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Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Connie Edmonston, Parks 8L Recreation Superintendent
May 30,2001
PRAB Meeting Monday, June 4, 2001
5:30 p.m. in City Hall Room 326
AGENDA
1. Approval of PRAB meeting minutes on May 7, 2001 .
PRAB Motion:
2. Approval of PRAB meeting minutes on May 16, 2001.
PRAB Motion:
3. Program Report: David Wright, Program Coordinator
4. Other Business:
FAYETTEVILLE
PARKS B RECREATION
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will take a fifteen minute recess and will reconvene
at the proposed plat locations listed below:
5. Park Land Dedication Plats
Development Name: Hometown Development - Mt. Sequoyah
Engineer: Carter & Associates, Glenn Carter
Owner:
Location:
Park District:
Units:
Total Acres:
Hometown Development, Ltd., Robert Schmitt
SW comer of Fletcher Av. and Rodgers Dr. on Mt. Sequoyah
SE
6 multi units
0.5 acres
Land Dedication Requirement: 0.12 acres
Money in Lieu Requirement: $2,250
Existing Parks: Mt. Sequoyah Gardens (2.42 acres), Hayes (.5 acres)
Staff Recommendation: Money in lieu of land
PRAB Motion:
Development Name:
Engineer:
Owner:
Location:
Park District:
Units:
Noble Oaks Phase 1I
Jorgensen & Associates, Chris Brackett
Mike Sweetser
north of North Street, west of Leverett, south of Sycamore
NW
96 multi units
Total Acres: 4.01 acres
Land Dedication Requirement: 1.92 acres
Money in Lieu Requirement: $36,000
Existing Parks: Leverett (2 acres), Gregory (19.382 acres), Long (6.62 acres),
Wilson (22 acres)
Staff Recommendation: Money in lieu of land
PRAB Motion:
6. Adjournment
Attachments:
PRAB Meeting Minutes - May 7 and May 16, 2001
PRAB Special Meeting Minutes - May 22, 2001
Plats & Maps' Hometown Development and Noble Oaks Phase II
Letter to DRAB: Gerald Sloan
CIP Update
Park Land Dedication Ordinance Fund Monthly Report
HMR Monthly Report
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MINUTES OF A MEETING
OF THE
PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
JUNE 4, 2001
A meeting of the Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was held on June 4, 2001 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326
of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
PRESENT: Parks and Recreatipn Advisory Board members Mauritson, Cook, Shoulders, Ackerman, Colwell, Hill, Nickell,
and Eads; City staff Schuldt, Gulley, Wright and Urban Development Director, Hugh Earnest; Press and Audience.
AGENDA
I. Approval of PRAB May 7, 2001 meeting minutes.
Ms. Eads questioned the Elder Apartments motion. Mr. Colwell explained the board favors shifting construction
of the development further north if possible to increase the buffer on the south near Asbell Park.
MOTION:
Mr. Mauritson moved to approve the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board May 7, 2001 meeting minutes.
Ms. Nickell seconded the motion.
The motion was approved 8-0-0.
II. Approval of PRAB May 16, 2001 meeting minutes.
MOTION:
Mr. Mauritson moved to approve the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board May 16, 2001 meeting minutes.
Ms. Nickell seconded the motion.
The motion was approved 8-0-0.
III. Program Report: David Wright, Program Coordinator
Mr. Wright announced eight concerts have been scheduled for the 5'" Annual Gulley Park Summer Concert
Series. With $12,300 of city funds budgeted, the Parks and Recreation Division also solicits sponsorships for
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the series. Mr. Wright said the summer concerts cost approximately $18,000. Corporate sponsors embrace the
program because it is such a positive event and extremely popular with the community. The Bank of Fayetteville
is the presenting sponsor this year. Corporate sponsors include Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Northwest
Arkansas Times, Eureka Pizza, Fayetteville Athletic Club, McDonald Eye Associates, Magic 107.9, Coca-Cola,
and Channel 40/29 Hometown News. Concessions are available at the concerts from Eureka Pizza and Smoothie
King.
Despite delays during renovation, the Wilson Park Swimming Pool opened on time, Memorial weekend on May
26. Mr. Wright said the pool looks better than ever with the new decking and other improvements. Experiencing
first hand a nationwide problem recruiting lifeguards, Mr. Wright said it took longer this year to hire a full staff.
The pool is operating from 9:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. weekdays and from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on weekends.
Swimming lessons have been popular in years past and indications are this year will be no exception. Mr.
Wright encouraged anyone that hasn't enrolled for swimming lessons to do so since sessions are filling
quickly.
Mr. Wright said softball games are being played almost seven days a week. A recent Northwest Arkansas
Times article honored the Fayetteville Parks and Recreation program as the 'Softball Mecca' of Arkansas'.
Fayetteville has the largest softball and soccer programs in the state of Arkansas. Mr. Wright reported the
economic impact tournaments have on the city, and discussed both past and upcoming scheduled tourneys.
Soccer is one of the fastest growing youth sports in the country, and the Parks and Recreation program is
expected to continue to grow. Last year approximately 1,300 players participated. Mr. Wright discussed
sponsorships and a scholarship program. The fall soccer season will begin after Labor Day.
IV. Park Land Dedication
Development Name: Hometown Development - Mt. Sequoyah
Engineer. Carter & Associates, Glenn Carter
Owner: Hometown Development, Ltd., Robert Schmitt
Location: SW corner of Fletcher Ave. and Rodgers Dr. on Mt. Sequoyah
Park District: SE
Units: 6 multi units
Total Acres: 0.5 acres
Land Dedication
Requirement. 0.12 acres
Money in Lieu
Requirement: $2,250
Existing Parks: Mt. Sequoyah Gardens (2.42 acres), Hayes (.5 acres)
Staff Recommendation: Money in lieu of land
'Dawson, Dudley. "Fayetteville Becomes State Softball Mecca Once Again." Northwest Arkansas Times 15
May 2001: A9 & Al2.
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V.
PRAB Regular Meeting
Mr. Schuldt said this item has been removed from the agenda at the request of the Planning Division.
Development Name:
Engineer:
Owner:
Location:
Park District:
Units:
Total Acres:
Land Dedication
Requirement:
Money in Lieu
Requirement:
Existing Parks:
Staff Recommendation:
MOTION:
Mr. Ackerman moved to accept money in lieu of a land dedication for the Noble Oaks Phase II development.
Mr. Mauritson seconded the motion.
The motion was approved 8-0-0.
Noble Oaks Phase II
Jorgensen & Associates, Chris Brackett
Mike Sweetser
North of North St., west of Leverett, south of Sycamore
NW
96 multi units
4.01 acres
1.92 acres
$36,000
Leverett (2 acres), Gregory (19.382 acres), Gordon Long (6.62 acres), Wilson (22
acres)
Money in lieu of land
Other Business
The July Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting was rescheduled for;uly 9, 2001 at 5:30 p.m. in Room
326.
The board discussed the Bates School Park playground since the elementary school has been closed.
Mr. Colwell announced the Gulley Park Cow Paddy Run is scheduled July 4.
Adjournment
Mr Colwell adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
MINUTES APPROVED:
MINUTES TAKEN BY.
JUL 9 2001
Tracie Evans
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