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Home My WebLink About2013-01-07 - MinutesNft a e ay-1.1e Alt%A H'•M1' FAYETTEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Minutes for January 7, 2013 Opening: The regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was called to order by Steve Meldrum 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 Meldrum, Watson, Leonard, Lawson, Maxwell, Paul, Proffitt, and Sass were present. McKnight was absent. Staff members Edmonston, Humphry, Jumper, Gipson and Thomas were in attendance. AGENDA: 1. Introduction of new and current PRAB Members: Connie Edmonston, Director of Parks and Recreation Edmonston introduced Charles "Chuck" Maxwell. 2. Election of 2013 Officers - Chairman and Vice Chairman: PRAB Motion for Chairman: Proffitt motioned for Steve Meldrum to be chairman. Maxwell seconded it. Motion passed 8-0-0 by voice vote. PRAB Motion for Vice -Chairman: Proffitt motioned for Phillip Watson to be vice-chairman, and Maxwell seconded it. Motion passed 8-0-0 by vice vote. 3. Approval of December 3, 2012 PRAB Meeting Minutes: PRAB Motion: Watson motioned to accept the minutes as written, and Paul seconded it. Motion passed 8-0-0 by voice vote. 4. PRAB member appointment on City Committees: PRAB Motion for Transportation Committee: Leonard motioned for John Paul to be appointed, and Lawson seconded it. Motion passed 8-0-0 by voice vote. PRAB Motion for Botanical Garden Board: Leonard motioned for David Proffitt to be appointed, and Lawson seconded it. Motion passed 8-0-0 by voice vote. 5. Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks Report: Phillip Watson, PRAB There was nothing to report. 6. Park Land Dedication: Development Name: Engineer: Owner: Location: Park Quadrant Units: Total Acres: Land Dedication Requirement: Money in Lieu Requirement Alison Jumper, Park Planning Superintendent Park Hill Jorgensen and Associates Centennial Bank West of I-540, south of Persimmon (part of the Mountain Ranch Development) SW 13 Single Family Approx. 1.69 acres 0.192 $7,160 ** Fees for 5 single family lots have already been paid with the final plat of Mountain Ranch Phase I. *Final fees to be determined at Planning Jumper gave the basic information about Park Hill. Edmonston said that the Regional Park was in this quadrant. Watson asked if there was a trail in the area. Jumper said yes. Leonard asked if the highlighted areas were neighborhood parks. Jumper said yes. They are Dale Clark Park and Bryce Davis Park. Shiloh Trail is also there, as well as Village at Shiloh Park Land. PRAB Motion: Paul motioned to accept the staff recommendation of $7,160 money in lieu, and Meldrum seconded it. Motion passed 8-0-0 by voice vote. 2 Commission approval* Existing Parks: Dale Clark Park, Shiloh Trail, Village at Shiloh Park Land, Bryce Davis Park Developer's Request: Money in lieu Staff Recommendation: Money in lieu Estimated Annual Maintenance: N/A Justification: The existing parks and trail in the area will meet the recreational needs of this development. Jumper gave the basic information about Park Hill. Edmonston said that the Regional Park was in this quadrant. Watson asked if there was a trail in the area. Jumper said yes. Leonard asked if the highlighted areas were neighborhood parks. Jumper said yes. They are Dale Clark Park and Bryce Davis Park. Shiloh Trail is also there, as well as Village at Shiloh Park Land. PRAB Motion: Paul motioned to accept the staff recommendation of $7,160 money in lieu, and Meldrum seconded it. Motion passed 8-0-0 by voice vote. 2 7. Kessler Mountain Presentation: Frank Sharp See attached Kessler Mountain Information. Frank Sharp was the presenter. He said that anyone who would like to hike in the area is welcome. Ozark Off -Road Cyclists has built 8 miles on Kessler Mountain. All the land owners in the area allow hikers if they respect the land. Approximately 387 acres out of 900 acres are very rough. He feels the land is threatened. He would like the main purpose of the area to be an outdoor classroom. He would like a foundation to buy the 387 acres. He is preparing a report to the City of Fayetteville, the University of Arkansas, and the National Heritage. He has already gotten support from the Urban Forestry Advisory Board. He would like a letter of support from PRAB. He wants to see everyone use this area. Paul asked for his contact information. Sharp said it was kesslergreenwaysa�pgtc.com. He said his cell number is 957- 4069. Paul said he did not understand what the threat to Kessler was. Sharp said Chambers Bank might sell the land to a developer. Paul