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Home My WebLink About2015-04-06 - MinutesCITY OF Tay e ARKAANNSAS Parks and Recreation Advisory Board April 6, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. City Administration Building, Room 326 113 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, Lamb, Lawson, McKnight, and Proffitt. Maxwell came in later. Members absent were McHan, Priest, and Colwell. 3. Approval of March 2, 2015 PRAB Meeting Minutes PRAB Motion: Watson motioned to approve the minutes as written, and Proffitt seconded it. Motion passed 5-0-0 by voice vote. 4. Park Land Dedication: Alison Jumper, Park Planning Superintendent Development Name: Engineer: Owner: Location: Park Quadrant Units: Total Acres: Land Dedication Requirement: Money in Lieu Requirement Existing Parks: Developer's Request: Staff Recommendation: Estimated Annual Maintenance: Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 Appleby Townhomes Bates and Associates, Inc. Legacy Ventures, LLC West of College Avenue (US Hwy. 71 B), east of Gregg Avenue, south of Appleby Road and north of Drake Street NW 10 single family 1.03 acres 0.23 acres $9,200 Gordon Long Park, Scull Creek Trail and Mud Creek Trail are located within a one mile radius. Money -in -lieu Money in lieu N/A www.fayetteville-ar.gov Justification: The existing parks in the area will meet the recreational needs of this development. Jumper talked about the details of the park land dedication. Tim Brisiel from Legacy was in attendance to answer any questions. Brisiel said that a sewer main extension would have to be done to tie into the house and the 11 new units. Maxwell asked how much property the new addition would be using. Brisiel replied that it was 1.3 total acreage. He said he wasn't sure of the amount of the land for the new construction since they have to do a right-of-way. Maxwell asked if they were single units. Brisiel said there will be 5 in front and 6 in the back with parking in the center. He added that they would be 2 bedroom and 2'/z baths. They will also have separate exterior looks. Proffitt asked when the construction will begin. Brisiel said probably in the fall of 2015. PRAB Motion: McKnight motioned to accept the $9,200 money -in -lieu, and Watson seconded it. Motion passed 6-0-0 by voice vote. 5. Razorback Greenway Opening — May 2nd: Alan Spann, Recreation Superintendent Spann said the event will be Saturday, May 2. He said all the cities involved have planning committees and will have their own gathering where their mayor will speak. There will be history hikes for each city. He said the big event will be in Springdale at noon where Emma Street will have several blocks cordoned off for pedestrian and bike traffic only. Everyone from Fayetteville will meet at Frisco and Dickson at the depot at 10:30 am where they can either bike or ride the train to Springdale. Mayor Jordan will be there with a proclamation. On the trail there will be bike shop representatives and lemonade stands run by Big Brothers, Big Sisters. 6. Friends of Parks: Phillip McKnight, PRAB Member McKnight said paperwork has been submitted for the Friends of Parks to become a non- profit. He said funds will be raised for the 4'h baseball field. Ozark Electric has given a generous donation so the marketing can begin. He said they hope to begin the first of May so the first $780,000 goal can be soon reached. McKnight said that he would like the members of PRAB to talk to people to help find donations. He added that it will be a long process. Maxwell wanted to know who started this. McKnight said there are seven members on the committee. Lawson wanted to know what the time frame will be for the 4th baseball field. Jumper replied that if there was a donation, a change order would be done. She added that the grading for the 411 field will already be done, so it wouldn't be hard to make it happen. Watson asked if Parks and Recreation maintenance would do the work. Jumper replied that the current contractor would be used. Watson wanted to know when the construction on Phase 1 will end. Jumper said it will be the fall of 2016. 7. Announcements Edmonston said the Gulley houses are up for sale. Every Wednesday from 5 pm to 7 pm will be open for potential buyers to look at the property. The house on the south side is smaller. The shop area has air and heat. The sealed bids are due to purchasing on May 4 at 2 pm. No bids below the appraised value will be accepted. The bid form is on the City website. Humphry announced that Fayetteville Youth Baseball has hired a contractor to raise the drainage grate and correct other issues. Lamb asked how they raised the money. Humphry replied that it was funded with tournament money. Lamb said that there are programs now for commercial buildings that will do a study so a grant can be obtained to improve lighting. Edmonston said that it's for more of an energy savings program. Humphry said that wasn't available for outdoor lighting. Lamb asked what type of lighting would be used. Jumper said it would be LED for parking. Jumper added that proposals for a master plan for Kessler are being requested. She said they are looking for specific experience with ecological studies. Watson asked if any proposals have been received yet. Jumper said none have been received. Lamb wanted to know what the process was to submit a proposal. Jumper said they just needed to submit one. Spann announced that Tiffany Gaulke has been hired as the new Special Events Coordinator. She is working on several events now. April 1 Summer camp registration begins April 4 Festival of Colors at Wilson Park April 10 NWA Juggling Festival at YRCC April 11 Official Community Garden opening April 11-12 USA Ultimate Frisbee tournament April 13-21 U of A Intramural Tennis Tournament April 18-19 USSSA Elite Youth Fast Pitch tournament April 18 Northwest Arkansas MS Walk April 19 Earth Day celebration at World Peace Wetland Prairie April 20 Adult softball summer registration begins April 22 Earth Day cleanup at Frisco, Scull and Mud Creek trails April 25 Strike out Arthritis Softball Tournament May 2 Razorback Greenway Grand Opening 8. Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 6:00 pm. Minutes taken by Melanie Thomas