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Home My WebLink About2013-07-01 - Agendas - FinalParks & Recreation Staff Connie Edmonston, Director Byron Humphry, Maintenance Superintendent Alison Jumper, Park Planning Superintendent Alan Spann, Recreation Superintendent Melanie Thomas, Senior Secretary aye?ttvt1e Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Steve Meldrum - Chair Terry Lawson Jonathan Leonard Phillip McKnight Richie Lamb Phillip Watson -Vice Chair John M. Paul David Proffitt Chuck Maxwell AGENDA: 1. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting July 1, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. City Administration Building Room 111 113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR Welcome to new PRAB member Richie Lamb!! 2. Approval of June 3, 2013 PRAB Meeting Minutes PRAB Motion: 3. Yvonne Richardson Community Center Presentation: Tenisha Gist, Director 4. NW AR Horseshoe Pitching Association Presentation: Alan Clark, President 5. BGSO Status: Byron Humphry, Maintenance Superintendent 6. Other Business: 7. Adjournment Upcoming June 21 June 27 July 1 July 11-26 July 11 July 18 July 25 July 19 City Council Items & Events: Dive In Movie- Little Rascals Gulley Park Concert- Rosco Bandana Fall Adult Softball Registration begins Youth Fall/Spring soccer late registration begins Gulley Park Concert- Got It Covered Gulley Park Concert — Wheeler Brothers Gulley Park Concert- Jason D. Williams Dive In Movie- Wreck -It Ralph Attachments: Agenda Items listed below: July 1, 2013 PRAB Agenda 1 1. June 3, 2013 PRAB Meeting Minutes Reports: HMR Monthly Report June 3, 2013 PRAB Agenda a� evfle Alt%A H'•M1' FAYETTEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Minutes for June 3, 2013 Opening: The regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was called to order by Phillip Watson at 5:36 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 McKnight, Leonard, Maxwell, Paul, Watson and Profitt were present. Meldrum and Lawson were absent. Staff members Edmonston, Humphry, and Jumper were in attendance. AGENDA: 1. Approval of May 6, 2013 PRAB Meeting Minutes Maxwell had several changes. The corrections will be made. PRAB Motion: McKnight motioned to accept the amended minutes, and Paul seconded it. Motion passed 6-0-0 by voice vote. 2. Eagle Scout Project: Austin Bittinger In coordination with Park staff, a proposal to improve and realign a section of nature trail at Lake Fayetteville. Bittinger is with Troop 116. His project will realign a section of the natural trail at Lake Fayetteville. Bittinger says this project will help control the erosion and make the trail more enjoyable. The current trail runs north and south and water runs straight down it. His project is located on the west side of the lake by the environmental center. He plans to add serpentines so the runoff water has more to go through rather than straight down the trail. He said he and Maxwell will meet two weeks ahead of the project to flag areas of brush. The City will brushhog it. He said adults from 1 his troop, some of his friends, and the friends' dads will help level the trail. Parts of the old trail will be destroyed, and some of the brush that was removed will be used to cover the old trail. Humphry said that Parks will be helping them with some of the project. He said from the Parks standpoint, it will be pretty quick and straight forward. Maxwell said he thought that trees could be planted in the old section, because it would be ideal. McKnight added that maybe some grass could be planted in that area to help control the erosion. Bittinger said that he would start on the project by next month. Edmonston asked him what his deadline date was. Bittinger replied that he had no deadline date. Someone asked when his 18th birthday was. Bittinger said it was in a couple of years. Maxwell said he could wait and plant the trees in the fall. Staff Recommendation: To approve the Eagle Scout project at Lake Fayetteville. PRAB Motion: McKnight motioned to approve the Eagle Scout project. Paul seconded it. Motion passed 6-0-0 by voice vote. 3. BGSO Proposed Master Plan Update: Answers to the questions from BGSO are in the PRAB Attachments as BGSO Question Request 4-26-13. Walt Eilers, President of BGSO Board of Directors, informed us that they will have individual meetings with the different stakeholders listed as follows: Fayetteville Natural Heritage, Bob Caulk; Ozark Off Road Cyclists, Steve Schnieder; Environmental Study Center, Lawanna Banning; Fayetteville Watershed Partnership, John Pennington; Northwest Arkansas Audubon Society, Joe Neal; and Washington County Master Gardeners, Gloria McIntosh. 2 BGSO is anticipating the Proposed Master Plan to be on the August 5th PRAB Meeting Agenda. Watson asked if he needed to read all the questions and answers. Edmonston replied that she just wanted everyone updated. Paul asked if any revisions had been received for their master plan. Edmonston said that they decided to meet with the shareholders individually rather than have a group meeting. She said they also moved their meeting with PRAB from July to August. Humphry added that they're working on the streamside protection to get clarification and trying to get it drawn on a map or staked out. They are working with Sarah Wrede, who is a City storm water engineer. Edmonston said Sarah will stake out the area that has to be protected. Paul asked if there was any way to just take back that portion since it can't be used. Edmonston suggested waiting and seeing what they come up with. Humphry added that they are still working through the process. Edmonston then read through the next steps for the master plan for the BGSO. Paul asked what mountain bikers did before the bridge was there. Edmonston said there was a previous wood structure bridge they used. Maxwell commented that at the BGSO meeting, he noticed that several people thought the City was given the Lake Fayetteville property by the state. Edmonston said the City purchased it as a water source. Maxwell asked if anyone had read the 1997 minutes. He then recapped them. 3 Paul wanted to know why the BGSO leased land where they had no room to grow. Edmonston replied that they had a master plan, and it fit into the 100 acres. She then gave some history. In 1994, BGSO came to the Parks Board. The board had many questions, and BGSO got tired of waiting, so they went to City Council. The Council granted them their request. 4. Tour of Regional Park: We will have a City van ready to take you on a tour of the Regional Park. Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes. There may be some ticks out too so come prepared. We will view the park as well as walk in certain areas. 5. Other Business 6. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm. 4 $300,000 $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 5 - Fayetteville Parks and Recreation HMR Comparison 2009-2013 ��tt gg1'11 1.21 > - Z FEBRUARY 2 J 0_ >- 2 2 9 ; 3» w .+r ° r w >- i - Z D D D --) -, :0 D Q Year to Date 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total Comparison $ 1,085,483 I $ 1,039,824 I $ 1,088,501 I $ 1,229,182 I $ 1,284,855 KARnandal Sen4cesu1-1dR Repwisl[2013 HMR Repo,t,ds)2013 HMR Report SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER ■ 2009 02010 02011 ■ 2012 ■ 2013 YTD 2012-2013 4.5% YTD 2012-2013 $55,673