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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-08-04 - Agendas - Final• • TO: Parks and Recreation Advisory Board FROM: Connie Edmonston, Parks & Recreation Director DATE: July 30, 2003 RE: PRAB Meeting Monday, August 4, 2003 4:00 p.m. - Parks Office 5:30 p.m. - City Hall Room 326 • • AGENDA 1. Approval of July 7, 2003 PRAB Meeting Minutes: PRAB Motion: FAYETTEVILLE PARKS & RECREATION 2. Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks, Inc. Lease Agreement: There were some changes made by legal staff to the original lease agreement the PRAB approved on March 3, 2003. These changes are designated by bold type. Staff Recommendation: Approval of the lease agreement and to forward PRAB recommendation to the City Council for final approval. PRAB Motion: 3. Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks, Inc. Phase IA. Request: Botanical Garden requests approval to build Phase IA. — a timber frame building to be used as a Studio Workshop which will originally contain the BGO office, workshop, educational and meetings space. Staff Recommendation: Approval to build the timber frame building. The designated public trail and service drive are to be separated as approved at the March 3, 2003 meeting. The Society must abide by the Planning Commission policies and procedures. PRAB Motion: 4. Park Land Dedication: Development Name: Town Creek Center Engineer: Jerry Kelso, Crafton, Tull & Associates, Inc Owner: Town Creek Construction and Development Location: South of Sixth Street between the Arkansas -Missouri Railroad and Hill Avenue Park District: SW Units: 204 Townhomes Total Acres: Land Dedication Requirement 3.47 acres Money in Lieu Requirement: $80,127 Existing Parks: Proposed Duncan Avenue Apartments Neighborhood Park (.46 acres) Staff Recommendation: Parks Staff recommends accepting land for the Park Land Dedication Requirements. • • Justification: Indian Trail and Town Creek Corridor, both trails on the Altemative Transportation and Trails Master Plan, run through the proposed project. Negotiations for the land dedication are on-going. PRAB Motion: 5. Clabber Creek Proposal: Rebecca Ohman, Park Planner PRAB Motion: 6. Grant Announcement: Kim Hesse, Park Planner The City has been awarded a $20,000 matching grant from the Urban and Community Forestry Assistant Program through the Arkansas Forestry Commission to purchase a chipper and the grant match to be a box truck with an aerial lift. Parks and Recreation Division and Transportation Division will utilize this equipment to assist with our City's Urban Forestry Program. 7. Community Park Information: 8. Recreation Program Update: David Wright, Recreation Superintendent 9. Parks Maintenance Update: Jeff Coles, Parks Maintenance Superintendent 10. Other Business: 11. Adjournment: Attachments: PRAB July 7, 2003Meeting Minutes Development Map and letter Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks Lease Agreement Proposal Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks Phase IA. Request Clabber Creek Proposal CIP Update Park Land Dedication Ordinance Fund Monthly Report HMR Monthly Report