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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-05-03 - MinutesTaye evl e AIC FIAN5A5 FAYETTEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Minutes for May 3, 2010 Opening: The regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was called to order by Craig Mauritson at 5:35 p.m. in Room 111 at the City Administration Building at 113 West Mountain Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Present: Parks and Recreation Advisory Board members Mauritson, Biendara, Lindsey, Meinecke, Waite, and Watson were present. Meldrum and Hazelrigs were absent. Staff members Edmonston, Gipson, Humphry, Jones, and Thomas were in attendance. 1. Approval of April 5, 2010 PRAB Meeting Minutes PRAB Motion: Watson motioned to accept the minutes as written, and Meinecke seconded it. Motion passed 6-0-0 by voice vote. 2. Botanical Garden Annual Report: Walt Eilers, BGSO Board President Eilers was unable to attend the meeting, so Lindsey gave the report. He said the Botanical Board is dedicated, and doing a great job. Two of the fundraisers -Greening of the Garden and Gardenfest-will be soon. The Gardenfest program has been rescheduled for June 20`". 3. Eagle Scout Project at Lake Sequoyah: Kyle Lawrence Lawrence is with Troop 142, and is developing a leadership project for his Eagle Scout badge. In his family, it's a tradition to build trails to earn this badge. Lawrence plans to connect his part of the trail with the existing trail. He has walked and marked it out with Wade Colwell. He plans to build the trail on parkland, go around an edge of a field, through a boggy place, to a stream. He would also like to build a bridge. He will supply the volunteers and materials. He just needs approval from PRAB. Mauritson said that the trail sounds like a good idea Lawrence said that maybe someone from Parks could walk the boggy area with him to see if there is a better way. Humphry said that he and Jumper will walk it with him. Meinecke asked if the trail will dead end. Lawrence said that he was only building a segment. Waite asked how many brothers he had. Lawrence said only one, and he has build two trails. Waite said that it was a great family tradition. Biendara asked if he planned to put any markings on the trail so they won't get lost. Lawrence said yes. He said bright florescent paint stands out. Watson asked if PRAB needed to address this request now. Humphry said yes, it needs to be approved, and all the details will be firmed up. Lawrence said that this isn't the final plan. Meinecke asked if this trail was getting close to going all around Lake Sequoyah. Edmonston said that Parks is working on the north side. Lawrence said the upcoming scouts in the troop will take care of it. It's becoming a troop tradition, and is basically a continuing project. PRAB Motion: Meinecke motioned to approve the Lake Sequoyah trail project, and Watson seconded it. Motion passed by voice vote 6-0-0. 4. Parks & Recreation 2010 Budget Update: Connie Edmonston, Parks & Recreation Director Edmonston said that sales tax is down, so there have been budget cuts and adjustments. Some of the adjustments she related are: the trail lights will go off at 11 p.m. and back on at 5 a.m.; the pool will open one week later; and the pool, soccer, and player fees have increased. A new item to bring in some revenue is VIP parking during the concerts. $150 gets a parking spot close to the park and the concert. Lindsey asked if there were scholarships for soccer players that can't pay the fee. Gipson said yes. Pagnozzi scholarships are available. 5. Summer Programs Update: Chase Gipson, Recreation Superintendent Gipson gave information about all the programs available during the summer. An informational sheet listing all the programs was handed out. The pool opening day on June 11 will have a kick-off event to start the pool summer season. There will be an attempt to have the largest swim lesson for the Guinness Book of World Records. Needed are 250 people for the swim lesson, This lesson has to follow a specific lesson plan. There will be six to seven swim stations, and the final ten minutes will be the big swim lesson. Meinecke asked about the Lake Fayetteville Outdoor Festival. Gipson said it rained enough to keep people away. Native Grass Restoration Program Update: Byron Humphry, Maintenance Superintendent Humphry said there was a controlled burn at Lake Fayetteville. The fescue needs to be eradicated. The flowers will be planted later. There will be another burn next spring. Buffalo grass was planted at the new section of Mud Creek. A volunteer is planting wildflowers on Frisco Trail. The hillside has been reshaped at Mount Sequoyah Gardens with plugs of native grass. The Scull Creek Tunnel will get landscaping sometime in the future. Doc Mashburn is getting a detention pond and native grasses. 6. HMR Tax Special Election: Connie Edmonston, Parks and Recreation Director Edmonston said that if the Parks staff is questioned about this election, they can only give information about the election, not their opinion. The HMR tax has been good to Parks. Mauritson said that early voting started today. Edmonston said the vote is only to change the wording of the ordinance. She said that PRAB may be getting some phone calls. Watson said that he already got one. Mauritson said that if a person didn't want to vote on the other items, he/she could get a special form just for the HMR vote. 7. Other Business: ** A special PRAB meeting may be scheduled prior to the June PRAB Meeting. Mauritson asked about the special PRAB meeting. Edmonston said that a development was coming in. No date for an additional meeting has been set yet. Mauritson said two years ago he was trying to see if he could get Van Asche Drive changed to Veterans Memorial Drive. He's trying to get in touch with Kyle Cook. Meinecke said the new Parks signs are great, as well as the wheels at Butterfield Trail. Gipson said that May 16`h is Artosphere. It will start at Lake Fayetteville Northshore. 8. Adjournment Watson moved to adjourn the meeting, and Meinecke seconded it. Meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m. Minutes taken by Melanie Thomas