. II. NAMING OF CROSSOVER PARK LAND Waite: The Medal of Honor is the highest honor. However, I would like to reserve park names for a more local person that has helped. I don't see a connection with WWII and a park. James: What is the procedure for naming a park? Driver: There have been numerous requests for memorial plaques, tree, etc. We need guidelines for naming parks and things like memorials. We need to do this expediently. I would like a committee to have a recommendation for our next meeting. The committee will be headed by Brian Richard and assisted by George Knight. Nancy will research cities that already have such guidelines. A recommendation for this proposal will guidelines are established. be made after the III . GREEN SPACE ENGLAND PLACE '- Li" fr Owner/Developer: Don England Location: E of 71B, between Nonamaker and 19th Park Dist: SE Units: 110 single family Land Dedication: 2.75 acres Money in lieu: $33,000 Master Plan: No priority; neighborhood 6; existing acres 211; 1990 needs 15 to 30; 2010 needs 17 to 34 1 • • • Driver: This is now 267 single family units on 48 acres. Dugwyler: The pond is on private property. Knight: From a distance, it looks like good park land. I like it because it is not as rough as the area before and not as steep. This is enough land now. Clark: We need easy access and that is the one drawback. Knight: This is very high density. Driver: The sidewalks should help with access if the road is going to t -head. MOTION:JAMES/KNIGHT The PRAB recommends to`) land, 6.36 acres, in 1 'requirement for Engle Engineering. Planning Commission to accept u of money for the green space .lace as proposed by Milholland MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 5-0 BROPHY ADDITION PHASE II Ye- Rudasill: This is about 4 acres. We are breaking up lots. There are 2 R-1 lots and 1 R-3 lots. The terrain is very steep. The only access area is off a private drive off Hwy 71. This will work out to be Phase III. MOTION:KNIGHT/JAMES The PRAB recommends to the Planning Commission to accept money in lieu of a land dedication for the green space requirement for Brophy Addition Phase II. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 5-0 IV. CIP PROJECTS Clark: Every year we set goals and make a time schedule for CIP's. This report is to update you on our progress and the things that aren't progressing as well. A site plan on Davis park needs to be done for the grant that was approved. A volleyball court, basketball court, and a playground were included in the grant up to 50,000. Lewis parking lot is completed, but the lighting, maybe with a timer, still needs to be installed. The volleyball court at Lake Fayetteville South was completed in-house. We have a drawing of the pavilion by Wittenburg, Deloney, and Davison. The plans have to go to Little Rock for approval by the grants office. Walker Bambino field work has begun. We have not started work on the Walker Park Parking lot. We do not have a viable plan. Wilson playground is done. The Youth Center driveway has not had any work done. The Street Department is behind on 2 • • • VI. their in-house projects. Davis Park street improvements are done. There is not enough money to do all ADA projects. Wilson is accessible except we have to make parking spots by bathrooms and a trail to the basketball courts. At Gulley will have to make pavilion accessible. The grade past the first bridge at Gulley is too steep. Any ballfields have to have viewing areas now. Lewis soccer and restrooms drawn by Wittenburg, Delaney, and Davidson meet all ADA requirements. Wilson park trail is bid, but we have to bid a bridge. Girl's softball complex is underway. We have a meeting Thursday with architects and Friday with Mr. Carr to get 300 ft fences. We will need about 50 feet of the school's land. In return we will assist with their playground and fields. Waite: It would really be sharing their parking area. Clark: Gymnasiums are under construction. Driver: Are the plans on Davis and Lake Fay South in Little Rock? Clark: This week we will get Lake Fayetteville South's and hopefully Davis by next week. Driver: Have you heard from Babe Ruth concerning using the Highway 265 property. Clark: No I have not. In the future, we would like to select one engineering firm to do all the parks CIP projects. Now, we go out for separate quotes. If there was only one firm on an annual basis, I think it would move much quicker. I think it would be cost effective in the long run. The firm we work with would know how many jobs they would have from the beginning of the year. I need a recommendation from the board. Driver: Find out what has to be done and work on language of the recommendation. 1996 BUDGET REPORT Dugwyler: We have asked over and above personnel and equipment to maintain our new green space parks. We also included additional funding for our equipment. Clark. We get charged a fee for this equipment. We don't own it. We ask for more to utilize what is there. We want you to be aware of the budget. We are asking for more help. We need more people to upgrade our parks. VII. HMR REPORT Waite: This is our presentation for anyone who gives talks to groups. See overheads Operational expenditures have not increased in 10 years. That is why we can't maintain our parks. CIP shows that by 1989 we were 3 • • • getting less money not the 15 percent we were supposed to get. We still won't cover everything with the HMR but we will come closer. This gets us 3/4 of the way there. Richard: What objections do you see? Such as the Chamber. Waite: A lot of Chamber support this. Some will say that it will affect tourism. Driver: Everyone that makes presentations can adapt this information for your style. Waite: Is there anything more that is needed? Richard: A comparison of Fayetteville's HMR tax to other cities. For example, San Antonio has 15 percent tax. LA has 13 to 14 percent. I would like a recap of the current sales tax structure. Driver: Try to reach everyone you can. The HMR campaign kickoff is next Thursday 5:00 on the square. I hope to see adhoc committee members, City Council members, etc. Waite: About three weeks ago we mailed out letters to service organizations. We are now individually calling all of them. There will be about 30 possibilities. OTHER BUSINESS: James: How about if we put a sign at the site for the girl's softball complex letting people know about it? Can we use green space money to make the sign? We meet with the school Friday at 9:00. Driver: Is the purpose to let parents know about the complex? James: It is to let everyone know. I think it would be a nice touch. The residents buying in this area would know about it. I will research the sign with Dale. MOTION:JAMES/KNIGHT The PRAB approved the expenditure of green space funds from the northwest park district to purchase a sign to announce the new girl's softball complex. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY 5-0 LAND PURCHASE PROPOSAL Clark: We need to look at some land. I was approached by neighbors of some property zoned R-2. The neighbors would like us to consider purchasing the land. It is 9.9 acres owned by Jerry Sweetser. Driver: Where would you propose to get this money? 4 • • • Dugwyler: No green space funding park district will be used for the was used for the gyms. Waite: If we had the HMR tax, this. Driver: The $68,000 in this CIP project money that we might could afford But this may not be a priority item. The PRAB will meet at the Youth Center on Wednesday, September 27, 1995 at 4:00 pm. They will first view this proposed land and then proceed to Siloam Springs to view the new aquatics facility. The meeting adjourned at 7:00 pm. Minutes Approved: 5