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FAYETTEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION
ADVISORY BOARD SPECIAL MEETING
Minutes for December 2, 2013
Opening:
The regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was
called to order by Steve Meldrum at 5:31pm in room 111 at the City
Administration Building, located at 113 West Mountain Street in
Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Present:
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board members Meldrum, Leonard,
Lamb, McKnight, Lawson, Proffitt, and Watson were present. Maxwell
and Paul were absent. Staff members Edmonston, Jumper, Humphry,
Spann, and Thomas were in attendance.
AGENDA:
1. Approval of November 4, 2013 PRAB Meeting Minutes
PRAB Motion: Watson motioned to accept the minutes as written,
and Leonard seconded. Motion passed 7-0-0 by voice vote.
2. Park Land Dedication:
Development Name:
Engineer:
Owner:
Location:
Park Quadrant
Units:
Total Acres:
Land Dedication Requirement:
Money in Lieu Requirement
Existing Parks:
Developer's Request:
1
Alison Jumper, Park
Planning Superintendent
Ozarks Lookout
Blew and Associates
Bank of Fayetteville
South of Township Street,
east of College Avenue
NE
60 single family
Approx. 16 acres
1.38 acres
$55,200
Gulley Park, Gregory Park,
Brooks -Hummel Nature
Preserve, Craft Park
Money in lieu
Staff Recommendation: Money in lieu
Estimated Annual Maintenance: N/A
Justification: The existing parks in the area
will meet the recreational
needs of this development.
Jumper talked about Ozarks Lookout. It is located south of
Township Street, and east of College Avenue, and comes into a cul-
de-sac.
Meldrum asked if there were any proposed trails going north or
south, or to an angle to get over the mountain. He said it was
pretty steep there.
Jumper said a trail is planned at Brooks Hummel and will hook
into Sycamore. She said it will go east/west.
Lamb wanted to know how someone would get from Gregory Park
to Gulley Park.
Jumper said they would need to go along Sycamore and Old Wire
right now because there are no trail connections.
Meldrum said that it would be good if the trail ran along the creek
all the way down to Gulley, but that would be a future project.
Jumper said that she could talk to Matt to see if he had any plans.
PRAB Motion: McKnight motioned to accept the developer's
request of money in lieu, and Proffitt seconded it. Motion passed 7-
0-0 by voice vote.
3. Regional Park Update
Edmonston said that the Geotech deal is being worked on. She
said Lose and Associates are excited about the project. She added
that they are in the process of going through the City's
requirements and procedures. She said that the drainage is very
major, and they have to make sure everything is figured out
correctly.
McKnight asked if there was only $20 million to go.
Edmonston said yes.
Watson asked if Phase 1 was covered.
Edmonston said yes, and part of the baseball, the large pavilion,
and the large playground. She added that the U of A is taking the
2
soccer fields over on June 30, 2018
Lawson commented that in Phase I, there are 3 baseball fields. He
said that in order to host tournaments, 4 fields are needed. He
wanted to know at what point the board could ask the City to
complete the fourth field.
Edmonston said it costs $570,000 per field, so the request would
have to be in 2015.
Lawson said that it makes sense to go ahead and build the field
along with the other three. He wanted to know how the board
could get the request to the Council.
Edmonston said it would have to be during the budget cycle, which
would be before August, which is when the budget is prepared.
Humphry added that 3 fields were planned for Phase 1. He said it
was early to look at the fourth field.
Lawson commented that it makes sense to do the fourth one at the
same time, or at least do the basic work.
Meldrum asked if the board had to wait until August.
Watson commented that the board needs to wait and see what
happens, so it can make recommendations.
4. Other Business:
Edmonston said on Tuesday, everyone needs to go to Chick-Fil-A
between 5 pm and 8 pm. She said a portion of their sales will go to
Pagnozzi Scholarships.
S. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 5:53 pm
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