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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-01-05 - MinutesCITY OF Tay e ARKAANNSAS Parks and Recreation Advisory Board January 5, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. City Administration Building, Room 111 113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 MINUTES Members: Phillip Watson, Kyle McHan, Wade Colwell, Richie Lamb, Terry Lawson, Chuck Maxwell, Phillip McKnight, David Priest, David Proffitt City Staff: Connie Edmonston, Director; Byron Humphry, Maintenance Superintendent; Alison Jumper, Parks Planning Superintendent; Alan Spann, Recreation Superintendent; Melanie Thomas, Senior Secretary 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call Parks and Recreation Advisory Board members present were Watson, Colwell, Lawson, Maxwell, McHan, and Proffitt. Members absent were Priest, Lamb and McKnight. 3. Welcome of new PRAB Member: Kyle McHan 4. Artist Recognition — Lake Fayetteville Mural: Amy Eichler Eichler was presented with a picture of the mural. Edmonston commended her for the wonderful job. She added that everyone loves it and it's been great publicity. Eichler replied that she really enjoyed doing it, and that she got some great leads and ideas. Spann told her the picture was from the NWA Times. He added that the mural is beautiful, and thanked her for all her work. Watson thanked Spann for organizing it. Spann said sure. He added that a random citizen called about a possible mural. He said the citizen started naming artists in the area, and one of them was Eichler. He knew her and called her about the project. 5. Approval of December 1, 2014 PRAB Meeting Minutes PRAB Motion: Proffitt motioned to accept the minutes as written, and Maxwell seconded it. McHan abstained. Motion passed 5-0-0 by voice vote. Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 6. Election of Officers: Phillip Watson, 2014 Chairman Chairman Nomination: PRAB Motion: Tabled until next month. Vice Chairman Nomination: PRAB Motion: Tabled until next month. 7. Appointment of Active Transportation PRAB member Maxwell asked if the meetings were quarterly. Edmonston said they meet quarterly on the second Wednesday at 5:30 pm in room 111, and added that she was on the committee. She said the first meeting was in February. Colwell said he was interested if she thought that he was a worthy candidate. PRAB Motion: Watson motioned to elect Colwell as the PRAB representative for the Active Transportation Committee, and Proffitt seconded it. Motion passed 6-0-0 by voice vote. 8. Appointment of Botanical Garden of the Ozarks PRAB member Edmonston said she had spoken to Lamb, and he said he would like to continue to be the representative. PRAB Motion: Maxwell motioned to elect Lamb to be the PRAB representative for the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, and Colwell seconded it. Motion passed 6-0-0 by voice vote. 9. Fayetteville Disc Association Report: Chuck Wright 2014 report of league participation and tournament numbers, along with a preview of 2015. Wright said they use the fields at Hampton and Lewis for their spring, summer, fall, and winter leagues. Currently, the FDA has 150 members. Harvest Moon is a tournament they host every fall. At this tournament everyone wears costumes. During the year they play weekly, usually on Wednesday. Dues are collected for the FDA. Several members are involved on the national level. The group gives scholarships each year, and look for applicants that meet certain criteria such as involvement in the community and leadership, as well as talent and sportsmanship on the field. FDA works with local schools and the Boys and Girls Club. They are going to try to have a mini -camp during the summer so youth can learn the basics of the sport. Wright said this is a sport that families can get involved in. Colwell said this could be a sport that can tie into the Parks summer camps, such as an Ultimate camp. Spann said adding Ultimate would be an easy transition. Maxwell asked if FDA is willing to help out with a camp program. Spann said Outdoor Camp is a one week camp held four times. Ultimate would fit into that camp. He said maybe FDA could come help out a couple of hours a week. Wright said yes, absolutely. Maxwell wanted to know if a youth program could be held through the City. Spann asked if he was talking about a youth division that would be run through FDA. Maxwell said yes. He said FDA would help manage, but would be run through the City. Spann said it is best to keep it under the FDA for the structure. Wright said yesterday he had 10 year olds in 18 degree weather learning to play. Watson asked if money was provided for high school as well as the university. He added that the high school has a men's and women's team. Wright said yes, and Holt Middle School also has a program. Colwell asked if it was just Ultimate Frisbee, or Disc Golf. Watson said when the bylaws were written, it wasn't limited to ultimate disc sports. He said an offer was made to include them in the 501 C. They talked about it, but will probably get their own 501 C. Watson said yes. He added that they have not accepted the offer yet. Maxwell said many people don't know the difference between disc golf and ultimate Frisbee. Ultimate is frisbee on steroids. It's played on a field similar to a football field, with two end zones. The sport is played like soccer and basketball. He said he appreciates the spirit of the game. It's great for kids and teaches integrity. There are no referees. He said most sports don't do this. Spann said eight to twelve year olds are more impressionable at that age, so the sport is good for them. This would be a great activity to include in Outdoor Camp. 10. Regional Park Update: Alison Jumper, Park Planning Superintendent Jumper said the park goes out to bid on January 23. She added to keep fingers crossed that bids will come in within budget. Other than that, there's not a lot of action. ADEQ and the landfill will meet next Monday. Jumper added that many contractors have given feedback about the park. Watson asked if the bids were based on the presentation with the soccer fields, great lawn, etc. Jumper said yes. Edmonston said that the room was full of bidders. Maxwell wanted to know if only one contractor would get the bid, or would it be separated Jumper said only on contractor, but they are allowed to sub -contract. 11. PRAB Orientation Date: Please bring your calendars so we can set the PRAB Orientation prior to the February 2, 2015 meeting. Orientation will be on February 2, which is the next regularly scheduled PRAB meeting. The meeting will begin at 4:30, and will be in room 326. 12. Announcements January 5 Late soccer registration begins January 10 Charity Ice Bowl Disc Golf January 12 Winter Adult Volleyball season begins January 18 Spring soccer registration closes January 23 Bids for Regional Park Phase One Construction due 13. Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 5:59 PM. Minutes were taken by Melanie Thomas