wanted to know if this was City property. Edmonston said that the City already has its land. Chambers honored the agreement. Paul asked if Chambers was selling the yellow areas on the map. Edmonston said yes, every area except the green areas. Meldrum wanted to know if the U of A purchased the land, would Parks still get the million dollars. Edmonston said that as the land sold, the money would be given. Lawson said the big cost will be the water, sewer, and streets in the Regional Park. He said they will have to be purchased by the City. Watson wanted to know what the cost of the park will be. Jumper said she didn't bring it, but she would get it to him. Paul asked if the yellow portion was already planned development. Jumper said the whole site was approved as PZD. Watson asked if it was commercial or residential. Jumper said it was both. Watson said his big concern is that all the property is intended for the Regional Park. The infrastructure has to be paid for. He asked how much the infrastructure would cost. Edmonston asked that he keep in mind that the land was donated to us. Meldrum said the Regional Park numbers need to be reviewed. Edmonston asked if he wanted that done during orientation. Meldrum said yes. Paul asked if we title it reserve, would it be possible to change it to develop one day. Sharp said he thought it should be put in a conservation easement. Paul said the land borders the Regional Park. If the park is outgrown, we would have to go elsewhere, or expand into the conservation easement. Sharp said the conservation easement could be written however someone wanted it written. Paul said he wanted to be cautious about doing anything permanent. Meldrum wanted to know whether the decision would be the U of A's if they purchased it. Sharp said that he sees it as a joint decision. Watson wanted to know if it had to stay as a reserve, or if it could change. Sharp said the City and U of A would have to agree, but it could say whatever was decided. Paul asked if there was another way to protect the land. Edmonston said that a grant must pertain to outdoor recreation. A land conversion is one way. Sharp said that Mount Sequoyah is a conservation easement. 11 Maxwell said the City owns that area. Meldrum said maybe at orientation PRAB can look at the facts and figures, and get back with Frank. Aubrey Shepherd, a guest, said he used to live on that site. He said the site Sharp is talking about is like the Buffalo River. He said it would be hard to build on the land. He said we would be protecting it. He suggested for PRAB to go see it from the south end of the property. He asked that serious attention be given to Sharp's request. 8. Selection of PRAB Orientation Date: Please bring your calendar so we can select a date for the annual PRAB Orientation on January 7`h. We need to allow a time frame of approximately 2 hours prior to our February 4`h PRAB monthly meeting or select another day in January. PRAB is required to have a member serve on the following committees: Edmonston said that the orientation will be a full two hours. The date chosen was Thursday, January 24, at 5:30 pm. The place will be determined, and an email will be sent out to everyone. Active Transportation Advisory Committee: Meets quarterly on the second Wednesday at 5:30 pm, City Hall Room 326 Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks Board of Directors: Meets third Tuesday of every month at 6 pm at Lake Fayetteville Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. 9. Other Business: Edmonston said that Transportation has been busy building that last mile of section on the very last 4.58 acres donated south of that property (Lake Fayetteville). She said the first phases were built with a 10 foot width. However, the last section from the Veterans Memorial Park to the future parking lot at Botanical Gardens will be 12 feet wide. Meldrum asked if it would be concrete or asphalt. Edmonston said it would be asphalt. Maxwell asked if that was so it could be driven on. Edmonston said it was because it was so busy. There are big safety issues. The section will be used a lot. Meldrum asked what the target completion date would be. Edmonston said it would probably be early spring. Meldrum said a lot of people ask about it. He also asked if there were any plans for David Lashley restroom facilities. Edmonston said neighborhood parks have no facilities, such as restrooms, water fountains, or any other large type facilities. Meldrum read the upcoming events. 10. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 6:25 pm. Minutes taken by Melanie Thomas