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Home My WebLink About1998-01-02 - MinutesFACILITIES SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 2,1998 **********►******************************************************************* STAFF PRESENT: Dugwyler, Hobbs, Rogers P.R.A.B. MEMBERS PRESENT: Ackerman, Bleidt, Judy, Theil PRESS PRESENT: Jill Smith -Morning News, Rusty Garrett - NWA Times GUESTS PRESENT: Dale Clark, Dan Coody SUBJECT: Mt. Sequoyah/old water facility city property The Facilities Committee met at 12:00 noon at the Fayetteville Youth Center to ride together to . view the Mt. Sequoyah/old water facility city owned property. Committee members, staff, guests and the press visually inspected the property and discussed several possible applications of the land in case it becomes park land. It was stressed that while an "overlook" park does sound attractive - it was mentioned that there are several drawbacks to having an "overlook" park. It was also mentioned that the City has the first action to take on deciding who gets the land, what is to be done with it, and who is to clean it up. Fencing the area off, raquetball courts, handball courts, and skateboard park were mentioned as possibilties. It was mentioned that parks budget should not be spent on cleaning this up this parcel of land. Dan Coody stated that he had been talking to the neighbors surrounding this piece of land and that he did not foresee them having a problem with it becoming an "overlook" park of the city - eventhough there would be night visitors. Tlus is when fencing was brought up to maybe detour nightly visitors. The first things to establish is what is the city going to decide to do with this property, establish the cost of cleaning it up, then establish its' use e • Facilitits1Lomrnjittees review & recommends the addition and/or replacement of parks & recreation facilities, reviews the acceptance of green space park land and money in lieu recommendations and the expenditure of money in lieu funds, views the green space sites that will be voted on from the developers, reviews all park acquisitions ex: holcomb & vandergriffgyms $u_dget_Comntiate� review & recommends the prepared budget by the Parks & Recreation Department to be approved through the City Council, assists in HMR and Green Space expenditures, assists in the Green Space ordinance updates, recommends project priorities in the 5 year CIP plan and reviews the annual general operating budget Program/PR Committee; reviews and makes recommendations on new programs and changes to existing programs. Assists with promoting the "Benefits of Parks & Recreation" by becoming knowledgeable of all aspects of parks and recreation. example: writing articles for the newspapers, promotion and the passage of the HMR tax. promotion of the concert in the park series, walks, runs, etc... May attend the special events too c:committe GREEN SPACE RECOMMENDATION 1998 MOTIONS SOURCE: KIN J. ROGERS Lsd 1i ICTlii7:CT:V IF31 lg! IT WONT-1l494l7d ii. I4�CTITd ] ^,TPI"3�'c.P,1�4i�RM:ir iLlNi5'lr5 153E1(51 netinmrm Easton Vilbge Subdivision (formerly EASTON PARK) (NOW COVINGTON PARK) Dinerstein (I out oil times) Serenity Place (again from 1997) Dinerstein (2 out o/ 3 tines) OM Creek WILL BE RENAMED ALREADY A SUBDN. W/THIS NAMEI Dinerstein (3 our o/3 times) OM Creek WILL BE RENAMED ALREADY A SUBDIV. W/THIS NAMEI Easton Park Isms Easton ✓nage) (NOW COVINGTON PARK) Salem Village Hawg Heaven Pthevalley/Pineaest PHASE 5 Stonebridge Meadows Phase 1 Candlew0od ( was Estates at Turtle Creek ) c:8epIIs - Lotus 12/14/99 NE 02/11/98 special mtg. SW 03/02/98 NW 010498 Veda/ mtg. Jorgenson Englneenng Harold Heady - developer not disclosed at this we Engr Sery (ESIyPrestige Properties/Tim Reynoldsowner SW 011298 Ranh Heady developer not disclosed at this time special mtg. SW 04/06/98 EDA -Mike AndersomDev-Mark Margess 8 Dan Dykema regular mtg. SW 049798 Harold Heady - developer not disclosed at this time City Council Mtg. SW 04/23/98 EDA -Mike Anderson/Dev-Mark Margess 8 Dan Dykema Special msg. NE 0423/98 Developer -Jorgenson / Owner - TAJJMMK Farm special:nig NW 06/10/98 Developer Bob Whitfield SW 079698 Owner Chris Adams, Engineer Grafton, Tuft- Kurt Jones NW 029698 OwnerBMP Development,EnglneerCniton Tu -Kurt Jane SE 079898 OwnerBtil Meadows, Engineer. Jorgensen 8 Associates NE 10/05/98 Owner Tom Terminella, Engineer. Jorgensen 8 Associate 6-0 2.08 parcel 2.145 parcel totalling 4.225 required amt The Pond will not be Accepted! Na 5-0 Discussed visiting the property RETRACT 7R/97 MOTION Now not taking money and accept area around ponds, including ponds and land balance subj. to annexation and rezoning Retraction of Motion man on 4/2398 Special Meeting Pending 10.15 ACRES Annexation 8 Rezoning 5-0 taking 1.28 land to donate to the Sae City Council Children House 8 134,800 for Resolution the remainder of the gs rgnrnt for changes Na Discussed meeting on-site See 42398 Meeting Na 5-0 They pulled out See 4/2398 Cry CouncIrs Resolution 44-98 changed our recommendation to donate 1.53 acres to Childrens House AND 131,000 in lieu money In lieu and ask City Council for variance from ordinance land Is in noodway - no use l0 us 5-0 RETRACT 2/11/98 MOTION Accept 2 48 aces in NW comer and take the remainder in money 128.250 - request City Council valance from the ordinance 7-0 Donation 01 PUD Property of B+. acres Accepted by our PRAB plus we already received the deed on the 3.59 acres taken for green space 5-2-0 7-0 Na Money In Lieu 116.800 Money In Lieu 14,200 To work with Director 8 Asst Director on a better parcel of land for green space purposes - not next to Me driving range - not suitable was brought to PRAB In 1996 5-0 Money In Lieu $23,625 MI ask City Council fora Variance They pulled out No City Council Valance needed Resolution 5898 City Council Variance Accepted Received wetland donation of land 1298 5/5/98 changed from 56 08/19/98 to 48 multi 114,400 City Council passed Resolution 13898 102098